The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20

Ordered that J. W. Vance. be and he 10
hereby appointed member of the Pension
Board to succeed DR.. J. W. SHARP. deceased.
Ordered that the Board do now adjourn.
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The American Red Cross hap become
not 30 much an organization as q
great movement. seeking to embod$ In
organized form the spirit of service.
the spirit Of sacrlfice--in short, oil
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 10 men
and women which, rs the first Red
Cross commission to France, sailed
about June 1, 1877, to initiate their
first efforts in ENrope.
IT want nj you people to do all you
can to help the Red Cross, for 1t 10
surely. doing wonderful work over
here wrote an appreciative COving-
ton tLa.) boy, Randolph Ray, who is
now o 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 Militairc in its study
of infectious jnundice 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 to he Organ-
lied Immediately for the purpose of
undertaking the sale in this country Of
articles manufactured by interned al
lied prisoners in Switzerland. II 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 a New Haven
soldier. now at Camp Eimburg, Ger
many, to his mother. He received
food and smokes regularly from the
Red Cross.
The American Red Cross Cantecn
Service has issued a directory quarter.
ly which will be given to each troop
train commander and which contains
directions for making use of the Can
Teen Service and its emergency medi.
cal resources. There are 6S5 cam
teens now in operation in this country.
Il wish that | could in some way
make You understand that magnitude
OF the work of the Red Cross writes
Miss Harriet Root abroad With tho
Wellesley College Cantecn unit. zone
runs acr0Ns some phase of its work
every day"
The Rcd Cross has many trades
and professions represented in it's
ranks as the army. One maj cited
for bravery shown while distributing
chocolate and cigarettes under heavy
fire at the front was q New York bank
er turned cahtcen worker.
Vegetable gardens for cOnvalescent
soldiers ut the American army hos
pitfalls in France have proved so sue
cessful that the American Red Cross
has sent a representative TO this coun-
try to secure ten expert market gar
deners TO direct such activities at all
American hospitals in France. To con.
valescent soldiers these gardens offer
useful and interesting occupation. In
many cases of shell shock, farm work
Is M Of the hest restOratives. Other
patients enjoy the outdoor activities
also.