The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-11
CANADIAN AMERICAN REL
CROSS MEMBERS MEET
RED

CROSS MEMBERS MEET
Saturday evening the Eureki
Chapter of the American Red Cros
met with the members of the Fer
ME Branch of the British Columbis
Province, Canadian Red Cross. The
evening opened with a covered dis
dinner. Mrs. Burr Alverson and hel
assistants of the local chapter ex.
empllfied the canteen service r
the efficient manner in which they
served the crowd.
After the dinner a program fol.
lowed. Miss Mary (. Stevens music
instructor of the local high school
presented boys and girls in her de
partment as a part of the enter
tainment The boys and girls pre-
sented are all members of the
American Junior Red Cross.
Program
Address of Welcome. .....................
Chairman Winton Weydemey 81
The Star Spangled Banner -.
.............................G Girls Glee Club
God Save the King ..................
.........................Gi Girls Glee Club
The Little Colonel, cornet solo
........................James Withycombe
Accompanied by
Miss Mary E. Stevens
Report of Work of Canadian
Red Cross Mrs. Belle Macdonald
Fernie Chapter
Evening/Star, baritone horn. solo
........................... John Finch
Speech, Prisoners of War" -.
..................W inton Weydemeyer
There's Star Spangled Banner
Waving Somewhere .............
.,....................Gi Girls Glee Club
Junior Red Cross Drive ..............
Mrs. Lulo Olsen, chairman
America, Land of Home Sweet
Home ........... Girls Glee Club
The hall in which the meeting
was held was decorated with the
American, British and Red Cross
flags.
Mrs. Macdonald on explaining
their work in Red Cross stated that
there were sub-chapters under the
regular Fernie, B. B. Chapter and
that the Fernie Chapter and branch
es under their War Production were
making Women's and children 5
clothing, quilts and comforters; the
payment of the materials being from
local funds and donated to the Red
Cross. Cigarettes and gifts are sent
out at Christmas. Mrs. Macdonald
stated that only new materials are
used IN production work. She also
stated that IS per cent of monies
contributed on drives is turned over
to National headquarters. They
have three paid employees in Brit
lsh Columbia, the rest of the work
being all done by volunteers. Brit
ish Columbia ranks 3nd in Canada
in Red Cross work. They work along
similar lines as the American Red
Cross, also participating in the
blood donor work ad service. Mrs.
MacDonald's talk was much en-
joyed by those present and we all
felt certain pride that our neigh
bors across the line were doing so
well.
Highhghts of Mr.. Weydemeyer's
speech on Prisoners of War;" were
how American prisoners in JAP
anese and German enternment
camps are treated and how their
cases are handled. There is COM
mittee in neutral Switzerland #
citizens to investigate conditions in
all countries. So far the treat
ment accorded to prisoners in all
countries is reported to be very
good. There are international war
prisoner agreements for the treat
ment OF prisoners by all countries
at war, and these agreements are be-
ing observed by all countries hay-
ing war prisoners. The same guam
tlty and quality of food is provid-
ed as that given our own soldie-
In Japan, however, due to the fact
Japs can live on less than Ameri-
cans, our prisoners are not receiv-
ing sufficient food, although Japan
is living up to terms of the inter-
agreement. Many food pack
cts have been sent on the Grips
holm to help supply this lack, but
this is insufficient. Money is being
supplied by the American Red
Cross to help make up comforts
and medical supplies needed by the
prisoners in Jap camps.
The supplies of The European
theatre are reported as going
through regularly. Over 5000 Swiss
citizens are donating time to dis
tribute these supplies. Packages and
mail are limited to prisoners. All
information on war prisoners is
sent to the Red Cross and also to
the next Of kin when a man is taken
prisoner.
Mrs. Lulo Olsen, chairman of the
Junior Red Cross, stressed the i'm
oortance of the Junior Red Cross
drive which is now in progress and
expressed the hope that every child
n her district of IL schools will be-
come Red Cross member. She also
outlined the Importance Of the work
he JRC is carrying on and its re-
alton with and to the war effort.
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