Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-09
L|BERAT0R OF
ITALY HAS A
SON IN ARMY
GENERAL .RICOTTE GARiBALDI FOL-
LOWS FOOTSTEPS OF HIS FATHER
HIS WIFE POUNDS RED CR0S
STATION FOR ALLIED MEN
DAUGHTER ALSO ASSISTS.


ken by Italy and especially BY the des-
cendants of Guissepppe tiariha dl, Italy 8
liberator. in helping TO make the world
safe for democracy. j. strikingly told IN
Red Cross workers story of her visit 10
home built at Riofreido. in the mountains
near here by General Ricotto Garibaldl, a
son Of the libcrator, following his marrl-
age To an English woman.
Even in this little hill town in Italy the
beneticent arms of the American Red
Gross has reached, the story shows, for
the little hospital founded by Madame Gar
ibadi j. now heing kept up by the Red
Cross. The Red Cross worker was
member of the American Friendly Society
AT thc neat white station IN Rioiredda
a tiny carry all met the passengers who
were bound for the viIlae. proper the Red
Cross workers story goes. The stout liz
tie horse with an assistant ~ the side,
started bravely to make the steep ascent,
to the town above.
Zone of the first buildings 10 be seen
on reaching the town was the Garibaldi
hospital.
'From the hospital visit was made to
the towns oldest church, dating from the
18th century, and then TO the A~ilo, or the
children's home, where forty children are
taken care of by kindly nurse. Here
Miss Garibaldi deserted To tn. children
the flag of America and told them of how
America was sending food and men to aid
her ally, Italy. in the greet war now in
riogress. In return THE children sang
songs with an abandon that spoke well
for the future patriotism of these future
citizens. How their childish voices cares
scd the ever recurring Italia.
''Then came the Garibaldi home on a
height at one side OF the village com
manding a magnificent view of the coun-
tryside- This structure has all the ap-
pearance of a feudal castle, with its two
towers and their wings, and the other half
of the quadrangle Is in an unfinished
state.
Now all j. quiet in the Gar0aidi home
stead On the terrace and garden over
looking the hills and valley below, not a
sound j. To be heard. The smiling land
scape lay in dream a. under some spell
But the silence spoke-most potently-of
War
~ nearer vision of the fields of grain
in the valley would have shown women and
old men and boys hard at work, taking
the places of the men fighting in the
trenches. 1t world have shown winding
up through the roadways donkeys laden
with hay, and women knitting a they
walked. The landscape smiles drowsily
IN the sun, but working steadily and po-
tiently are ltaly's women AMI children,
and old men, doing their share with stout
and loyal hearts.
''In side the Garibaldi home are trophies
from many of the far-away battlefields.
Some are weapons and banners secured BY
the father of Riccotti Garlbaldi on his
Grecian campaigns, but most Of them have
been captured by Peppino, who has seen
service in Greece, South America. Egypt
and Mexico. Along The walls of the i'm
mense hall, running the length Of The
house, are hung trophies from different
lands. Then there j. Mexican saddle
presented TO Peppino by Madero, who ac-
knowledged in this way his debt to the
grandson of Garibaldi
Miss Garibaldi, who among othel.
things is painter, had partIy completed
a portrait group of the family across one
whole side wall of her room when the pre-
sent war began The five sons and three
Y daughters (herself included) are standing
about their parents seated IN the fore
ground.
''The family will not resume their sit
tings for some time, however, for, at the
outbreak of history's greatest war, Pep
pino, the eldest son, who has inherited his
! fathers and LIS grandfather's skill at