The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-12-10
RED CROSS NOTES.
The Red Cross Faces a Period OF
Great Activity.

The Red Cross Faces Period OF
Great Activity.
The question as to What will the
Red Cross do now?" is one that may
be answered in comparatively few
words, but the words cover many
nhases of work. The Red Cross is
not a war agency; it is an organiza'
ton for relief in time Of stress and
: the reconstruction period following
the greatest war in history is no time
for inactivity.
The work of the Red Cross in war
is universally known; the work now
that war is over will be conducted
along exactly the same lines as during
the DAYS of active hostilities. First,
the soldiers and sailors overseas now
stand as an emergency reserve army
and they need all the Red Cross has
to offer of help, OF encouragement anc
of cheer. AS the men come slowly
home. numberless difficulties WI:
arise before they can find themselves
in their old places in civil life; these
difficulties, whether they touch the
home Or the business life the Keo
|G)Eross will help to make easy.
The convalescent soldiers and the
one permanetly disabled will turn to
the Red Cross to be helped back ID
health and to be placed in new IN
dustries for which new education Is
required. During this time of read
justment and protection, and possibly
material aid at times; all of this the
Red Cross will gve.
America is the one country whose
resources are practically untouched
bv war; famine, pestilence. danger
and disaster face the countries when
have participated in the 1ercest strug-
a.gle known to history. These countries
must be helped as well as ours anu
the Red Cross must do the helping
Protection from tuberculosis. from
other forms of disease. from pestilence
and poverty. from suffering ard dis
: tress must all come from the Red
Cross. The passing of war has mu'-
tsplied the fields of Red Cross activity
nv increasing the reed for the Red
Cross a hundredfold
The Newberry Chapter.
II is most imperative that the Red
Gross produce vast numbers of refugee
garments for relief across the water.
The Newherry chapter has an allot-
! ment of these garments at headquart-
ers ready for distribution, the women
of the town and countv~are urged 70
help with this work. This is speclal
apneal to the surgical dressing work
ers who have been recently relieved
of +heir duties.
IF eyerv woman in the Southern d.
vision will Dledee herself toomake' one
garment a week. we can adequately
meet al1 renuiremerts.
Let this be a new Red Cross slogan:
~A garment week for every woman
worker
The director Of woman's work asks
that All socks and sweaters out be
finished and sent in by the 11th. so
that a shipment may be made this
week.
We have been Informed by National
headquarters that they are anxious ID
get all knitted articles completed oV
January 1st. and to impress upon ou'
k,fters that to give real relief to our
men who must stay in France. our
knitted articles must leave here in
time to reach their destination during
ftbe present winter. There is stll'
wool in the work rooms for man.
sweaters-Who will offe-- to make
I sweater by January 50:
1t is hoped tha there will be more
volunteers fer @or; at headquarters
an hour or so {, siav can be rr,litah'y
srent m the work rooms at all times.
There is much 20 be flena--vour serv-
ice will be gratefully received
At the conference on WEDNESDAY,
Miss Minnie Gist chairman of Christ
mas packages. reported that 317 boxes
had been sent through the NeWherry
chapter.