The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-20
7~N 10y - w . y
YOUR RED CROSS
WHAT II DOES

the War Council OF the He'd cross.
'It will constitute unique appeal
TO- every man. woman and child in
this great land of ours to becoMe en-
rolled IN our army 81 mercy"
To guide the "r~Gll.ing wounded
back from the front to the nearest
available aid sections the Red, Cross
is furnishing the army with thousands
Of small cloth MARKERS bearing 4 Red
Corss and arrow to show direction to
be taken. ~.
What the, led Cross may. be called
upon to do in the further ,.csnrSse OF
&fle war, or with the coming Of VIC
tory, peace and reconsideration, it
would be idle, 70 attempt to Dsqphegy.
But this great Organization. in very
truth "the. modified heart ard spirit
Of the whole American peeple," has
shown itself equal t" any cali, ready
to respond TO any emergency.
An italian "doughboy" walked. into
an. American Red Cross headquarters
at Anacona, Hply, and paid the follow
ing tribute to. the great, organization
81 an, only q private soldier, but !
want to pay my tribute to you for your
generosity to us. I have a,psister who
Eas living near Udfne and she and
her family were forced to flee from the
bleodthirsty Austrians as they ad,
yapced. Your American Red Cross has
taken care Of them and they are. very
Ehappy. shall always think OF you
and be grateful to YOU"
The American Red Cross has become
not SO much an organization .,as @
great movement, seeking TO embody In
organized form the spirit Of service
the spirit of sacrifce--7-in Short, al
tgnt is best and highest in the. ideals
and aspirations Of our country.
y
BY the first of January the Rec
4 Cross will have working in France
upwards of 5000 Americans-a vivid
contrast to. the little group OF IS Her
| and women which, as the first Ifef
| Cross commission to- France, .sssilet
about June l, 1917. to initiate theil
I first efforts In Europe.
81 want all you people TO do all yos
can to help the Red Gross, for it il
Esureiy doing wonderful work love-
here" wrote an apprsfiatige Coying
ton (La.) boy, Randolph Ray, who Il
now on active service in France.
'eThank God for the American Reg
Cross was, the opening message in !
letter written in France by Lieut.
Fred A. Boyd of .SaltIake City. Lieu
tenant Bdad has recently reeqyers
from Spanish ,tsEsT contrastpd tShil
Oh dutv'{n eastern France and his ~
| preciatIoa CT the Rcd Cross oversee
is beg, 81 hrsthand information. =
The A,pegj;;aan Rod Gross IS 70 al
list se.S:{tsita 2Ii:;sairc in its STUD
ST iafvct]llS ia,nuice Inalaria. the i.
fcetioss Of the yyphqi grnur, ~
4es;a.j, :resnitins fTocl refrl.sera'i'
| 4nd .ls,,ilyxiatir. gases aud ee.ta;
,.,..s.ss wauad in.mtlos.s. 4
TIE. h;ner:-na ,Eo1 c7aca 'tcs G.
;a5l.*hrt titsg&"r;s s.j7s many r,:lrfs.c
:talv where rniAsrs .csn ieafe tae:
hal'i"s nile .;es ~ l''.:.''s5'''g ~
srops.
a 5.ed sEcroS7 l.'i-'su is Il: hr qs5ea;
xed isIts9,eilsee;y Tor 4:f', purpose {
,rlsrtakfnr tho :ain r. IBIS co9ntry G
.r;icies nr-aufsfEroS 4ns informed q
1iei prisoner; IN sFtsizcrl;,nd. il is tn
astersien 10 have tie articles on IL
mass ct for The Christmas season.
,:ahe Red Cross has brought II
4 oysy JOY and happiness in the lives
the prisoners" writes Il Eew Hare
soldier, now ut Camp Iimhurg.. Sc
many, to shis mother. lie receive
food and smokes regularly from ii
Red Cross.
.The American Red Cross Cantee
Service has issued directory quartz
ly which will be given to each troo
Il train commander and which contair
directlohs for making use o& the Ca
4 teen Service and its emergency meS
cal resources. There are 6s5 cal
teens now in operation In this countr
Il 'T wish that I could in some wa
) make you understand that magnitud
Of the work Of the Red Cross" write
Miss Harriet Root abroad with Il
i Wellesley College Canteen unit. "Or
runss4cruss some phase of Its ,wor
eyssv day"
Fl The Red Cross has many trads
and professions represented in 1
ranks as the army. One man cite
for bravery shown while. DISTRIBUTE
chocoiate and cigarettes under heay
erca at the front was New York BAN
.er turned canteen worker.
Vegetable gardens feE ,conyasescel
soldiers at the Aniestcan army no
pitaIs in France have proved SO 50
cessfnl that the American Red Gro