The courier-index., 1920-12-17
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 THE RED CROSS
 By MRS. J. I. MORRIS.
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An urgent appeal for clothing, etc, for the the relief of the three and a half million of children in Eastern and Central Europe who are in tatters and rags, and freezing and dying from starvation and dis ease.
 On December 4, the Lee County Chapter received an appeal from the division headquarters of the Amer ican Red Cross, making a definite request for certain number ot children's garments. Just as soon as the appeal was received, Mrs. J. I. Morris, director of activities, got busy and on Tuesday, December 14th, a large box of the very best of children's clothing went forward, charges prepaid, via the American Railway Express to the American Red Cross Store No. 24, Bush Docks, Brooklyn, N. r., for export. This shipment consisted of the follow ing garments:
 Twenty-one girls chemise, 16 worsted dresses, 13 small sweater coats, 3 wool cloaks, 16 knitted caps, 16 pair stockings. All the garments were new and of the very best ma terial. As our faithful friend, C.. J. Gregory of the Nixon, McClin- tock and Company, was packing the box and making it ready for ship ment, and as you gazed upon those little garments, it seemed that if you would just close your eyes for only a few moments and let your heart and your mind wander far across the seas, in your fancy you could not help but see the joy and the comfort that these little gar ments will bring to the little waifs of the streets of Eastern and Central Europe, millions of whose lives de- pend on the relief in the form of food, clothing and medical care.
 Attention-To the school children of Marianna and Lee county: Mrs. J. I. Morris has just received re- quest from the Department of Mill itary Relief, asking that the Junior Red Cross and the school children help to make this Christmas hap py one in the camp hospitals. AL though there is little time left in which to plan, 1 am sure that the children of Lee county will wei come this opportunity to send greet ings to our sick service men and Red Cross workers.
 In our American Red Cross hos pital at Camp Pike, Ark, we have sixteen Red Cross nurses, 100 corps men, 100 patients, making a total of 216. A box sent by the children of Lee county will bring much joy to the hospital. Not only the child ren of the county but the grown ups as well are invited to join the children in bringing joy to the hos pital that is only a short distance from our own doors. Some of the most acceptable gifts would be-: Cookies, candies, jams, jellies, figs, dates or any other homemade food not too perishable for shipment. And in addition to this, 1 would like to ask or rather suggest that personal notes or cards from all who join in making this Christmas a happy one in our camp hospitals, be sent to the men, as these little notes or cards of cheer would carry the Christmas spirit to those who might otherwise have dreary day.
 Please bring or send all boxes or packages with Christmas gifts for the Red Cross hospital to Mrs. J. I. Morris, 107 West Chestnut St., where they will be packed and ship ped by express to the Field Director of the American Red Cross. Mrs. Morris will accept packages for shipment up until Tuesday, Decem- Der 21. Shipments will have to be made not later than December 22, in order that the boxes may reach the hospital for Christmas morning.