Evening star., 1945-03-25

how the boys, lacking a cooking grease,
had used shaving cream. 1t seems they
preferred the taste from inside rather
than outside their mouths.
Recently, the District chapter has
been overjoyed at some really good news.
Mrs. Henry Jewell Of 204 Underwood,
street, Chevy Chase, who had sought help
there, returned to report that her son,
1t. Fremont Jewell of the Air Corps,
had been repatriated from Germany on
the Gripsholm February 81, and was In
the Walter Reed Hospital convalescing
nicely. Only seriously wounded men are
repatriated from Germany.
Mrs. Dora Seguin, 4720 Third place
NV, reported unique and happy ex-
perience to the chapter workers who had
been trying hard to help her. AS she
sat in the War Department Office in
quiring of her husband. a prisoner of
war in Germany from whom she had
not heard in long time, cablegram
came through from the United States
Embassy in Moscow stating that VIC
torious Russian armies had liberated
Tech. Sergt. Albert H. Seguin from a
German prison camp.
Food and Medicine
If relative of war prisoner in Ger
many presents next-of-kin parcel label
and $375, the local chapter arranges
for supplementary food parcel to be
delivered in addition to the regular
weekly 11-pound Red Cross one. The
American and British Red Gross dis
tribute food and medicine to both
groups of men without discrimination
anxious relatives are told at the Dis
trict headquarters here.
When man is taken captive, he has
only what he is wearing and lacks all
other necessities" Miss Collins explained.
"And so awaiting him at the prisoner
Of war interrogation center is . Red
Cross captive parcel It contains pa
janas, slippers. bathrobe, soap, turkish
towels, toothbrush and paste, razor
blades and shaving cream, underwear,
socks and sweater. The Army or Navy
of the American or British government,
as the case may be, supplies him.
through the International Red Cross
with the outer garments"
German Aid
To insure the health and safety of our
boys in German prison camps, American
convoy trucks loaded down with food
and medicine and driven by Swiss driv-
ers are rolling right into Germany to-
day, Miss Collins explained. German
guards have been provided to protect
the contents from the starving and sick
German people themselves. This sounds
amazing. but the Germans, 1t seems, are
eager to abide by the Geneva Conven-
tion In order to insure good treatment
Of their own men In American and
British prisoner-of-wa camps.
"A New York woman made . special
trip down to our chapter few weeks
ago at the telegraphed request Of friends
In San Jacinto, Calif," Mrs. Baldwin
revealed.
"They were the parents OF boy in q
German prisoner -of-war camp and had
not heard from him for fve months.
and were frantic with fear"
Il explained the reasons for the delay
8 In mail. which ordinarily takes four
months. They wouldn't know that Then
his camp, Stalagluft III, had been moved
because Of the Russian advance and I
traced on . map Its several removals.
sent his parents name to the Prisons
ers OF War Bulletin" which viii keep
them well posted on prisoner -of-war
activities in the various camps, probably
including their sons. / gave the friend
written description Of stalagluft M
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