The Era-leader., 1918-12-26
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YOUR RED CROSS )
WHAT IT DOES !
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"At the Christmas time we sh ask
the whole American people to nrswer
the Red Cross Christmas roll CALL"
said Henry P. Dawson, chairman Of
the War Council of the Red Cross.
1T will constitute unique appeal
to every man, woman and child In
this great land of ours to become en-.
rolled in our army Of mercy"
To guide the walking wounded"
back from the front to the nearest
available aid sections the Red Cross
Is furnishing the army with thousands
of small cloth markers bearing a Red
Corss and arrow to show direction to
be taken.
What the Red Cross may be called
upon to do in the further course of
the war, or with the coming of vic.
tory, peace and reconstruction il
would be idle to attempt to prophesE
But this great organization, in very
truth "the mobilized heart and spirii
of the whole American people," has
shown itself equal to any call, ready
to respond to any emergency.
An italian "doughboy" walked into
an American Red Cross headquarters
at AnasOna, Italy, and paid the follow,
Ing tribute to the great organization:
Il am only private soldier, but ]
want to pay my tribute to you for your
generosity to us. l have a sister who
was living near Udine and she and
her family were forced to flee from thu
bloodthirsty Austrians as they ad,
vanced. Your American Red Cross has
taken care of them and they are very
happy. shall always think of you
and be grateful to yoS."
The American Red Cross has become
not so much an organization as q
great movement, seeking to embody In
organized form the spirit of service,
the spirit of sacrifice-in short, all
that is best and highest in the ideals
and aspirations of our country.
By the first of January the Red
Cross will have working in France
upwards of 5000 Americans-a vivid
contrast to the little group of 1S men
and women which, as the first Red
Cross commission to- France, sailed
about June 1, 1917, to initiate their
first efforts in Europe.
II want all you people to do a.. yo:.
can to help the Red Cross, for it is
surely doing wonderful work over
here" wrote an appreciative Coving-
ton (La.) boy, Randolph Ray, who is
now on active service in France.
"Thank God for the American Red
Cross" was the opening message in a
letter written in France by Lieut.,
Fred a. Boyd of Salt Lake City. Lieu,
tenant Boyd has recently recovered
from Spanish fever contracted while
on duty in eastern France and his ap,
probation of the Red Cross overseas
Is born Of first-hand information.
The American Red Cross is to as.
sist the Santa Militaire in it's study
of infectious jaundice malaria, the in.
fections Of the typhoid group, the
LESSONS resulting from refrigeration
and asphyxiating gases and certain
other wound infections.
The American Red Cross has es.
tabllshed nurseries in many parts Of
Italy where mothers can leave their
babies while they are harvesting the
crops.
A Red Cross bureau is to be organ,
lied Immediately for the purpose Of
undertaking the sale in this country Of
articles manufactured by interned al,
lied prisoners in Switzerland. It is the
Intention to have the articles on the
market for the Christmas season.
'The Red Cross has brought the
only Joy and happiness in the lives Of
the prisoners" writes a New Haven
soldier, now at Camp Limburg, Ger,
many, to his mother. He received
food and smokes regularly from the
Red Cross.
The American Red Cross Canteen
Service has issued directory quarter
ly which will be given to each troon