The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-07
How Red Cross Is Helping at Brest.

uOW heu CTOSS Is ueipiHS at DTcSts
While the military authorities. are
striving night and day to overcome
the all-pervading mud that has re-
suited from the almost uninterrupted
rain at Pontanezan, the big embarka-
ton camp near Brest, the American
Red Cross is increasing it's activities
toward making more comfortable the
American troops that must tarry there
on their hOmeward journey.
The organization has already estab-
lished four enlisted mems huts and
one officers hut, in addition to the
system of comfort distribution in the
camp proper. These huts provide a
warm, dry, 'loafing place" with read
ing material and music. A canteen
organization distributes cigarettes,
chocolates and other things that ap-
peal to the doughboy, while the camp
service system of the Red Cross pro-
vides all men in need of warm cloth
ing with woolen sweaters, socks, muf-
fiers, etc. Accordingly much has been
accomplished toward overcoming de-
preston.
Aside from this the Red Cross car
ries on it's regular hospital distribu-
tion service and searching for miss
ing men whose relatives have made
anxious inquiries, as we'll as the final
service to the men when they board
the transport, parting lunch and
supply of cigarettes and sweets.
Home Service for Soldiers and Sailors.
How about the Liberty bond?
Has it been delivered?
How about the allotment?
Has it been received?
How about that other mans dis
charge?
Does his family need him?
How about your employment, and
insurance
Talk it over with Miss Wells, of the
Home Service office, Gazette block)
She has proper blanks and informa-
tion. In the two months since this
Home Service Section was established,
a good number of soldiers and fam
lilies have been served entirely with
out remuneration or notoriety. Many
others might have availed themselves
of this help, had they known and I'M
derstood that this office was entirely
at the service of soldiers and their
families. Spread the gospel of the
Home Service!
Miss Wells is provided with blanks
with which honorably discharged sol
diers can make out their applications
for the $50 bonus allowed them by
the government.
Washington.-(Special. )-Henry P.
Dawson as chairman issues the follow
ing statement on behalf of the War
Council of the American Red Cross:
"To the American People:
",The War Council Of the American
Red Cross appointed by President Will
son on May 10, 1917, to carry on the
work of the American Red Cross dur
ing the war, at their request and by
vote of the Central Committee, ceased
at midnight, February %.
Immediately the armistice was
signed the War Council instituted
studies to determine when the strict.
ly war work Of the organization would
have been sufficiently matured to en-
able the direction of affairs to be re.
sumed by the permanent staff. Henry
P. Dawson, being in Paris when the
armistice was signed, summoned a
conference there of the heads of all
the Red Cross Commissions in Europe
to canvass the situation. After con-
sidering all the factors it was con-
cluded to make the transition on
March 1. The very fortunate choice
Of DR.. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman of the Central Committee,
and thereby the permanent chief ex-
ecutive of the Red Cross, makes possi-
BILE the consummation Of this plan un-
der the most favorable conditions.