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secure a seat, for the church will not accommodate all who will desire to hear. 'PATRIOTIC LIZTON.Old and Young Become Mercy Workers in Capital of Union Township.The space a small community occupies on the map does not necessarily indicate the scope of its useful ** activities, nor the spirit of its people.Such is the case in a small cdm-munity in northern Hendricks county | known as Union township. Being dis-in j tinctly rural and dominated by honest j simplicity, having stout hearts and m willing hands, she sets herself to hu-r* manitarian tasks that could well be emulated by other localities.In this connection it is worthy of mention that when the appeal came t for a Red Cross Mercy Fund, she re-l(* j sponded with 165 per cent, of her !C* | quota, started a drive for 100 mem-3 j bers, and when their membership ex-^ j ceeded the one huncrred mark, a callaste the anxiety of certainty when fatefu ears numbers were called.On July 13 the'organization of the Lizton branch of the Hendricks coun-P*jty chapter was accomplished, beginning what promises to be a useful career.The women members have a Red Cross Workshop open two days in each week in the Domestic Science room of the public school building. On Tuesday apd Friday afternoons of each week from 2:00 to 4:00 this room n j is crowded with women workers in-:e*j tent on doing their “bit.” ie j Meeting with - these at the same b i time and place is a knitting society of about 45 members, knitting for the “Socks for Soldiers” movement. While this has been in operation but a short time, nearly fifty pairs of perfectly knitted socks have already been for-ie j warded to headquarters, and the out-i,'look for the future indicates that the t- number already sent in will approxi-is | mate the product for each week until it | the Indiana Regiment for which they it | are being knitted is supplied. Young girls are learning to ply the knitting needles instead of the crocket hook. Older women who have seen service e as knitters years ago has again taken up the needle and with the younger women and girls are working with a determination to add to Mfe Comfort of the boys in khaki who will participate in a war' jto make the world % safe place for Liberty, r The youngest knitter, at present is2.12 years of age, while the oldest one is^^;;;In: 'disparity' of :ages’'564' jjjjjgJpfcE or more than the average generation, yet working to attain the same thing.In the Red Cross Shop, already 176 articles- in ■ hospital linen have beencompleted, and they will soon beginnto make various'%garments and articled to beused inthe numerous hos-pitals which are being equipped by the; AmericanRedCross.be sufficient toall loxadi-ties had responded as have the Union townifci^^volunteers; would. tow :'be''-:m:'^e|prd^rcesswill be made for not renderings this; patriotic service m the preservationthenarof the-n?V3er.ir-.v«mm
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Danville Gazette
Danville, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 26, 1917
Page 4
Full Page
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David S.
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