Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-17
RED CROSS NOTES

Richard Eddy, of Sank Center,
Mimi, member of the Sixteenth
regiment of railvay engineers in
France, in a letter home, pays high
compliment to. the American Red
Cross for the work it is doing in
stricken France, His letters fol-
lows:
Letter writing with certain excep-
tions, is the bugaboo of an enlisted
mans existence. Our ink intrudes to
beat the band upon our leisure time
and friend censor will allow us to wrjtelI
only about our health and the weatn-
er. My health is all one could wish
for and as for the weather, il at
cmpted to describe it would be guilty
of language unbecoming to soldier
and gentleman.
| However, take particular pleasure
in writing this letter of thanks for the
| box l received. 1t arrived in per-
feet condition. / could not have or
dered any articles better suited to my
comfort and pleasure.
Il have for long time labored I'M
der the delusion that understood the
extent Of the Red Cross activities.
A few days ago | had the pleasure
of hearing man lecture on the civil
work of the society. His talk was
revelation to me.
1.-The Red Cross is helping all the
people whose former homes are now
on the battlefield, all the people who
have been driven from their homes by
the proximity of the big shell fire, all
the old people who have lost those up-
on whom they were dependent for
their support and all the poor
orphans.
"The Red Cross is working in con-
junction with the French govern
ment to supply these food, clothing
and the best medical attention. 1t is
merciful work They are given
great deal Of hard intelligent volun-
tecr work and sr:nding big sums of
money. Every one of us is proud
of our American Red Cross and sim
cerely hope that its support will con-
tinue.
Red Cross workers in North Dako-
ia are planning on a great celebration
when the membership banner, offered
for the county making the best record
in the Christmas drive, is presented at
Beach to the Golden Valley chapter.
Speakers have been invited IRON out
side the state, weather permitting
there will be parade and altogether
gala day celebration is planned.
A new attack against the Red Cross
was promptly squelched Sank Cen
ter, Mimi, during the membership
drive. A rumor was circulated to
the effect that membership solicitors
pocketed SO cents for every dollar re-
ceived from new members. Books of
the local chapter proved that every
membership subscription had been ac-
counted for, SO cents going to Che
Washington headquarters and so cents
being retained for use of the local
chapter.
Every Red Cross worker in the
Northern Division shares in the con-
CALCULATIONS contained in letter from
Stanley Stoner, military relief direc-
tor for the Southern division, to Coler
Campbell, head of that bureau for this
division. The letter describes the
reception of Christmas gifts sent
from the Northern Division to soldiers
at Camp Funston
Mr.. Stoner spent four days at Camp
Funston, living at the barracks and
mingling with the soldiers. Il heard
, many things" he wrote, (which were
most fattering to our division.
heard one soldier tell his mate that he
thought the boys bad been great
deal better remembered than those
who had gone home for the HOLIDAYS.
while l was at the barracks l had
! an orderly assigned to wait on me.
AS l was leaving offered him a tip,
but he came to attention and said that
he was verv sorry but he could not
! accept any money from a Red Cross
representative, that he had seen what
the Red Cross was doing for his
mates in the camp and felt that he
could not accept himself any more
than they had already done for him.
This sentiment was merely samnle
of what found throughout the entire
reservation.
Il wish to congratulate YOU and all
the workers in your division upon the
, very attractive appearance which the
Christmas packages made. In COM
pany with. some of the army officers
had occasion to omen several boxes
and found them to be very attractive,
indeed"
At Moorhcad, MINI. all the women
workers in the chapter have been
called upon to devote the cntirc Fri
days to making surgical dressings for
the Red Cross Those who are not
qualified surgical dressings makers
will be allowed to knit, either socks
or sweaters. No other articles will
be made, it being planned to devote
the day to only those things which
are most needed at the front.