The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
RED CROSS NOTES

Paris (By mail)-Refugee folk driv-
en- from north France during the past
four years are today flocking through
Paris from all quarters, en- route to
what is left of home.
Caring for them as they pass
through, arranging transportation,
=: supplying needed clothing, food and
the like, is taxing French government
officials. The American Red Cross
here, especially equipped for refugee
relief, has been called in, and is aid
ing the work.
Free railroad passage and every ac-
commodation is being placed at their
disposal. Suitable quarters too are
being provided to house them during
the few days necessary for the wise
Of papers and permits and other es-
sential business.
The refugees, for the most part un-
familiar with Paris, are met at the
stations by French agents. Big gray
camions take them direct to the ref
ugee community set up at Saint Sui
,pice. There American Red Cross
workers and American doctors work
side by side with the French attend
ants in making things as comfortable
and CHEEKY as possible. Clean beds,
hot meals, warm clothing and sympa-
thy in full measure greet them. Ref
ugee children play in a sunny garden
set apart for them, watched over by
Red Cross nurses; and doctors and
attendants do what may be done for
those who. are weary and i'll.
Justsout of Paris, too, there is main
tanned a health farm for refugee chill
.dreen in need Of fresh air, fresh milk
and fresh eggs.
Despite their hardships, the great
est concern Of these afflicted folk is
what theyoare going to find when they
get ;back-if anything, and how soon
they can get the old home ship-shape
again.
Paris (By mail).--One little gray
eyed, auburn haired French girl, age
IA, whose soldier father was killed
early in the war, today has a group
of American Officers oas; adopted IA
theirs.
Wounded Yank officenesat an Amer
:ican Red Cross ,convalescent home, an
:swering to an appeal in the "stars and
Stripes" the A. E. F. newspaper
have .%"chipped in" to the amount OF
500 francs for the support of the lit
tie orphan for one year.
Now the OFFICERS are looking about
for another little girl to take care OF.
Washington, d. C.-Peace activities
of the American Red Cross will need
as much active cooperation from the
nurses and laywomen Of the country
as that which has so freely been
given while the world was at war, ac-
cording to Miss Jane A. Delano, dl-
rector of the department Of nursing
at national headquarters Of the Red
Cross.
s"Physicians and nurses" continued
Miss Delano, twill have an important
part in rebuilding the health n mo-
Yale of the invaded countries OF Ell
rope. tuberculosis, typhus. influen-
"a are prevalent over there, and NAL
nutrition, exposure and exhaustion
have assumed no mean proportions in
Europe. There will be opportunities
for American urse along this line
of reconstruction work."
Jerusalem (By mail).-Tattered
gray army shirts, discarded by Brit
ish Tommies serving with General AL
lenby's armies, are being recovered by
the destitute inhabitants throughout
this region and used to clothe their
children. Great numbers of young
sters here today are wearing nothing
hut such a shirt-with a button at the
neck and a belt about the waist.
To meet the great need of warm
garments as winter approaches, the
American Red Cross here is distrib-
utinp thousands of articles of cloth
ing to the civilians. Red Cross work.
rooms here, wherein needy women are
being given employment, are turning
out large quantities Of garments and