Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-15
FROST, Lands AND KOHN. 9.
Advertising Representatives in
New York, Chicago and Atlanta.
PEACE MEANS MORE WORK FOB
RED CROSS.

With the opening this week of the
greatest drive the Red Cross has ever
nut on, in which it is hoped to en-
roll every American, man, woman and
child as members at 81 each, some
INQUIRY is heard here and there as
to what the Red Cross needs with
money, now that the war is over. The
question as to What will the Red
Cross do now" is one that may be
answered in comparatively few words,
but the words cover many phases OF
work. The Red Cross is not a war
agency; it is an organization for re-
lief in time of stress and the recon
struction period following the great
est war in history is no time for
inactivity
The work of the Red Cross in wal
is universally known; the work now
that war is over will be conducted
along exactly the same lines as uring
the days of active hostilities. First
the soldiers and sailors overseas now
stand as an emergency reserve army
and they need all the Red Cross ha
to offer of help of encouragement ar
o. cheer. As the men come slowly
home, numberless difficulties will arise
before they can find themselves in
their old places in civil life; these
difficulties, whether they touch the
home or the business life, the Red
Cross will help to make easy.
The convaIescent soldier and the
enc permanently disabled will turn to
the Red Cross to be helped back to
health and to be placed in new indus
tries for which new education is re-
quired. During this time of readjust
nent the men and their families will
often need counsel, encouragement
and protection, and possibly material
aid at times; all of this the Red
Cross will give.
America is the one country whose
resources are practically untouched
by war; famine, pestilence, danger and
disaster face the countries which have
participated in the fercest struggle
known to history. These countries
must be helped as we'll as our own
and the Red Cross must do the
helping.
Protection from tuberculosis, from
ether forms of disease, from pesti-
lepce and poverty, from suffering and
distress must all come from the Red
Cross. The passing of war has multi
piled the fields of Red Cross activity
by increasing the need for the Red
Cross a hundred-fold every day. The
Red Cross supplies milk, medicine and
warm clothing and seeks to stop the
awful infant mortality brought about
by the war. Many of the babies are
the children of Turkish soldiers, who
have been killed or scattered in the
route of the Turk by the British
More than 5000 from one locality
alone have poured into Jerusalem and
ali refugees are delighted with the
system of Red Cross baths which are
given them and which include thor
ough scrubbing in American bath tubs
The clean clothes are also very well
come and these people with true ORR
ertal enthusiasm are actually hilar-
iCus over the unwonted sensation OF
cleanliness.
The Armenian refugees who have
floGked by the thousands to this refuge
to escape the Turks are among the
most intelligent, industrious and ap-
preciative of the people who are help
ed. The Red Cross is establishing
schools for these children and are
giving the people work as well as i'm
mediate medical relief and clinic ser.
vice where needed.
Here you have a synopsis of What
the Red Cross is going to do, now thai
the war is over And 1t is not asking
Tor funds in the usual way All i
asks this time is your membership