The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
Red Cross Notes.

The following articles have been ship
ped for the month: 174 knitted articles,
90 paiamas, 1873 transport slippers 80 con-
valescent robes, ITO refugee garments,
27O comfort kits, 80 quilts SKI, knitted
afghans, 1 knitted infants afghan, $50
blue jackets, 400 cotton pads.
The Belgian Relief garments have been
forwarded, and the request is made that
no more be sent in until there is another
CALL
The annual meeting of the Chapter
will be held Nov. 10th at p. m. at the
City National Bank. This will be an
open meeting and large attendance is
requested.
A renewed call is made for Jokes, pict-
ures and magazines of the size of Harp
er's, Scribner's, Century or Everybody's.
As the quota of scrap-books is 500 per
month it will take good many maga-
zines to keep up with the order. This
furnishes an easy way to help. Interest
ing post cards will be acceptable, and
neither these nor the MAGAZINES need be
new Please leave your contributions
either at Miss Annie V. Fields on Prim-
rose Hill or at Mrs. j John R. Dunton's,
Church street.
New Official Orders.
"On February 10th, last year, nearly
six weeks before the United States de-
clared war, National Red Cross Head
quarters advised its Chapters to prepare
for war. That which has followed in the
record of the Red Cross in helping to win
this war and to relieve the suffering
growing out of it, constitutes something
of which every American citizen has the
right to be proud. Every American Red
Cross worker must feel a sense of grati-
tude in having had share in it all.
The moment has now come to prepare
for peace. Actual peace may come at
any moment; it may be deferred for some
time. Until real peace is here, there can
be no relaxation in any Red Cross effort
incident to active hostilities.
But even with peace, let no one sup
pose that the work of the Red Cross is
finished. Millions of American boys are
still under arms. Thousands of them are
sick OF wounded. Owing to the shortage
in shipping, it may take year or more to
bring our boys home from France But
whatever the time, our protecting arms
must be about them and their families
over the whole period which must elapse
before the normal life of peace can be re-
sumed.
Our soldiers and sailors are enlisted un-
til the Commander in Chief tells them
there is no more work for them to do in
the war. Let every Red Cross member
and worker show our returning soldiers
and sailors that to care for their health,
welfare and happiness. we are enlisted
for no less period than they are.
The cessation of war will reveal pic
ture of misery such as the world has
never seen before, especially in the many
countries which cannot help themselves.
The American people will expect the Red
Cross to continue to act as their agent In
repairing broken spirits and broken
bodies Peace terms and peace condi
tions will determine how we may best ad
minister to the vast stricken areas which
have been narrowed by war, and in this
great act of mercy, the heart and spirit
of the American people must continue to
be r: oblized through the American Red
Cross.
On behalf of the War Council, we ac-
cordingly ask each member of our splen-
did body of workers throughout the land
to bear in mind the solemn obligation
which rests upon each one to carry on. J"
We cannot abate one instant in our efforts
or in our spirit. There will be an abund-
ance of work to do. and specific advises
will be given, but even at the moment of
peace let no Red Cross worker falter.
Our spirits must now call us to show
that it is not the roar of cannon or the
blood of our own alone that directs our
activities, but that great people will
continue to respond greatly and freely to
it's obligation and opportunity to serve
mankind. THE War Council of the
American Red Cross.
Mr. Jackson, Division Manager says:
Every form of Chapter production activ-
ity must be continued with one excep-
ton, that is surgical dressings, which
must be stopped Immediately. The call
ing off of surgical dressings work is due
to the fact that there are in our ware
houses in France and in the United States
an ample reserve supply to meet every
contingency which may arise.
The conditions in the countries of our
Allies are such that our commissions
abroad have notified us of the unlimited
need for garments for civilian relief.
Therefore, l hope you will make con-
centrated effort to finish at once all in
completed orders for refugee garments in
order to prepare to care for additional
orders we are about to receive, and you
must prepare your organization for these
largely increased orders Refugee work