Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-03-21
RED CROSS IN PUTNAM
Mrs. w. NJ. Shanks
HOME COMMUNICATION SERVICE

I1OhC COhh hO1NlCAllON OEhNlCt
One of the mcst beautiful and
most comforting service the Red
Cross will render all through the
war is the Service of Home Com.
munication" which is a newly or
ganized bureau of the Red Cross
work. This bureau has been places
in charge of Henry ]. Allen of Kan
sas, and is divided into four sections
whose separate activities will touch
the home of every soldier in Amer
ca; every American camp; every
soldier in hospital here or there; ev
cry prisoner taken by the Germans
every grave in France.
One section will search for miss
ing me, whether they have fallen in
no-man's land or lost in bombing
operations, or taken prisoner Al,
ready through Switzerland our pris
oners in Germany are receiving let
ters and Red Cross supplies. Only
wondrful, voluntary relief organ
cation, with the neutrality of Red
Cross, could accomplish so stupend-
Gus a task as that of searching for
missing men and then communicat-
ing the news to next of kin at home.
Then the section Of sick and wound
ed and killed will send home longed
for information, relating to those
who cannot write themselves.
Sensible and acpable women have
been chosen to do this service and
will send the soldiers family every
detail of his condition. Stenogra-
piers are being employed in all the
larger hospitals to assist in sending
this information to waiting kin at
home.
Anothr section will be devoted to
photographing the graves of those
who must stay on the field of
honor. These workers will endeav
our to send the photograph of the
grave to the ones at home, who want
1t most The Red Cross will place
a temporary marker over each grave
until the Government ort he family
can arrange for a permanent one.
Through our heart anguish, in
knowing that all these things will
happen to some of our boys, we are
happy to know that every contingen-
cy is being provided for by our all
serving the Red Cross.
Surgical Dressing work rooms are
very busy this week making pads,
oakum, cotton and paper-backed.
Wednesday led in work for this
week. Mrs. D. E. Slagle, assisted
by Mrs. Burton was in charge Of
work rooms and reported at close of
days work 20 oakum pads (Sx12,
made, wrapped and stamped Wednes
day. Since headquarters has been
opened these two women with Mrs.
Frank Richmond have made every
sacrifice to be there ont he day as
signed them and to get out as much
work as possible, with every piece
Of work faithfully and accurately
lone
There has been no stacking up in
Hospital Garments department. Mrs
Jared has had calls for number of
in homes, to which she |
,ladly responds. Through the coul
esy of Mr.. Garrett Maxwell of the |
Putnam Overall Factory, the button
loles of all garments are worked at |
he factory, which is big help in |
,etting garments finished.
Through mistake it was stated in |
his column last week that the AL
,ood work room was in the home of |
Irs. Oscar Clark, when is shouli
ave stated Mrs. Thos. Clark. Mrs.
lark has turned over to Red Cross
workers. in Algood large well-light
d and well ventilated room, which
onforms in every detail to the re-
of Surgical Dressing De
artment. Mrs. Clark says her
vhole house is open whatever the
eed may be which is typical of the /,
pirit Of American women every
here. The Algood workers are ev
r faithful.