New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-02-14
new MEXICO
RED CROSS

Reach All Who Need Protection

Reach All Who Need P~r0eection
How will they reach ny cam ivl
The live across a m~ouita;n ridge
thirty miles by horseback from the
nearest towH."
THIS was he question put recently
iy a soldier who was telling his
'"mt t~onn'es to a Red Cross AS
~sociate Field Director In charr. III
Home Ser sice IN one of :nc camps
near Washington. The Red Croes
man had informed him that a visitor
frclr the Home Service Section at
n" Chapt'r i.cadurarters would he
asked by wire tC visit his fam " and
II help them ir their distress.
Tsc rerort OF the Department of
Civilian Relief Of the American Red
Cross for the year 1918. Just issued
shows that every part of the country
where families of soldiers and sailors
live is covered by representatives of
Red Cross Home Service. Buck
boards, boat~, horses. sleds, snow
shoes and the ubiquitous Ford are
actually in use at present in the eff
fort to reach every family reported
in need. M matter how remote the
place nor how rough the road. Red
Cross organization for this work ex-
tends not only to all parts of CONT
mental United States. but also to
Alaska, the Philippines, the Canal
Zone. all the %insuiar possessions.
and to every part of the globe where
there are colonies. Of Americas
families. It also has its connections
or representatives in all the nations
which have been at war, either
throroh American Red Cross Com
missions or THROUGH the Red Cross
organizations of those countries.
The total number of Home Service
Sections is nv this time nearly 40o
and the number of workers, mostly
volunteers, is close to 000O.-A. r.
c. Rays.
ch.ves County r. c. Notes
The ladies Of the Roswell CHAPTER.
De~ter and Lake Arthur Branches
held a Joint meeting with the Hager-
won Branch at their work room
Tuesday. After instructions regard
ing future work. a daintv lunch was
served and good time enjoyed by all
who awaited themselves Of the oc-
casior. Since the first Of the wear
the Haperman Branch have COM
p1eted 50 refugee dresses, & pairs Of
socks and IL sweaters.
W~-.bv Action
The Colfax County Chapter having
fir;ehed their allotment Of refugee
work. generously came 10 the as
s%istance of the Union County Red
Cross. The indefatieable workers
are now completing ESQ paiama
suits for the above chapter, whose
work was retarded owing to the IN
f~lnenza epidemic and other condi-
tions in that community. This worthy
action on the part of the Ration
members is most commendable.
At A Recent Meeting
OF the executive committee OF the
Santa Fe Chapter the reports Of the
various committees showed a very
large CONSIGNMENT Of refugee gar
rnents and knit articles shipped to
Denver drr'ng Tanuarv.
Mrs 7. w March Is now in A.
bru~eruue taking the 6 weeks ms
trrction rows. in Home Service
wort which began its sessions
Tuesday.
De Baea Coun.v CHAPTER
S;rra December have completed
and ch;onad ~ division headquarters
at Denver 200 refugee garments.
These garments were mad bv the
workers in the Vallev. Ta;bs n. Y~so.
Fort Sumner and the Junior Red
Cross Of the Fort Summer schools.
In this cons:gnmentfw ere also. in
ciuded $50 knit articles.
A Quota We'll Wc-.h While
Tho IeA Cruces Chant.r during the
month Of January finished and shin
ped to Denver. J3 pairs socks. As
sweaters. IN compiete infants layet-
tes. and sM refugee garments for
women and boys.
Two Large Consignments
Of refugee garments and Is knit
articles were sent TO division had
quarters nv the Roy Chapter since
January 10Th.
The Elida Chsptsr
Have finished and shipped their
allotment Of 40 refugee garments
last week.
Tueumeari OhaPtsS
Is inst completing IN 900 allotment
OF refugee garments.