The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22

{ a. m. Issues instructions to the ware house men for receiving and distributing 1 supplies, whether furniture, knitted gar
 ments or hc>~ ital equipment. He may tell warehouse man to move desks rom 1 the Red Cross office over to the surgeons office until the army furniture arrives 1 Then follows a conference with the as- sociate field director regarding home 1 service work to be done for families or 1 soldiers who have asked that the Red l Cross take care of certain conditions among their dependents. l Nine o'clock finds him at division headquarters ready to investigate re-
 quests for discharge turned over to him by the division adjutant Ia the
 case of each letter, the field director
 has local Red Cross chapter investi- 1 gate the matter fully and is able to
 bring in report that the officer In charge knows can be relied upon in 1 reaching a decision.
 l Thence, to the office of the judge ad- vocate. Naturally trouble center, where possibly with the chaplain, a case involving a wedding is investi- gated Final decision insures complete l justice to the man and to the woman | interested.
 | Then the division surgeons office to discuss Red Cross work in connection with the hospital or sanitary condi- | tions outside of the camp. In one such
 case the Red Cross. director promptly agreed to have big drainage ditch constructed outside of the camp.
 l The director hurries back to his of l flee to glance over his mail in time to | keep appointment with the contract | ing quartermaster's office to go over with the builder the matter of erect {, ing a Red Cross convalescent house or recreation rooms for nurses or a little f,,,. ctr l soldiers can readily locate those they | seek and find guide to the particular | ward
 | This leaves time for a run out to the
 base hospital to confer with the asso
 ciate director in charge of the work 1 with sick and convalescents, followed | by completing arrangements for more
 books and magazines and making pro- 1 vision for taking care of a woman Iii
 brarian to be provided by the Red Cross. l After lunch an automobile ride for lconvalescentS is arranged for with the | local Red Cross chapter, matters of re- clamation and salvage of clothing are 1 taken up and a trip to supervise the progress being made various Red | Cross constructions undertaken.
 ! An army officer is about to take out body of troops for foreign service and l the field director makes sure that those ] in command understand the Red Cross canteen work, both here and abroad,
 and sees to it that, every man has his l Red Cross knitted garments. In the
 meantime, the associate field director has been visiting men in different parts of the camp making reports to them,
 encouraging them to write home more | frequently or getting information about
 men desired by their people. Here and there Is found a soldier who is worried about some family matter. As soon as | the camp service man reaches his office he begins sending out letters or tele- grams reassuring relatives as to their
 men in camp or calling into operation | local Red Cross agencies that will move the difficulties under which some sol
 dier's dependents may be laboring. Where a soldier has been called home because one of his parents is seriously | ill, the Red Cross field director. when requested by the military authorities, will communicate with local Red Cross
 home service chairman for the purpose , of verifying the necessity for the sol | dier to go home.