Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-18
Wounded Soldier
Lauds Red Cross

His letter came at an opportune
time because in it he places stress
upon the work of the American
Red Cross, telling of its human
tartan services to servicemen and
women, and just how much the
Red Gross has done for hundreds
of thousands of peoples of oil
lands.
The statements made by the
youthful soldier are significant
because they are made just at the
time Atlanta enters with the re :
mainder Of the nation upon her
Red Gross campaign for funds. The
cal here has been set tie 1894, est,
and the drive was Given a grand
'ickoff Monday night with NAM
moth and colorful parade in which
white and Negro residents played
prominent parts.
PRAISES RED CROSS
In the letter to the World Private
Burdell who was injured at his
post bv hand grenade which ac-
cidentaily dropped hear him, had
this to say, "colored Americans IL
NV home town who really don't
known what the Red Cross stands
for or means to all peaple, I can
truthfully tell them that this Or
ganization gives comforts far be-
vond the fondest dreams. The Red
Cross don't let you want for any
thing. It provides movies, parties,
smokes. and most anything SER
viceman or woman thinks he or she
wants
The soldier added in his letter.
L never knew why l had to give
my penny when I was a kid in
school and the little button with
the small red cross on it meant
nothing to me at all. If every
mother or other loved one, could
see how the Red Cross makes her
son, or husband, or brother feel
at home then | am certain that
the ani7ation would mean as
much to them in the matter OF
lending support as any other war
effort"
II say, the soldier concluded, that
all people, including those in my
home city, Atlanta, should give
and give to the limit of their
means to the Red Cross, remember
in gthat there are loved ones in
this war figh tiognrf meansC EV
this war fighting for those left
back home"
Soldier Burdell stated that he
was expected soon to be taken from
Camp Lee to Walter Reed hospital
at washington, where he would
undergo further treatment for as
;n,ured member. and gave h e
assurance that he would soon be
out and about his duties.
MOTHERS CLUB GIVES
In connection also with the Red
Gross campaign here announce
ment was made earlier this week by
officers of h e Service Mems
Mothers Club that the group had
gathered Sunday afternoon in the
Servicemen's USO Center on Hun
ter St., and voted $50 cor1trlbu-
ton from its club treasury for the
Red cross, being probably the
first Negro organization in Atlanta
to make such a nearly donation to
the fund. President Of the mothers
group is Mrs. Birdie Wallace. who
asks that other persons having
relatives in the armed forces JOIN
UP with the group. The club meets
the second and fourth Sunday III
eac,, month, beginning at 5 O'Clock
at the USO center.
The gesture of giving to such a
worthy fund has been praised by
those in charge of the Red Cross
drive here, and these same leaders
are making appeals to more of the
clubs of Atlanta to 91ve, In re-
Numbering the words of that
soldier lad in Camp Lee, who was
not too painful. too busy or un-
concerned to write back home ask
ing all to give to the limit Of their
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