Morris tribune., 1918-09-06
RED CROSS GREATEST
OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS
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Morris Men, Just Home From Tyler,
Appreciate Work of r. C. More
Than Ever

After sleeping on floor for sew
eral nights, the boys returning from
Tyler can appreciate better some of
the hardships which the people of
thes warning countries are undergo
ing. Many of the boys thought it
was terrible to have to sleep on a
Noor and many complained Of the
meals, but they. had the assurance
of a good bed and good meals when
they got home. What about the peo-
pie of Europe who are turned out Of
their homes with nothing except
what they can carry and with no
hopes for the-future? Without a
question, the Red Cross is the great
est organization in existence today
and the horrors of war would be even
worse than they are If it was not for
the many acts of kindness that the
Red Cross is doing. Dven at Tyler,
the Red Cross was at work. When
the boys did not get enough to eat
ut the Mess Halls they could go to
the Red Cross conducted by women
from the nearby towns, and get
meals without any cost to them, and
there is no doubt but what some Of
the Morris boys would have suffered
but for the thoughtfulness of the
Red Cross at that time.
The following article by man
connected with the Red Cross tells
of what that organization is doing
at just one place, and the Norris
men just home from Tyler will realize
more than ever what the people are
suffering in Europe and what the
Red Cross is doing to tighten the
burdens and save the lives of thous-
ands.
Feeding and sheltering two thous-
and refugees was the task assigned
to the American Red Cross at one
particular point behind the battle
front during the recent German off
ensive. Only few hours notice was
given and only few workers were
available to accomplish it.
'Of all the sights saw in the eva
euation of that area of five hundred
square miles which was endangered
by the Boche attack, this one will
remain longest in my memory. Herd
ed into the small railroad station;
their clothing damp and widowed
from tramping through the pouring
rain to the railroads further up the
line, they presented one of the most
pitiful spectacles of the war.
"Some had slept in box cars the
night before. Their clothing was
wrinkled and torn. All they pos
sessed in the world they carried with
them. Babies-some barely six
months old-were wrapped in old
coats and pieces of their mothers
clothing.
Some had only two hours notice
to evacuate their homes. It was a
study of psychology to view what
many of them had selected from all
their beloved possessions. An old
woman, perhaps seventy, was carry
ing a fine linen tablecloth, wrapped
about other fine table and bed linen,
under one arm, and her granddaugh-
ter, aged ten, under the other.
Another woman held a baby, a
year old, in her arms and grouped
about her were four other children.
One boy had on two suits Of clothes.
He also carried small basket with
a piece of bread sticking out of the
corner. Each child had a bundle,
containing few clothes. An old
man, bent and cripped with rheu-
matism leaned on his cane, and even
he carried a pack on his back. Out
of it protruded big, heavy, old
fashioned clock. He went about
eeaselessly among his fellow-refu-
gees, haunting, inquiring look on