The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13

w. n. Mitchell. Atty. zo'vv
Ordered that J. w. Vance. be ana ne
hereby appointed member OF the Pension
ROAM 20 sueeeed Dr. J.-W. Sharp. deceased.
ordered that the Board do now sd9o"fn'
The American Red Gross has become
not so much an organization as a
great movement, seeking to embod? IN
organized form the spirit Of service. !
the spirit of sacrifce--in short, oil
that Is best and highest In the ideals
md 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 10 men
and women which, az the first Ned
Cross commission to France, saiieo
about June 1. 1917. to initiate their
first efforts in Europe.
"I want III you people to do all you
car to heip the Red Cross, for 1t Is
surely doing wonderful work over
here wrote an appreciative CovIng'
ton (La.) boy. Randolph Ray, who Is
now onactive service In France.
'Thahk 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
from Spanish fever contracted while
on duty in eastern France and his ap-
probation of the Red Cross overseas
is born of frst-hand information.
The American Red Cross Is to as
sist the Santa Militaire in its 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-
tablished nurseries in MANI parts or
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. 1t 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
2 the prisoners" writes a New Haven
soldier, now at Camp Limburg, Ger
many, 10 his mother. He received
food and smokes regularly from the
, , Red Cross.
3 The American Red Cross Canteen
Service has issued a directory quarter
. ly which will be- given to each troop
train commander and which contains
directions for making use of n Can
. teen Service and its emergency Ihedi
5 cal There are 5 can
. teens now in operation in this country
/ Il wish that I could in some way
make you understand that magnitude
. of the work of the Red Cross" writes
\ Mss Harriet Root abroad With the
Wellesley College Canteen unit. Zone
Q runs across some phase of its work
every day"
The Red Cross has many trades
and professions represented in Its
o ranks as the army. One man cited
0 for bravery shown while distributing
= chocolate and cigarettes under heavy
S fire at the front was a New York bank
4 or turned cantpen worker.
n Vegetable gardens for cOnvaleScent
soldiers at the American army hos
t pitfalls in France have proved SO sue
cessful that the American Red Cross
0 has sent a representative to this
try TO secure ten expert market gar
e deners to direct such activities at all
) American hospitals in France. To con
2 valescent soldiers these gardens offer
. useful and interesting occupation. In
many cases of shell shock, farm work
is one of the best restoratives. Other
patients enjoy the outdoor activities
, also.