Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-26
FULTON COUNTY
RED CROSS NOTES

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Considerable public and private
criticism has been made of an appro-
priation by the Red Cross in August,
1917, for medical research work in
France, because partly involved in
this work is experimentation upon
living animals for the purpose of
finding methods of prevention and
remedies for new and strange SOL
diers' Diseases" said Harvey D. Glib
son, general manager of the Red
Cross, in a statement received at the
Lake Division headquarters.
Mr.. Gibson goes on to say that
the appropriation was made at a
time when prompt action was most
necessary, and from a Red Cross
standpoint it would be difficult to i'm
agine any greater duty than to seek
for every means of prevention and
remedy for the sickness of soldiers.
1t has developed, however, that there
are numbers of earnest Red Cross
members who have convictions
against the use of animals for the
discovery Of remedies for sickness.
The criticism seems to be largely con-
fined to the fact that the funds of
the Red Cross should not be used for
a purpose to which a large number
of its members object. Realizing the
situation, an individual has come for
ward and has offered to supply the
money necessary for this work, Sc
that none shall be taken from the
general funds of the Red Cross. This
fund also provides for replacing funds
| o1roodu 1coI fan 4I1o 1r,o,1~ MI d.
War Council has decided to accept
this offer without taking either side
of the question because they do not
wish to conflict with the sincere con.
victions of Red Cross members.
The big German drive has created
a new refugee problem for American
Red Cross workers in France. Short
ly after the drive began the Ameri-
can Red Cross field kitchen was dis
patched to the front and fed more
than $4,000 refugees and soldiers
Thirty canteens r now in operation
near the front line trenches. During
March $500 pairs of socks, 1900 pairs
of gloves, and 1900 comfort kits were
among the articles distributed by tn,
Red Cross to American soldiers.
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American Red Cross, is contradictet
by Jas. R. Garfield, manager of tn
Lake Division. He states that NJ
order has been sent out from head
quarters forbidding the including O
Testaments in comfort kits for sol
diers and sailors. The American
Bible Society is furnishing Tesla.
ments to the soldiers in camps an,
all the soldiers leaving for Franc
have been supplied, so that were tn
Red Cross to include Testaments il
the kits it would be duplicating tn
work of the other society.
Fulton County Red Cross shippe,
this past week 1T and 8 large quilt
to the "Fund for French Wounded,
70 Madison avenue, New York City
This organization is most anxious t
obtain bed clothing of all kinds, NOR
4 particularly patch work quilts and al
> scraps may be utilized for this work
Tailors' samples may be %buttonhole
and c%rocheted together for maxim;
j bed lovers. These articles may b
a sent directly to the above address.
= Reports of Branches and Auxiliarie
v Fayette-
Twenty-one cotton bed shirts, 5
I surgeons caps, Z pajama suits, 5 hos
pital pillows, 5 pillow cases, 6 pair
S ward slippers, 3 hot bottle covers.
= Metamora-
One helmet, 4 sweaters, "a pair
socks, 25 handkerchiefs.
Chesterfield
Four pairs trench slippers, 8 pain
& socks, 1 pair wristlets, 81 housewife
l afghan, IS shot bags.