Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-12-27
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sellor for her N ,aa...1a -.
additional fund.- ,ala.,.,.
above the scseiss tnuf..,s MA
was splendid hons sisyie, =.
iorted an e1peetaas ssAr ~ !, .ss
same effort refevu u vue,,ss mi.s
of the soldier tather. MIMI
CASE THREE.-M ~
MS wne had aoss fS.ntytss. ana
twen'f Two Year, Cd Ynansct,.st.s mha
.hn o"y was GRATED. rvc ~. lMs 6
wy ste?4u 10Y sas tsksn Ill S,.ata.fa.
~, ~. VII ane oid toAa vefS disss,c,a2
hg, H., osaass oa lo8 d both an.
t "a. a they had I erostnr s,"s
er n TO o" .st heSns Of support Without III.
Home Service Section m,r,b,lea
the nelsh0orins farmers. gathered tho
crop, helped to market II and ssS
kindly advice and assistance to the
old people. That va, III thai was
needed. hut 1t was good home seryiea
CASE FOUR-Rserrsd Nv c,..s,.
fstr!otic hund. American citi,en aat;s.
ca IN taGadian forces, leaving ! u,t tnnss
four Children in United States. Man sar
merry earned $50 per month IA ta of-
excellent care Of his family, Ha rr sda
an assignment Of 80 Of III. nav. s, ~
,anaatah soEeflment made al additionsi
soparau4t aVowance Of w, total Of saa
per nlonth- woman willing to readiuss
$3.50 per month income "a IA NY NJ from
"a Impossible without srsaf .an usaah
to health and environment ii ch;iSss n'cs
Allowance Made To- wife.
Home Service Section investigated.
found an excellent family and enthu.
siasticaliy recommended grant !, slo
per month TO be added to the SO, This
was enough to relieve this woman Of
the constant worry and fear which
was rapidly driving her 10 a neurotlc
condition, There will 10 many cases
like this for the Red Cross,
CASE FINE,-Reterred by co,nmar,o, =,
Of Army Post. Soldier had dessrtsd nrs
when reeaptured. gave as bis excuse tha,
the fear Of his wife and three chilarsn
starving In Chicago drove him to II.
Home Service Section investigation
showed man well known to all chart.
ties Of Chicago because Of bis absu.
Lutte failure to support his family and
his frequent desertion and long alb.
sence from them, Soldier compelled
to make an allotment o. SO per
month for their support and at wife's
request (this being her first depend.
able income from HIM man was kept
III the army. Our Home Service Re
PORT helped the commandment, loo, for
he NO longer felt like 1 brute In han.
ding this poor mar" and began at
once to make q real man out OF this
soldier.
Hospital Units Replaced.
In the recent German offensive
which resulted in the invasion Of Italy
the Germans captured So hospital
units attached to the Italian army.
Thousands Of Italians were wounded
IN the movement. requiring immediate
medical assistance, The Italian arm,
was unable to furnish them. A quicI
call was put in for the Red Cross an,
within a few hours Red Cross sur
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geons, Red Cross nurses and Ret
Cross supplies were being rushed t.
lsuccor the thousands Of woundea
Italians.
Here, indeed, in all these cases, Is
proof OF the necessity and the pras'
tical worth Of the Red Cross; hero,
also, is inlaIlible proof that every eli
zen of the United States should be a
member Of the Red Cross.
In the Christmas drive for mert
bers, which is to begin Dec, II. mem
bership viii! be issued upon the pay
ment Of 81.
With each 81 membership there
will be given a Red Cross service tlas
which it is desired members will dis
.play in a front window Christmas eve
from Z to q o'clock, The flag Is trans
parent ana with q lighted candle DC
hind it will make q most Expressive
patriotic display.
Is the blood In your VEINS nl,p
II it is You will have 2 Red cross
service flag in YOUR window CHRIST
mas Eve, and when tae news \
flashed to the battleiialds Christina
morning that 100000 people ~ l .
Southwest have declared I'VE are De
hind the boys In the trenches. cow
in your heart you may b. tnankta
that 1t has been your privilege % u
one Of those to send tnla insOiflh'
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