The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-02
Red Cross nghtens
French War Burden.
Hrx {. \. Erb Returns After Seven
nonlhs Wofk IN Paris.

Months W0rk IN Paris.
A consciousness that the
French people, 1.-THE most wond-
eaful nation in the world, are
beine buoyed over the terrible
hordships OF the war by the Am.
erican Red Cross has been car.
ried home by Mrs. E 81. Erb,
who returned Sunday from sev.
en- months of service. in the de.
partment of surgical dressings
and the bureau of emergency
relief in France.
Mrs Erb, whose home is at
2413 Dupont avenue south, went
to Paris through the northern
division last October. Her pri-
mary work consisted of filling
reauisitions for hospitals in the
surgical dressings division,
which served more than 5000
hospitals, 1000 of which it furn.
ished completely In addition
she did considerable emergency
work with the refugees and IN
the cantcen service.
Saw IS Air Raids on Paris.
II saw IS air raids in Paris. "
said Mrs. Erb yesterday
Sometimes the BOMBS fell 10
blocks away from US. The
French people accept them as
part Of their life, and merely
say. 'C'est la guerre:
Mrs. Erb. who sailed from
France June y. expects to 60
abroad in September Or October
to serve with Col. Robert Per-
kins. Red Cross commissioner
FOR Italy.
Good health, adaptability and
a good disposition are paramount
Qualifications needed by women
in overseas service with the Red
Cross" she said. ''They must
be willing to meet any emergen-
cv and willing to be under mill
tary discipline. The work is
hard and at times the women are
ant to work for l. Or 19 hours q
dav. y
"The American Red Cross is
meeting every demand and every
emergency. The French never
fail to express their gratitude to
the Americans, in their news
papers and public speeches. In
France there are many opinions
as 10 when the war will end, but
never a question about who will
win
Great Work with children.
Mrs. Erb said there is not a
single department Or activity of
French national life which has
not felt the effect Of the Ameri
can Red Cross. It is fulfilling
its first duty, which is to care
for the American army, and be-
sides-that.is doing a great deal
for the Aiied armies and for the
civilian population.
Zone of its biggest pieces of
work is with the Children she
said. "The Red Gross is doing
everything possible to give them
happy. normal OUTLOOK on life
and a sound moral education.
When she went on visits Of
cheer to the American soldiers
in hospitals, Mrs. Erb was i'm
pressed with the men $ desire to
get back to the front again.
They seem bored when speaking
of their wounds. and they always
asked, aNhere is my division
now.
Ia France, Mrs. Erb was as.
sociated with number Of Min
neapolis Red Cross workers. in
-cluding Miss Mary Hetfelfnger,,
who is head of the metropolitan.
canteen service in Paris, Miss
Alice keator, who is in canteen
work, and Todd W. Lewis, chief
Of the bureau of personnel in
France. Among the MinneaDo
lis soldiers whom size met IN
France was G. H. Libby, who is
III field artillery.
Mrs. Erb is wearing the gray
Red Cross uniform, with gold
stripe, denoting overseas SER
vice. on her left arm. Her epau-
lettes bear ths Red Cross 1nslg
MIA. She is wearing an identi-
fication bracelet. Minneapolis
Tribune.
Mrs. Erb will, be better known
to Milbank people as Miss Ma
bel Schonkweiler, who about 10
years ago clerked in the Priest
Bros. store.