The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22

Bed Cross work will continue, said l Frank B. Hayne, chairman of the New Orleans chapter, American Red Cross, ! T have just received the following tele- gram from the war council at Washing | ton and similar telegram has been sent l to every division headquarters in the United States to be read in the SS57 chap | ters of the Red Cross throughout the country:
 con February 10, last year, nearly six weeks before the United States declared war, national Red Cross headquarters advised it's chapters to prepare for war. That which has followed in the record of the Red Cross in helping to win this war and to relieve the suffering grow 1 ing out of it, constitute something of | which every American citizen has a ] right to be proud. Every American Red Cross worker must feel a sense of grati- tude In having had share in 1t all. (" The moment is now come to prepare 1 for peace. Actual peace may come at l any moment it may be deferred for sometime. Until peace is here there can
 be no relaxation in any Red Cross eff fort incident to active hostilties. | " But even with peace, let no one sup | pose that the work of the Red Cross is
 finished. Millions of American boys are still under arms. Thousands of them
 are sick and wounded. Owing to the
 shortage in shipping, it may take a year or more to bring our boys home from France. But whatever the time. our pro- tecting arms must be about them and their families over the period which must elapse before the normal life of peace can l be resumed
 | '''Our soldiers and sailors are enlisted until the commander-in-chief tells them there is no more work for them to do I in the war. Let every Red Cross mem l Der and worker--and this means both
 men and women-show our returning sol
 ders and sailors that to care for their health, welfare and happiness we are en-
 listed for no less period than they are.
 ""The cessation of war will reveal picture of misery such as the world has
 never seen before, especially in the many countries which cannot help themselves. The American people will expect the Red Cross to continue to act as their agent in repairing broken spirits and | broken bodies. Peace terms and peace conditions will determine how we may best minister to the vast stricken areas which have been narrowed by war, and 1 for this great act of mercy the heat and
  tinue to be mobilized through the Ameri- can Red Cross.
 con behalf of the war council, we accordingly ask each member of our splendid body of workers throughout the land to bear in mind the solemn obliga- tion which rests upon each one to "carry on." We cannot abate an instant in our efforts or in our spirits. There will be abundance of work to do, and specific advices will be given, but even at the moment of peace let no Red Cross work CT falter.
 "'Our spirits must now call us to show that not the roar of cannon or the blood of our own alone directs our activities. but that great people will continue to respond greatly and freely to Its obliga- tions and opportunity to serve. ." THANKS FOR COMFORT QUILT The following letter has been received from Mrs. George Denegre of New Or leans. thanking Miss Margaret Calhouns band of knitters for the beautiful com fort sent to the Princess Jose of Belgium My Dear Children: Many thanks for your beautiful quilt which will go to the Queen of Belgium. I know it will please her when she takes it to the hospital, and the poor, wounded soldiers who take turns in being covered with it and say God bless the sweet girls that made this Perhaps they will guess some of the kind and generous thoughts you knitted into the squares. Your friend, MRS, GEORGE DENEGRE,