Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-10-31
KINGS AND QUEENS
AND PLAIN FOLK"
THANK RED CROSS
Secretary Lansing Urges
Public "To Maintain the
Efficiency of the "Great-
est Mother"

Queens and from men and women of
national and international reputation
are pouring into National Headouar-
ters of the American Red Cross. Be-
sides commenting the organization
Tor the work it did in the war, these
letters point out the Importance of
continuing Red Cross activities and
1rge the American people 20 respond
promptly to the appeal Of the Third
Roll Call for memberships.
Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall.
lnder date of September 18th, wrote
1 letter in which he states:
1t is the eternal "In as much"
that weighs weight in the scales
of the eternal. The American
Red Cross is the gospel in boots,
and every man who loves his fell
low man ought to pull on a pair
and go out into the highways
and byways of suffering.
(Signed) THOS. R. MARSHALL
A translation of a letter from
Marshal Foch follows:
The American Red Cross ac-
complished a great work during
the war. She had to employ
vast to do this, and
through it all displayed a mag
niicent spirit.
(Signed) "FOCH"
August s, 1919.
King Ferdinand of Roumania, writ
ing in English from Bucharest, Rou-
mania in July. says:
l am eager to thank the Ameri-
can people for the generous way
in which Roumania has been
aided by its Red Cross.
The nam of the American Red
Cross will forever be blessed in
my country. With ~unceasing en-
ergy it has worked amongst the
suffering, showing a spirit of abb
negation and devotion of which
I cannot too highly speak.
Wherever need was greatest
there was the American Red
Cross to be found, it penetrated
into the most forsaken corners,
succouring the sick, clothing the
naked, feeding the hungry, bring
ing hope and comfort to thous-
ands in distress.
l would also offer my special
thanks to all members Of the
mission, who under the intelli-
gent guidance of Colonel Ander-
son did wonders among the poor.
Although the war was over
they did not hurry back to their
homes, mol to their W inter
ests, having a~scertained how great
was the misery occupation has
brought upon US, they remained
on far beyond the time originally
fixed so as not to abandon the
work they had begun.
Unp~erishable will remain the
of the American Red
Cross.
(Signed) FERDINAND.
Secretary Lansing considers that
"ft would be amost a national calam-
ity to diminish it's (the Red CROSSE
po~tentiality for the good of manklnd
by ~lessening its activities or by per
hitting public interest in them TO
Hag." His letter, in full, blows
When a great organization such
as the American Red Cross is to-
day, has been developed to meet
the needs OF a world at war, 1t
would be almost a national a
amity to diminish its potent1allty
for the good of mankind by les
sening it's activities or by per-
hitting public interest in the 70
flag. wish, therefore, to COM
mend the plan to maintain the
etticiency of the Red Cross at its
present high standard and TO oE
vert it's enterprise and energy,
after the demands of war cease,
to the relief of suffering M the
preservation of health in times
of peace. The services, which
can be rendered in a field so vast
that il seems almost l1mltless'
should and, l believe, I'LL COM
mand the hearty and generous
support of the American people
for the purpose appeals 20 patrl-
otism, to humanity and to com
mon sense.
ROBERT LANSING.
Washington, D. c.
October 1919.
kim and Queens OF all aliieu
countries have from time time eA-
pressed their admiration LOT lne
American Red Cross verbally n
orally. But what, amo"nts to more
b the valued expressions OF roy
altv and what is a greater source OF
qualification to the Red Cross is the
collection of thousands of letters
from The folks at home" thanking
the Red Cross for what it has done
for ..the;r hovs" and what it is doing
for their communities.
G H. n NRrIV4l n