women's rural organizations and their activities. 15 
Such an organization in Traer, Iowa, through donations received from 
clubs in Tama County, contributed a carload of new clothing for 
relief in Belgium. A hundred dollars in money was raised in this 
town of less than 1,300 inhabitants by holding a Belgian tag day. 
The Home Improvement Club, a woman's country club near Clear 
Lake, Iowa, was instrumental in donating a carload of corn for Bel- 
gian relief. The club arranged for newspaper notices and church 
announcements requesting all who were willing to contribute to bring 
the corn to the farmers' cooperative elevator, from which it was 
shipped. Club members personally gave com to the value of SI 00. 
Farm women have spiritedly undertaken Red Cross work, sewing, 
knitting, procuring wool for others to knit, collecting clean linen and 
cotton goods, and preparing bandages. Some of this work is best 
done under the direct supervision of the local Red Cross chapter. 
The club work directed toward improving community life in the 
country has been varied but constructive and has been planned to 
include as workers all who wish to help. The results have been 
beneficial to the whole community and have tended to promote a 
community interest in country life and country problems and a 
closer intimacy with national needs. 
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