The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15
GROSS MONEY
AIDS 100000 MEN
IN THE SOUTHWEST
REPORT ON WORK IN CAMPS AND
cANToNMENTs SHOWS HOW
CASH Is SPENT.
PROMPT WORK SAVES LIVES
Twenty Thousand Blankets Rushed to
Camp Bowie When Men sui
fered for Lack OF Bedding
mo Red Tape Here.

Sweaters worth Sl.250. 900 have been
given to soldiers in Southwestern
camps and environments by the Red
Cross since the mobilization of the
National army was begun.
This information is contained In a
report made u the Washington head.
quarters of the American Red Cross
by Stanley Stoner. director Of military
relief for the Southwestern division OF
the organization.
Stoner's report is proof positive OF
the support the Red Cross is givins
the War Department in fitting Ameri
can soldiery for winning the war. Tha.
no other agency outside the War De-
partment Itself is so potent a factor to
that end is recognized and admitted
generally. Every supporter OF the Red
Cross well may feel that he or she &C
tually is helping to save the world for
democrac, and to crush the unspeak.
able house Of Hohenzollern.
The report made by Director Stoner
shows that 2S0. 900 sweaters were dis
tributed up TO Feb. l to soldiers in
eight large camps and cantonments,
several smaller camps and to the army
which constantly is on guard on the
Mexican border. But sweaters was
only n Of 200 items provided. 1t a
impossible for the War Department 20
foresee many requirements OF the sol
diers. and in many instances. when
necessity arose for supplies OF differ.
ent kinds, 1t was impossible to get
army requisitions through fast enough
to handle the situation. Field direc.
tors in the different camps, always on
the alert for such emergencies and
armed with authority TO spend money
freely when necessity arose, stepped
in and provided whatever was needed
for the comfort and well-being OF the
men.
: From Spoons to Automobiles.
In addition to the sweaters, 44,S7C
mufflers were distributed. other items
were as follows: Socks. 56.87S; blan
kets. 1.l6O; wristlets. 27,S54; helmets
5,1O9; Christmas packages, 49, 57;
automobiles. 4; comforts, 1889. This
automobiles were touring cars neces
i sary for the proper transportation Of
sick soldiers from their quarters tC
hospitals. Nearly 900, 900 items, sri,
I 926 TO be exact, were distributed
Their diversity is illustrated by the
). following list taken from Director
e Stoner's report: Towels, pajamas
comfort kits. playing cards. tooth
brushes, tooth paste, condensed milk
oil heaters, drugs. bed sheets, pillow
cases, rubber gloves, soup, foot pow
der, shoes, magazines, books, slippers
II wash cloths, bath robes, hot water bot
4 ties. window curtains, bath rugs, ict
A picks, egg heaters, spoons. electric
!, plates, knives, spoons, gowns, apples
: oranges, lemons. nuts, foot warmers
!. rubber sheets. ice bags, boilers. bed
, room slippers. gloves. ear muffs domi
noes. rubber sheets, cots, auto trucks
fly swatters. soup strainers. pneu
monla Jackets chickens, dish rags
u combs, Victroia, quite,
l And wherever the Red Cross Is a
1t work in these camps. which means AZ
OF them, soldiers are praising L. The,
a call IL Uncle Sans right-hand man,
k which tells the story well enough an,
Ie true.
e Service Which Saves Lives.
y Nothing illustrates better what tn
& Red Cross means to the soldiers in Ii
lie Southwestern camps and environment
than an occurrence at Camp Bowl,
v Fort Worth. Tex. When the Decembe
" blizzard struck the camp Il found tn
S, men unprepared for it. One thousan
lt soldiers fell Ill in "a hours. More tina
ID 1000 were III " hours after the bli,
In zard hit. Many OF them we're threa
ened with pneumonis- Many had pnel
II monia, There was insufficient beddinl
The government was unable to tax
RI. care OF the situation. Charles w. Coz
IN merry, field director for the Red Gro.
at Camp Bowie, bought every blank,
he could get In Fort Worth and 9th,
4. Texas cities and wired Red Gro,
n headquarters at st. Louis for NOR
ID Within 4S hours after the blizzal
%. struck, Connery turned oyer 5000
81 blankets to the commandant Of II
camp. without any cost to the Cover,
ment whatever. Undoubtedly tn
quick work saved the lives OF mar
soldiers.
That is the sort Of work the r,
Cross is doing for S60.O 0 Amerlcs
= soldiers In the Southwestern cam
and environments. likewise in eve
camp and cantonment in the Unit,
States That is how money given
The Red Cross IS spent in militia
~ relief
he shopping Personally Conducted.
Int The American soldier IN France