The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-12-07


the Red Cross Christmas roll call"
said Henry p. Dawson, chairman of
the War Council of the Red Cross.
1T Will constitute a unique appeal
to every man, woman and child In
this great land Of ours to become en-.
rolled in our army Of mercy"
To guide the walking wounded"
back from the front to the nearest
available aid sections the Red Cross
is furnishing the army with thousands
of small cloth markers bearing a Red
COrss and arrow to show direction to
be taken.
What the Red Cross may be called
upon to do i'm the further course of
the war, or with the coming Of vic
tory, peace and reconstruction, it
would be idle to attempt to prOphesy.
But this great organization, In very
truth "the mObilized 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
mt AnacOna, Italy, and paid the follow
Ing tribute to the great organization:
II am only private soldier, hut I
want to pay my tribute to you for your
generosity to us. have a sister who
was living near Udine and she and
her family were forced to flee from the
blOOdthirsty Austrians as they ad-
vanced. Your American Red Cross has
taken care Of them and they are very
happy. shall 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 18 men
and women which, as the first Red
Cross commission to France, sailed
about June 1. 1917, to initiate their
first efforts in Europe.
II want all you people to do all you
can to help the Red Cross, for 1t is
surely doing wonderful work over
here" wrote an appreciative Coving-
ton (La.) boy, Randolph Ray, who is
now on active service In France.
"Thank God for the American Red
Cross" was the opening message in a
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 first-hand information.
The American Red Cross Is to as
sist the Santa Militaire In its study |
of infectious jaundice malaria, the in.
fections of the typhoid group. the
LESSONS 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 tn he organ. |
lied Immediately for the purpose Of |
undertaking the sale In this country Of |
articles manufactured by interned al |
lied prisoners in Switzerland. 1t 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 New Haven
soldier, now at Camp Limburg, Ger
many. to his mother. He received
food and smokes regularly from the
Red Cross.