The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-05
PRAISES WORK OF
AMERICAN RED
CROSS IN FRANCE
Marines, Muledrivers, Sol.
diers and Officers Wei
coined at Rest Stations

New York, July B.-France is ring
ing with the work of the American
Red Cross, writes Mrs. Belmont Tiff
fanny OF New York, to Red Cross Off
Gals in America. I only wish Amer
lea could realize extent of work as
well as France does,T the added.
Mrs. Tiffany has been engaged in
organizing rest stations for Ameri-
can troops at railway stations in
France.
Never have I been happier,
never have I liked work more nor
felt that 1 was so useful" she wrote
in a recent letter. Ever since
came abroad have had before my
eyes a vision of fathers, mothers and
sisters Of the soldiers in audiences in
many states from Maine to Texas.
They will hear and know about our
great, beautiful, hospitals, with the
best surgeons, doctors and nurses,
working under the best possible con-
ditions with the best possible mater
ial
All these things are expected of
their Red Cross and taken for gran
ted, but 1 wish them to know too,
that when their boys are we'll they
have refuge and a home as they
pass along. I want them to think
Of them as writing and singing in the
gay, bright room while waiting for
their train and eating their good,
warm meals or being sent off with
sandwiches by American girls.
When an American. mule train
came in at one station, the men said
they wanted nothing which seemed
very unusual. From one Of the Off
GERS we learned that there had been
no pay day in Italy. When the men
were told it was on the Red Cross
every pitcher and basket was emp
tied over and over again. So on ap-
plication to Paris is was decided
that unlimited coffee, American
coffee, with fresh milk, cocoa. milk
and bread and butter or jam sand
witches should be served free to the
travelling men. After that. the mule
trains and the troops went out cheer
ing Justify and in a very much gayer
mood.
Cheering for the Red Cross.
1.-THE first night we opened at D.
We had $50 men at one a. m. They
ate us out of house and home though
it seemed a strange hour to eat.
They carried off every magazine and
paper we had; they drank coffee and
cocoa and milk; they ate bread, but
ter and jam and cakes and choco-
late; their officers were fed, too, and
finally the major came and shook
my hand over and over again and
said they were all happier and less
homesick then any time since they'd
left America and when the train pull
ed out the whole unit went out to
see them off. They nearly fell out
of their carriages to shake hands
once more and they went off cheer
ing the Red Cross, the President and
the u. S. A. Bless them. Such babies
and such dears.
AT No. 8 we had lot Of Marines
for our house warming, they were.
there 300 Of them for two hours. At
ter supper they insisted on helping
us wash up and clean generally and
of course we felt as if they were old
friends and nearly wept when they
left. Besides all this travelling, shift
ting clientele there are also the re-
gular customers, all the military
police, the signal corps men, engin-
GERS and traffic regulators.
How one loves them all and how
good and kind they are to us. The
moment they find out that I have a
boy Of my own here they talk their
old heads off to me and it is my bet
will all be sure to show me their
best girls picture back home" and
their mothers, too. Mothers, 1 may
say, become very very valuable
people out here.
Major Patten asked me to go home
for a few weeks just to tell the peo-
pie Of what is being done here.
could not so because the State De-
partment says Mother" may not
come over here any more, but If I
had gone there was just one thing
would have said.
THE work is bigger and better and
finer than even with all my dreams
ever dreamed of. never knew
there were so many altruistic self
less men and women in the world,
not one penny Is being wasted from
the fact that even the majors them
selves have no motors and use no
gas for them If they have them down
to message placarded everywhere
do not waste a single scrap Of paper
1t is too valuable in France" the
whole policy is the strictest economy
with ourselves and the greatest gem
erosity to our armies and depend
ents"