The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-10-03
American Red
Cross Notes

returned recently from IL study
Of conditions in the devastated
areas, having selected three
villages in which reconstruction
work will begin within u fort
night. Fifty villages were Wis
tied. In some, the destruction
Of the buildings was complete.
In others, Il portion of the build
ings can be repaired. Nearly
all tho houses are without roofs
and windows. In these villages
the total population before the
war was 2,SS7, now it is 235.
Sept. ia million comfort
kits are TO be made ut once for
the men Of our Army and Navy.
A million moro will be made
for the Russian Revolution
Army. The Red Cross is to be
under no expense for these kits,
all being provided as gifts from
tho women who wish to make
them. Three types Of kits are
suggested, n simple bag with
draw string and two with peck
cts, one for the trenches and
one suitable for hospital use.
Colored cretone is not advis-
able, being too dangerously
visible. They should contain
pipe and tobacco, pouch, heavy
socks, handkerchiefs, wash
cloths and soap, mouth organ
or game, pencil, writing paper
or pad, envelopes, and if not too
expensive, q single bladed knife
and spoon. No playing cards
are TO be included in the kits
that go to Russia and no mouth
organs or knives and scissors
for the hospital kits. If you
desire to have the bag full OF
plums for tho man "out there"
here is n list of additional ar
ticles:
Blotting paper, coIopsible
cups, chewing gum, compressed
tea-tablets, chocolate, (if wrap
ped in Tin foiD corn plnstcrs,
compressed milk tablets, gaiter
laces, khaki color, scrapbook
containing good story or jokes,
gnrters, postcards, two-bladed
knife, black shoe laces for
Navy khaki for Army, nail
bru hes, nail file, puzzles, tail
cum powder, water-tight match
box.
Sept. l7.-Canteen service of
tho Red Cross is being enthusi-
astically welcomed by the
troops assembling at mobiliza-
ton points and ut functions and
wait overs. At Washington, d.
o., the local chapter Of the Red
Cross has been serving as high
az 10000 cups of coffee day
to the troops passing through.
The Red Cross hopes to keep
the Red Cross uniform con
epicious in railroad Bullets and
restaurants all over the country
while the troops are moving
The uniform for women con
sists of Il white apron and bib,
with n red cross on the front
OF the bib and Red Cross cap.
The male workers wear n lapel
badge of white ribbon with a
Red Cross and the legend, "can.
teen service"
Sept. flowing to the con-
gestion OF the railroads III
France, large quantities of sup
plies are being transported by
motor trucks from seaports to
Paris and other distributing
centers. Eleven experienced
motor truck drivers have just
sailed for France and sixty-one
more men are being trained
by the Red Cross in motor
truck factories. To meet the
salaries and transportation ex.
penses of these men, the Red
Cross War Council has voted
$1,000.
Sept. II, Appropriations to
establish Red Cross Sanitary
units for the protection of
health in army cantonments
We're annonced today. Amount
to begin this work with is $l0G,
VOO. The four latest cities to
receive this aid are New port
News, Va; Aver, Mass; Allan
to, Ga; and Chillicothe, Ohio.
Cities previously designated are
Little Rock, Ark; Louisville,