The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04

10 guide the walking wounded
back from the front to the neares
available aid sections the Red Cross
is furnishing the army with thousands
IF small cloth markers bearing a Rec
Corss and arrow to show direction tt
be taken.
What the Red Cross may be called
upon to do in the further course OF
the war, or with the coming of vic.
tory, peace and reconstruction, ii
would be idle to attempt to prophesy
But this great organization, in very
truth "the modified heart and spirit
of the whole American people," has
shown itself equal TO any call, ready
/ to respond to any emergency.
! An italian "doughboy" walked into
an American Red Cross headquarters
at AnacOna, Italy, and paid the follow
ing tribute to the great organization ::
II am only Il private soldier, but
want to pay my tribute to you for your
generosity to Us. l have a sister who
was living near Udins and she and
her family We're forced to flee from the
bloodthirsty Austrians as they adj
iyanced. Your American Red Cross has
taken care of them and they are very
happy. I shall always think of you
and be grateful tO'you."
The American Red Cross has become
not so much an organization as
great movement, seeking to embody in
organized form the spirit of service,
the spirit of sacrifice-in short, all
that is best and highest in the ideals
and 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, as the first Red
Cross commission to France, sailed
about June l, 1917, to initiate their
first efforts in Europe.
II want all you people to do all you
can to help the Red Cross. for 1t Is
surely doing wonderful work over
here" wrote an appreciative Coving-
ton (La.) boy, Randolph Ray, who is
now on active service in France.
'Thank 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 recovered
from Spanish fever contracted while
on duty in eastern France and his ap-
probation Of the Red Cross overseas
Is born Of first-hand information.
The American Red Cross Is to as |
sist the Santa Militaire in it's study |
If infectious iaundice malaria, the in
fections of the typhoid group, the
esions resulting from refrigeration |
md asphyxiating gases and certain
)ther wound infections.
The American Red Cross has es-
ablished nurseries in many parts Of
italy where mothers can leave their
,abies while they are harvesting the J
.rops.
A Red Cross bureau is to be organ
zed Immediately for the purpose of
the sale in this country Of
lrticles manufactured by interned al
led prisoners in Switzerland. It Is the
to have the articles on the
market for the Christmas season.
'"The Red Cross has brought the
My Joy and happiness in the lives Of
he prisoners" writes a New Haven
older, now at Camp Limburg. Ger
many, to his mother. He received
God and smokes regularly from the !
led Cross. |,
The American Red Cross Canteen i,
'ervice has issued directory quarter
y which will be given to each troop
rain commander and which contains
irections for making use of the Can