The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19
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! YOUR RED CROSS
! WHAT 1T DOES

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be taken.
What the Red Cross may be called
upon to do in the further course OF I
the war, or with the coming of vic
tory, peace and reconstruction, it
would be idle to attempt ID prophesy.
But this great organization. in very
truth 1.-THE modified heart and spirit
of the whole American people," has /
shown itself equal to any call, ready
to respond to any emergency.
An italian "doughboy" walked into
an American Red Cross headquarters
at Anacona, Italy, and paid the follow
ing tribute to the great organization:
II AM only private soldier. but
want to pay my tribute to you for your
generosity to us. have u sister who
was living near Udine and she and
her family were forced to flee from the
bloodthirsty Austrians rs they adj
vanced. Your American Red Cross has
taken care Of them and they are very
happy. Il shah 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 sacrifice-in short, all
that is best and highest in the ideals
and aspirations Of our country.
By the first OF January the Red
Cross will have working in France
upwards of 5000 Americans-a vivid
contrast to the little group of Is men
and women which. as the first Red
Cross commission to France, sailed
about June /, 1917, to initiate their
first efforts in Europe.
II want all you people to do all you
can to help the Red Cross, for it is
surely doing wonderful work over
here" wrote an appreciative COving-
ton (La.) boy, Randolph Ray, who is
now on active service in France.
'aThank God for the American Red
Cross" was the opening message in q
letter written in France by Lieut..
Fred A. Boyd of Salt Lake City. Lieu
tenant Boyd has recently recovered
from Spanish fever contracted while
!. on duty in eastern France and his ap-
probation of the Red Cross overseas
Is born Of frst-hand information.
sist the SANTA Militaire in its study
of infectious jaundice malaria. the In
fectiOns Of the typhoid group, the
lssions resulting from refrigeration
and asphyxiating gases and certain
other wound infections.
The American Red Cross has es.
tablished nurseries in many parts Of
Italy where mothers can leave their
babies while they are harvesting the
crops.
A Red Cross bureau Is to be organ.
lied Immediately for the purpose OF
undertaking the sale in this country OF
articles manufactured by interned al.
lied prisoners in Switzerland. It Is the
intention to have. the articles on the
market for the Christmas season.
'The Red Cross has brought the
only joy and happiness in the lives OF
the prisoners" writes. a New Haven
soldier, now at Camp Limburg. Ger
many, to his mother. He received
food and smokes regularly from the
Red Cross.
The American Red Cross Canteen
Service has issued a directory quarter
" which will be given to each troop
train commander and which contains
directions for making use of the Can.
teen Service and its emergency nledi.
cal resources. There are 6S5 can.
teens now in operation In this country.
w Wish that / could in some WAY
make you understand that magnitude
Of the work of the Red Cross" writes
Miss Harriet Root abroad with the
Wellesley College Canteen unit. zone
runs. across some phase Of Its work
! every day."
The Red Cross has many trades
and professions represented in It'll
ranks as the army. One man cited
for bravery shown while distributing
chocolate and cigarettes under heavy
IRE at the front was q New York bank
er turned canteen worker.
Vegetable gardens for convalescen1
soldiers at the American army hos
! pitfalls In France have proved so sue
cessful that the American Red Cros.
has sent q representative to this coun
tFy to secure ten expert market gar
deReFs to diFeet such activities at al
American haspltals in France. To con
valesceRt soldiers these gardens offe!
useful and Interesting occupation. +
many cases of shell shock, farm WaFi
is one OF the hest restoratives. 9thel
patients enjoy the outdoor activities
also.
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