The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-14

which we send it, we would put more
zeal into our work.
The following extract was taken
from the letter Of en- American woman
IN France to staff member of "The
Outlook"
"We heard that the Red Cross had
taken over entirely the clearing house
and that after Sept. first all shipping
would be under control of the Red
Cross. Rumors grew that the Red
Cross would not guarantee that boxes
sent from any particular organization
would reach their designated destina-
tion. Relief organizations depend
largely upon supplies from home from
women, who have been patiently work.
ing at a sacrifice. If they never know
that their things arrive, if they never
hear a personal word from them, or if
they are treated not as people, but as
machines / fear something very vital
in this struggle is going to be lost.
Because of personal communication
the women in America have grown
close to the women in France. We
have been working nearer to world
brotherhood, by means of these homely
friendly family details. Mrs. Jones OF
Montana and Mrs. Smith of New York
are real friends of France, because
they have been working for the BOYS
who are fighting for the deliverance
OF France. Henry P. Dawson, chair.
, man of the Red Cross Council, wishes
the people to know that he and his
associates have this vital element ir
! mind, and will take steps to see thai
the personal touch is not eliminated
The main thing of course is to see thai
: food, medicine and clothing gets to thu
5 soldiers, who are suffering, as efficient
{ ly as possible and it cannot be done i,
: a machine-like fashion"
So we may be assured that anythins
n we send will reach them, holding tn,
0 same personal touch with which it i
( sent. Let us all awake and respon,
q to the demands that are made upon u
s in these trying times.
: There isn't mother among US, who
e if she saw her boy cold and hungry
over here, would not divide with hin
: her own clothing. or give him he
s last morsel of food. We are not aske
+ to do this. Just to help make some
0 thing to keen warm the bodies tha
:. are sheltering such homesick hearts
" esrecially as Christmas draws neal
l. and thev yearn for the old believe
e home circle. After we have supple
II what physical comfort we can, let U
$ bend our efforts toward cheering hin
n by writing long letters. describing a
70 the home'v incidents of everyday lif
= that we know he will cherish.
A young Cleveland lad has lust wri
ten home asking his mother to writ
more letters. He saws, W wish tn;
even strangers would write to me.
am so lonely, and letters go a Ion
way toward making life over he1
worth while"
And, dear mothers, as for their r.
ligious and moral DEVELOPMENT, not
ing is going to keep those boys in Il
straight and narrow path like the le
ters from home, nobody to write
them, end they say it is pitifu1 70 81
their disappointment when they r
ceive no mail. They are truly. the
strangers in strange land" We a
urged to send them boxes of swee
and things that will be acceptab'
which will be distributed among tho
who have none to care for them.
Did any of you ever stop to thil
what an awful thing it would be
be so alone in the world that there W
no one to care? Think then of tho
brave boys over there. some Of who
have come down to their last no,
without anyone to love, to care f
them. 1t is better to cheer him wi
even a Christmas card, than to re
his name in the casualty list, aft
Christmas, and wish you had.
So at this Christmas-tide, remel
ber some boy in Uncle Sans servi