Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-25
THE sHuoSn uas ses nd
CROSS wAR FUND CAMPAIGN
By ". uYpE JOHNSON


nsy wsre such msa a. Juirs Harris
q Haltoa. Dr. leeh. u Columbia;
JACK Bianaoa. e PARIS; A. y Ind
scy. q Clinton. Sianey SteFhsns Of
Colunhia. jim Mrczne. q BsStinr
Grcon: and C. C. Daniels, q Wanda
la BIZ - for a haE nan.
So Il I am to &C. along viii i every
cne must help al he can
ne meeting vas called 10 craer IN
the assembly room on The ieth neor
q TIE New Sausr Hotel BY Nj, Ran
hcrrcr acting for car state chairman.
M Carter. Mr. Carter had 1T,
The trsach fever. and OOuld no, Be
present.
Supplies wrre distributed asd
sroceha wcrc usae By the chairman
and Mr. Johnzsa On Tie plan Of or
ganirahon. Icais Ia Beaume, mana
gcr q the Division Publicity Commit
See. discussed the problem Of public
~ by means Of advertisements and
written by the loeal advertisers. by
means q hoiler plate material. pos
tiers. saekers etc. d. d. Walker, Jr.,
discussed the matter Of accounting in
sis;ing that the method must be uni
form. that = report Of sales be made
each day by telegraph, and a proper
receipt be issued for all money re-
ceiyed.
George W. Briggs made a very in
teresting speceh on his work. He is
the manager Of the Division Speakers
Committee. He urged that a flying
squadron Of Red Cross speakers be
trained with objects in view; endeavor
to animste liberal giving spirit, edu-
cate more Of the people on the Red
Cross work; make organization for
future work of the Red Cross. He
further said that the American Red
Cross teaches and practices patriot
ism, that it is saving the lives and
manhood Of our soldiers, for by heart
ening and encouraging them it is
shortening the war; and that it is con-
serving the spirit of brotherhood and
compassion in the world. He said
that had the Red Cross not gone into
Europe the Allies would have lost the
war. The French soldiers were quit
| ting because their wives and children
were starving. The Red Cross stopp-
ed it and bought $4,000 900 for sup
plies Of food. bedding and the like and
the soldiers went on to victory.
After this q luncheon was served
in the banquet room on this floor fol
which we were under obligations t.
Messrs. johnson, Carter and Bamber.
ger. At the close Of the luncheon
Major George W. Simmons, manage
Of the Division Red Cross, who has re
Gently returned from the trenches
made a very interesting, instructive
and impressive address on the worl
Of the Red Cross.
He said that the Red Cross last sum.
mer without any organization and oni!
5000. 900 members, had raised 500,
600, 900 at a cost of TX per cent
which record he said could not b
beaten. But not a cent Of the fun
was spent for the collection. Tha
comes out Of the other funds of tn
Red Cross. In fact, not only tn
800, 000, 900 has been spent for the re
lief Of the suffering, the purpose 70
which it was contributed, but ais
about So, 900, 900 interest.
When Pershing's men were read
for the trenches, they were withol
emergency supplies and the hospita
were not equipped. This was reporte
to the Red Cross and immediate
trucks were sent up with splinter
! bandages, surgical instruments and a
things needful, and thereby prevents
!. a great calamity. Without these,
great many amputations had been e
essary.
:, Thanks in great part to the r.
Cross, we have the healthiest arm
in the history of the world. On
three in a thousand are afflicted wi
:, venerial diseases, and for two 81
cessive days not a case Of alcoholis
reported by Pershing's whole Expe
tionary Force.
At Chalons the Red Cross fec
from four to five thousand Frer
soldiers every day-soldiers passi
through there on sick leave every d.
1t is frequently treated to an air "a
The people, Is or II thousand, scul
to the caves for protection. The +
Cross workers go into their dugou
The night Mr.. Simmons was the
there was a raid and the anti-aircr
gun forced the machines up so h
that they could not do effective We
But the %shrapnel they send up m
come down, endangering the unI
tected. One bomb dropped destr
:, ed a house and made prisoners of
people in the basement. Soon a nj
Der of French old men and wor
gathered but all they did was to WI
their hands and talk in their exc
ment. Shortly a squad of Red CT
'eu workers came with picks, axes
way shovels and went directly to work.
mt Mr.. Simmons showed us a soldi
a"' helmet and a gas mask.
He is a very interesting spes
ace and hope that we shall be abb
get him here for the campaign
anu get everybody in the chapter to h
VI him.
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