New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-27
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Worthy of Assistance
The work of the Home Service is
doing a thousand things to assist the
'amilies of the soldiers, sailors and
marines, which heretofore they had
been accustomed to rely on the man
of the family. Such things for ex-
ample as the following:
Trying to understand the child who
is just beginning to be hayward
and disobedient.
Furnishing convalescent and on
finement care to expectant mothers.
Protecting the inexperienced and
the lonely young wife.
Fitting people to the right Job and
helping them to stay fitted by try
ing to find out where the job pin
ches.
Encouraging people who have more
money than usual-some of them
will have-to spend it with good
crse. and to save some of it, if pos
,ible. for the time when the service
pay will stop.
Getting the best legal advice for
families in the pcrpleXing problems
that are sure to arise in war times.
Providing the opportunity for spe-
cial education to promising boys and
girls.
The work also includues the after
care of disabled soldiers, training
and fitting them for new Jobs. etc.
The Home Service Sections will
stand by each mans family during
all this period and afterwards until
he and they indicate that all is well
again. Home Service will always be
their friends and provide the same
kind of services it offered them dur
ng the war.
Chapters Answer Call
John To1nbs, director Of publicity
for the Red Cross Christmas Roll
Call. in New Mexico. reports the
following return of memberships
from the first twelve chapters in
the state.
albuquerque Chapter, A%lbuquer-
que, 1912.
San Miguel County Chapter, East
Las Vegas, 1904.
Colfax County Chapter. Ration, 900.
Eddy County Chapter. Carlsbad,
1856.
Curry County Chapter. Clovis, $50.
Santa Fe Chapter, Santa Fc, SAB
Valencia County Chapter, Belen,
437.
Dona Ana County Chapter, Las
Cruces, $50.
Socorro County Chapter, Socorro,
220,
Otero County Chapter. Alamogor-
do. 2l7.
Artesia CHAPTER, Artesia: III.
Northern Rio Arriba County
Chaptcr. Chama. 90.
The remaining twenty-five chap
tiers IN the state have not yet re-
ported
The Junior Red Cross Society
At Carlsbad hell a bazaar in that
city last week. Il was one OF the
rrctticst displays of toys and fancy
art Giles ever presented TO the public
The display was the handiwork Of
pupils Of the Carlsbad Grammar
school. and embrace besides fancy
articles Of almost every description
to the meek and lowly jack-rahbit
dom in wood and artistically paint
ed with the gaudy colors usually
found adjoining the contents OF the
old "Noah's Arks." which delighted
the childhood days Of the now
grown-ups. Elephants painted sky
blue-pink, lions, tigers, monkeys. the
meek and lowly hen and rooster.
rabbits, horses, burros-every animal
known to domestic and jungle life,
were on display, and were a credit
10 the children who spent their time
IN making them for the benefit Of
the Junior Red Cross Society. whose
fund will be enriched by the pro-
ceeds Of the sale.
A. R. c. In Mountain Towns
For those of us who live within
easy reach Of a doctor. a drug store,
a telegraph office, and an abundant
food and water supply. it is difficult
to imagine the helplessness and the
almost panic terror that gripped the
people OF the isolated mountain vii
lagos in Torrance county as sudden
" as the influenza epidemic fell-at a
moments notice. upon young and
old. From the first they had but
faint hopes Of n help and accepted
their doom in mute acquiescence, re-
peating to one another the grim
fatalism of the old folks. who mourn
cd: at is like the smallpox-forty
years ago-we shall all die-there is
no escape for as"
But tven at this black moment
succor was already on its way, swift
and sure as American rescue-work
aims ever to be. A brief message.
an appeal for personal examination
Of the situation. reached the Tor
rance County Chapter Of, the Red
Cross. and within an hour Dr.. w. J..
Waltz, chairmans Mr.. Bennett, sec
rotary. Mrs. Parrett and Miss Con-
molly with the necessary nurses aid
and food drove out of Estancia to
the stricken villages of Torreon, Man
zano and Chilli. where they render
ed valuable assistance. which was the
means Of saving many lives. Others
bravely fighting the epidemic and
DR.. Parrett. Nurses Williams and
Cornell.
Red Gross Burros
Two burros donated by G. 4. Flint
to the Red Cross. were auctioned
off at Tucumcari last Saturday by
c. F. Hunter. who rendered his SER
free. A. r. Carpenter bought