Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-06
Nov. 9th, 1918
Miss Clara Fl. Whitney, Chairman,
American Red Cross,
st. Joseph, La

American Red Cross,
st. Joseph, La.
With peace, let no. one suppose that
the work of the Red Cross ia finished.
Millions of our American boys are
still under arms. Thousands of them
are sick and wounded, and owing to
the shortage in shipping, it will prob
ably take year or more to bring our
boys home from France.
Our protecting arms must be about
them and their families over the whole
period which must lapse before the
normal life of peace can be resumed,
and that will probably not be for one
year or so. The cessation of the war
will reveal q picture of misery such as
the world has never seen before, es-
peciaIly in the many countries which
csnnot help themselves. The wander
ful American people will expect the
Red Cross to continue to act as their
agent in repairing the many broken
spirits and broken bodies.
We are soon to be shown how we
can best minister and assist these
stricken areas which have been hsr-
rowed by war, and for this great act
of mercy, the heart and spirit Of the
American people must continue to be
mobilized through the American Red
Gross. Let every Red Cross member
and worker, and this means both men
and women, show our returning SOL
diers and sailors that to care for their
health, welfare and happiness, we are
enlisted for no less period than they
are.
All our boys need warm hearts to
father them, and ministering hands to
sustain them. They need every COM
fort, every care, every protection
that money can provide, and now
that peace has been declared they
need even more, II possible, during
the firing months when they are
waiting to return to us.
Now, let us answer this call. Red
Cross work on the biggest scale will
continue for another year or 80, none
OF the chapter activities are to be
stopped, work is to 90 on a. hereto
fore, The Red Cross will be recruit
ing from time to time; this will be
necessary, as We are expecting nu-
merous emergency calls from National
Headquarters, and these calls must all
be met.
The Chapter Production end of it in
chapters will continue, the only diff.
ference being that we are not to make
any more Surgical Dressings. We
have small monthly order for the
Army, which we have given to . few
Of our larger chapters, and al chap
ters will be called on to make practi-
cally twice the amount that they have
been making in Hospital Garments,
and Knitted Articles, and three times
the amount in Refugee. Clothing, the
latter being most necessary. and the
demand is urgent.
The Red Gross now calls us to show
that not the roar Of common or the
blood Of our own alone direct our &C.
tivities, but that the great people will
continue to respond greatly and freely |
to its obligations, and pleased with |
the opportunity to serve.
1 wish to thank you and your chap |
ter workers for your wonderful CO.
operation in this great work, and re-
quest that you extend to oil, our sp-
probation of their untiring efforts and
excellent work of the past year.
Please give this letter wide publicity.
Yours for the CHRISTMAS ROLL
CALL,
MRS. CATHERINE MoBERLY,
Director Dept. Of Development.
All Red Cross members are notified
that there will be an important meet
ing Of the Chapter ct the Court House
on Sunday, December 9Th, at $40 p.
M, to elect all Chapter officers for the
coming year, and for the transaction
Of any other business that may come
before the meeting.
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