The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23
Red Cross County
Meet at Newport
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thank Mr.. Kelley for his efforts in
behalf Of the chapter"
Rev. Charles w. Kelley of New
port Center, secretary-treasurer of
the chapter was called upon to read
the various reports. The reports did
not require any action as the auditor
had gone over them and they had
been approved by the executive COM
mittee.
Continuing, Col. Emery said:
"When the war vas on there was
no question about the enthusiasm of
the Red Cross and everyone al
to the conditions. Now it is differ
ent. The pull of the Red Cross is
gone. No longer can we say the Red
Cross is doing a mothers Sc ICE.
overseas. We have got to face a
new program and the one coming to
the front is the Home Service aid
Civilian Relief.
"No person has done more consist
ent or harder work in the chapter
than MIS-. ". w. Reirden and | have
pleasure in introducing her."
Mrs. Reirden said:
"The principal work in the chapter
has been done by Barton, Orleans,
Newport, North Troy and Derby.
The work was much the same in all
of these towns. Very few people
realize the vast amount of work in
the Home Service and this is a very
important part of the Red CROSS.
Carroll A. Davis, chairman of The
chapter canteen service, FOLLOWED
Mrs. Reirden. He said:
The only unpleasant feature ii
connection with the canteen work
vas that it was found necessary to
draw on every available food supply.
The work was done by the command
er of each troop train giving us the
number OF lei to be served.
Zone person who supplied food
and coffee made very scant sandwich
es and charged a good price. He
performed miracles with a loaf Of
bread greater than those spoken of
in the Bible. Through the delay of
a section it was discovered a man
doing business in our city put out
ID gallon cans and instead of filing
them full with good hot coffee he
put only about 7 or 8 gallons of
cold coffee in them and charged the
full amount. The action was discov-
cred and of course there was no sec
ond offense. He was never allowed
to furnish any nor supplies to the
soldiers.
81 have often tried to picture in
my mind the soul Of a man who
would try to defraud the boys who
we're going out to defend their coun
~.
more than 100000 men passed
through Newport on their way over
They came from camps as far
south as ~Spartanburg, S. c., and the
intervening camps. The work of the
canteen workers was received with
the utmost gratefulness of the sol
diers.
"The girls that made up the can
teen unit served with enthusiasm.
There vas no hour too early and no
hour too late for them to work. Per-
haps their hardest service was put in
on June 4 when we celebrated the
return of II boys. The girls work
ed from morning until night serving
the soldiers.
THE work of the unit first started
with a hesitation. But the movement
became so great that it was impos-
sible for the local chapter to finance
it. The N. E. Division guaranteed
furnish funds above what we
could raise here. The work was in
progress officially one year and be-
ginning September 1, the unit pass
ed into the Canteen Reserves. Per-
sonally it was a very happy service"
Miss Marion E. Rowe, field super
visor of the Home Service spoke as
follows:
practically every department OIL
the Red Cross has been covered with
the exception of the Junior Re-
Cross, Home Service and Nursing.
The Red Gross has conducted sever
al hospitals in France and also sever.
al orphanages. Scholarships have al
been awarded two French boys
for good work.
'The peace program of the chill
drcn Of America is to be the same us
the war program for the children of
France. 1t will be carried out by the
Home Service section OF the Red
Cross.
"The Cd 'drea are to be gotten in
terested in the little boy across the
street who might have a broken leg.
They arc to visit that boy and sec if
they cant do something for him.
CDR. F%arran, national expert of
the Red Cross has come forward with
a program which will be wtonderIu.
il the people will come to it's up
port. He has conceived the idea that
in every city there should be at least
a closet containing emergency SUP
plies aId should be located whece it
will always he available.
eff there is a trained nurse in town
let it be her headquarters. Make it
4 community health center. Is there
are several nurses in town let them
make it their headquarters. Have