The Kennewick Home Front's Massive Effort for the War
Local D.A.R. auxiliary members finish an immense volunteer campaign, supplying thousands of essential items for Red Cross relief and state troops.
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The Kennewick Circle of the D.A.R. Auxiliary, which has been doing Red Cross and military relief work, has closed its accounts and forwarded its last box of supplies. The ladies who worked with it are now assisting the Kennewick Branch of the Red Cross or the Navy League. In closing his books, Treasurer L. E. Johnson reported that $435.88 was collected by the organization, all of which was paid out for materials. With this money, the volunteers furnished a total of 2,910 articles for the American Red Cross and Washington state troops, including hundreds of pillow slips, wash cloths, handkerchiefs, and ice bag covers.
“With this money the ladies furnished a total of 2910 articles for the American Red Cross and the Washington state troops.”
Kennewick has a long history of grassroots civic mobilization. This 1917 effort mirrors modern local volunteer initiatives that define the city's community spirit during times of crisis.
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