Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
Red Cross Notes

The secretary Of the Augusta
Chapter of the Red Cross has re-
ceived the following letter from Ar
thur G. Rotch. assistant manager OF
the New England division:
''The work of the bureau Of Com
munication at National HeadQuar-
tiers in so far as casualty information
concerning men in the Expeditionary
Forces is concerned, musts continue
until the troops have returned to
America. In all probability this
work will begin to decrease after the
first of the year.
Since the armistice has been
signed, the number of welfare in
quiries for men in the Expeditionary
Forces has enormously increased.
In so far as you are able will you
make clear to the people that the
Bureau Of Communication would
greatly appreciate cancellation OF
these inquiries when people inquir-r
ing have heard directly from their
sons. The work is so large, and the
difficulties in France so great now
that men are being transferred rap
idly from one organization to anoth-
err, and from one part of France to
another, that we wish to cancel all
inquiries possible. All inquiries that
have not been cancelled will be fol-
lowed through, but your hearty CO.
operation will be much appreciated
if you will stop all messages that are
unnecessary.
THE rules governing the commune
other enemy countries stand for the
present. The State Department says
that free communication with Ger
many and with these other COUNT les
will not be permitted until after the
signing Of the Peace Treaty, and that
we should therefore continue to send
the messages as in the past. You
will now probably have far more re-
quests to send money into Germany
and Austria than you have had be-
fore. In this case also no money
can be sent to individuals in these
countries until after the signing Of
tho Treaty.
you will undoubtedly have re-
quests also to send cables by way Of
Switzerland, but this is not pei
gested condition Of the cable lines.
1t is wrong to longest the lines still
further by messages Of this sort
when it is even now almost impos-
sible to get cable answers to inc,lir-
les concerning our own men in
France"
A special appeal is made to all
! women who have been doing such
faithful work on surgical dressings
during the past year, not to slacken
their efforts now that this work is
no longer needed. but to give their
time to hospital and refugee sewing
for which there is very great need
at present. Will every surgical dress
ings worker make particular effort
to put her energies into this branch
Of the Red Cross work.
AS there will be no more surgical
dressings work to do for the Ped
aprons at the Elks club please go for
| them between 10 and IL this Friday
| morning.
Now that this branch Of the Red
Cross We rk has come to an end, the
Augusta Chapter wishes to thank
the members Of the Elks club most
heartily for their generous action in
giving the department the unrestrict-
ed use Of the building during the
| past eight months. In addition to
| this the club has made arrangements
| to heat the rooms free Of expense
to the Red Cross that the work
might be continued through tho
! coming winter. &
This is the spirit shown In thou-
sand ways over our whole country,
which has enabled the Red Cross TO
carry on its enormous undertakings.
The Augusta Chapter wishes to go
on record as approaching to the ut
most the help so freely offered by the
Elks Club. and in expressing their
sincere gratitude to its members.