Putnam patriot., 1921-11-18
POMFRET
Ponfret. Nor. I1.- 1921.

tati which ls noH taking place. may 1 trespass on your space in order to call to the attention of your readers a few pertinent facts about the activities Of the Red Cross in the hope that the in terest of the community may be stim. ulated and the membership increased beyond She banner figures of last year.
 Afmistiee Day SAW the third aHni- versary of the cessation of hostilities, and although the official proclamation of he President the Last thing need ed 70 decree the close of the Great NE, still the eafs of the War are with us inrlmosf every phase of our life. IL is true that an organization like the Red Gross is not now occupied with work which bears on the actual needs of the war and to certain ex- tent it's actiyitiez are not what they were during the summer of 1918, but for all that the problems of peace which IS in some respects almost misnomer have not materially lessened its burdens. Overseas the relief work of feeding the needy women and chil- dren in Central Europe is still in full biast' the near Eastern work in Con stantinpple has oulX. just come to is end; iand lt may interest some of the readers 10 learn that the charge of that work for the last two years has been m the hands of q former Pom fret School boy, Major Claim Davisl Russia. ''the most distfessful country that ever we have seen. k being helped by the Rcd Cross in countless ways, while France and Belgium. our chief concern. alc nos being supplied with no less than s59.606 laFettFs and 250, GOO children garments made by willing Red Cro-- workers. Verilv. no mean showia
 Ny own unfWIHH.tE aith tHe ar= t4itle- of Putnam. which l. outside af my province, prevents ny Hceotiue thespare l shou .ika 10 T eoasIi iera- tioH of what Pu-aa hss 8oue hHouea tts own chapter. may. however. point cut that it5- sHe Putnam Ke5 ero which has ma-.e the visiting nurse possible and the office main taIned in the Union Block mas system atized her activtiez and brought her ia close touch Wifh the community.
 We residents of P8mffet may well be proud of the showing of our own branch of the Red Cross. During this year we have shipped for European relief l50 childreu's garments and 90 pairs of socks This year and last we spent $500 for dental clinics. which means that every child in Pomfret whose parents would permit (alas. that We must admit that a few mis- guided parents refused their permis. sionl has had his or her teeth put in th6tough order, an inestimable gain 10 their future health. One child of nine, regarded as hopeless cripple. has been practically restored Co health and put in the way of being Ii self sup porting citizen in the future, entirely at the expense of the Red Gross AL though the expense of the pomfret visiting nurse k borne by the town and by private subscriptions. still the administration of the funds for that purpose is undertaken by the Red Cross, and constant oversight Of her work maintained. We pay one-third of the expense of the telephone in the Community House, which has made il possible to have the instrument We keep a full supply of surgical dress ings and articles which might be needed by the visiting nurse and such supplies are always ready any time during the day or night and the re- serve is always kept up to the same figure.
 The Roll Gall last year resulted in a' membership of something like four hundred. about twenty-five per cent of our town population w. ought to make it more this year But in- terest m the Red Cross ought not Co stop with mere membership Some active cooperation is needed on the part Of our members. Al present the bulk of the work is done by few ds- voted. unseltsh women, and We need more workers Monday from ten to four Is Red Cross Day Even if our members can only spare one hour during that day, 1t will be welcome After all the work has to 20 on; sur gieal dressings and other articles must be- supplied for the nurse's use.
 There seems to be q widespread ig norance on the subject of salvage. and it IS extraordinary how many articles are thrown away by a family which could be- useful + has been sad that che average French family can live on the waste of the ordinary American household and to less degree Che same is true of salvage Most men are In The habit. when a shirt gets frayed a, the neck and cuffs. of throw ing !, into the rag bag Do you real ize hat f the body Is at ali intact il is good for something besides old rags 4 perfectly adequate garment for young child may be made from the body The same is true of knitted underclothes 1T only leg or an arm tx intact it can be- turned into a haby's