The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-04

Rome, Italy, sept. fl ne pai' w
ing taken by Italy and especially by
the descendants of Giuseppe Carl
baldi, Italys liberator, in helping to
make the world safe for democracy,
is strickingly told in a Red Cross
workers story of her visit to the
home built at Riofredo, in the noun
tains near here, by General Riciotto
Garibaldi son of the liberatcr, follow
ing his marriage to an English
woman.
Even to this little hill town in Italy
the beneficent arms of the American
Red Cross have reached, the story
shows. for tn little hospital founded
by Madame Garibaldi is now being
kept UP by the Red Cross. The Red
Cross worker was the guest OF Miss
Rosa Garibaldi, who is a member OF
the American Girls Friendly Society.
"At the neat white station OF Rio
FREDDIE, tiny "carry-all' met the
passengers bound for the village
proper" the Red Cross workers story
goes. "The stout little horse with IN
assistant at the side started bravely
off to make the steep ascent to the
town above.
zone of the first buildings to be
seen on reaching the town was the
Garibaldi hospital
From the hospital a visit was
made to the towns oldest church,
dating from the 4th century, and then
to the Asilo or childrens home,
where forty children are taken care
of by kindly nuns Here Miss Carl.
baldi described to the children the
flag of America and told them of how
America was sending food and men
to aid her ally, Italy, in the great wal
for the freedom of nations In re
turn the children sang thor little pa
triotic songs with an abandon anC
fervor that spoke we'll for the patriot
ism of these future citizens. How
their throats swelled and their child
ish voices caressed the everrecur
ring, Italia.
"Then came the Garibaldi home OF
height at one side of the village
commanding a, magnificent view o
the countryside. The structure ha
all the appearance of feudal castle
with it's two towers and their wings
and the other half of the quadrangle
in an unfinished state.
Now all is quiet at the Garibalf
homestead In the terrace and garde
overlooking the hills and the vale
below, not sound is to be heard
The smiling landscape lay in adreal
as under some magic spell. But tn
silence spoke-and most potently-
OF War!
"A nearer vision ofthe fields
grain in the valley would have show
women and old men and boys at wor
taking the place of the men fightir
in the trenches. 1t would ha'
shown winding up through the roa
ways donkeys laden with hay al
women knitting as they walked. TT
landscape smiles drowsily in the 81
but working steadily and patient
are Italy's women and children al
old men, doing their shore with sto
and loyal hearts.
Inside the Garibaldi home are Il
phies from many far-away bait
field Some are weapons and be
ners secured by the father Riccio
Garibaldi on his Grecian campaign
but most of them have been gather
by Peppino who has seen service
Greece. South America, Egypt a
Mexico. Along the walls of the
mense hall, running the length of
house, are hung trophies from diff
ent lands. Then there is a Mexit
saddle presented to Peppino by
dero, who acknowledged in this v
his debt to the grandson Of Gariba
Miss Garibaldi., who among OF
things is a painter, had partly CT
pleted portrait group of the fan
across one whole side wall of
room when the present war beg
The five sons and three daughts q