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selior for her -aad assisted hcr@ 4 I.

additional funds necessary over ana
above the soldiers allotment. THIS
was splendid home service, fer it com
forted an expcctant mother and by The
same effort relieved the worried mind
of the soldier father.
CASE THREE.-An aged farmer a0d
his wife had two sons, twenty-five and
twenty-five years old, respectively. tns
older boy was drafted. Two weeks late
the second boy was taken i'll suddenly
and died The old folks were distracted,
not only because of the loss of both SON,
but because they had growing crop,
their only means of support, without any
Home Service Section marshaled
the neighboring farmers, gathered the
crop, helped to market it and gave
kindly advice and assistance to t&a
old people. That was all that W
needed, but it was good home $500. IT,.
CASE FOUR.-Referred b. Caaa.'-ta
Patriotic Fund. American citi@ II D. .-
ed in Canadian forces, LEAVING :; ~ -r
four children in United States. -9a.l I..-
merly ca! ned $50 per la0AJh All t.,1.
excellent care Of his fami!. He 4...e-
an assignment OF $50 of his pay; tle
Canadian government made an additional
separation allowance of $40, total OF $40
per month. Woman willing to real; iual
her mode Of livins, but to drop from
! to health and environment Of e!li!dren-
Allowance Maze for Vile
Home Service Section investiga i,
found an excellent family and e. y
siasticaliy recommended grant Of $l4
per month to be &3aed to the Sc. r. S
was enough to relieve this women Of
the constant worry and fear which
was rapidly driving ner to a neurotic
condition. There Will be many cases
like this for the Red Cross.
CASE FlVE.--Kaferred by Co:nmanGant
| Of Al say Post. Soldier had deserted ana
t Whe1 reoaPf1 IRE, gave a his e<cus? that
starving In Chicago drove him to It,
Home Service Section investigation
showed man well known to all chart
tics Of Chicago because OF his absu-
lutte failure to support his family ana
his frequent desertion and long ab-
scnce from them. Soldier compelled
to make an allotment of $20 per
month for their support, and at wife's
request tthis being her first depend
able income from him) man was kept
in the army. Our Homo Service Re
port helped the commordant, too, Tor
re no longer felt like brute in han
ding this poor man" and began AZ
once to make a real man out of this
soldier
Hospital Units Replaced.
In the recent German offensive
which resulted in the invasion OF Italy
the Germans captured Sc hosp1a!
units attached to the Italian army
thousands of Italians were wounded
IN the movement. requiring immediate
radical assistance. The Italian army
was unable to furnish them. A quick
call was put il for the Red Cross and
within q few hours Red Cross sur
geons, Red Cross nurses and Red
Cess supplies were being rushed to
succor the thousands OF wounded
Italians
Here indeed, in all these cases, Is
teal worth OF the Red Cross: here,
also. is infalliblc proof that every citi-
zen OF the United States should be
member OF the Red Cross.
In the Christmas drive for mem
bers. which is to begin Dec. II, mem
beyship will be issued upon the pay
ment Of 81.
With each 81 membership there
will be given Red Cross service flag
which 1t is desired members will dis
play in front window Christmas Eve
from to O'CLOCK. The flag is trans
parent and with a lighted candle be-
hind 1t will make a most impressive
patriotic display.
Is the blood In your veins RED?
II 1t is YOU will have a Red Cross
service flag in YOUR window Christ
mas Eve, and when the news 10
flashed to the battlefclds Christmas
morning that 100000 people in the
Southwest have declared I'VE are be-
hind the boys in the trenches" down
in your heart you may be thankful
that it has been your privilege to be
one Of those to send this inspiring
message.