The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-24

GEN. WOOD TELLS OF
WOMEN'S WAR WORI
Major Gen. Leonard Wood, U. S
A.. is the author of an article jus
issued in bulletin form by the Amer
lean Red Cross under the caption
what Women Can do in The War.
The article is to be distributed i'm
mediately in all parts Of the country
General Wood wrote the article jus
before leaving Governors Island t.
assume command Of the new South
eastern Department Of the army
with headquarters at Charleston, S
C. The article was made public yes
terday by the New York Chapter Of
the Red Cross.
WAR;" General Wood write:
'bring with it a call to national ser
vice for women as well as men
There are two very important way:
in which women can help the nation
in war.
"(1) BY working in industry
thereby releasing men for the 'front.'
and, ~ by joining the American
Red Cross.
''Next to the preparation Of NUM-
tions and recruiting the army and
the navy, the most important steps
in getting ready for war is to build
mp a Red Cross organization. Vast
numbers of women are now working
in the various supply establishments
which make munitions, clothing, etc.
but the time is not yet here when
women need 60 into the factories to
take the places Of men. But the time
il here, not merely for the Red Cross
to prepare, but to meet the actual
test Of real service.
During the last few years much
has been done to prepare the Amer
lean Red Cross for the nations call.
But preparedness on scale cannot
Be accomplished in peace time. All
that can be done is to prepare .
skeleton organization capable Of ex-
pansion in war service, to draft
plens Of mobilization % any army
Staff would draft them, and to gath
e reserve materials and supplies.
when the call comes the Red
Gross must act quickly. It must take
care Of the vastly increased army
and navy. Therefore, it, growth
nsust parallel the growth in both
branches Of the nations fighting
force.
Tine for Quick Action
1.-THE declaration Of state Of war
with Germany means that the Amer
lean Red Cross must translate al
these plans, prepared during peace.
into action. II must be prepared to
supplement the existing facilities Of
the Medical Department Of the army
and the navy and Of the Medical
Reserve Corps. -
AN this work must go forward
smoothly. This expansion must take,
place without any hitch in the ma
chiDery.. There can be. no : expert
1nenting in war.
Hew To Help. 4
;Every.1ban and woman oweis; it
as, q duty to the county to bsdouie
. member Of it, sAueuican. Red.
Cross. Membeeshiip- it is.as low asd
$1--should be universal. :Instesd 'ef !.
haying 4 Membership Of. .5Q0, 900. a..
1t present, the American Red Cross
should far exhsed. /: the 81, 100000 !
aaeAherships in japan, the T,z60,66o
81 ,lsai6 md the million, each ksin !
France and England =" 2 asfni.
Membership alone does not nee
essafily imply service. It means
merely that one helps to support the
administrative organization directing
the work Of the Red Cross.
After membership there il op-
portunity for service with the Red
Cross. Every chapter has its work
rooms and its auxiliaries. II has
trained instructors in the prepare
ion Of hospital and surgical supplies
needed here and abroad. 1
Many chapters have classes in
int aid to the wounded, home care
( The sick, homo dietetics, and in
b making Of surgical dressings.
N Of these are ct the service Of |;
vomen who wish to aid their coun-
y. |;
What The Red cress Neels
"But what the Red Cross does
ED today i trained women for the
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