New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-20


NJ. Sugar-Bowl, a friend long with
from the public eye, is with
us again.
VIII Thank Us IN Person
"As soon as possible | shall 90 to
America for the express purpose of
personally thanking the American
Red Cross for It, Invaluable aid to
France aud to the French Army dur
ing the war"
General Pctain made this state
mcnt last week When he visited the
cantcen at the
French Army Headquarters Under
jorie Mott, the American Red Cross
worker there, was summon
ed to Headquarters and invited &c
dine with General Pctain, who wa
loud in his praises OF what the Red
Gross lad done in cautcens, hos
etc.--The X. c. Bulletin.
In Our Sister State
The Red Cross service where il
was most needed was given to a
frainload OF sailors from the Pacific
who arrived in Trinidad. Colo.
recently. going east. The Trinidad
Chapter of the Red Cross was on
the Job. providing 254 pairs of warm
blankets for the sailors. who had
left the warm climate Of California
with just one blanket each. Striking
real winter weather in southern
the men were really suf-
from the cold, and the warm
blankets provided there by the faith
full Red Cross canteen proved a God
send which the boys appreciated
A. X. c. Rays.
Tho Annual Reports
OF the San Miguel chapter. at a
recent meeting shows an unusually
amount of work accomplish
ed by the society during the past
year.
John Fl, Culley, formerly chair
man and lately secretary of the
has done a large amount of
unselfish service for the Red Cross
and will be missed. Shortly before
departure for Camp Cody. where
he will do camp welfare work M.
was presented with a hand
wrist watch, the gift Of his
fellow officers and close associates
in Red Cross work.
Villa Souveniers Sold
At Ell Paso, chairs, tables. musical
and jewelry formerly
owned by Don Francisco Villa, the
bandit, are frequently Of
for sale by Mexicans in des-
titutc circumstances. These articles
find ready sale and are purchased
by Americans who desire souveniers
Of Villas reign in northern Mex
Ico. Recently a junk dealer in that
city presented the Red Cross gift
shop with a copper mandolin, which
he claims was used by Villa when a
boy. II will be sold for the benefit
Of that organization in the near
At jerusalem
The destitute inhabitants through
out that region are using the latter
ed gray army shirts, discarded BY
British soldiers to cloth their
children. Many of the youngsters
are wearing nothing else but these
shirts with a belt about the waist.
The greatest mother on earth. the
American Red Cross. has come to
the rescue and are distributing
thousand Of warm garments to the
civilians.
At Tucumcari
The Red Cross Rest Room is 4
busy place these days. The ladies
make the trains-passinc out tobacco.
chewing gum, etc. Recently they
ed more than one hundred free for
Some of the boys left
money in their cups as that was the
only way to make the ladies receive
pay for their service. The boys
we're loud in their praise for the
treatment received while
n town.
Even Prairie Dogs Helps r c
Two girls, eight and ten years old.
If Manzanola, Colo, earned $50 for
he Red Cross by trapping prairie
logs and making soap of their fats.
"A. R, c. Rays.