The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
REDCROSS BULLETIN

 | fered will be accepted. but everyone should remember that the knitted arti-
 cles called for in the instruction book are exactly what the army and navy authorities have asked for, and the di-
 rections given are believed to be the simplest and most practical that can re devised More and better work will be
 done if everyone confines her knitting
 to the articles suggested and follows the directions given. Sweaters socks
 and wristlets are the articles most ur-
 gently needed.
 Does not the American Red Cross
 stand for America first? Yes, but not for America alone. It believes in help
 ing soldiers, children and the helpless
 in France. in Belgium and in Rumania
 II believes in the practical application
 of the golden rule, Also, when the
 American Red Cross saves the life ot
 a soldier in France and sends him back
 to the line to fight it not only saves
 th1s man but saves man from taking
 his place--and the one who must ulti-
 mately take his place is an American
 soldier.
 The French soldier, when he. came back e, on ieave Tn the old days, used to come to the junction point where he changed to take his train. for home, Sometimes he used to stay at these functions 24 hours lhey were equipped. to handle 50 or 15 people Sometimes there were 4O00 or Scoo there These men direct from the trenches were infested with trench ver- min, cold and wet. After sleeping in the open they got little food and that at an exorbitant price The result was that they arrived home discouraged and tired They carried with them not only dis enlargement and weariness but possibly disease from the vernlin. On their return they went through the same experience. They got back biuer and more discour- aged than when they left
 h cooperation with the French gov ernment,, which has borne the major part of the expense we have opened a series of canteens where these men are given comfortable quarters where they can eat and sit about and sleep-great barracks with lumbermans hunks in them. They are equipped with shower baths, and while the men are bathing their clothes are put. through process and the vermin killed The men are well fed and amusement provided them They go back to their homes in different state of mind from that in which they left the trenches
 1 l am not talking now about hot drinks and that sort of thing. We serve an enor- nous. quantity of actual meals We arc giving or. selling actual means at these conteens to about 1000 900 French sol dlers every month. A meal costs 75 cen times. It is about one-half of what it costs us. It consists of soup, meat, salad, cheese and bread and some hot drink, coffee tea or cocoa When these. fellows arrived at our can teens at first they were so delighted with \ them that they actually would not go to bed in those hunks at all. They sat around and talked and sang all night they were so happy.
 How is the Junior Red Cross organ zed in community? The Junior Red Cross is, organized under the direction of the local Red Cross chapter. in CO., operation with the school authorities The initiative in organizing is left to the school authorities. uary 2o, from Robert Perkins. commls- sioner to Italy has been received at national sheadquarters v ; 4The village of Spreziano on the Piave will be transferred intact as far as the oopula ton is-concerned.. to another loca- lion outside the danger zone. where the nha bitants may continue their useful manufacture of wooden cases for oil and gasoline
 This experiment. which is one of the most interesting of the war in dealing with people in the invaded district, will De made with American help.
 All the workmen of Spreziano with their families machines and tools, will ,e transported by the government to a suburb of Leghorn. In this village they will resume life interrupted by the war In response to an appeal to supply xitchens and material for serving 15O0 persons the American Red Cross has un- lertaken to contribute the necessary lrticles.,
 The general population-infants and I small children in particular-living in l hat part of Poland back of the Ger l starvation, are the objects of an appro- 1 ,riation of sooo,Ooo. immediately avail l lble, which has just been made by the | American Red Cross. This money will be 1 paid in two installments-$l00,0 900 this l month and S100,0o0 in December--to the 1 Warsaw Polish committee, of which l Prince Lubomirski, the president of ! Warsaw city, and archbishop Kakowski ] If Warsaw are members.
 The entire present generation in Po- l and is facing immediate starvation The | Red Cross has been asked to furnish | 'eief by sending food as was done in | Belgium. The present donation has been | made with the idea Of extending some ! immediate. relief
 This money will he furnished the War law Polish committee just as soon a | his committee gives adequate guarantees hat the money 50 appropriated Will not | 'esult in releasing food or funds for | be benefit of Germany.
 If proper guarantees can be secured !! milk relief for infants and small chil- Iren in Poland will continue after Jam l ,ary l. 1918.
 Report of chairman of womans work | # Birmingham chapter for week ending 1 2e. 1918: .tsS
 Surgical dressings one box: 4620 ar .icles. Patients clothing. four boxes; , 21 articles. Hospital linen, one box: 495 I lrticles Knitted articles, two boxes; | 'os articles; eight boxes shipped 6445 I irticles
 For week ending February ?, 1918.
 Surgical dressings, one box; S45 ar .icles Hospital garments. three boxes; | TO articles; hospital supplies, one box; i D articles. Knitted garments. one box; ! ,I5 articles; articles for soldiers, one l oox; l4s articles. Total, seven boxes: 336 articles.
 Work finished by the Eleventh Avenue l Methodist church from December IA. 1917, | Q January H. 1918, Mrs Elizabeth Aye, | 
 Pillow cases, 2a: towels. st; sheets. s; bediackets. as: pajamas. !; knitted | garments, 3e bed socks, }.
 
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