Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-15
TUESDAY, MAY 10. 1917.
THE BIG BROTHER OF THE MEDICAL
Corps


Vital to the successful conduct of war
Is the medical corps. Without surgeons
TO care for the health of our armies and
to treat orr wounded soldiers. the loss of
life would be 30 enormous n to make il
almost impossible to carry on a campaign
for any great length of time, and would
make our success even doubtful.
Vital to the success of the medical corps
in caring for the sick and wounded j. the
hospital corps. Without hospitals and
trained nurses, the surgeons would be al
most helpless. A has been said often.
half the treatment of the sick consists I'm
the nursing. And here Is where the Red
Cross comes in. The sacred emblem of the
army hospital corps was fifty chosen a
the emblem of the great American insti-
tuition of mercy the American Red Cross.
for ii Is indeed. as General Leonard Wood
so APPLY put it the other day, the ''big
brother of the medical corps"
The Red Cross has distinguished itself
most of all perhaps in the field of war
nursing the sick and the wounded, and
caring for the helpless victims of war
the helpless women and children and the
aged poor, 80 often rendered destitute BY
wars crueltIes. Yet 50 wide has been the
scope Of its work for the relief Of suffer
ing humanity, ministering to any that are
IN want, carrying food and clothing 10 the
staring and destitute wherever found. the
he'd Cross may claim justly nm even broad
er more comprehensive title. II j. in truth
the big brother Of humanity.
just at the present moment. due To the
entrance of the United States into the war
In Europe, the Red Gross j. more than ever
needed TO aid the army medical corps. An
army of half a million Americans will be
In the field soon. To aid in caring for the
hospital needs of the sick and wounded
soldiers of this great army the American
Red Cross has before If the greatest work
IT has ever undertaken of this nature. Ii
will require many thousands of trained
nurses for this work. Equipment of all
kinds needed for the nurses engaged in
this work will he needed i'm enormous
quantities. Ii will take months to preaare
Tor this work. and there l. time to be lost.
Recruits for the Red Gross work are
wanted. They are being called for all over
the land. And all over the land the men
and women are responding to the call. Red
Cross chapters are being organized every
where. Cameron county has heard the
call and has already made response. APP
pllcation has been made for the organiza-
ton OF a Red Cross chapter, and a. soon
as the requisite authority is obtained. Rio
Grande Red Choss chapter will be added
to the great organization Of mercy. a very
general interest j. felt throughout the
county in the Red Cross, and there IL ev-
cry indication that a large membership Of
earnest and enthusiastic workers for the
cause will be enrolled by the new chapter.
Every patriot cannot 90 10 war. but
every patriot may do his bit for hiS COM
try IN some way or other. The Red Cross
gives you opportunity TO prove Your devo-
ton to your country. If YOU are not al
ready a member. now i the time to add
your name to the roll, which is truly an
American honor roll