The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-13
RED CROSS NOTES

The board Of directors and ,chairmen
Of departments for the Memphis chapter
Of the Red Cross held It's monthly meet
ing Wednesday afternoon, 4. L. Jeh-
ntngs, chairman, presiding,
Although many departments in tic
manufacturing section Of the Organiza-
tcn nave ceased operation, II still re-
mains an active agent In the task Of
reconstruction, as shown by the activi-
ties Of the Canteen, home service section
and refugee garment department.
The service rendered by the cantecn
during January to troops and individual
soldiers passing through the city shows
what a wonderful work this committee
mas done in giving meals to hungry
men, making pleasant and safe a short
stop between trains for others by a
quiet homelike resting place in the at
tractively furnished canteen rooms. The
financial report OF This committee
showed a disbursement of 81, 100. 80, with
receipts from sale Of tires, tlnfoil and
various donations amounting to $500. 80.
There were 10000 sandwiches and 1000
the Grand Central station canteen
room, $50 at Union station and 1857
at the negro canteen.
The report Of the home service sec
ton shows its work as increasing rapid
ly, which extensive and most vital
llnNN VI ItNbIbAI utIlun Will CONTINUE lot
at least two years, until the returned
soldier or sailor has about rehabllitated
himself to a normal mode of living.
This office served during the month Of
January 903 families In various ways,
giving OF information and tracing de-
layed allowances and allotments,
searching for news OF the welfare OF
men overseas, medical care n legal
advice furnished applicants and material
relief where the committee saw tho
need of such. Such relief and expenses
Of the department called for $2,551 90.
This office has five branches operating
In the towns Of Raleigh. Kerrvllle, Col
llerville, Millington and Bartlett, all OF
which are rendering a splendid service
to their respective communities. Antici-
pating the value OF this kind OF social
service and war relief in the immedi-
ate future, the department Is taking
steps h, further perfect its already per-
fectly organized and well-equipped per-
sonnet by arranging another chapter
course for Feb, is to March /. in Mem
phis, Misses Jean Latimer and Carolyn
Crawley, expert social workers and Of
ficials Of the Southern division, conduct
the classes, giving an intensive course
In training 10 volunteers who have been
invited to take the work. A group Of
Becrious-minded people have pledged
themselves to give a definite regular
amount Of service to the work at the
NltNb VI Wv t'hi Y
There are two articles of clothing
which the chapter Is making. Memphis
women are urged to continue to devote
some time to this,
There are over 300 conYalescent robes
to be made for our wounded and sick
men who are arriving daily At the base
hospitals from overseas. They need
these garments In their days Of conva-
lescence to protect their weakened bod
les from chill. Surely 1t Is as necessary
that these be protected from exposure
as II the war were in progress again.
This department, Of which Mrs, NAL
colin Semmes Is chairman, appeals for
helpers Immediately, so that this num-
her OF garments may be quickly made
and shipped. 1t Is open on Tuesdays
and Thursdays,
The other article of clothing Ia the
negligee outing shirt for refugees, Mrs.
Thomas Looney, chairman, reports sew
eral hundred Of these are cut and ready
for volunteer seamstressea to make.
Church circles which have not been
affiliated with Red Cross units over
the city are asked to take this work as
a feature Of their endeavors until the
order is completed,
In view Of the fact that many in
uuiries are made at the chapters office
az to why some men In service overseas
did not receive their Christmas pack
ages, the following excerpt from the
| tNNNtAE oNld ~ ~ ~ V 80 10 "
with quoted;
with French children cuddled up
against >befriending Yanks all over
France and with virtually all Of tholf
9x4x3's CChristmas. boXes) actually In
hand, the A. ~. F,'s second Christmas
in France passed off with great eclat,
Though celebrated 5000 miles from
home, II WAS In all respects truly Amer =
lean, heartening and absolutely satisfy
ing. There were few men who did not
receive their boxes from home In time
for the great day. A week prior TO
Christmas fully so per cent OF these
boxes had been turned over by the mil
itary, postal and express service to the
regulating stations at the front, and
practically the whole OF the remaining
| within the week that followed.
"Fifty-five carloads Of the little pack
ages were sent up to the front from
Brest alone, Twenty-seven were sped
out of st. Na7aire and ~ more from
Bordeaux. One OF the boats got In a
bit late, but It's contents were unloaded
in record time, and II there Is any men,
her OF the A. II. II. whose label was
Carelessly addressed, and who did not
leave his station without furnishing n
clear forwarding address who did not
get his Christmas package at least by
! yesterday, the NJ. i. e.. =. would like to
know II, Every man In France and
Germany should have received a Christ
mas package from the Y. NJ. c.. A, u n
less he went out OF his way to dodge 1t.
Last Friday ~ packages for the Third
army, including 80. 100000 c~igarets, were
roads ready for distribution"