The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
Activities of Keokuk
Red Cross Chapter

called for in A. r. G. 400 are always
needed until you receive other d1rec'
tons from us. Do not take these
directions from anyone but the cen
tral division. We will keep you in
formed
/ A letter of December 14th from
Washington again states that trench
candles or so-called ration heaters
are not wanted. Please do not ship
them to u.s. Also the following note
was received December 50th: Chap
tiers should not authorize making OF
| trench caps. War department IS in
| Guiding knitted trench cap in eacn
mans equipment. Red Cross knit
ters should therefore devote their
time to sweaters, socks, etc. Please
notify chapters Immediately. Trench
caps already made should be accept
ed by chapters"
! The central division has asked per-
mission to continue these trench
caps for a short time longer, as the
call for them from camps and canton
ments continues to come in, but the
immediate need will soon be sup
Piled and chapters should follow the
! instructions above.
| Some chapters have been putting
colored bands in their knitted art
1 -.
These have to be ripped out and the
garment repaired before shipping, so
please discontinue it. If the chapters
wish to put distinguishing mark,
/, small tape, stamped with the chap
| ter's name can be basted on the art
| icle. This will go through to the
recipient and can be easily removed
| by him. No distinguishing mark
should be worked into the garment.
The central division is receiving
very attractive individual cards OF
Acknowledgement from the Flying
Cadets at Urbana, H., thanking 1t
for the knitted articles which the
men have received. Wherever tho
men put their home address on
these cards they are being sent on>
to the Red Cross chapters In theiI
home town The central division 10
much pleased with these cards OF
thanks.
General Pershing is quoted as say
ing that the thing most needful 10
the American fighting forces overseas
was anything and everything that
would contribute to the morale OF the
men in the army and navy Anu
i
This direction than the assurance In
the heart of every man that while heI
is absent, the home service workers
of the American Red Cross will be
seeing to it that the standards OF llv-
ing OF his folks at home are not al
lowed to decline, and that at ms
home coming he will have the JOY OF
finding his family at least as well OIL
as at the time of his joining the
colors, if not indeed better Off,
Mr. w. Frank Persons, director
general of civilian relief, says:
'The first duty of Red Cross chap
tiers is to attend to the real need for
service and for relief of these families
Of home, because in no other way can
we do so much to maintain the NOR
ale of the fighting forces and in mol
other way can we do so much TO
maintain the interest and confidence
of the people of this country IN the
Red eros and it's organization. Home
service will be done under the very
ewes of the people who need help.
The prestige and the opportunity for
further usefulness Of the Red Cross
will deDend in a very large measure
upon the work Of the home service
sections. It is essential that what
we do shall be done fully and that II
shall be done successfully. The
country is going to awaken to that
fact, the headquarters of the Red
Cross is awakened, you are awakened
to that fact. Before the avalanche
of work comes upon us is the time to
be preparing: otherwise we shall not
be ready and we shall not discharge
successfully this duty and opportun-
ity"
We have just received from Camp |
Grant a demonstration of the truth
fitness of the above in the following
letter.
Red Cross Sociey. Dear Madam
wish to extend my sincere thanks
to this society for going to aid ny
wife and child for whom I made
plea to you last week to help My
wife wrote me letter stating you
all came to see her. I highly appre-