Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-13

! 10 be accorded unstinted praise in
4 lengthy article in the Red Cross
Courier, official publication of that
organization. has been the fortune OF
ised Gross workers along the Montana
high line. Their work is cited as
especially commendable because in
many instances of the difficulty Of
their tasks
The article is generous in its praise
OF the workers whose splendid showing
IN the far away country apparently
has touched the emotions of those at
Headquarters in Washington, D. G.
This is the story as it is printed
in the Red Cross Courier:
"Along the High Line"-the stretch
Of plains in Montana reaching to the
Rocky mountains and embracing some
counties across the continental divide.
close to the northern boundary line of
the United States-trained pioneers are
rendering Red Cross service to the
people,
From this sparsely populated region
of the west went the hardy men of
fighting age when the call to the colors
came in 1917. Fortune threw most of
them into hard service in France; a
great number Of them came home suf-
fering from wounds, shell shock and
gas. Now in their isolated habitations
the Red Cross is doing for them what
it is doing for the disabled ex-service
men in the cities and more settled rural
communities in other parts of the coun-
try.
Work OoubIy important
Red Cross work on the High Line"
is made doubly important by reason of
the particularly hard manner in which
the district has been hit by crop fail
ure and economic depression. Things
recently have changed for the better,
but there are problems Of service which
call for special expertness as well as
physical endurance on the part of chap
ter executive secretaries.
Chapters thereabouts are thorough
ly alive-prosperous in heart and spirit
even if not experiencing over-abund-
ance financially, for membership alone
means real sacrifice to many who are
supporting the Red Cross work-and
| determined to meet the highest stand
ards of service. they have obtained
! through general division, some Of the
best available talent to carry on in their
jurisdiction. Workers who have been
| trained in relief service abroad and in
| colleges in this country supplement the
| efforts of those Injured to frontier con-
dltlons by hOmesteading and rOughing
| it in their own country.
Results Are Shown
Miss. Henrietta j. Lund. Red Cross
field representative in Montana. who
has just completed supervisory visit
to the High Line" covering 4,OO(
miles of travel and extending over s
period of three months, reports enthu.
siastically regarding the results of the
work. As evidence of the genera
spirit Miss Lrnd refers to many who
could not afford to pay the 81 member
ship dues in the recent roll call, but
who Travelled long distances by team
and asked the privilege of contributing
their services in chapter workrooms OIL
in connection with outside undertak
ings. Several offerings Of few cents
were made by persons who could mo-
afford larger amounts.
The life led by the men of this re-
gion develops self-reliance and thai
sort Of modesty that inclines the ex-
service man among them to feel he i;
imposing when he seeks government
assistance even if it be his by right
Part Of the Red Cross task is to get t