The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-13
RED CROSS DEPARTMENT.

Tho greatest corporation In the I'm.
ted states ~ the present time h the
American Red Cross. II has INcnty-
two million Stockholders che regular
membership aud does q hundred mill
lion dollar business yearly. Even now
II is Increasing ru rapidly that these
figures viii be greatly enlarged hy the
end of 1913
The need FOR the Ecd cross is i'm
crchSing MS rapidly as ~ membership
ana financial resources. For cycry
new regiment sent TO Franco. every
draft ~ home, every battle at lhr
iront there comes r. new clll upon
the organization. rho Utl.uu a,..I
upon Individual aud chapter ..
70 Keep up tho morale of tho lru
cumtuIt and cheer thy soldier who IS
well dress he wound Of the soldier
hunt IN battle and minister iu %.
needs OF the families and |dcpoudou s
whom the soldier leaves behind
\ cham b. as strong as it- wctilc-t
link Tho American l;rd cross Is ~
strong AS IT. weakest chapter \
chapter is a. Strong Is the individual
members who give their time and
money 10 Increase ~ efficiency u
b. up to every one of us to do hi,
bit.
Mr. Moroy. Mi. swan and Mr. Gal
nough ~ the Denver heudquarter~.
were iu the city yesterday. At a meet
IN the Commercial Club last niph,
they told an audience which crowded
the cub p%arlurs many Interesting de-
tails Of the work at headquarters and
the great u To which they devote
their entire time.
Ia Red Cross workro0n has hecn
re-estahlished In the clrd room OF the
Commercial club. The moving was
done ON saturday but the room WIS
not thoroughly settled until Monday.
Though Il IS not larger than the for
mer Don the wall space and lighting
In the new room make IL more salts
factor FOR work.
Mrs. V. G. Biddenhorn, supervisor nt
the work room. has been ~ this week
ana unable To- report Tor work. She
j. grcaytl missed Tor she has not been
absent from the room since taking Of
iice la November except for one sin
gle day early in the winter. Mrs. BID
denhoIn IN leaving town sooT and tho
board regrets that II viii ne obliged ~
accept her resignation. The chapter
wiz lose ~ OF its most ardent ana ef.
ficient workers.
Tho following letter was received
Yesterday by Mrs. r. NJ Williams. ia
acknowledgements ~ u Christ mas
package she sen through the Red
Cross tn some soldier In France:
American Expcdtionary Forces
r February 2 1918.
My Dear Mira Williams.
This afternoon the captain gave out
Christmas packages from the ladies
~ the I;cd Cross, aud / was fortunate
enough 90 receive the one you had
sent.
Now, Mrs. Williams. want to
thank YOU Tor taking me q very happy
/ soldier Tor tonight | feel very much
better Than ! have for some time We
80 on with our work from day tn
day. with very little pleasure. Tor We
are 40 Tar away from he city. Al W.
see rs the same ola trenches and wet
/ muddy clothes n has hceu very cold
this winter with htd, fnggy days They
Fdy they are sending over u lot more
men, 30 we viii soun mo- doubt get a
rest The malls get thruugh az right.
tonight some 81 the hoys received let
ters dated January q, 80 10 does not
take very long 10 get through.
You are from Albuquerque ] came
through there once I remember how
We came out - tho dessert .sto won't
pretty littlo city At that TIM thrr,
was "a street fair. one Of our bow.
missed the train and We did mot
him IN we got 20 Chicago We were
on our way 10 Sew YORK from S..
Francisco.
Now once more man. HUrnI
the package was sure SluIt HI.
forgotten me fur You sc. ho was more
than a month late. huj hc had 10 iou'
Nay to come.
Sincerely yours.
y W boehe.
First Lieut.. issth Infantry
A. T. =. Reg't Intelligence
Officer.