The courier-index., 1918-06-07
RED CROSS REPORT

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The Red Gross. the Unity of Hu
manity, by Or. Frank Crane.
In all this ,welter and confusion
wars and rumors of wars through all
the hate and slaughter and accuse
ton and denial and misunderstood
ing, runs one deep. low tone of har
mony. Beneath the painful discord
is one healing tone. A broad uni
flying dispassion. 1t is the Red Cross
Among Dur strident inhumanities
this is the one thing human.
We may quarrel in traffic, strive in
politics and party. envy in learning.
contend over possession. and wound
and slay In angry pride. but in GEES
ture of mercy we all. friend and foe.
suddenly fuse and blend. One touch
of mercy makes the whole world kin.
The Red Cross Is the inarticulate
protest of humanity against the do
ings of nations. 1t is the assurance
OF the Christ that he has not wholly
abandoned his world. The Red Cross
does not strive nor cry. Neither
shall you hear its voice In the street.
1t is that bruised reed which shall
not break, and that smoking flax
which shall not quench. until judy
ment be sent forth to victory. II Is
the persistent urge of love almighty
that no frightfulness can dismay, nor
claimant fury can silence, pestilence,
earthquake. famine and war never un-
furl their terrible banners but the
legions of the Red Cross flock to
the fray to do silent and blessed bat
tie for the victims of mans or ma
lures cruelty. Rage passes, and the
contentious of men and nations die
down. but mercy Is everlasting. and
when the sword of war shall be
sheathed from WEAKNESS of slaught-
er, the Red Cross, still young and
eager, shall continue its redemptiye
Iabors. Here we are one. The Red
Cross knows no nation, no race, no
creed: II knows only humanity. In
all things else is the rage OF compe-
tition, in pity alone is the enthusi-
asm Of cooperation. and when that
parliament of man, the federation
of the world shall arrive. when
some day reason shall have con-
uuered passion and law shall have
triumphed over violence, and democ-
racy shall have slain the last ancient
spectre Of privilege, and the rulers
of nations shall have met in conclave
to take council how to shepherd their
people and not to destroy them. then
above whatever banner shall be I'M
furled above the assembly dome
there shall fly that flag which first
stood for the unity of humanity, the
flag with the Red Cross.
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Red Cross Rest Room
In connection with our Red Cross
work rooms we have established
very pretty and coy rest room where
there is most cordial welcome to
all, and especially the ladies who
come in from the country to do their
shopping. We want you to come in
and feel that this is your Red Cross
rest room and your Red Cross. and
make 1t your headquarters while in
the city, and we are under many OBJ
legations to the friends of the Red
Cross who made 1t possible for us 10
have this comfortable rest room.
w. S. McClintock gave for our use
four beautiful large rooms in the
McClintock building. with light, heat
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use as our work rooms, and one Is
our rest room. An unknown friend
to the Red Cross sent In large cleo
trio fan for our use. and our friend.
Mrs. ID. S. Clark. donated an electric
fan for our use. Our friend. George
Greenhaw. donated us water cool
err and the manager of the Ice plant
donates Us a piece Of ice every mora
ing. The T.. j. BeIzley Co. donated
one large oak rocking chair. ana
Mrs. Bruce Mulkey one Morris chair.
Mrs. Hughes one upholstered chair.
Mrs. H. r. Derrick one library table.
Mrs. Y. J. Beazley one dresser. Mrs.
r. L. Nixon one 9xt2 druggett. The
White Elephant one flower vase. t.
b. Freeman & Co. one comb and
brush. Mrs. ]. r. FELTON, four win
dow shades. So YOU see. with such
friends to help US. how easy it was
for us to be able TO have such a
comfortable rest room.
Donations for the week:
Little Ruth Hoshall, cash 81.
Mrs. Mary Hicks. cash so cents.
Nelson Scott. cash 81.
Mr.. Davidson. cash ST.
Julia Dixon. cash 25 cents.
Little Catherine Kitchener. Arthur
Ruscher, Charles Ruscher, Kitty, Vir-
ginia, Cary and David Newborn gave
a little patriotic musical comedy on
last Thursday afternoon in the back
yard at the home ~ Mrs. Geo. New
bern, for the benefit OF the Red
Cross. These dear children all work.
al hard ond without The assistance