The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
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UST now, when the Red Cross is do-
 Mable Boardman. who is now in
 doing so much for the world, Miss Canada and who is chairman of the Red Cross national relief board, has ent most interesting article to the Philadelphia Ledger on the polic- ng of the southern border and the Perils of the service, which will be cad with interest by every woman who s interested in our soldiers. who will con leave for the border. She says:
 Years of internal strife in Mexico lave led to such chaotic conditions and uch loss of government power in the ontrol of lawless soldiery that it has become necessary to police our own border on a large scale. To the men ent for this trying. difficult and pos ibly dangerous service the people O.. America owe a great duty. The change pf climate, the nature of the service and he inexperience of many of the men Till tend to not a small amount of ill : hess among them. Those of our own egulars in Mexico who are wounded Whenever possible will be brought pack o the hospitals on this side of the bor- ter. Others on police duty may be wounded in skirmishes CT attacks. What this may lead to we can not fore Yell but that for the sake of these men re must be adequately and efficienctly prepared in our Red Cross service there an be no question.
 The military relief department of he Red Cross. the director general of which is Col. Jefferson R. Kean, on4 9 ,f the ablest officers of the army med = cal service, has already organized the ersonnel of 13 hospital columns for % beds each in connection with some If the largest civil hospitals of the ountry. The staff of each consists of number of our most eminent surgeons Doctors and graduate trained nurses, to- fether with orderlies and other persons Necessary for hospital service Each lolumn numbers some 200 persons The Equipment for each column costs s25,- Xl00, or $50 a bed The money for some IT these have already been contributed, ut for others it is still required, and lontributions for that purpose will be ladly accepted. Seven additional col mns are in process of organizatio md others are under consideration. transportation or field columns of sur Icons and hospital corps men are like Kise in process of formation. The to- al cost of the equipment for each of hese columns amounts to s15,550. This Excludes three automobile ambulances.
 Additional supplies in the way of ionperishable articles such as hospi- |il linen and garments, as well as surg Pal dressings, are required. The Amer fan Red Cross will forward these sup lies and also instructions as to ship Rents
 We hope the great misfortune of ctua1 war may not fall upon us, but we are not permit our hopes to lead to Fck or preparation. During the awful avs of the early battles of the valley f the Marne. in 1914. thousa nds of men lffered and died unnecessarily because either medical service nor supplies fere adequate to the demands Care pr our men now on duty we must take h and at the same time prepare tor he graver eventualities. should such d Misfortune come
 T have spoken of the needs of the ick and wounded. but the we'll soldier so, demands our care and considera- lon Thousands of these men, taken way from their families and from }aeir busy occupations. will find them Elves, when on duty. in camps and Barracks, with many hours of leisure nd nothing to do. Little can they take 'ith them for this trying time, when he longings for home and the tempta- Ions for those evil amusements which emoralize armies assail them. It is the lpty of the Red Cross to look out for he welfare of all of these men in the ay of providing good literature. in Rresting illustrated magazines, games End other amusements and thereby en- |!ole them to pass their empty hours
 Tt is also duty to see to it that no case are their families left to pffer Many of the guardsmen have }ven up good salaries to accept the mall pay of the soldier. It Is true cer- Ain patriotic firms have promised to bntinue to pay all or part of the mems hlaries or wages for a period of time |hd more should be encouraged to do FAis. But there are cases when it tnnot be done. and there are men hose incomes have been derived from heir professional services. By means funds contributed to the Red Cross Elvilian relief department, under %5rn- Ist P Bicknell. the director general, Ne families of the men can be assisted he Knowledge that those they love at pme and for whose well being they Mel themselves responsible are being fred for will greatly encourage the sldiers and provide for them strong oral support.
 f"To exactly what extent all such Preparations should be carried out it is hpossible to say. but this we must ealize: It Is far better for us to be bady for any and every emergency, no latter how great. than that our negli- ence should be the cause of unneces- try suffering and unnecessary death nong the men of our army and navy. nly a few, comparatively, can be Elled for active service at the front. Fen in time of war. but it is the duty all American citizens-men, women nd also children-to do their share of htriotic Red Cross service in preoar- 'g for the adequate care of the sick nd wounded and for the welfare of the rmed military forces of our country
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 "A simple but beautiful and impressive edding was that of Miss Ruth Howard nd MT. Joseph Appleton Gray. which As ssolemnized on Wednesday at the sme of the brides parents, on Elizabeth rect, says the Atlanta Journal.
 The decorations were of palms, ferns Id cut flowers gracefully arranged. The iremony took place in the living room, here an altar was arranged. The only jtendants were the two sisters of the lide, Miss Mildred Howard, as maid of fnor, entered first. She wore dainty pwn of pink net and carried an arm nster of pink roses. Mrs. Arthur Jack In Phillips of Birmingham was matron
 honor Her gown was of white net Imbined with lavander and she carried arm bouquet of white roses. The tide and groom entered together The lide was beautiful in her travelling suit
 Belgian blue with hat to match and Icessories of champaigne. She carried arm bouquet of brides roses and val k lilies.
 The ceremony, which was performed by