The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-14
RED CROSS WORK.
Funds Raised TO Combat Disease in
Far and Near East.

L uA0$ GAa4SGu TO SONUdIS I18CSSC S1kl
| Far and Near East.
Sometime ago Mrs. r. Singer
chairman Of women's work, Ascension
Chapter of the American Red Cross
received the following letter from the
vice chairman of the Louisiana State
Committee Of the American Women's
Hospital:
Ny Dear Mrs. Singer:
| There is an organization in this
country known as the American Wo.
mems Hospitals, organized by the
cal Women's National ASSOCIATION
with headquarters in New York.
The purpose Of this organization is
to equip mobile hospitals with a staff
of doctors, nurses, tents, ambulances
land supplies. These hospitals move
from town to town to combat cpl
denies, etc, stopping long enough in
each district to gain control of the
epidemic, and going on then to other
| districts, as conditions may demand.
There is now a crying need in
Serbia, Armenia, Syria and other
countries Of the Near East. Diseases
and epidemics are breaking out, and
the civilians as well as the soldiers
are under-fed, starving, ill-clad, Of
ten without shelter, dazed and worn
out with years Of suffering and need,
and are an easy prey to such diseases
as typhus and influenza. What ap-
peals to me most, and which / am
sure will appeal to you, are the little
children. These poor dumb, be-
wildered little sufferers are the only
hope for the future of these stricken
lands, and they are dying at an alarm
fFfg rate, needless deaths from
which a Doctors skill could save
them. The above organization can
accomplish this, all with little help
from you.
DR.. Elizabeth Bass, has been made
state chairman of this work in Lou
isiana This morning she came in.
and made an appeal to me, asking
me to help her out in this work, and
act as vice chairman for the state
of Louisiana. / readily said / would
do SO, as had feeling that could
depend upon you to help me out in
this work. You have done such
wonderful work in the Red Cross for
the past months, and have gotten such
big results from your chapter in Red
Cross work, that / am coming to you
and asking you to help us
raise funds so that we that are in the
state of Louisiana may have some
part in sending a hospital to the Far
East. Will you accept the appoint
ment Of parish chairman, and secure
for me the amount of $40.
] might suggest that you could do
this by asking ten of your friends to
give you 81 each as a donation and
n1emba barship fee To the American
Aom en ospital dical aid
M
gives them 4 rnemb erslliIp fol oneI
year, or you might ask certain mum
Der of your friends to- give you 4
donation Of So or 81 to help out this
worthy cause, thus doing away with
! drive, and reaching your quota in
that way. Of course, we would like
10 have you go 'sover the top, and
feel that the only way that we can
20 lover the top" in your parish is to |
nave you in charge.
Please notify me whether you will
accept the position or not; if you
will, / will see that the proper litera-
;ure, forms, ETC., are sent you as re-
luired. Also, if you accept the chair
nanship, we would like to have you
10 this work in the shortest time pos
'ible, say three or four days, and let
IS know your result. We believe
hat it would be better to go about !
his in quiet way, as people feel
hat they have been drained to the
init and as your quota is just a
mall one, I feel that you can make
ust personal appeal, which will
i've us, as good results as having tag
lay or drive, etc,
In replying to this letter, you may |
.ddress same to me in care of the +
IF Division, American Red Cross, Ii
S am here at the Division head
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