The courier-index., 1918-05-31
RED CROSS REPORT
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 T AM THE RED CROSS"
 (By Henry Payson Dowst)
 I am the symbol of the pity O God. I burgeon upon the Haunting banner of victory and the dropping guidon of defeat. I am the token O peace in the midst of battle, of gen tleness shining through the sombel mists of hate.
 I am chevron on the sleeve oi mercy, an honor mark set high upon the bow of ycompassion. jam the color of blood spilled for democracy the form of Christ's tree of agony and my followers, at need, cruelty themselves to make men live. carry the hope of life into the red pits of death, and a dying soldier salutes me and smiles as he goes to touch the hand of God Almighty. stand for the organized love of mankind, the coordinated impulses of young and old to do good, the
 
 l mark the flag undert which are mobilized the forces of industry and finance, of church and school. of capital and of labor, of genius and of sinew. l am civilizations God speed to those who defend her. I am the message from home, am the symbol of the pity of God am the Red Cross.
 There is no limit to what Lee made another large shipment to the American Red Cross. Southwestern Division. Bureau of Supplies, consist ing of hospital supplies. knitted gar ments, and clothing for French and Belgian children, as follows
 One hundred ten suits of pajamas, 330 Triangle bandages, 5S hospital shirts, 51 helpless case reversible shirts, 14 surgeons operating gowns, 23 Scultetus bandages, 50 many tail ed bandages. 50 pillow cases, 13 bed sheets, 2 bath towels, 100 shot bags, g wool sweaters, 1 wool muffler, i pair wristiets, 2 pairs socks, 12 out ing fiaxael dresses for girls, 30 outing flannel petticoats for girls.
 Making total of 966 articles to go overseas for hospital use.
 The auxiliaries are doing splendid work. for the month of May. The fol lowing completed work has been sent in to the chapter headquarters:
 From the Rondo auxiliary 15 pa jama suits, 30 reversible helpless shirts.
 From country club auxiliary. Brick eys, 22 suits pajamas, 14S triangle bandages. 12 dresses for the little French and Belgian children.
 Oak Forrest auxiliary. 8 Scultetus bandages. reversible shirt, 20 many tailed bandages.
 Moro auxiliary, 10 suits pajamas, 10 surgeons operating gowns, Scul- tetus bandages, Is triangle bandages, pillow cases, ? wool sweaters, 100 shot bags. $50 gun wipers.
 La Grange auxiliary, 13 suits pa- jamas. 12 reversible helpless shirts, 20 packages gun wipers. La Grange has a very enthusiastic organization. They have two teams of workers that meet every Tuesday and Thurs day. They have converted the school building into the Red Cross work rooms. They have five sewing ma chimes. and all are kept busy on every Tuesday and Thursday of each week.
 I have pledged the American Red Cross that the Lee county chapter would make one shipment of hospital supplies each month. and I am deter mined te-ixeep that pledge just as long as the faithful ones, who have never faltered to help men in this great work of mercy, will stand by me and help me to keep that pledge. Our boys are bleeding and dying in the shell torn trenches and battle fields of France, and we must not stop. but must go on and on and on and help our allies to win the vict- ory. Surely when they must suffer such torture and die torn and bleed ing behind the blood stained battle lines in France. then 1t is our duty if we are Americans to make a sacrifice to help win this war.
 want to thank the Nixon Me Clintock Company for the four ship ping cases we used today in making our shipment of supplies. Messrs. Nixon and McClintock have furnish ed all our shipping cases and we have used many in this work. Also I want to thank MT. Gregory and Mir. Patterson for the packing and shipping of our supplies for us.
 Lee county chapter has received a call from division headquarters for 90 comfort kits, to be supplied to our soldier boys just before they go s,va~coao Tho snuthwpetarn divieiou