The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-06
'RED CROSS STUDY.
'HOUSESFOR ARMY.
CANT0NME N is.
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
HAS so FAR SPENT HALF
MILLION DOLLARS FOR
SOLDIERS RELIEF

s. Louis. Mo, May Five hundred
thousand dollars has been spent By
he division OF Military Relief OF the
Southwestern Division OF the Amer
can Red Cross in the cantonmeais
and camps OF that division for the
RELIEF and comfort OF soldiers since the
first OF last December.
Stanley Stoner OF ST Louis. director
Of this work. gave out this announce
nent on the ere of his departure for
Washington where he was called ior
onsulla,ion with high officials OF the
Red Cross
This sum does not take into account
the money which has been put into
knitted goods which have been dis
,ribu;ed to the soldiers encamped in
his division. The total distribution
II knitted goods to March 81 amoan.-
I'd ia s99.o7s articles as follows.
Sweaters. sSl.sSs; mufflers. 1855;
wris,lets. 5s.SSi: helmets si.tis
socks, I40.oss; wool socks. 1904
stoner announced also that the Ret
Cross has under construction at the
seven big cantonmen,s in this divis-
ION Red Cross center houses They
are being erected at a cost OF $4,000.
The purpose OF the buildings Is to
furnish lounge and rest room io-
convalescent soldiers. an administra
ton center for the field director OF the
Red Cross: an emergency lodging, to
he used in critical eases only. for
relatives OF soldiers who are danger
ously i'll. emergency housing for Red
Cross nurses. and facilities for the
entertainment. OF conyalescents AID
he hospital and Red Cross stafts
II rQfeuently IS the case that
parents Of soldiers who are danger
uusly III are unable 10 find accommo-
tations ot any kind at the camps;
here IS at present little or no enter
szinment for conyalescents: there are
10 adequate provisions for the Rel
Cross nurses and the Red Cross field
directors have no center Which TO d.
rect their activities. The Red Cross
houses now built at Camps Funston.
Pike. Bowie. Ncs-.ku-. Logan. Travis.
ard at Kelly Field are expected 20
obviate all Of these difficulties
The center house at Camp Logan
Houston. Texas. almost Is ready fol
occupancy and viii be dedicated frs.
George W Simmons. manager OF the
Southwestern Division o, the Red
Cross. will make an address at tho
dedication and other notables VII
speak The date has been set for
May 10. the day before the beginning
Of the Red Cross Campaign for si09.-
9oo. 900.
Between IS and - Red Cross field
directors and their assistants con-
s,antly are laboring Tor the good Of
the soldiers in the camps in tn
Division under the di-
rection OF Mr. Stoner. The Red Cross
has taken the attitude that nothing
must be left undone for the soldier
which should be done for him. The
activities q the Red Cross in this
vary from furnishing
medical supplies Tor camp |
hospitals. when the government store
has run short or when shipments have !
been delayed. 70 p-oyiiiug ambui-
inces for sick soldiers who are too I'd |
10 be transported in wagon amhul-
.nces. from furnishing sweaters
blankets. etc. 10 installing laandries
In short. whatever can be done Tor
he men IN the camps. Who soon ar
- cruSs the Atlantic 20 fight the
DEVASTATING Hun. and which the gov
'rnmcnf finds q inexpcdienf 20 d.
ne Red Cross steps in and does and
'oes It well an promptly