The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-06
CAN'T RECEIVE GIFTS FOR DE-
LIVERY TO INDIVIDUALS

has been referred to in press dis
patches issued from national head
quarters, has been the subject Of
man letters, has been mentioned in
the Lake Division News, and was
discussed at several district confer
enccs held lhrouel out IN, division.
ship tonnage and personnel are
too limited for the Red Cross To &C
ccpt any designated shipment for
transportation and delivery abroad.
And II should be obvious that the
Red Cross field directors at the va
rions environments wuld completely
fail to perform their important
work were they to endcavor TO be-
come messenger boys or parcel
postmen for the thousands of we'll
including men and women who
would take advantage Of this SER
vice.
Deem carriers flying between
American and European ports,
transported in u period of little over
three months approximately $4,000
tons Of war relief material, shipped
nv the American Red Cross through
its National Clearing House.
4 statement covering shipments
from October I. until the latest re-
ported arrival Of a Red Cross cargo
abroad. contains u lis. Of commodi-
ties valued at si.736.2i6. Tho valu-
alton Of Red Cross shipments is
based for the most part upon the
cost to the Red Cross which is buy
ing at a figure Just above the cost
Of manufacture.
Red Cross Workers who have
Just returned from the devastated
region in France say that they pas
sed no building covered by a roof.
In some places numbers Of farmers,
born and raised on this land. like
their fathers for generations before
them, have come back 10 their
ruined houses to begin anew.
Carload lots NJ relief materials
have been dispatched 20 Florence.
Bologna. Naples. Catania. Leghorn,
Genoa, and Milan. Twenty-three
ambulances and necessary person.
mel with experience on the French
front are travelling by road from
Paris. Contracts have been let for
fifty additional ambuances We are
planning To increase the total num-
her Of American Red Cross ambu-
lances with the Italian Army TO
POO. We are working in close har-
mony with the Director 81 the
Government Sanitary Service.
Every day French mutiles
wounded soldiers who have either
lost arms or legs-gather at Am
crican Red Cross Headquarters
seeking assistance in securing
either artificial arms pr legs. The
ones given by the Red Cross are the
best and most practical that can be
obtained.
These crippled men typify the
true spirit 81 France sacrifice. They
never complain about their misfor-
tune. but are profuse in their
thanks for assistance. A French
soldier who hobbled in on two
wooden legs the other day received
artificial legs which enabled him
to stand upright without the aid
1T a cane. After he had arrived
home his mother wrote the Rel
Cross:
Thank YOU with all my heart for
what you have done for my poor
soldier. Your generous
and charitable help has brought
back to active life an unfortunate
who, without your help. would have
in the darkest Of misery.
From my soul Of mother and a
French woman beg you 10 tell tho
Mothers whose sons will
'oon be fighting along side Of our
'wn sons. that il it is their fate
% he sent some day 10 our hospi-
ais, we shall receive them with de-
ioted and tender care"
Persons who have prepared
packages for soldiers or
iailors should send them TO their
Deal Red Cross Chapter. and not to
he headquarters OF the Red Cross
n Washington, as many have done
through apparent misunderstanding.
christmas packages are assembled
~ local Chapters and AuxiliarieS.
lacked in cases and forwarded di-
cctly to Division warehouses for
distribution 10 environments or for
hipment abroad. The National
headquarters in Washington is de-
'oted exclusively TO executive work.
Through some misunderstanding
many chapters are collecting
clothinp IN no sant