The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-10
RED CROSS PLANS
TO KEEP SERVICE
GOING OVERSEAS

Overseas services of the Am.,,
ca can Fed Cross will be availab l,sI \.
the men remaining with ths 10
les OF occupation as long as am arm
ed. the Wilmington chaptsr " &c
been informed. mas
Giving emphasis to this st...
m n was the cabled news ' tro's'
Tokyo that the first continosn rom
Red Cross girls had arrived t IN Oh
pan with the And general ho ,,, ia,
aboard r, the hospital ship ''" Ms1;
gold.''. and additional Word -s ~.
Manila that IS Red Cross - a
were landing with General Do, men
forces. "pdaon
In a message to General NJ.
Arthur, on the eve of the occHa as'
ton of Japan. Basil OConnor q p,
Cross National Chairman, csb l,sa
I'VE stand ready with enthusisstt,
and steadfast purpose to s errs
your men as long as the need M
Red Cross services exists" VI
The American Red Cross NAV.
to open clubs in Japan for the naS
remaining with the occunvira
forces. the number and location SA q
the clubs being worked out in m.
operation with the army.
The need for Red Cross service.
after cessation of hostilities wss
made abundantly clear in Eurono
officials of the organization said
With We Day, American Red
Cross club and recreation activi.
ties took on new significance. IN
the Pacific the situation is even
more demanding. The recreation
problem will continue to be great.
err than in Europe as few island,
offer anything in the way Of
amusement, American style, thew
pointed out.
At home. recreation and welfare
services will continue for able.
bodied men in camps and naval
bases and for the thousands of
hospitalized, large numbers of
whom will need the services of the
American Red Cross t or many
months. Families will find their
Red Cross chapter a continuing
source of help in solving financial
problems and emergency situa-
tons as well as a center Of infor.
nation, consultation and guidance
in readjustment problems.
Present plans include the train.
ing of additional Home Service
workers by 5000 Red Cross chap
tiers to help care for problems at.
fecting active servicemen, vet
Grams, and their families. Families
of deceased servicemen will also be
assisted by the Red Cross.
Changes in the Red Cross over
seas program will be made, in line
with the needs Of our forces in the
occupied areas, it was stated. The
Red Cross club, camp and hospital
program followed the movement Of
troops and the changing needs OF
the Army and Navy during the
period of hostilities. With cessation
Of fighting it will continue to move
reduce or increase facilities as the
demand indicates. AS troop RED
Cross clubs will close, while other
clubs will be opened in areas new
ly-occupied. The hospital recrea'
ton and welfare program will fo'
low the same pattern.
New clubs opened this past week
in Third Army territory in Ger
many bring the number IN mat
area to 81. The total Red Cross
clubs for U. S. servicemen In all
countries is now $40.
Recreation installations in Mania
are being expanded as fast as
buildings can be erected or repair,
ed. On Guam, in the Marlanas' ana
on many other islands Throughout
the Pacific, Red Cross facilities aIe
operating on an increasing sc = !;
The 100 American Red Cross Iel '
men who landed on OklnaWa WIN
the assault forces have been sup
plemented by additional sta11. lem
porary beach clubs have peeh lT'
placed by more permanent iiS.o 1.
iations and crossroads cahVee cen:
have become fulltime recfea"0l'
centers. o.or
Programs of similar charac'ei'
are also provided in the Carlooe'"'
:, - w.. opJ elsewhere.