The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1918-04-13
WHAT TIE RED CROSS
MEANS AND STANDS
FORNENVS NOTES.
Red Cross Is the Greatest Mother OF
ALA Description of the Mean
ing of the Square Gross.
GIVE TO TIE RED CROSS"
Miss Catherine Labouisse, of New
Orleans, Visits Bay Chapter
Interest Of Homo Service.
Give to the Red Cross-the great

Inc meaning OF our ReQ CTOSS.-
"The red in our cross stands for sac
rifice, for giving life, as the warm
crimson blood gives life to the body.
The cross has the same length on all
four sides of its arms to signify that
it gives life equally to all, high Or low,
east or west. It stands alone always,
no words or markings on it, TO show
that the Red Cross have only one
thought-tO serve. They ask no
questions; they care not whether the
wounded be ours or Of another peo-
pie. Their duty is to give and to
give quickly.
''The Red Cross stands on a white
ground, because real sacrifice can
come only from pure hearts. Service
must come, not from hate, bat from
love; from the roblest thoughts and
wishes of the heart, or it vii fail
That is why children love this flag.
1t is drawing them by millions in. the
schools Of our land, in a wonderful
army of rescue under the President,
to make, to save, to give for others.
And some day the children of all
lands, under the Red Cross, will
teach the grown people the ways of
understanding snd of friendship; the
beautiful meaning OF the Red Cross
which is echoed in their lives. H.
n. McCracken.
Girls and boys of America, you
are the hope of the worldT is the
eloquent message to the youth Of
America by Herman Hagedorn, a
young American poet and patriot,
which is SO expressive Of the appeal
that the Junior Red Cross is making
to the little citizens of our country.
Destiny, Fortune, God, whatever you
want to call it, laid on you the pri-
vilege and the responsibility of being
the hope of world in tears. You can
carry this responsibility and be glo-
rious. You can throw it off, and be
damned; but you cannot ignore it.
Let US be big enough to see the
big things in this wcrld and make
ourselves a part of them.
We we're delighted at the patriot
ism displayed in the parade, and the
Junior Red Cross display in the win
dow. The boys knitting and the
girls beautiful layettes, which says:
Remember Belgium"
1t is characteristic of the people of
the United States that in the midst
of their own momentous problems due
to entrance into the World-war they .
still remember Belgium.
Our Civilian Relief Committee is
doing valuable work, and now they
are to have some home service work
ers.
Miss Catherine Labouisse from
New Orleans was present Thursday
afternoon and made a plendid talk
on the Home Service Course, which
will be given in Biloxi for four
weeks, beginning on next Tuesda
and will embrace three days of each
week, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
The lesture will begin about II
A. NJ. and last little over one
hour. She outlined the course as
follows:
1.-The Why, What and Where of
the Home Service Of the Red Cross.
2-The Normal Family; It's Prob
lens and Resources. i
3-How Home Service Is Carried
On.
4-He.lth Problems In Home Ser
vice Families.
Child Welfare.
6-Unstable Families.
Family Income; Its Use through
a Budget.
S-Community Resources for
Home Service Families.
She gave a briet outline as TO the
above topics, and showed that
skilled workmen were needed.
The delicate work of going into
homes and gaining the confidence of
people requires tender, gentle, sym
pathetic, trained heart and that is
why these courses are planned.
The illness of Mrs. A. L. Stokoe,
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee, is noted with regret. Mrs. Sto-
koe was unable to attend the various
meetings during the week as result
of her indisposition.
. Until further notice, meetings OF
the Executive Committee will be held
on Friday afternoons instead OF on
Thursday afternoons.
If we make a bandage wrong, II
can easily be made over; but IL we
wound the feelings, or mlsconduct
the affairs of household,it cannot be
so easily remedied. So the Home
Service Com. helps people to help
themselves and to avoid pauper1za-
ton; aso presents the greatest op-
portunity to save democracy.
We hope as many as can Will take
advantage of this course.
Bay Chapter stands seeon IN
efficiency in Red Gross work in Cult
Division. so Mr.. Christ said, and we
want to be prepared for Home Ser
vice.
Whoever has shipped refugee gar
ments please report to the secretary
Logtown's Surgical Dressing Class
reports as follows. 201 gauze com
presses, 60 gauze strips, 10 fourtalls
5 many tails and triangulars, max
ing a total of 281 articles.
Work is picking up at headquar-
ters and thereby rushing the cutters
The cutting department reports AZ
garments cut during the past week.
The Chaper returns thanks to Miss
es Jones and Crowell for their liberia
donations toward refugee garments
MRS. T. B. CLIFFORD, Reporter
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When you buy a Liberty Bone
- 1890 t<,rlav II Il vour duty.