Arizona republican., 1921-03-28
JUNIOR RED CROSS
 PROGRAM HELPING
 EUROPEAN K|DD|ES

Suffer little children to come unto me" as spoken on the river Jordan 2.000 years ago is memorialized today in the program of the junior Red Cross its work of service is being carried out
 Children in nine foreign countries Albania. Balkan states, Belgium, Po land, Italy, France, Montenegro, Ru- mania and Serbia-are learning lessons in Christly love through thoughtful deeds of sacrifice by American school boys and school girls belonging to the junior Red Cross.
 Easter Sunday means more to Amer ican juniors as they realize that the risen Christ is more real to children everywhere because they have learned his lesson of love and service.
 One of the practical demonstrations of the junior Red Cross program is the general child welfare work in Poland. Modelled along the lines of Americas school garden army, is the force of Polish children formed by the junior Red Cross of America when that or ganization was called upon to carry re- lief and cheer to the children of Kos ciuszkos land. With the first warm spring days thousands of youngsters in Poland will gather up their hoes. rakes and spades and advance upon vacant lots determined to convert them into vegetable and flower gardens, just as will young America
 Of the many things which the junior Red Cross introduced to the children of Poland, the community garden made the strongest appeal It not only gave the children a chance to take up gar dening but also provided healthful rec reation for thousands of stunted. un- dernourished little bodies fighting an unequela battle win disease in the crowded capital of Pc and. Warsaw. In addition it has already helped keep the wolf of starvation away from many a home
 = Eight widely separated garden plots near the populous districts in the .city of Warsaw were secured. Committees of school principals and teachers were organized. The heads of orphan homes were brought in. Then the junior Red Cross in the name of the school chil- dren of America shipped 10000 garder tools to Poland and these were distrib-
 uted among the schools and orphan
 homes. Seeds in large quantities wer,
 also sent from the United States. Si7
 professional instructors were appointed
 and each of these in turn was assisted
 by five volunteer supervisor, mem ber
 of the Garden Propag ation Circle o
 Warsaw.
 The children enlisted in the gardeI army in Warsaw raise potatoes, beets
 carrots, cabbage, parsnipS and beans
 Their fall crop in 1920 reached 9S tons They raised 40 tons of potatoes 20 ton of beets Is tons of cabbages. 10 ton of carrots, five tons of beans and thre tons of parsnips.
 The success of the Warsaw garden last year was so pronounced that the, will be extended to other centers thi spring. To stimulate interest in tn gardens, they are operated on the com petitive basis as in America. Prize are awarded to the most productive an best conducted garden, to the individ ual of each garden who raises the mos l produce. The result is keen competi | ton for the coveted prize which take 1 the form of blue ribbons issued by tn | junior Red Cross.
 | There are no more enthusiastic fol | lowers enrolled under the Red Cros banner to be found in Europe tha l those youthful gardeners of Poland.