The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-11-08
+ RED CROSS NEWS +

The American Red Cross needs at
once 1000 women for canteen and
hospital hut service in France. The
highest type Of American women is
needed for this service. They must
be women who are strong, cheerful,
energetic, ~self-reliant, and t~ypically
American, capable of self-sacrifice and
devotion.
Recent cablegrams received from
France within the last few weeks
have emphasized the Importance OF
recruiting personnel to meet the needs
of the canteen and hut situation with
the outmost dispatch, and Of expedit-
ing the sailing of those whose SER
vices are accepted. In order to pro-
mote plans to meet the appeal sent
from the other side, the women d.
rectors of the divisional bureaus of
personnel met in Washington recent
ly. Measures were adopted which, it
is believed, will result in the immed-
late supplying of personnel to meet
the requirements.
One of the cablegrams setting forth
the pressing personnel requirements
came from Henry P. Dawson, chair
man of the war council, and expressed
a view gained through personal OBJ
~servation in the war zone Mr.. Da-
vison referred to the daily increase in
demands for service to the American
troops, and declared his belief that if
the opportunity for service could be
made known to the American people,
more than a plenty would volunteer
for service.
Women considering canteen service,
Mr.. Dawson declared, must not think
of it merely as pouring coffee, but
rather as an opportunity to cheer and
influence the men.
The importance of the work can only
be appreciated by visiting the spot,
he added. The directors of personnel
were entertained at luncheon at "Twin
Oaks" the home of Henry Dawson,
and a dinner also was given in their
honor. Cornelius N. Bliss presided at
the dinner. There were short talks
by Mr.. Bliss, B. F. Keppel, assistant
secretary Of war; Col. X. c. Masteller,
of the intelligence bureau of the war
department.; Mrs. August Belmont.
assistant to the war council, and F. A,
Poor and Miss Martha Draper, Of the
national Red Cross department of per
sonnet. Mrs. Belmont expressed the
thought that this is the greatest op'
portunity that has ever come to WON
en- in the history of the world-thi:
new field of going out with an army
She declared that to be of real assist
:. ance it is necessary to send only tn
fittest women. "The women we sem
!, abroad" she said, mot only repre-
! sent American womanhoed but the!
: must represent the mothers and sis
ters and those dearest to the men will
our army. Make our women feel tina
this is the greatest opportunity eve
offered them in the worlds history.
y The Red Cross canteens in Franc
are located all the way across tn
country from the coast to the town
Immediately behind the lines. Opera
ton of the hospital hut service ha
only lately been begun by the Re
Cross. Hospital huts for GONZALES
cent patients are now established j
connection with all base hospitals. Fo
each 1000 beds of disqualification the1
is to be a recreational hut operate
by four or five women. Broad
d speaking, two kinds of work are ca
ried on by the women enrolled in IL
e hut service. They u a branch
the government quartermaster's stor
dispense hot drinks, run the Red Gro
d hospital library, and arrange inform
entertainments for the convalescent
They also act as searchers for casus
ty information, a work requiring gre
tact, sympathy and resourcefulnes
write letters for the soldiers and pc
form many other tasks for which Il
nurses have no time.
Is Women entering the canteen al
hospital and hut service must be b
tween 25 and 35 years of age. Tn
t; must serve for a minimum of S
months, or for one year if their e