Arizona republican., 1917-11-05
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES

Tomorrow membeis of the Worl- ans cluo will do their bit in the way of Christmas packets for Uncle Sam's men. The club women have become interested in this phase of Red Cross work through the efforts of Mrs. C. Z. Ainsworth. chairman of .he Tcfk in the club and who will supervise the packing Tuesday.
 Mrs Louis II. Chalmers announces tat the Red Cross store win be re- opened in the Chamber of Commerce on November and 5e open for tf 'ee uayS. The allotment of Cnrstlllas packets for the Phoenix chapter was bee, the first 200 having bean for Nafded to San Francisco last weeh fol shipment to the soldiels across i tic sea Ihe remaining 40t, which ] must be sent by Novemoer 15. dIe | for the men in the cantonnen,5 iii ! ,his country.
 | There is an urgent demand for small tin .L0&es at Red Gloss head- quarters The tins are absolutely | itSNcSSdiS lCi pdGklllS Cct tdlii bito III l hi hiistnlas boxes and cannot be pur- chased in town. Anyone having ore or more tins are requested to leave them at the Chamber of Commerce. Sitting outside on the observation car en route for Phoenix recently a well-known woman was knitting as the train halted at WirsloFf Di- tectly Cppvsite her another train drew in and on the observation car was a young woman evidently hay | .ng difficulty in knitting a helmet Catching sight of the PhoeniA woman CT the ether car she jumped eff the train and in a 0eseechirg tone imn'ored her to tell her how to cast off the mouth"
 The following bulletin issued by the Pacific Coast division has been received by the Phoenix chapter of the American Red Cross:
 There have been so many false rnmors detrimental to the best in- terests of the Red Cross that H. D. Gibson, general manager has sent us the following from Washington:
 Washington, D. C. It is evident that rumOrS and in nuendos critical of and calculated to cmhatass the Red Cross are being in dustriously circulated as part Of an anti patriotic propaganda. Insofar as such statements or questions are merely efforts to obtain information they should oe earnestly and sin ccreiy met. But many of the stories utterly unwarranted in fact, emanatt simultaneously from too many diff ferent parts of the. country to ps merely accidental suggestions lou advise all chapters to tell all workers officially and advise local press and everyone with whom they come il contact If the character of the move rnent which is on foot and ask mem bers and the public generally to pro- "nH on this theory that uct',irg against Red Cross should be believed aA,H investigated Ask each chapte. to send to division headquarters ar- count of all such rumors and crit. cisms being circulated, as well as statement of source from which they come. Every criticism should b5 carefully investigated and if found tc be justified, cause for criticism should be removed either in the chapter al division heaGcual ters or at natioha headqual ters. In all cases the Rec Cross will bring facts to the atten- ton Of interested persons. Very i'm port that division headquarters ant each local chapter oe made to under stand that reputation and standing of Red Cross locally is in the hand. of local officers and interested work. CTS and members, and that every criticism or innuendo against Rec Gross should be immediately chal lenged and followed up. The ReS Cross is being run as an open book 1t has no secrets, 1t is making a sin. cere effort to serve mankind and il dcirg it as carefully and economicaIl, as it knows how, it's accounts are {, be audited by the war departmeu and the utmost effort is being mad to give publicity to all it's activities Please see to it that these suggestion are made the subject of an canes circular to every chapter, urging th utmost hoioughness in attention t this matter
 I'll. D. GIBSON"
 Will you kindly see that ever raise ruHlor is run down and infoi ms. ton sent to division headquarters.
 1 wish to caution all chapters no l to sell. under any circumstances. n matter what the price offered Many offers have been mad to ouy articles that have been mad and it should te our earnest en deavor not to allow the commercializ ing of the product of Red Cros
 1ourS very truly,
 MARSHAL HALE.
 Manage