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a WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915. 9 "bucket' is as follows: RED CROSS WORK DONE IN WINNETKA Report Gives Details of Work Done During Winter for Relief of Suffering Europe. The following report of the winter work done by the Red Cross workers of Winnetka has been submitted for publication by Mrs. Morris L. Greeley, chairman of the publicity department: "At peace and in our comfortable homes it is hard to realize that home- less, hungry fugitives drag out a miserable existence in sorrow and desolation. In spite of enormous sup- plies of food and clothing sent from every little town and village in the United States, the appeal still comes to us: 'Will you not further share with those who hunger and suffer in a blackened, barren land? They lift still their empty hands toward you, across 3,000 miles of sea, and with thin lips they whisper, "Help{" It takes $150,000 to feed them for one day, is one statement. In the midst of your mercies, remember their miseries. The sacrifice which it has cost Americans will never be fully known; and yet greater sacrifices must be made by all whose hearts beat in sympathy with suffering and sore need if this work is to go for- ward as generously as it should.' "It is good to read how grateful the Belgians are. A resolution of thanks and of gratitude to the people of the United States and the Commission has come from them to Mr. Lincoln W. Bates, vice-chairman of the Commis- sion for Relief in Belgium. It was drawn up in the City Hall of Charleroi, and voices the profound feeling of a helpless community. Their gratitude grows as their need continues and as American philanthropy extends. "This reprint from the 'Literary Di- gest' of March 20th should hearten and repay with its grateful message all the workers who have so unspar- ingly "given of their time and money this winter in Winnetka; it is meant for us in part, it is certain. "The Winnetka Red Cross has been doing its little best to help the help- less and wounded. Our 'drop in the First ship- ment contained 72 suits, 650 surgical pads, 4 knitted hoods; second ship- ment, 1,700 pads, 51 suits; third ship- ment, 2,575 surgical pads, 84 suits. These supplies have been sent by Mrs. Prouty directly to the Pugh Ter- minal in Chicago, according to instruc- tions from headquarters. Mrs. Yeo- mans has done all the buying of mate- rials; the last purchase included 24 bolts of gray flannelette, 24 bolts of surgical gauze. Mr. Laurence Stein has had all the children's garments cut out by machinery in his own shops, and Mrs. Kultchar has fur- nished the buttons for the little suits. It is now a matter of history that Winnetka has received a postcard from a grateful little foreigner acknowledging the receipt of one of these suits. "Anyone reading Irwin Cobb's de- scription of doctors and nurses knee- deep in discarded bandages at railway stations where wounded soldiers are transported to have their wounds dressed will no longer doubt that we can make too many surgical pads. It is good to know that our work is needed. "We read in the Springfield Repub- lican that the relief committee has just received a series of circulars ap- pealing for the continuation of con- tributions of food for the relief of the Belgians. At the present time the shortage of food is very gigantic, esti- mated at 76,000 tons. One can hardly realize what such an amount means. "The Red Cross in Winnetka asks for workers to take home garments to be stitched on the machine. There are not enough sewing machines at the Parish House to keep ahead of the Precinct Boundaries for Tuesday's Election | Z 3 N } Mer oF THE \ SRECINGT Lounosries NO THOWINE THE \ SULING SLAGES x WINN ETRG JL. NORTH N X SQ varica tage No Prine? Limits PINE ST AUULING SoRerE pense Em Sow He 25 of % SOLLING i Woks & Mapsy, Wage Lrgireers oF SFL GINGT N >-3 Mork 70/95 S ho MAS WILLOW WILLOW = Cr N 2 R\ Cc INO NR : NS 22) NR 3 { A, de TP b= \\ SIT per EW y Soot Los? S| DNS | NN 2) 1 \ hand workers and finishers. Apply at the Parish House, Oak and Linden streets, for the garments to be stitched. They are given out Tues- day and Friday mornings by Mrs. Thomas Taylor, Jr., and Mrs. Edward Burling. "Madame Grovitch, wife of the un- der-secretary for foreign affairs of Servia, writes to the American Red Cross: 'Please continue sending bandages." She has sent $15,000 of supplies to Servia, but says 'It is Iike pouring water into a sieve," the need is so great." The finances of the Red Cross are short $20, which might be made up if fifty-two of the members would pay their dues for February and March. ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr. Alfred Johnson, Independent candidate for Marshal and Collector, has been a resident of Winnetka since 1887 and a taxpayer for the last twen- ty-one years. He is 46 years of age and resides with his family at 1020 Spruce street. For the past six years he has been a member of the special police force of the village. During his early residence in Win- netka he was employed by Messrs. M. F. Prouty, M. K. Meyer and H. N. Elmer of East Spruce street, and he also carried the village street-lighting contract for five years previous to the installation of the present electric lighting system. Through the efforts of Mr. Elmer he became connected, about 12 years ago, with the Trenton Iron Co. of Chi- cago, where he was employed until its absorption by the American Steel & Wire Co., where he is engaged at the present time. Mr. Alfred Johnson is worthy of your support at the polls next Tues- day.--Adv. NEW TAXIS AT LIVERY. The Winnetka Livery has added two taxis to its garage equipment. 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