The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-09-29
LOCAL DELEGATES ATTEND
RED CROSS CONFERENCE

Ms. ID. A. Paddoci, Mrs. pal Val
\ rdc and Mr.. Frank Q. Blue. mem
b'"s Of the executive committee &c
lt'c Union County Chaple-. American
AeG Cross, atten led The regional
conference of the Red Cross at Pu-
eblo, Colo, last week This confer
ence was one Of a number of like
conferences held at various points
in the Southwestern Division for the
purpose of interchange Of views and
experiences among Red Cross work
ers.
Our delegates report a very en-
thusiastic meeting out of which
many good ideas were gotten; but
the greatest benefit was the realiza-
tion OF the bigness Of the Red Cross.
its opportunity for service and the
necessity for its existence in peace
as well as in war.
Mr.. Starr Cadwallader, manager of
the Southwestern Division, Of 81.
Louis, and Miss Ava d. Steele. spe-
cial representative Of the Division.
were present and gave talks giving
the attendants broader concep-
tion of the service of Red Cross thru
the local Chapters. The keynote of
every talk at the meeting was "un-
selfish service
1t seems that there is considerable
criticism of the Red Cross lately
which is unwarranted, Of course.
The organization is doing the great
work cut out for it now just as it
did during the late war, but in peace
time those few malcontents who
must disagree with everything and
everybody have nothing else to do
but spend their time in the manu-
facture and dispensing 70 their pet
ty animosities. These are, too. the
persons who leave all the work to
the few who are willing to give their
time in service, and then complain
because everything is not done their
way.
The Red Gross, is, in fact as well as
theory, a Mother to the world.
pouring in its aid and comfort in
time Of disaster looking after the
health and social welfare of the
community, mOthering the disabled
cN-serVice men. in hospitals and
elsewhere, with its organization ever
on the alert and ready at moments
notice to rush its money and trained
workers to unfortunates in distress.
We fear that far too few of our
people realize and appreciate the
part that the Union county Chapter
Of the Red Gross has played and is
still playing in the program Of the
organization. The disabled soldier,
the destitute family and other per-
sons in need of assistance. financial !
and otherwise, have at every turn
found the local organization ready !
and anxious to lend the assistance |
required Dozens Of disabled SOL !
diers have been able, through the |
able assistance Of Mrs. Paddock, sec
retary of the Home Service Section.
TO unwind the traditional red tape of |
Governmental administration and |
secure the compensation, vocational
training and disqualification due to
them from the national government. |
Many families have been helped out
IF despair by the emergency relief
which the Chapter has been allowed
10 extend To recount the almost |
imitless activities for good would
require space unavailable. And all
his service has been rendered with
1ut boast or claim Of glory on the
part of those who so gladly give
heir time in service to their less
'ortunate fellow beings.
Everyone should become better
acquainted with the purposes and
he activities of this great national
which is their own.
owed and revered the world over
md the knowledge gained by study
If il can but leader TO keener and
Ieeper appreciation Of its magni-
ude and importance and its deserv-
nee of united support.