The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-17

 News Notes:
 Are you entitled to wear Red Cross service badge?
 Badges in recognition of loyal serv- ice to the nation through the Red Cross shall be awarded to all persons who have given regular service dur ing period of not less than six con- secutive months, in which period the actual work done shall be equivalent to at least four days a week, or ap- proximately 800 hours; or twelve months of service of not less than two days a week, with service stripe added for each additional 800 hours service."'
 As there was no response to the communication, no request for badges was sent in. These badges cost $1 each.
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 A statistical questionnaire has been received from headquarters asking for total number of volunteer workers in the chapters, number of hours spent, number of work rooms, number of surgical dressings made, hospital gar ments, hospital supplies, refugee gar ments, knitted articles, etc., from July 1, 1917, to February 2S, 1919 # # #
 The office of chairman of chapter production was created last fall at the time of the annual election of of- ficers throughout the country. The military relief committee now deals with canteen and motor service of the Red Cross. This answering a question ofttimes asked. # # #
 A Red Cross photographer at an outing given to some of the American | wounded in London was looking around for pictures which would in terest the folks at home, when he saw good-looking Tank wearing the rib bons of several decorations on the breast of his blue flannel hospital suit.
 There's a subject" said the pho- tographer to himself. "Wounded American hero still smiles," and he set out to track down his man, who had just disappeared in a crowd of merrymakers.
 After a search the camera man was successful. Have my picture taken? Why, sure!" said the soldier, and he obligingly posed for several photo graphs.
 "Now tell me what your decorations are," said the camera man; q don't recognize them"
 "Oh, those," said the boy with an odd little laugh. q just bought those at candy store!"
 The photographer laughed as hear tily as anyone, saying later, as he produced the pictures. Well, decora- l tions or no decorations, guess a pic ture of any one of our boys is good enough for the folks at home"
 But the next day the photographer showed the picture to military man. Why, those are no candy-store rib bons," said the officer. Those rep resent four very high rank French and Belgian decorations, indicating that the soldier has distinguished him. self on the French and Belgian fronts. You want to watch out for those mod est fellows!" * # *
 Production May Be Temporarily Sus- | pended
 1 In conformity with cable advices that distress throughout Europe is ap- palling, and that conditions later may compel the American Red Cross to | lay before its members proposal for an evenlarger foreign relief program than is now being undertaken, national | headquarters has advised division headquarters to reconsider plans for the dismantling of chapter work rooms and disposing of equipment, as sug. gested in a letter addressed to the di. visions by the general manager under date of February 28.
 When the circular letter of Feb. 2S was sent out 1t appeared that there were not likely to be any more pro. duction orders after the allotmenta already made had been completed, and that the necessity for chapter produc. tion practically would terminate about June 1. The assumption was based on the reports from the Red Cross representatives abroad at that time
 Since then conditions have changed to the extent that it-now seems essen
 tial to maintain preparedness for
 emergencies which may call for ac-
 tion at any moment. There is no tell ing what the demands will be, but
 circumstances point to larger relief
 program than was anticipated I Speaking with specific reference tc l the question of chapter production ir