Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-18
BACKS UP THE ARMY AND NAVY
eueeors Wife Of the Fighting Man
and Makes His Own Surround
lngs as Pleasant as
Possible.

Inc people or the United Statee
only now are beginning to realize the
force for good represented by the
American Red Gross.
This statement Is attested BY the
fact that 100000 Of the citiEenr,
Of this country Joined the organization
in the Christmas membership drive
But few OF these, however, realized
what the Red Cross 10 doing to help
win the war for the United States and
its allies.
The four principal divisions Of the
Red Cross are Woman's Work, Junior
Membership. Civilian Relief and Mill
tary Relief.
Woman's work consists Of the vRrl.
GUS activities which result in furnish
ing sweaters. helmets. wristlets,
socks. surgical dressings. etc., for
American soldiers who either have
gone to France or who are preparing
to go. Itehas been estimated that the
work women have done in this depart.
ment since America entered the war
would have cost the Red Cross $50.
100000. exclusive of material used. OF
course. all the work has been done
gratis.
What Women Have Done. o..
In the seven months ending Nov. /,
1917, the Red Cross sent to Europe
100000 separate articles, surgical
dressings. hospital supplies and cloth.
Ing. In addition to these, large guam.
titles Of similar supplies have been
sent to camps and cantonments in the
United States.
The American people will not, Of
course, permit families to suffer want
because their bread-winners are fight.
ing for their country.
The Red Cross chapters can and
will provide also the friendly services
which may be needed and acceptable
because Of Ill health or other misfor.
tunes or because of family conditions
which, II neglected, would result In
need and suffering or disaster to the
home.
The Bureau OF Civilian Relief also Ia
doing a great work in France.
Eniistins 100000 Children.
Through the Junior Red Cross,
which has been created in accordance
with plan credited largely to DR.. H.
N. MacCracken, president Of Vassar
College. it is proposed to give the
22,OO0,000 school children of the Unit
ed States an active share In the work
of the Red Cross.
The purpose of the Junior Red
Cross is largely educational, and its
activities will be carried on entirely
in the schools. as D part of the school
work.
The organization of <he Junior Red
Cross aims at decentralization and
the independence Of the local unit.
Contact with the Red Cross will be
maintained only through the School
Committee of the local chapter, the
chapter, in turn. receiving its direc-
tions and material through the divi-
sion director of Junior membership.
The dues of each auxiliary are a
sum equal to rs cents for each men,
Der. This is required as a pledge of
serious purpose, and is to be used by
the auxiliaries in the purchase Of ma
terials for making supplies.
Military Relief Work.
The American army in France is re-
ceived in large reception camps on
the coast, and after several weeks of
preliminary training the men are sent
across the country to permanent
training camps back of the firing
lines.
Along the route followed by the
troops the Red Cross has established
infirmaries and rest stations, each In
charge of an American trained nurse
with an American man to assist her.
Each infirmary contains 10 beds,
stock of drugs and other necessities.
The seriously sick are cared for at
French hospitals in the neighborhood.
Daily calls are made upon the Ameri-
can sick in the hospitals by the nurse
and attendant, who take with them
reading matter, tobacco and other
comforts.
Big Work In United States.
Dispensaries have been established
in the American army zone to care
for civilians and to improve health
conditions in the vicinity OF the Amer
lean camps.
When our men reach their French
base the Red Cross continues to act
as a friendly agency as opportunity
may offer to supplement what the
army itself does to make the men
comfortable. Recuperation camps
have been opened at suitable places,
and recreation huts provided for the