South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-07

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otherwise for they have not the
things with which TO work. In many
of the base hospitals, only cold wa
ter can be secured, and oftentimes,
a limited supply of that. For the
first stanching Of the blood, grass
es and moss, even paper is being
used. 1t is most deplorable and it is
because we know of these things
now that we cannot lose a mo-
ment's time in rushing these vital.
~ necessary things 10 them.
There is not a mother, not a
woman in this audience. nor in
deed in this entire community, who
would not do all in her power TO
make comfortable a wounded or a
sick soldier If he were TO come in
TO her home tonight. More impOr-
tant, is IL then, that we should all
rush our work, cooperate our work.
conserve all energies and forces, in
order that we can send these things
to our men across the water for the
suffering is intensified there because
of the attendant horrors
Not Nearly Enough.
Mrs. Fish also told Of the reports
that are coming from official Red
Cross men and women who are in
the fighting zone, TO the effect that
if every auxiliary in the country
were putting out 10 times the
amount of surgical supplies, there
would not be half enough.
1T should be plainly understood
that the surgical dressings depart
ment of the local Red Cross chap
ter Is in perfect accord with every
department of the work but is an
unmistakable fact that the surgical
dressings work-their supplies-is
the really vital, positively necessary,
supply Of the Red Cross organiza-
ton" she said. The Red Cross
stands for relief; primarily. for
mercy and love and kindness, sec
ondly, but we do not want il mis-
construed that we are SO frantical-
ly emphasizing that the people Of
South Bend help US out on this for
any other reason than the fact that
1t is absolutely a great and crying
need.
Must Have Money.
Every other department Of the
Red Cross chapter.-the wool, the
sewing departments and all of the
various activities are doing a won
derful work and much credit is
due them and il is for this reason
that l would ask that everybody
understand that we are not trying
to detract the attention of the peo-
work in any of the sewing supplies
work but rather TO uDse them on in
all things, and most especially that
of the making Of surgical dressings.
And if we are TO carry on this
work as we must carry il on, there
must be more money and il must
come gladly and ungrudgingly. We
must all put our shoulder to the
wheel and pull together for the one
cause. There must be no petty jeal-
ousies and rivalry for we have but
one cause and we know that we are
lighting and working for the right"
Mr.. Fish presented the plans for
the Christmas party TO be given at
the Indiana club. In other years,
The Indiana club has been the
profiter but they have given their
ball room and every other assist
ance possible for the dance. Every
other expense attendant TO the af-
far has been met privately. and abb
solutely every cent Will go to the
surgical dressings department and
TO that alone.
DR.. c. Il. LippincOtt told Of the
-. II
Cross chapter, and why it had been
decided that the funds should not
be used for the purchase o. material
fer the making OF the surgical
dressings. and urged the coopera-
ton of every organization and per
son in the city 10 make the Christ
mas party a success.
In purchasing one Of these tic
kets. one should not consider it in
the sense OF its being a means of
pleasure alone. but more because
i. is going TO be the means Of saving
the life of some soldier" said he
Every ticket that is bought for this
affair will mean SO many more sur
gical dressings which are so very
necessary.
We people have been left behind
md those men have gone TO fight
tor us. They have left behind their
families, their work and their am
itions Sooner or later there is go
ing TO com" a time when there will
De need for assistance for these
antilles and these interests that
have been left behind. That is what
the Red Cross chapter OF South
Bend is saving its money for-tO
serve those families who will need
he kindly assistance Of il, mater
ally, advisory or whatever their
eed may be.
Not a Charity Work.
1T should be distinctly under
GOD this work is not in any sense
.haritabie work. Charity does not