Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
MILFORD RED Cross

Eric Allen, National Organizer for
the Red Cross Society. will be in Mil
ford on Saturday afternoon, May 2s
at 2:SO o'clock. and speak in Armory
Hall, on the American Red Cross. He
will tell you ten millions OF members
are needed for the American Red
Cross to enable the proper mainten-
ance OF adequate accessory service to
our soldiers and sailors az the front.
The annual dues maintain the neces-
sary personnel and materials which
the war department sends when and
where they are needed. The present
organization of the army field sani-
tary service is planned to serve 1910
Of wounded and sick, but many times
this number will have to be taken |
care Of, and in these cases, your dol
lar dues may be the means of saving
your own relatives or your neighbOrs'
from want, suffering and death. The
Red Cross is the only means by which
civilians help to the army and navy
can be given. It co-operates with
the Department heads at Washington.
and is directly under their orders.
is wasted. and all is account
ed for by War Department auditors.
Join the Milford Branch Of the Red
Cross now and thus help your own or
your neighbor's boy when he goes to
The front. The government and the
army and navy turn to the Red Cross
'or help. However efficient an army
medical service may be the help of
he Red Cross organization is-and
always will be-a necessity. Join
lowl
Thanks to the energy of the officers
nd subordinates of the Red Cross
Ielief Committee, two more generous
oxes went to Wilmington headquar-
ers last week. They contained:
20 sleeveless jackets. 80 mufflers. 6
airs wristlets, 1 night shirt, l sur Il
cons gown, 1 set pajamas, 16 dozen F
"a dozen congresses,
Ozen gauze rolls, 16 dozen spOnges, II
dozen drains, 2 dozen laperatorny d
ads, l dozen knitted sp0nges. n
Last Tuesday eighteen Pennington "
dies, ten OF whom became Red Cross ~
formally Joined the Milford !"
elief Branch, and applied for sewing IL
Id knitting work. AS Milford is al "
lady wise in experience and has all Fc
ltterns, ETC., it is hoped that other
WINS which do not care to take the
sponsibility and burden of distribu- U
IN, packing and accounting for ma
rials. will do likewise. Frederick
ID Glendale have done so and are ~
ing great service. Mrs. Marshall, to
e chairman, makes frequent trips Of
headquarters, bringing materials 10 70
lich her aides, Mrs. James Ander- S0t
n, Mrs. J. S. Short, Mrs. F. L.
ier and Mrs Richards, distribute W.
d collect. Mrs. Marshall person moo
y packs and labels each box and m, M,
lkes an official record of the con- 4
It's. irg
As now all materials Tor the work tsn ~n
Delaware are furnished free by the day
d Cross. it seems only right that A
sry woman in the State should knit ~
sew as fast as possible.
t was reported in a private letter OIL
It last week two trawlers leaving -
many months, belonging to anOth n
State. had to sail with the men un NJ
,vided for in the way of sweaters, \"
rfs and wristlets 1t is to be hop n
that neither sailors or soldiers n an
m our State will 90 to the front Il =,
hout plenty in store OF things that q n
mems hands can make for their n
lfort and welfare. Quantities of in
pital supplies must go with them. n n a
II nearest and dearest may need ~
m. Does not that thought quicken W
fingers and move us to even great sol
effort? FC
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