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CWISTMAS PACKET
SUGGESTIONS MADE
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Reef ross States How Givers
Should Prepare Those to Be
Shipped to Fighters.
LISTS ARTICLES FAVORED
Tiflaely suggestions regarding what
Should and what should not go into the
Christmas packets for the more than a
mil Hon men who will be under arms
before December 2f> are made by the
American Red Cross.
In order that all the men may be remertrbered,
and that there may be a
pleasing variety of articles useful In
camp life, the Red Cross has taken
charge of the work of organizing and
helping the people of the country to
make a great national holiday fete In
Which all the people will have the Joy
of giving, and the soldiers the realization
that the hearts of the folks at
homo are with them.
The various Red Cross chapters will
receive directions from division manaKrs.
as to the dates when packages
ould be shipped to France, and when
those ntended for distribution in home
cantonments should bo ready.
Money for these Christmas packets
Should be specifically contributed for
thispurpose by the individuals.
Suggestions by Organization.
Th? Red Cross suggestions are:
Nothing should go l^them which will
pot keep fresh from tne time of packing
until Christmas.
Dried fruits and other food products
Should be packed in small tin or woodI
en boxes, one-quarter to one-half
pound size.
xx ""tjiIv In.-'lHilIno' r.how>lflte
"would probably be safe In tin foil or
beayy cardboard, but no soft chocolates
or anything- that could possibly be
: crushed should be used, as the other
contents of the package might be spoiled
thereby.
Several dainties packed in oblong tin
boxga each holding a quarter of a
pound, will provide a better variety for
a pocket than a larger quantity of a
Ingle confection,
j Nolliquids or articles packed in glass
Should b f placed In the package.
For wrapping the gifts use a khaki|
colored handkerchief. twenty-seven
laches square, and form the base of the
: packet by placing on the center of the
j handkerchief a pad of writing paper
i about seven by ten Inches.
Select a variety of articles either from
| the'suggested list (or according to individual
wishes) to an amount not exceeding
>1.50. and arrange them on
the 'pad of paper so that the entire
; package shall be the width of the pad
! and approximately five or six inches
high.
Greetings of the Chapter.
i
Wrap and tie with one-inch red ribbon^hnd
place a Christmas card under
the .how of ribbon. A card bearing the
I greetings of the chapter would be de irajle.
w?ap the parcel again in heavy, light- i
brown manilla paper and tie securely |
With red. green or gilt cord, and use
Christmas labels or American flags, as
desired.
^Articles suggested for Christmas
packets are: Khaki-colored handkerchi&
twenty-seven inches square, for
bonisiner: writing paper pad, about 7
by ft inches; envelopes, pencil, postals,
boojc (in paper covers), scrapbook.
Homemade, containing a good short
dory, some jokes, etc.; knife, such as
Boy Scouts use; mirror. steH; handkerchiefs.
khaki colored; neckties, mouth [
trgsn, Red Cross checkerboard (this is1
ft Combination set of checkerboard.
Checkers, chessmen and dominoes made j
f heavy cardboard especially for the j
Red-Cross and can be purchased after!
October 15 for 5 cents apiece): electric
torch, compass, playing cards, other
: f tobacco, pipe and pipe cleaners,
dfc|fccette papers, water-tight match-!
bosVchewing gum, sweet chocolate bis- j
cuits. fruited crackers, fruit cake, pre- I
erred ginger, salted nuts, prunes, figs, j
dates, raisins, hard candy, chocolate in I
tin R>il. licorice, mechanical puzzles (an I
assorted lot of twelve small mechanical !
-pussies can be bought at the rate of!
twelve 'or 50 cents).
v first aid lectures.
i ?
CImmcs Being Organized by Committee^
of District Red Cross Chapter.
r Dtf D. Percy Hickling, chairman of
the first aid committee of the District
chapter of the Red Cross, announces
that- lectures in first aid are being
, givqn at 1708 I street northwest Mon:
day*-and Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Kdgnes for evening classes are now
hem* taken, and the entrants expect
to itart in their lectures this week.
Those desiring to take these courses
! ihobld apply at once to 1708 I street
northwest.
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WATCHING FOR BURGLARS.
Stores and Alleys in Business Section
Guarded by the Police.
Special attention was given by the
nolf?e last night to stores in the business
section of tha city in an effort to
combat the activity of burglars who
liaise robbed a number of places recently
Inepector Clifford Grant, chief of detectives.
last night sent instructions to
the ^aptalns of the various police precincts
to have their lieutenants, sergeants
and privates give particular
attention to stores and alleys adjoining
tores. The men are instructed to try
tne front and rear doors of such places.
A epecial detail of detectives also pa
trolled the downtown section last night
to w-atch for burglars.
The largegr almond-shelling plant in
tiie pnit?Ml States is planned for Sacrawill
Cal.
ECZEMAON BABY'S
FACE IN PIMPLES
CIIT1CURA HEALS
In Blotches. Child Terribly Cross
and Fretful. Hair Came Out in
Handfuls. He Was Disfigured.
,
' "Our baby had an eruption on his (ace
which came in pimples. Later his face
began to get scaly and after having him
treated we founa that it was eczema.
The pimples came up hard and then
thqr festered and came to a head. They
were in blotches and caused him to irritatfc
his face. He was terribly cross and
fretful. His hair came out m handfuls
and he was disfigured forthe time being.
"We began using Cuticura Soap and
Oiatment. After a week's use he began
to $bow signs of getting better, and two
calces of Cuticura Soap and two boxes
of Cuticura Ointment healed him completely."
(Signed) Mrs. Julia Kelly,
o03 S. Graham St., Charlotte, N. C.,
March 21, 1917.
You may rely on Cuticura to care for
yofxr skin, scalp, hair and hands. Nothing
better to clear the skin of pimples
and blotches, the scalp of dandruff and
the hands of chapping. Besides the
Soap has no superior for all toilet uses.
- For Free Sample
Each by Return Mail address postcard:
"Cuticura, Dept. H, Boston."
,Sold everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment
25 and 50c.
"RED CROSS ARTILLE
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$ /^|jr ' '. - :
HAS BIG DEMAND
FOR COMFORT KITS<
Red Cross Appeals for the Soldiers
of United States
and Russia.
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CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION
Wanted?First: A million comfort
kits for the United States soldiers.
Second: One million comfort kits for
th T~itussian army of revolution, as a
pledge of cheer to the allied armies on
the eastern front.
The Red Cross has been asked to have
these ready as soon as possible. The
Red Cross is to be under no expense
for these kits, as all of them are coming
as gifts from the women who make
them.
That there may be uniformity and
standarization. haif a million practical
circulars, giving the directions for
making comfort kits and bags, were
issued last night by the American Red
Cross national headquarters here.
What the Circular Embodies.
Miss Florence Marshall, director of
the woman's bureau, announced that
the circular embodied the suggestion
of the War Department, of Gen. Pershing
and of Maj. Grayson M. P. Murphy
as to what the men wanted. Three
types of kits are suggested, a simple
bag with draw string, and two with
pockets, one for the trenches and one
suitable for hospital use. Anything
similar will be gladly welcomed. The
kits are to be made of plain khaki.
Colored cretonq^has not been advised
because it is dangerously visible when
carried by troops at the fr^nt.
The circular is illustrated with diagrams
of each type of bag. It lists the
personal equipment given to each enlisted
man by the War Department, in
order that women may not duplicate
these articles in filling the comfort
kits. But it also notes that the regular
outfit of any soldier is liable to be lost
or destroyed, and that additional supplies
even of his necessities may be
welcome to him at the front.
U. S. Flag as Decoration.
That a United States flag should be
sewed on the outside of each kit sent
to France is advised by the commission
headed by Maj. Grayson M. P.
i Murphy.
He further suggests that?
"They should contain pipe and tobacco
pouch, heavy socks, handkerchiefs,
wash cloths and soap, mouth- |
organ or game, pencil, writing paper |
or pad and envelopes, and, if not too |
expensive, single-bladed knife and I
; spoon.
1' " ' They should be made of stout material
so that they can be used in all '
sorts of practical ways."
] Materials for making the kits can be !
! procured by the chapters from the Red j
'Cross division supply service. Individ-j
! uals may purchase their materials from
! the chapters or from local retail stores. !
j Certain articles, like the combination j
I knives and spoons, may be had from j
I the division supply service.
Hospital Kits Described.
I The suggestion for hospital kits de- ]
(scribes the making of a souvenir pocket, j
j where the invalided soldier may store
his little collection of treasures which!
j more often than not include a scrap of
shell or the bullet that brought him to
i the hospital. No playing cards are to be
I included in the kits that go to Russia,
and no mouth organs or knives and i
scissors for the hospital kits.
Completed articles should be sent, if!
possible, to the nearest Red Cross chap- j
ter'
VALUE OF CO-OPERATION j
RY RAII RHAnC IQ CUfllA/M !
h* imiuiiwnwu IW W I I V If II
Enabled to Move Crops and Meet All
Requirements of the
Government.
Through the pooling of their operations
and casting aside of competition, the railroads
of the country have been able to
move the crops, supply the government
needs, and have prevented what might
have been a serious freight congestion, according
to a statement issued last night
by Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the railroads'
war board.
According to the report, 113,152 empty
freight cars were ordered into the south
and southwest during'the four-month period
between May 1 and August 31. They
protected the movement of grain and
other food products and assured the
prompt delivery of the millions of feet of
lumber needed by the government for the
cantonments and shipyards. Several
thousand of these cars also were used to
facilitate the movement of phosphate rock
and other materials needed In the manufacture
of munitions.
Most of the cars were owned by roads
operating in other sections of the country.
but they were moved regardless of
ownership into the districts where most
needed. Hundreds of cars still are being
rushed Into the south.
CHABGED WITH BOBBEBY.
Charged with housebreaking, two
young men docketed as Clarence
Fqwler. eighteen years old, of 1118 I
street southeast, and Earl W. Higgs.
nineteen years old. of 1214 I street
southeast, are under arrest at the
eleventh precinct police station.
It is charged they entered the warehouse
of B. B. Earnshaw at 12th arjd M
streets about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and stole soap and other articles
valued at $149. Policemen Garvey and
MoDuffey arrested them on the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge. The police
say the men had the stolen articlee in
$ wagon when they were arrested. 4
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RED CROSS BATTERY BUSY
AT THE MARINE BARRACKS
Twentv-Five to 75 Women. With 16 I
Sewing Machines, Turn Out Garments
by Thousands.
There is a Red Cross "battery," well
trained and doing effective service in
Washington. Its home station is at the
marine barracks.
This "battery" is composed of sixteen
sewing machines manned by anywhere
from twenty-five to seventy-five
women in relays.
By the thousands garments have been
turned out from these machines for the
last six months and many large boxes
have been turned in to the District
chapter of the Red Cross for distribution
to base hospitals.
Mrs. George Barnett. wife of the commandant
of the Marine Corps*, organized
this "battery" and has taken an
active part in its work. She is concerned
principally with the financial
support, which is used to purchase materials,
etc.
Mrs. Claude F. Doyen is in active
charge of the sewing classes, which are
held in the gymnasium of the marine
barracks.
Mrs. Lena Buerger, wife of the sergeant.
acts as forelady for this big
force of sewers, and Mrs. Latten is the
chief cutter.
The numbers of workers varies, but
on no one of the regular class days
has the attendance been less than nineteen,
which was one of the hottest
days last summer. Frequently there
are as many as seventy-five women
at work at one time.
These are all expert sewers. When
Mrs. Barnett started this Red Cross
auxiliary in February there were
many women of the neighborhood who
came to sew. Some of these were not
very proficient with the needle and
gradually they lost interest in the
work. Those who have stayed are all
clever sewers.
The women meet to sew every Wednesday
and Friday. Some of them take
work home and do their best work
daily in their own homes.
There is also a knitting group, who j
are doing a great deal of homo work. I
A surgical dressing class is conduct
ed on Fridays, and this unit has provided
a large quantity to meet emergency
demands upon the District chapter
of the Red Cross.
Of the three oldest universities of
western Europe?Salerno, Bologna and |
Paris?two were open from the first to j
women. Those were Salerno-and Bologna.
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Meyer s Mil
Military OutRttt
Offer a Coir
Military and
Woolen Uniforms, read)
5 wear; Raincoats, Trench (
J Boots. Shoes, Leggins, Belts, Mi
^ Ta?'aIc Qnanc ^havino* Outfit*;
" rack Bags, Cots, Mattresses, S
- skin Coats, Aviation Outfits, i
Si Collars, Handkerchiefs, Collai
g signia. Hats, Caps, Over
\ Sweaters.
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1331 F St. N.W,
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911 G Street, 705 Fifteenth I
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Quality of Product Will Be
of High Class. '
Special Dlfepatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va., September 15.?Virginia
will have oysters enough to supply
every city along the Atlantic coast, and
rhey will be of the same high class In
size and flavor that makes for them a
reputation the world over. Such is the i
statement of Fish Commissioner Parsons,
here on business connected with that department.
this week. Mr. Parsons says
that specimens have been taken from the
beds and rocks in this state already, the
tongers having unusually large catches, j
The oysters are reported to be fat and
plump and of a quality never surpassed.
"There is just one difficulty," said Mr.
Parsons. "The planters and dealers in
oysters are unable to get the help necessary
to get the oysters to market. They
are offering good wages and good quarters
for the men, with cheap living, but
the tongers are scarce and hard to get.
Shuckers. too. are lacking, and. while
there is an abundance of the best food in |
the world^ the chances are that oysters
will be high because of the lack of inch
to get them to the markets."
Virginia waters are tilled with more fish
than has been the case for many years.
When the government began to take over
all sorts of vessels for use in connection
with the war the fish steamers went along
with many other craft. The fish factories
went out of business and the fish have not
been captured for fertilizer purposes, the
result being that the.food fish, which live
on the menhaden, have returned to Vir- '
ginia waters.
Fishermen have made much money this
year, with prospects brighter than for half
a century.
TO DISTRIBUTE ROOT'S SPEECH.
Million Copies Will Be Used to Counteract
Pro-German Pacifism.
CHICAGO, September 15.?A million
copies of Elihu Root's speech here last
night, on America's part in the war. will
be distributed throughout the country, it
was announced today by officials of the
National Security League, which had
charge of the meeting.
The speech will be sent in particular to <
places where pro-German pacifists are j
attempting to construct an organization
to embarrass the administration.
Bandits in 4-Hour Fight; No Loot.
JI'NCTION CITY. Kan.. September 15.
?After engaging with citizens in rifle,
revolver and shotgun flre for four hours
early today, three men who were attempting
to blow the safe of the state
bank of Milford, Kan . escaped uninjured
and without any spoils.
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Leather Upholstered
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General Agent
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RED CROSS ACTIVITIES
ATM NHIflMCTATIflAI
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Coffee and Sandwich Depot in
Freight Yards, Coin Collection
and Fosters.
Every facility for conducting- Rec
Cross activities at Union station is being
afforded by Supt. Wilson.
one of the greatest services is the op
portunity given the women of the Re
freshment Corps to have a station ir
the freight yards where almost even
night coffee and sandwiches are dis
tributed to soldiers passing througl
the city in trains.
The coin collection in the sixteen-incl
French naval shell, which in two weeki
amounted to $68.53. and the placing o:
Red Cross posters about the station have
also helped to increase the war servici
fund.
The fund was increased yesterday bj
a contribution of $25 made by employe!
of the bureau of labor statistics, ii
memory of Mrs. Ethelbert Stewart, wif<
of the chief statistician.
The opportunities for service foi
United States soldiers and sailors, t<
the allies, to the dependents and to the
devastated districts, are being present
ed by members of the District of Co
lumbia Chapter to their friends wh<
have not given, and many members and
others who have given are repeatinj
their gifts.
Contributions announced by th<
finance committee last night are: Mrs
H. W. Foght, $5: Takoma Park Churcl
(additional), $1; Evelyn C. Drum-Hunt
$1.50; Cornelia L. Lloyd, $1; Ruth E
Jones, $1.50; H. A. Cobaugh, $2.
Young: Negro Slayer Fights for Life
RICHMOND, Ya., September 15.?Despite
the fact that the Virginia supreme
court has just refused a writ of error ir
the case of Aubrey Barrett, a negro bo>
cond#tnned to die for murdering W. T
Roach, a prominent farmer of Charlotte
county, the state tribunal rules that Tria
Judge Hundley was not limited to the
imposition of the death sentence, and 2
renewed figh.t will be made to save the
; slayer from the electric chair. The boy's
father was put to death last month foi
taking part in the murder. The case has
aroused widespread interest.
If you want work read the want columns
of The Star.
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U. S. "HOBO" POWER PUT
AMONG NATION'S ASSETS
Speaker at Convention of Dyceum
Association Would Draft Them
for Various Purposes.
CHICAGO, September 15.?The conservation
of the "hobo" power of the
United States with an annual registration
of the genus was advocated today
by John A. Gray of New York, speak- j
Ing at the opening session of the flf- j
teenth annual convention of the Inter- j
national Lyceum Association.
"There are millions of hoboes in the |
country." he declared, "thousands of j
whom are of the draft age ana wno
would profit from military training?.
Round them up each year, train those
who are fit and put the others at work
In various institutions and keep them
under supervision for at least three
years.'*
Mr. Gray has been the pastor of the
Workingman's Church In New York,
and has been a special lecturer in the
department of sociology at the Unlver-j
sity of Minnesota.
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1 Jacobean Oak Settee, u
1 Jacobean Oak Bookcase
1 Jacobean Oak Nest of
1 Jacobean Oak Stool . ..
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. 1 Jacobean Oak Rocker,
1 Jacobean Oak Rocker,
1 Jacobean Oak Smoking
1 Jacobean Oak Consul T
1 Jacobean Oak Hall Miri
1 Jacobean Oak Settee, U
1 Jacobean Oak Settee, U
1 Jacobean Oak Wing Chi
1 Jacobean Oak Tea Waf
1 Jacobean Oak Library
1 Jacobean Oak Armchair,
1 Hair TflkU
1 Jacobean Oak Rocker, (
J 1 Jacobean Oak Rocker, (
, 1 Jacobean Oak Settee, U]
> 1 Jacobean Oak Armchair
i I Jacobean Oak Cellarette
2 Jacobean Oak Settees, (
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ibers that just went on sale.
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u, Irving Kaufman J 75c.
Campbell and Burr ] io-in.
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Irving Kaufman J 75c.
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Store Hours: Open 9 A
More than 1,100 delegates are attending
the convention, which will continue
until next Thursday. Among those
who will make addresses are Henry P.
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FOOTWEAR
Boots, Spurs, Field Boots, Pui
Arthur Burt
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stock of Columbia Records, inVlid-September
INSTRUM
Hail Columbia,
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,
Lily of the Valley?One-step,
Beale Street Blue^?Fox-trot,
Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh!?(
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Davison, chairman of the American It#4
"Cross council, and George Creel, chairman
of the bureau of public information.
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jecials
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