Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-05

gether w1rn number Of the Red Cross
Field Directors and Assistant Fed
Directors from the camps, but
also. w. Frank Persons, Director Gen
eral OF Civilian Relief; Henry S.
Thompson, National Director Of TIE
Bureau Of Camp Service, and Charles
E. Fox, Assistant Director Of Camp
Service in charge Of construction.
A number Of important matters
were discussed, among them being the
personnel in the training camps. the
building and manning of the Red Cross
houses for convalescents in the camps,
and the appointment of directors Tor
! these houses, instructions regarding
hospital information service, and the
relation Of the Home Service depart
ment to the department Of Military
Relief and the Importance Of HONS
Service to the men in the training
camps and In the trenches, which
latter was taken up with the 1sld d.
rectors by Mr. Persons.
The volume of Home Service work
to be done necessitateS the appoint.
ment Of an associate fiel1 director in
charge Of home service VINO win work
with the regular field director In the
camp. There will also be Home Ser
vice director on every transport that
carries American troops to France. 50
that every soldier who leaves family
or business worries behind may have
someone to whom to turn for help and
: advice. The problem of keeping up
re morale of the army by making
them understand that their families
. are we'll looked after while they are
away as well as that Of helping to
maintain normal standard Of living
in the families where the men are
away belongs to the Home Service or
Civilian Relief Department.
y cat the time Of the Napoleonic
campaigns,' said Mr.. Persons, eft was
estimated that the n ora-e Of the army
was more important han ammunition
in the ratio of to I. In the present
Tor, ere Of the greatest English gen.
erals has estimated the ratio as to
/. Home Service is more important
\ to the United States troops than to
! those Of England and France, because
the French and English soldiers have
tive weeks leave every 80 days, car
- return to their homes and look aftel
- their most pressing business affair
" for themselves. But the American
-, soldier who goes to France will prob
, ably stay in France until the end Q
at the war, and It is only through tn
Home Service Department Of the Re
'S Cross that his mind can be relieves
he from all worry concerning affairs a
home so that his entire attention ca,
le be concentrated on soldering"
or Many illustrations Of the value q
| Home Service in the training camp
'ie OF this country were given by tn
.al Field Directors, and the duties Of tn
- men in charge Of this branch Of th
Nv, work outlined.
NJ Henry S. Thompson, national dire
-. tor of the Bureau Of Camp Servic
ty spoke on the duties of the militar
relation to the Home Service Director
lis in the same camps.
, Q The building Of the Red Gro!
houses in 40 army camps in this cou
ap- try was then taken up by Charles
od Fox, assistant director of Camp Sc
vice in charge of construction, and I'll
Is purpose of these houses was explai
-ho ed to the Field Directors and aSsii
ants who we're present. Quarters al
'dy a place of amusement will be provid
nor in these houses for convalescent 81
diers who are we'll enough to leave t
hospitals and yet not we'll enough
return to active duty, as well as {
commodations for the families Of N
who are ill enough to make it nee
sary to send for their relatives. It
"a. being planned that large part OF
~ furniture for these houses shall
made by the older boys in {
Junior Red Cross auxiliari
The construction in the cam
Err. of the Southern Division will be
pervised by John r. Dillon Of Allan
AeS of the firm Of Morgan 4 Dillon, arc
lore tects, who has volunteered his q
vices to the Southern division for q
'ou' sort Of architectural work.
Men trained in work similar to t
of the Home Service department
wanted at once for work in the car
and on the transports. All applicable
In this division should be made
ney Joseph c. Logan, Director Of Civil
:. r. Relief.
-, Field Directors and Assistant Fl
w. Directors present at the confere
six were 7. T. Flagler, 8. A. Darrach.
Josiah Morse, Lanning Harvey, w
lght. Carr, William c. Denny. H. M. VI
rked hees, ]. Loaring Clark, Fl. A. 81
William s. Moore, ]. G. Williams,
neIH Mrs. Charles A. Sheldon, Sr.
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