Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-22
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Today CF'riday) will be Red Cross day at the Davis theatre and MT. Da- Wis has turned over the theatre with | pictures, vaudeville and the entire staff of attaches for the Red Cross
 war fund. Every cent that is taken in today will be turned over to the
 local chapter, and everyone is invited
 to attend one of the three perform ances and help this wonderful cause. You can help. and enjoy an excellent show as well. There are three big
 Keith acts and a ffve-reel Triangle
 feature. and everyone who saw the performance yesterday declared it was one of the best this season. Red
 Cross girls will act as ushers and there
 will be positively no collection taken at any performance, just the regular shows at the usual time. Do your bit!
 In an appeal sent out Thursday from the Connecticut war council of
 the Red Cross, praise is given for the remarkable achievements already made, but the workers are cautioned against confidence. The appeal follows:
 '"The Connecticut war council of the American Red Cross wishes to an nounce to the people of Connecticut that the pledges received for the Red Cross war fund up to Wednesday eve niTG have passed the one million mark. There yet remains in order to raise COnnecticuts portion of this fund S5000o0 to he collected or prom iSed before Monday evening, June 25.
 "Two-thirds of our allotment hay ing been raised it may seem that the one-third remaining to be obtained may be easily taken care of. In the amount already raised some of the largest subscriptions appear. It should not be forgotten that the amount re- maining needs to be made up of moro subscriptions and the samIer sums.
 Tp to the present the results are gratifying, but earnest. energetic work still lies before us to complete the fulfilling of this work, and we urge that each and every citizen of this commonwealth. give of his or her means so that Connecticut may stand foremost in doing her share to allevi- ate the sufferings and distress which now exist abroad as well as for car ing for our soldiers and sailors who will shortly be in foreign lands
 ''Ever remember it is more blessed to give than to receive"
 Only by a study of the war map can you really. understand the great scope of the work of the Red Criss
 The first work undertaken by the Red Cross after the outbreak of the war was military relief. Hospital units. sixteen in number, consisting each of three surgeons and twelve nurses, were sent to Austria -Hungar-, Belgium. England. France. Cerm7ny, Russia, and Serbia. Each Of these units operated a military hospital Of 300 beds and was an important reli- ance of the military authorities of the country to which 1t was assigned in caring for the wounded. Tn that per iod, the belligerent nations were learn ing the lessons of preparedness not only in actual military operations in the field but in the work behind the battlefronts where the wounded had to be cared for. It is now a matter of history that many of the nations in the war found their facilities inade- uuate for treatment of the wounded l after engagement came | to demonstrate that sufficient provis ion had not been made for the num- Der of casualties which had to be | dealt with. In the period when the | various governments were rapidly ex- | banding their field hospital services, | the Red Cross units were utilized to | the fullest extent, oftentimes meeting | demands far beyond their normal ca | pacities, and meeting them in a fash | ion that won the gratitude of all the | peoples they served