The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09

pleasure to the soldier boys, who read
 during their stay at the home and are
 allowed the privilege of taking the DOCKS
 to the hospital wards when they return.
 This library is in charge of Miss Harriet
 Lane, a charming librarian from Chl-
 cago who is greatly interested in the
 soldier visitors, even ministering Tn some
 way to their comforts and entertainment
 Adjoining the library is the office of
 the official Red Cross hostess, Mrs. Ray
 Brown Thomas, who enters heart and
 scul into everything pertaining to the
 welfare of the convalescents. Mrs
 Thomas is the wife of Captain Thomas, one of the best doctors connected with the base hospital, who is in charge or the X-ray department. Mrs. Thomas IS TIT usually pretty, possesses magnetic nersonality and exceedingly popular in so- cial circles.
 Every afternoon the hostess serves re- f, eshments to the soldiers who are visit ing the home. On Tuesday evenings the officers and nurses give a dance m the convalescent home and on Thursday eve nings the enlisted men enjoy uahce' Miss Irene Willox, one of Anniston lovely girls, manages the invitation nst for the enlisted men, a service greatly aDnreciated by the boys. Miss Willox tel ephones at least 40 girls every week, the guests meet at her home and a transpor- tation committee from Camp call TOT the girls in the camp ambulances There are several basket ball teams among the convalescents, and some Splr- tied games are enjoyed at the home seV- eral evenings in the week, a large amount of friendly rivalry adding to the Inter- est of both audience and players
 Tables containing writing material ea mes of all kinds Victrolas and pianos help while away many lonely hour There are class rooms and teachers wno give lessons in French and Spanish to a number of convalescents
 The Red Cross is also rendering high. Iv appreciated service to the relauNes oi the soldier patients. Red Cross car reats the trains and offers free trans norta+ion to relatives who visit thelr loved ones at the base hospital Ihere l are several bedrooms at the convalescent home. where relatives may stay when the soldiers they are visiting are crltlcaily l i'll The loving interest shown the soi- diers' mothers and wives during Vlsiis | to the convalescent home has prough'
 for+b many expressions of heartfelt grati- l tude and renewed alieslahce 'o ~ great cross of mercy.
 | oft times relatives of the soldiers ar. i given the privilege of receiving meaica
 attention frosn the skilled physicians aho r,,rees at the base hospital There are still a large number ot Red cross ,ui sv at camp Their heart interest ana GIT cient services have endearea t1ese , aaIe of Marcy to all who have rece1vee fl cir ministrations The greatest moth
 a,. i, all the world" also looks after the | welfare of the nurses and contributes in many ways at the attractive nurses home to their comfort and pleasure.
 ITror, the day the American soldier oi sailor enters service until the time nc is restored to normal place in civl
 l;f. after war is ended, the American Red Cross touches his career and guaro' his welfare daily and almost noulIS II
 ways that have won Tor the sieas' ,s ha. M
 a,i+arian organization the world has Ieve,. known the unqualified loyalty or al An erican people.
 At a meeting of the Anniston NUTS
 ing association held recently eNcel.el I reports from the various corhili''ee'