Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-11

American people have been mohut,.r
10 take care OF our own, TO relieve the
misery incident to the war. and also
to reveal to the world the sunr.ms
locals Of our national life.
Everyone who has had anv mart T.,
this war effort of the Red Cross ,s on
Titled to congratulate himself No
thanks from anyone could be eoual IN
value to the self satisfaction every
one should feel for the part takar
Fully 100000 American women bova
exerted themselves In Red Cross serv.
ice.
Has Over 100000 Adult Members
when we entered the war tho
American Red Cross had about 00oo
members. Today, as the result of tho
recent Christmas membership Roll
Can, there are upwards of 1000 600
full paid members outside of the Nom.
bers of the junior Red Cross. number.
ing perhaps 100000 school children
additional.
The chief effort Of the Red Cross
during the war has been to care for
our men In service and to aid orr
army and navy wherever the Red
Cross may be called on to assist As
to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen,
eral Ireland of the U. s. Army recent
ly said: The Red Cross has been ar
enterprise as vast as the war itself
From the beginning 1t has done those
things which the Army Medical Corn,
wanted done, but could not do ITSELF
1.-THE Red Cross endeavor I'm Franc,
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service ha,
been rendered to the American ARM
and to the French Army and tn,
French people as well, the latter par
tcularly during the trying perio,
when the Allied World was waitin,
for the American Army to arise II
force and power. Hospital emergenc
service for our army in France ha
greatly diminished, but the Red eros
is still being called upon for servic
upon a large scale in the great has
hospitals. where. thousands of Amer
can sick and wounded are still receiN
ing attention AT these hospitals tn
Red Cross supplies huts and facilitie
for the amusement and recreation q
the men as they become convalescen
Our Army of Occupation in German
was followed with Medical units Or,
pared to render the same emergenc
aid and supply service which was tn
primary business of the Red eros
during hOstilities. The Army Cantee
service along the lines of travel ha
actually increased since the armistice
''As for work among the French PEG
pie, now that hostilities have ceased
the French themselves naturally pre-
fer as far as possible to provide 70
their own. 1t has accordingly been de
termined that the guiding principle o
Red Cross policy in France hencefort
shall be to have punctilious regard L
its every responsibility, but 10 direC
Its efforts primarily to assistin
French relief societies. The liberate
and devastated regions of France hav
been divided by the government int
small districts, each officially assigne
to a designated French relief organ
zation.
1.-THE American Red Cross work
France was initiated by a commssio
of eighteen men who landed on Frenc
shores June 13, 1917. Since the
some 5000 persons have been upon tn
rolls in France. of whom 1000 wer
actively engaged when the armistiC
was signed. An indication of the pre-
ent scale OF the work will be obtaine
from the fact that the services of SOC
persons are still required.
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