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fflIE? HELPFUL Must Not Be Considered In Any Way t aRival Organization"?League Now At Work Furnishing 'Sea Weed Pillows* , for Suffering Soldiers ? Sumter j League is Taking an Ac? tive Part. (By* Mrs. John K. Si miter.) The Woman's National League for Ssrvlce w-ts formed In Washington January 27th of the present year with headquarters at 105 West 40th Street. New York. Based upon the experi? ences of England and the needs of our own country, a program for co? ordinating the work and developing the resources of the woman power of America was presented at the congress for constructive patriotism held in Washington. D. C.^ January 25? 26th and 27th. This provrram was endors-j cd by congress. A woman's session was held at which over' five hundred women from all sections of the Unit? ed States were present representing many national State and local organ? isations. At this session a resolution was passed endorsing the program and authorizing the chairman of the. f session. Miss Maude Wetmore to ap? point an organization committee of not less thai fifteen members, this committee to be national In represen? tation and to formulate plans for an organization to promote all Woman's work in Amorica. Also so the League came into being. The object of the organization is to encourage women in their patricula line, tlsat of the home, and of their responsibilities to the nn*'-n, In the new conditions facing the world. If the men' go in large numbers to the war the women njust be ready to bear the added burdens of life, and how will they do this If they are un? trained? And so the National League urges woonen everywhere to take up some ono of the practical neods of the hour and by study and labor fit them? selves to aid tho community they live in. f Home economics, social and wel? fare, health, agriculture, industrial medical and nursing (under the Rot Cross), motor driving. These are some of the lines of work that the thinking women in America have tried to organize into practical work? ing units, to serve their country. Of course, to fully organize and get such a big scheme well under way will re quiro months of planning and read justment, and the women of the Nat? ional League of South Carolina and those of Philadelphia were asked to make a gift to the base hospitals un? der the Red Cross of a hundred thou Han't Forget The Mine-Gent Sale at the Boston Store Here are a few items we have on sale: 6 yards double "L. L." unbleached sheeting for 49c; 7 yards Calico on sale for 89c La? dies' hose in black, white, pink and blue at 9c a pair. Ladies' lisle thread and silk hose in black, white and Palm Beach on sale for lie There are many more bargains which for lack of space we can't mention. Don't forget the name and place. j The BOSTON STORE rmrtsTi ill imi it in umn m um cri?i. n j ui i i 11 m 111111111 j m 11 im 11; 1111 m i r 111 r llmxw 37 N. Main Street Sumter, S. C. sand pillow slips to bo filled wtih a sea weed found on the coast of Maine to be used for the wounded soldiers across the water. This is a gift to the Ked Cross from the women of South Carolina and Philadelphia. It is a work almost any one can do, and that it is needed, no one can doubt who has read the appreciative letters written to the women who have ship- j ped the boxes of slips to the Red Cross headquarters in Philadelphia. The Sumter Branch of the National League for Service was organized by ' Miss Jane Evans April 20th, 1917. I I was elected commandant for the town and county and nine detachments have been formed for work. Thus far the pillow slips have been the chief aim of the women and twenty-two hun? dred have been sent to headquarters in Philadelphia. The women will take up canning, and study thrift, agriculture and first aid under the Ked Cross, and 'other services, where 'cver woman's work is needed. It is in no way intended to interfere with the work of the Red Cross. On the contrary the idea is to co-operate with that great humanitarian organ? ization and to help in every way the work, and at the same time urge women to feel that the home and its needs have a very important place in the terrible struggle before the peo? ple of America. It is the prepared? ness campaign planned to help along lines untouched by other organiza? tions. There are two hundred and seventy women in Sumter and in Wedgelield ma?ing pillow slips and studying conditions in the home and : their communities. They are really what their name describes "Service Units." They have helped in getting entertainment for the girls of the to? mato club and they will help in get? ting the material for the "Rest Pads." The Woman's League has worked for the membership of the Red Cross in Sumter with the understanding that the League was here to cooper? ate with that organization. And if the impression has gone abroad that the two can not l?*?e in one community, it must be only from the fact that the work of the I^cague for Service ha* not been clearly defined. The work of gttting our happy, carefree women to realize that they must turn their minds to the sad task of study? ing war conditions is well under way and with heart and mind they will do what comes to hand, and this is where the League for Service comes in. If thirty women are banded together with a common cause will not their work count for more than if each goes on her separate way? The de- | w MW riN I I n ATSO N " Phone the Red Cross your subscription and win the battle against disease and death for our boys at the front. Phone Watson's'and win health and happiness for yourself by using our pure, highest quality Drugs and Toi? let Goods. Our Prescriptions compounded with the same careful accuracy that the Red Cross doctors use. Let us prove it. i TELEPHONE WATSON~"888' p t-1 ?3? ',?t tt ? t . rr wir v v w t v tttt ' Don't Forget That we carry the big? gest and best stock of Furniture, and the prices are right. W. H. Shelley & Son in Frcnt of PostcfTice Sumter. S. C. BAGGING AND TIES We can hear you say now=? "O'Donnell you are Premature." We know that last year a good many of our friends bought their prospective requirements and were unable to use them owing to the storm and their failure to do so, strange as it may appear to you, resulted to our benefit, because we had to comply with our contracts and they are very much higher to-day. We have a large supply in our warehouses, Ready For Immediate Delivery and this should appeal to every farmer. There is a satisfaction in knowing when you buy an article you are going to get it when you want it and with the outlook ahead of us as to railroad congestion, there may be trouble in getting your goods when you want them, whereas in our case all you have to do is, Drive Your Wagon to Our Warehouse and Load Up. As to Price 1 You know if we own a majority of our requirements at last year's prices we are in position not to be undersold. Red Cross Week-June 18th to 25th In order to encourage Red Cross Membership we will allow A Discount of One per cent. on all contracts for bagging and ties to an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars, this discount to apply to Red Cross week only, the dollar thus saved to be used as Membership in the Red Cross so that the purchaser will have the satisfaction of knowing that he has bought his goods as cheap or cheaper than they can be obtained elsewhere and get Free Membership in the Red Cross If you have any doubt as to our statement, shop the market to your entire satisfaction. O'DONNELL & COMPANY. tachments, their leaders and their ob? jects arc as follows: Detachment 1 will make pillow ! slips and study agriculture under Mrs. 10. ('. Haynsworth. Detachment Number 2 will take up motor driving, under Mrs. C. L. Stubbs. Detachment Number 3 will take the up training of young girls In physical exercises under Mrs. A. A. Ho well. , Detachment 4 will take up the Tied Cross work under Mrs. Louis Wil? liamson. Detachment Number 5 will make pillow slips and have charge of the classes for canning and home econo? my under Mrs. L. W. Jenkins. Detachment Number 6 will study social and welfare conditions, and aid the Red Cross in caring for the sol , diers, and promote patriotism undoi Mrs. Middleton. Detachment Number 7 will study cMcs under Mrs. Meli of Wedgelield. etachment No. 8 will study th? ; laws of health under Mrs. Eugene ; Moses. Detachment Number !) will take up thrift and industry with Mrs Richard Hood as leader. Detachment Number 10, it is hoped can be formed of the business wo men to take up all lines that can 1> of assistance to the women who will do clerking or ollice work. Mrs. At kinson will meet this class and address them at any time after tat in the af? ternoon. Peculiar to Ecuador. The jaboncello, or soapberry tree (Sapindus saponaria), prows in the hu? mid parts of western Ecuador. It at? tains a height of about fifty feet and has wide-spreading branches and Im? mense quantities of fruit of the size und shape of cherries. The nearly transparent yellowish skin and pulp surrounding the round, black seeds are 1 so saponaceous as to be used instead , of soap by many people of Ecuador, be- j lug equivalent to more than fifty times their weight of that material. Simple Remedy for Cuts. Housewives and laboring men are Continually subject to cuts and scratches of varying severity upon the bands and arms. These hurt places may be treated successfully and pain? lessly with pure Castile soap. Should Be Hardened. Snppleigh?"It's an awful thing to realize that you've made an egregious ass of yourself." Miss Keen?"Haven't | you p>t used to it yet:" Natural Aristocracy. The democratic element in modern society is undoubtedly gaining in strength every year, and there is no good reason for lamenting its advance. But it Will never do away with the natural aristocracy which has made skill in the conduct of business the en? dowment or the acquisition of a few. The weakness of co-opeiative produc? tion thus far has been US gross under? valuation of the manager.?Nlcholaa Paine Gilman. Generally. "Who is that yung man who sayf he does not care tc play tennis because the exorcise is too violent?" "That is the boy whose father thinks that when he gets through college hi ought to go out West and punch cow* for a spell.'* ?Judge. Got Too Big A small girl, who like most small gir's and indeed boys, hated to be dis? cussed by her elders submitted in si? lence to the remarks of her aunt as to the thinness of her hair and the ad? visability of cutting it short to im? prove the growth. When the aunt had gone she said to her mother, "Mamma, you know Aunty does not need to wor? ry about my hair; it's all right; my head has outgrown it. that's all." Your Help Is Needed! A good way to "do your bit" is to join the Red Cross. Do it to-day --? help win the war in a hurry. SOUTH MAIN ST. SUMTER. S. C.