The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-26

| tSItu tue WAL lhS american people
will have either paid in or pledged
to the American Red Cross for its
work OF relief throughout the world,
in money or material values. net
total of at least 1928, 100000.
This outpouring Of generosity in
material things has been accompa-
MED by spontaneity in the giving,
by an enthusiasm and a devotion in
the doing. which. after all, are great
er and bigger than could be any
thing measured in terms of time or
dollars.
1t has been because of this spirit
which has pervaded all American
Red Cross effort in this war that the
aGed governor of one of the stricken
and battered provinces of France
stated, not long since, that, though
France had long known of Americas
greatness, strength and enterprise,
it remained for the American Red
Cross in this war to reveal Americas
heart.
In this country at this moment.
the workers Of the Red Cross,
through it chapters are helping to
add TO the comfort and health OF the
millions Of our soldiers in l02 camps
and cantonments, as we'll as of those
travelling on railraod trains or en-
barking on ships for duty overseas
The Home Service Of the Red
Cross, with its now more than 4O,-
900 workers is extending its minis
trations of sympathy and counsel
each month to upwards of 100000
families left behind by soldiers at
the front-a number ever growing
with the increase Of our men under
arms.
But, of course, the heart of the
Red Gross and its money and atten-
ton always move toward and focus
themselves in Europe where the
American Red Gross, as truly 'thc
greatest mother in The world is
seeking to draw "a vast net Of mercy
through an ocean of mspeakable
pain"
Nothing is withheld that can be
given over there to supplement the
efforts of our army and navy in car
ing for our own boys The Req
Cross does not pretend to do the
work of the medical corps of the ar
my or navy; its purpose is to help
and to supplement.
Nor does the Red Cross seek to
glorfy what it does or those who do
it; our satisfaction is in the result.
which, we are assured by Secretary
Baker, General Pershing, General
Ireland and all our leaders, is Of in.
estimable value and Of indispensable
Importance
By the first Of January, your Red
Cross will have working in France
upwards of 5000 Americans IA yiv
id contrast to the little group OF
eighteen men and women which, as
the first Red Cross Commission to
France, sailed about June 1, 1917, to |
initiate our efforts in Europe
Under your commission to Franc
the work has been carefully organ
lied, facilities have been provided, |
and effective efforts made to so CO. |
operate with the army as to carry |
out the determination of the Amer, |
can people, and especially of the |
members of the Red Cross, that our |
boys "over there" shall lack foi
nothing which may add to their safe
ty, comfort and happiness
Your Red Cross now has active,
operating commissions in France, in
England, in Italy, in Belgium, in
Switzerland in Palestine and III
Greece. You have sent ship load
of relief supplies and group of de
voted workers to northern Russia;
you have despatched commission
to work behind our armies in east
ern Siberia; you have sent special
representatives to Denmark, to Ser
ba and to the Island of Madeira
Your Red Cross is thus extending
relief to the armies and navies Oi /
our allies; and you are carrying
practical message Of hope and relief
to the friendly peoples of afflicted
Europe and Asia
Indeed, we are told by those best
informed in the countries Of our al
lies that the efforts of your Red
Cross to aid the soldiers and to
sustain the morale of the civilian
populations left at home, especially
in France and Italy have constitut-
ed very real factor in winning the
war.
The veil has already begun to lift
The detection OF Bulgaria, which