Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-11
RED cross HAS 1
NOBLE TASK AHEAD
Nal. Gen. Edwards DUST Back From
the Front Cites Cases In Signed
Article.
BY MAJ. GEN. CLARENCE u.
EDWARDS.
Commander Department Of Northeast,
u. 8. A.

ahead Of it. q very great work, no
BILE work. We don't yet realize how
great this work is to be, right here in
New England. But we shall know
better in few weeks, when cur
wounded Boys are here, and better
still in year from now, when we
have seen them with our own eyes
end have heard their stories.
The work that the Red Cross has
done In France has been great and
useful When we arrived there we
were in terrible need of tents and
blankets. When we had done cur
best there was still need. Then the
Red Cross stepped in, without any
useless red tape, and found US the
tents and the blankets, and saw to It
that our New England boys were kept
comfortable. That means a great
deal to a boy when he is three thou
sand miles away from home, and cold
and wet. The Red Cross will be busy
in France and Belgium for long time
yet, with the people In the devastated
regions and with our own boys. But
the work that I cant help thinking Of
most, the work dearest to me, Is that
which will be absolutely necessary for
our beys here and tor their families,
right b our mtayt
Every day I get scores e lsttsrs
from the relatives ef eur bsys- Some
Of them axe most pak1etic-<Aey take
q he'd - my hea<t Tnsy esue frssn
the xseAers q Sar ba1s. 0e<Asrs vho
do ~ knew wAere tAair be1s are.
and vAe are sDak With wsexy. mskA-
exs vAs nsx tAa3 esH baVs Aaxs
been avounnua Aa4 VIII - lsaEn marc
aAGut xaa. - $3.50 tr tnH1bae
anxnuev, no41A1ss ~ v1uA - know
wAsa sAsG asaA bsgs vQ - ssnk
honn W. noss< s1 I1f csl
Lssess eauns Asa voos~s wheee
only seaa aRe d - axU1 N Dance
and who aco daoaaADt - 4aoe Suns.
Thace mokAses arc ssne<1men IN
greet nosd Ct 1nane1A aad, end they
are aftaA that their SovoEnment al
1OtNsnts WH not arrive ia ttne> They
need no1ay for food and for rent.
Here Is q letter hon . widow whose
the hospital In another state. He
cannot yet be discharged, bat he Is
her only support, and she writes to
tell me her needs because unless help
cones she Is going to suffer.
Last year these mothers were send
ing boxes at Thanksgiving time to
their boys. This year many Of them
arc hill
terrible box that Will bring the body
OF the dear son home to them These
mothers are the rightful care Of the
Red Cross, and what a work 1t can
do for them.
On our boat coming home were 1856
crippled men, coming back to make
their way again. Another boat start
ed the same day with as many more
Some of those boys have only one
arm, some have only one leg, some
will not see their mothers face be-
cause they are blind. What is going
to become of those boys who have
given all that they could? Many of
them cannot hold their old places of
work Where will they hnd new
cRes? No nobler work can be done
than for the Red Cross to see to it
that they are made comfortable, that
they are locked after until they are
settled again. And they must not
come back to homes that have been
uproeted while they were away The
Red Cross can make them most hap
by by having their homes safe for
them, and their mothers and sisters
we'll.
One Of the best things abeut the
Red Cress Is that It has no red tape.
1t gees straight to the heart Of things
at once, and wastes no time It's
help Is sure and quick, and that
means everything. hope that the
Red Cross can see to It that NO man
shall be found, year from new, with
an empty sleeve ar on crutcAAs who