The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22
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Patriotic League Aiding the Allies "a

Chairman Elliott Wadsworth, tele-
graphed for assistance to the Amer
lean Fund for French Wounded,
whose chief aim is to minister in
every way possible to the wounded
soldiers in France. 1t is true that
in the beginning their work relieved
only the French wounded, because
for weeks at the beginning of the
war there were only French woun-
ded in France. But as the British
and Colonial troops were transported
to the French front, aid was given
their wounded as we'll; and finally
Americans filtered into the French
andBritish armies. Consequently,
now, the American Fund for the
French Wounded inclusively deals
with, or tries it's best to deal with,
the wounded men of all these ma
tions. The name is more or less
misnomer now; and it would be more
exact if the organization were
known popularity as the American
Fund for the Wounded in France.
The constant and immediate need
has been and is for surgical dress
ings. There is at present terrible
need for more and yet more dressings
in France, in spite of the vast sup
plies the American Red Cross is
again shipping.
The eastern part of the United
States having been reused to the
needs of the soldiers fighting in
France, a representative was sent to
Montana to see what could be done
to urge the women of this state to
make surgical dressings for immed-
late shipment to France. Miss Morre
was sent out and found the women
Of Butte particularly enthusiastic
and energetic. The result was the
formation of the Women's Patriotic
Association. There is no expense
attendant upon joining the associ-
alton because there is no overhead
expense whatever: financial aid to
purchase gauze, ETC., is secured by
the men and women of the city ana
through the efforts of the society,
striking example of which was Tag
Day lover 100000 was raised in
Butte.)
The precedent established by the
women of Bate has been followed
by practically all other cities in Mon
tana where Patriotic associations are
doing similar work. 1t seemed
that the women of Butte wished to
get away from calling themselves
by any except a very general name,
so as to avoid all friction that might
exist among organizations already
formed. And it has proved to be
good thing in Butte for every woman
comes to the Patriotic Association
unprecedented and with one purpose.
namely, to aid the cause of the allies
and the American army and navy
against the Central powers.
We are now an ally of the allies in
every sense. Our president in his
message to congress on the End of
April made it a point that our i'm
mediate line of action is to keep the
entente allies supplied with the nee
essary equipment to fight efficiently.
Surgical dressings come as one of
the most important items in this
need-certainly as quite the most
important as far as the women are
concerned.
1t is this work the Patriotic ASSOC
citation is appealing for. The work
has now the coive and sanction of
our government, as President Wilson
made clear in his message. The
wounded of France are one with our
wounded; their fight is our fight.
The more wounded soldiers we save, !
the more American lives we save.