The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-03-22

The bureau Of motion pictures,
wash;nrton. D. c., announces the
completion Of five pictures for the use
of Red Cross chapters throughout the
limited States. These pictures show
various scenes and activities in France
and elsewhere in Europe and it is ex-
pected that much enthusiasm will be
aroused In localities where they are
released- Their titles are as follows.
"Humanity's Appeal" "Field Service
on the Western Front" "In the Ruins
of Rheims." "France in Arms" and
"French Sailors in Action"
The northern division Headquarters
Minneapolis, will have a limited num-
Der of these moving pictures on hand
for distribution among chapters in the
four states under its jurisdiction. II
will also have q number of stereopti-
con slides illustrating Red Cross work
in France: these are to be used by Red
Cross speakers and will be sent to
different chapters upon request.
Another Red Cross sweater story
was exploded at Fort Benton, Mont.
last week. 1t has become rumored
that Private E. G.. Flanagan, who
had enlisted from that town and gone
to Camp Lewis, had received five
sweaters from the Red Cross; that
sweaters were being vertically thrown
away at Camp Lewis.
The report, spread by pro-Germans
and the chronic knockers, who are
again at the Red Cross and every
thing else that will help win the war,
was given wide credence. Finally it
came to the ears of Private Flanagan
himself and he Immediately wrote the
chairman of the Fort Benton Red
Cross organization. In his letter he
said: "This is to certify that | have
received n sweater from the official
headquarters of the American Red
Cross at this camp, and only one. l
have received four other sweaters,
sent to me by mail, by well inten-
toned friends. Any inference that
Red Cross work is not appreciated
here is a mistake and we cannot COM
mend too highly what that organiza-
ton is doing"
The war council of the Red Cross
has announced that the campaign to
raise the second war relief fund of
500, OOO, 900 will be postponed until
the week of May 20, according to a
telegram received by the northern d.
vision headquarters.
1t was originally intended to begin
raising this money for Red Cross
work on May 6, but fear that it might
detract even slightly from the forth
coming Liberty loan campaign
prompted the war council to postpone
the date for two weeks. This action
fixes the date of the second war fund
campaign of the Red Cross eleven
! months after the first, which was car-
ried on the week of June 10, 1917.
I The val council had been appointed
by President Wilson five weeks prior
to the start of the first money raising
campaign, and the first great task
was to provide means for carrying on
relief work on a scale commensurate
with the military operations.
More than 500 ,000, 900 was con-
tributed in response to the first call
for financial aid, and contributions
plus interest brought the total re-
ceipts from the first drive to $685.
099, OF this amount, ST., OO6 ,121
was refunded to chapters for local re-
lief work. Of the balance, $77,721, 918
has been appropriated-leaving a bal
ance available for appropriations of
$40, 81 ,317. France has been bene-
ficiary of the American Red Cross
appropriations in a sum of more than
$50, 100000
During the week preceding Christ
mas, the Red Cross conducted a men,
bership drive which resulted in the
enrolment of approximately 49,
600, 900 new members. This was fol-
lowed last month by a campaign con-
Quoted by the junior membership de-
partment Of the Red Cross which re-
suited in the enrolment in that col
lateral organization of virtually all
| school children in America.