The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-12
Red Cross Work is
Thrilling in France
Wonderful Letter from
Red Cross Official
"Over There"

ringing with he work of the Amer
can Red Cross, writes Mrs. Belmon
Tiffany of New York to Red Cros
officials in America 81 only wis
America could realize the extent o
work as well as France does," sh
added. Mrs. Tiffany has been en-
gagged in organizing rest stations TO
American troops at railway station
in France
Never have been happier, neye
have l liked work more nor felt tina
| was so useful" she wrote in a let
ter. Ever since l came abroad
have had before my eyes vision O.
fathers, mothers and sisters of thu
soldiers in audiences in many state.
from Maine to Texas. They will
hear and know about our great
beautiful hospitals, with the best
surgeons, doctors and nurses, work.
ing under the best possible condi.
tons with the best possible material
"All these things are expected OF
their Red Cross and taken for
granted, but / wish them to know
too. that when their boys are well
they have refuge and home as
they pass along. l want them to
think of them as writing and sing
ing in the gay, bright room while
my hand over and over again and
said they were all happier and
less homesick than any time
since they had left America
and when the train pulled
waiting for their train and eating
their good, warm meals or being
sent off with sandwiches by Ameri-
can girls.
when an American mule train
came in at one station, the men said
they wanted nothing, which seemed
very unusual. From one of the Of
ficers we learned that there had
been no pay day lately. When the
men were told it was on the Red
Cross, every pitcher and basket was
emptied over and over again. So on
application to Paris, it was decided
that unlimited coffee, American cof-
fee, with fresh milk, cocoa, milk and
bread and butter or jam, sandwiches
should be served free to the travel
ing men. After that the mule trains
and the troops went out cheering
Justify and in very much gayer
mood.
1.-The first night we opened at D.
we had $50 men at l a. m. They
ate us out of house and home tho
it seemed a strange time to eat.
They carried off every magazine and
paper we had; they drank coffee and
cocoa and milk; they ate bread and
butter and jam and cakes and cho-
colate; their officers were fed too,
and finally the major came and shook
out the whole unit went out to see
them off cheering the Red Cross, the
president and the U. S. A. Bless
them! Such babies and such dears.
At No. 8 we had lot of Marines
for our house warming; they were
there 800 of them for two hours.
After supper they insisted on help
ing us wash up and clean generally
and of course we felt as if they were
oud friends and nearly wept when
they left. Besides all this travelling,
shifting, clitntole, there were also
the regular customers, all the mill
tary police, the signal corps men, en-
gineers and traffic regulators.
How one loves them all and how |
good and kind they are to us. The
moment they find out that | have |
! boy of my own here, they talk their |
Did heads off to me and it is my best |
bet that in half an hour or less they |
will all be sure to show me their best |
girls picture back home" and their |
mothers too. Mothers, l may say,
become very valuable people out |
here.
Major Patten asked. me to go home |
Tor few weeks just to tell people of |
what is being done here. l could |
not go because the state department
says Mothers" may not come over
my more, but If l had gone there is
lust one think would have said:
'"The work is bigger and better
Ind finer than even |, with all my
lreams, ever dreamed Of. | never
Knew there were so many altruistic
'elfishless men and women in the
world, not one penny is being wasted
rom the fact that even the majors
themselves have no motors and use
10 gas for them If they have them,
Town to the message placard every
where DO not waste a single scrap
# paper, it is too valuable in
france" the whole policy is the
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