Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-13
RED CROSS WORK
WITH COMING OF PEACE
Is Outlined in a Message from the
War Council, A. h. c.-Letter from
Division Manager Jackson States
Surgical Dressings Work Is 10 Be
Stoned Immediately

Division Manager Jackson States
Surgical Dressings Work Is to Be
Stopped Immediately
That the Red Cross has a great
work to do with the coming of peace
is shown by message from the
War Council. A. r. c.. which has
been received at the headquarters
Of the Augusta Chapter. This mes
sage reads in part as follows:
Even with. peace let no one sup
pose that the work Of the Red Cross
is finished. Millions of American
boys are still under arms. Thous-
ands of them are sick or wounded.
Owing to the shortage in shipping.
it may take a year or more to
bring our boys home from France.
But whatever the time. our protect
Ing arms must be about them and
their families over the whole period
which must elapse before the normal
life of peace can be resumed.
Our soldiers and sailors are en-
listed until the commander In chief
tells them there is no more work for
them to do in the war. Let every
Red Cross member and worker show
our returning soldiers and sailors
that to care for their helth, welfare
and happiness, we are enlisted for no
less a period than they are.
The cessation or war viii reveal
a picture of misery such as the
world has never seen before, espec-
tally in the many countries which
cannot help themselves. The Am
erican people will. expect the Red
Cross to continue to act as their
agent in repairing broken spirits
and broken bodies. Peace terms and
peace conditions will determine how
we may best administer to the vast
stricken areas which have been har-
rowed by war, and in this great act
OF mercy. the heart and spirit of
the American people must continue
to be moblised through the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
"On behalf of the War Council we
accordingly ask each member of our
splendid body of workers through
out the land to bear in mind the
solemn obligation which rests upon
each one to carry on" We cam
not abate one instant in our eff
forts or in our spirit. There will
specific adviees will be given. but
even at The moment of peace let no
Red Cross worker falter.
Our spirits mast now call US to
show that it is not the roar of can
non or the blood OF our own alone
that directs our activities. but that
great people will continue to re-
spond gre; tly and freely to its OBJ
legation and opportunity to serve
mankind
THE WAR COUNCIL of the
American Red Gross"
A letter received from James
jackson. manager of the New Eng
land Division. states that every
form of Chapter production activ.
ity must he continued with one eS-
ception. that being surgical dres-
sings. which must he stopped inn
mediatety. The calling off of this
branch Of the work is due to the
fact that there is in the Red Cross
warehouses in France and the Tn
tied States an ample reserve sup
ply.
It is stated that the conditions In
the countries of our Allies are such
that the Red Cross Commissions
abroad have given notice Of the un>
limited need for garments for civil
i'm relief. and that it is hoped that
the workers will make concentrat-
ed effort to finish at once all tn
completed orders for refugee gar
ments IN order to prepare to care for
additional orders which are about to
be received.
The letter says in part:
ut seems that II the Surgical
Dressings workers know Of and
realize this need for refugee gar
merts and you urge them to enlist
their services in this work. that you
will receive n quick ard ready re-
sponse from them. We suggest that
you turn over your Surgical Drse-
sings workrooms to refugee garment
work.
II would suggest that you hold
meetings at once in your workroums,
explain the situation and prepare to
carry on this work on an ENLARGED
scale. We will give you further IN.
structiops on the work as the situa-
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