The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-06

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What the Red Cross may be called
upon ~ NJ" ia the further course If
The war. or with the coming Of vic
tory. peace and reconstruction. it
would hc lille 10 attempt to prophesy.
Bur This great organization, in very
truth 'the modified heart ana spirit
IF the whole American people. has
shown itself equal To- any call. ready
4" RESPOND 10 any emergency.
An italian ~"doughboy' walked into
an American Red Cross headquarters
~ Anacnna. Italy. and paid the follow
Ing tribute tu The great organization
II am only q private soldier. but (
want q" F.ay my rrinutc to you Tor oar
generosity Ia u~. ! have Il sister vino
va~ living near Udine and she and
her family were forced to Zee from The
hIoodthirty Au-trians a. they I'd
vuncr,I. Your American Red Cross has
taken care 81 them and they are very
Happy. / shall always thinE Of yot
and Dee grateful TO YOU"
The American Red Cross has become
not So much an organization as a
great movement. seeking 10 embody In
organized form the spirit of service.
tie spirit of Sacriicc-.n short. all
that i best and highest in the Ideals
and aspirations ~ our country.
Ey tha first Of January the Red
Gross WIN have working in France
upwards III 300 Americuns-a vivid
cputra~t tn the little group Of is men
and wrIlrn which. as The first Red
Gross commission To France. sailed
about june J.. 1917. TO initiate their
first efforts in Europe.
IT want MI YOU people TO do all YOU
can go help the Red Cross. for il is
surely doing wonderful work over
here. wrote an appreciative Coving-
ton DAD boy. Randolph Ray, who ~
now ON active service in France
"Thauk Cod for tine American Red
Gross. w.~ the opening message in a
letter written in France by Lieut..
Fred a. boyd Of Salt Lake City. Lieu
trulnt Boyd has recently recovered
from Spanish fever contracted while
ON dutr in eastern France and his APP
probation Of the Red Cross overseas
IS born Of firSt-hand information.
The American Red Cross is TO as
sist the SANTA Militaire il its study
of infectious jaundice malaria. the In
fections Of the typhoid group. h
LESSONS resulting from refrigeration
and a~phyNiating gases and certain
other wound Infections.
The American Red Cross has es-
tubli~hcd nurseries in many parts OF
italy where mothers can leave their
babies while they are harvesting the
crops.
\ Red Cross bureau is to he organ
iZed immediately for the purpose OF
undertaking the sale in his country OF
articles manufactured by informed al
lied prisoners i'm 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
the prisoners" writes Il New Haven
soldier. now at Camp Limburg. Ger
many. tn his mother. He received
food AMI smokes regularly from the
Red Cross.
The American Red Cross Canteen
Service has issued Il directory quarter
ly which will be given tn each troop
train commander and which contains
directions for making use of the Can
teen Service and it~ medi-
cal resources. There are = can
teens now in operation in this country.
Il wish that | could in some way
make YOU understand that magnitude
of the work OF the Red Cross" writes
Miss Harriet Root abroad with the
Wellesley College Canteen unit. .One
runs across some phase Of its work
every day"
The Red Cross has many trades
and professions represented ia its
ranks ;S the army. One man cited
for bravery shown while distributing
chocolate and cigarettes under heavy
fire NJ the front was Il New York bank
er turned canteen worker.
vegetable gardens for convalescent
soldiers ut the American army hos
pitfalls in France have proved so sue
ce>>ful that the American Red Cross
has sent 4 representative to this coun-
try TO secure ten expert market gar
denerS t. direct such activities at all
American hospitals i'm France To con-
valescent soldiers these gardens offer
useful and interesting occupation. In
mani cases of shell shock. farm work
is n of the best restoratives. Other
patients enjoy the outdoor activities
also.