The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-18
RED CROSS MONEY
AIDS 100000 MEN
IN THE SOUTHWEST
REPORT ON WORK IN CAMPS AND
CANToNMENTS SHOWS HOW
CASH is SPENT.
PROMPT WORK SAVES LIVES
twenty Thousand Blankets Rushed to
Camp Bowie When Men Suf-
fered for Lack Of Bedding
NO Red Tape Here.

Sweaters worth Sl250,000 have been
given to soldiers in Southwestern
camps and cantonments by the Red
Gross since the mobilization Of the
National army was begun
This information is contained in
report made to the Washington head.
quarters OF the American Red Cross
by Stanley Stoncr director Of military
'elief for the Southwestern division Of
De organization
Stoner's report is proof positive Of
he support the Red Cross is giving
he War Department in fitting Ameri.
IAN soldiery for winning the war. That
no other agency outside the War De
]artment itself is SO potent a factor TO
hat end is recognized and admitted
generally. Every supporter of the Red
ross we'll may feel that he or she ac.
nally is helping TO save the world for
democracy and to crush the unspeak.
.ble house Of Hohcuzolicrn,
The report made by Director Stoner
hows that 100000 sweaters were dis.
libuted up to Feb. / to soldiers in
light large camps and cantonments,
cVoral smaller camps and to he army
which constantly Is on guard on the
,eNican border But sweaters WAS
'nly one Of 200 items provided II was
impossible Tor the War Department 10
urcacc many requirements Of the sol
Iiers, and in many instances. when
necessity arose for supplies Of differ.
mt kinds it was impossible to get
rmy acquisitions through fast enough
o handle the situation. Field direc.
ors in the different camps, always on
he alert for such emergencies ana
rmed with authority to spend money
reely when necessity arose, stepped
n and provided whatever was needed
or the comfort and wellbeing Of the
men,
From Spoons to Automobiles.
In addition to the sweaters, 44,370
were distributed. Other items
we're as follows Socks. 56,313; blan-
,ets, 1850; wristlets. 27.S5i, helmets,
'l09 Christmas packages. 1861
automobiles comforts 1899. The
automobiles were touring cars neccs.
ary for the proper transportation of
ick soldiers from their quarters to
lospjtals. Nearly 600, 900 items, 571..
VS. TO be exact, were distributed.
lhoir diversity is Illustrated by the
olloWing list taken from Director
5toner's report Towels, pajamas,
comfort kits, playing cards, tooth
}rushos, tooth paste, condensed milk,
)il heaters, drugs, bed sheets, pillow
asses, rubber gloves, soup, foot pow
ler shoes, magazines. books, slippers,
wash cloths, bath robes. hotwater hot
les, window curtains, bath rugs, ice
picks, egg boaters. spoons. electric
latcs, knives. spoons, gowns apples,
lranges, lemons nuts. foot warmer.
'ubber eheets. ice bags, boilers, bed
room slippers, gloves, ear mufts, don't
noes, rubber sheets, co.'s, auto truck
.ly swatters, soup strainers, pneu.
monia Jackets. chickens, dish rags,
combs, Yictrola quilts.
And wherever the Red Cross is at
work in these camps, which means all
Of them, soldiers are praising it, They
can it Uncle Sam's right.hand man,
which tells the story we'll enough and
rue
Service Which Saves Lives.
Nothing illustrates better what The
Red Cross means to the soldiers in ike
Southwestern camps and cantonments
than an occurrence at Camp Bowic.
Fort Worth, Ten When The December
blizzard struck the camp it found the
men unprepared for it. one thousand
fell Ill in "A hours. More than
1000 were in - hours after the bliz-
zard hit. Many Of them were threat
ened with pneumonia. Many had pneu.
monia. There was insufficient bedding.
The government was unable to take
care OF the situation. Charles W. Con-
merry, field director for the Red Cross
at Camp Bowie, bought every blanket
he could get in Fort Worth and other
Texas cities and wired Red Cross
headquarters at ST. Louis for more.
Within 4S hours after the blizzard
struck, Connery turned over 10000
blankets to the commandant of the
camp, without any cost to the govern
ment whatever. Undoubtedly this
quick work saved the lives OF many
soldiers
That is the sort of work the Red
Cross is doing for $4,000 American
soldiers in the Southwestern camps
and cantonments, likewise in every
camp and cantonment in the United
States That is how money given TO
the Red Cross is spent in military
relief
Shopping Personally Conducted.
The American soldier in France is
a good fighting man. But when he