The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-13
AMERICANS ABROAD
IN RED CROSS WORK
United States Citizens Far Away
Enthusiastic Members of the
"Fourteenth" Division.

Among the most enthusiastic and
energetic members of the American
Red Grass are those citizens OF the
United States who live outside the
continental boundaries of their country
sons and daughters of the Stars and
Stripes residing at the far corners of
the earth
These people compose the 1nSular
and Foreign Division Of the parent or
ganization, generally known as the
Fourteenth" Division, which has
Jurisdiction of all territory outside
the country proper; that is, Alaska,
Porto Rico, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, the
Philippines, Guam, and even the Is
land of zap, which came under our
flag as result of the world war. For
the year 1920 this division reported
3OSOS paid up members.
The main object of this division is
TO give our citizens everywhere the OPP
portunity to participate in the work
of the organization which stands for
the best national ideals. Americans
In far places intensely loyal and pa
triotic, treasure their membership in
Inc Red Cross as the outward ex-
preston of their citizenship. 1t is an
other tie to the homeland and to
each other. There are chapters Of
this division in Argentine, Bolivia,
Brazil, Canal zone, Chile, China, Costa
Rica7 Cuba, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, England, France, Guam,
Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras,
Japan, Manchuria, Netherlands, Mica
ragua, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Porto Rico, Siberia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Uruguay,
Venezuela and Virgin Islands.
During the war these scattered
members of the Red Cross contrib
uted millions in money, and millions
/ OF dollars worth of necessary articles
for the men In service, and sent many
! doctors and nurses to France. At the
same time they carried on an excel
| lent Home Service in their respective
| communities for the families Of those
who had gone TO war, and I'm some re-
! gions gave large sums of money and
immeasura BILE personal service to the
relief Of disaster and disease victims.
The divI sion is now establishing
service clu BIS in foreign ports for the
benefit Of allors in the American Mer-
chant Mar Inc, making plans to aid
Americans in trouble in foreign lands
and completing arrangements for Civ
Ing immedi ate adequate relief in case
of disaster.
1t is the Fourteenth Divisions part
in the great Peace Time program Of
the Ameri can Red Cross.
The spectacle Of the medical needs
or EuropsB childrcm is equally ap-
palling. .Entimates reaching the Amer
lean Red Gross - to needs FOR medical
service irl the destitute areas this win
ter include Old Austria Hungary, 7bO..
900; new Poland, 10000; Czecho
SloVRkisI, 100000; Serbia, 10000 and
RoumaIHa, 10000. In the fiscal wear
! OF 1920 the Red Cross has reached
with the yerltable gift OF life 800 DOC
children In bhe affected areas. Tuber.
csiosis Is prevalent to q terrible degree
Five childr N out Of seven IT. the CITY
or warsaw, for instance, have been
found 70 b y tubercular. Typhus Is
widespread; tickets. the right hand OF
uneer-neaEIa hs4eat - alrno-+ universal
and cholera lifts it's grim head con
stently In Oip' place and another.
The Europe an Relief Council, com
prislng the ~ 1erican Relief Admins
tration, the Al nsrlcan Red Cross the
American Friet ds' Service Committee
(Quakers), the Jewish Joint DistrIbu
ton O. mDslttoe, the Federal CouncY
or the Churches Of Christ in AgerI
ca the kAiRbts Of Columbus. the Y NJ
9. \ end they. W. G. A., socks Ssg.
OOO'OOO with which TO meet the stun
ton. II has estlTn, ltTd that at Iens
%E8'OOO,OOO must he hgd for food and
RiO'OC1OOO fog rnedlca service to aver
absolute disaster amor ? t'he threa .enet
children. Checks may be sent TO your
loc"T committee or to IT. anSlin K. Lame
treasurer EuropoaD Rel lief Council. 4.
broadwoy New York, d TO the Chile
yecu'n3 Fund, L.e.sry Di.pst, New