What The Soldiers iSat;
RED CROSS K.OLL
COLONELS
Every man who was in
the service can recall with
pleasure the many deeds
of kindness the Red Cross
did for htm.
E. H. Schell,
Late Lt. Col. Q. M. C.
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In every case in which The Red Cross is the 1
the work of the Red . , _
Cross came under my ob- symbol or unselfish servs
servation it proved to be <SF W ¥ ice. On battlefield, in hos
most efficient. The field ■ M MB I , ,
director with the Twenty- H 6 B B HBtl pital, abroad, at home,
eighth division was al- 3 6 I I 161' it never once failed,
ways untiring in his ef- Si 6 W ■ B B
forts to give help wher- J6JL 6 Ask the doughboy. He
ever it was needed. knows'
Col. MoorlcoE. Honor. E 5ue,.,.. Jr.
" 28th Division. Co l. gth Regt, N. O. P.
, The Red Cross was the
Alladin's lamp of the war
and deserves the support
of every man, woman and
child in America.
J. B. Kemper,
Colonel.
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CAPTAINS
In the late war the Red
Cross erected, in the mem
ories of the boys it served, 0
a monument that will
stand for all time.
Capt. Samuel S. Proehllch,
M. G. B'n., 157 th French
Division,
Gourand's Army.
tj From the fighting front My first bite to eat in
H to the General Hospital 48 hours was given me
3 ftprvort Yhl ted S \ a . tes J ?u' ¥T V 6 T by the Red Cross und e f
E ser\ed the results of the fll B m I ,
I Red Cross effort and 6 Sal 16 I fire in the Ar Bonne. May
fj know that because of its I I 1 8 §6l ' JO hot chocolate and
A work dark days were I W I | | vanilla biscuits don't taste
I made brighter for many. MLJL 6 ° od "der those cir-
B. S. Behney, cumstances.
E Capt., D. C. f 112 th Inf. Frank Awl
H Captain, 316 th Inf.
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The Red Cross man who ,
served our unit was a
D. S. C. man. Need I say
more?
H. A. Souders,
Capt. 103 d Fid. Sig. Bn.
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SERGEANTS
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For an organization
whose work was done
largely by women, the
management of the Red
Cross could hardly have
been more efficient.
Sgt. Clarence W. Wolfe,
103 d Ammunition Train.
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The Red Cross Canteen The daily visits made I
service from camp to Eu- by the Red Cross workers I
rope and back was mar- W M W¥k ¥ were the one big thing
velous. They were every- 6 ■ II looked forward to in the
where. 16 611 6| hospitals on the other
Warren A. Farwell, ¥ side.
Ord. Sgt. Wilson E. Kirkpatrick,
Sup. Sgt., 107 th M. G. B'n.
Can personally testify
that American Red Cross
was everywhere with the
boys in France.
Sgt. Philip T. Meredith. %
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THURSDAY EVENING,
LL
November 2 to 11
Red Cross Member:"
Is Invested in
Finishing the
Humanity's Service
' Public Health
Disaster Relief Is tl>e
~ Evtryone ' s first Aid Spirit of
Need Home Service Amrka
' Child Welfare '
SHOW YOUR SPIRIT!
What Will You Sag
When the Solicitor
Calls ?
PRIVATES
The Red Cross always
did more than was even
expected of them, espe
cially In the care of the
9 wounded.
Pvt. William E. Mower,
Hq. Co., 112 th Infantry.
Have you ever heard , The cre dit for bringing
any of the boys who back my after
were on the other side TATI * havi „ K beC n blinded by
say anything detrimental ■| MM 111 gaBi due t0 efforta
to the Red Cross? I H I I I I ~
haven't. vV/ll V "J
Ear, A. Owen "Hear, M. Cocklln
Pvt., 466h Aero Squadron. Pvt., Btry. E., 108h F. A.
The Red Cross huts were
like second homes to us.
Pvt. W. T. Senseman, Jr.,
Motor Mechanics.
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NOVEMBER 6, 1919.
MAJORS
"In France, the Red
Cross was the least adver
tised and the most effi
cient of all the war work
organizations.
F. C. Mahin,
Major.
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The Red Cross was one
organization upon which W The Red Cross proved
we could rely to smooth ■ M |ll| Itself efficient in tim of
off many of the rough ■■ ■■ |%| war and deBerV es the
spots associated with the ■\J 1 | Bupport of everyoß# nw .
life of a soldier. AA 1 Geo wH , Roberta ,
Major T. P. Rose, Major, 108 th F. A,
103 d Field Signal Bat'n.
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■■■■■■■■■■■■ Without the Red Cross,
, the men of my organiza
tion would have been sub-
N jected to far more hard
ship than was their lot.
Major T. 0., F. Shirley,
Dental Corps.
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LIEUTENANTS
Had It not been for the
Red Cross, the soldiers
would many times have
I lost that "home" feeling
which the workers so well
kept up.
A. H. Stackpole,
Lt. Field Artillery.
In my travels ir* de- Th e Re <l Cross seemed
mobilization work all over w t0 always be looking for
sissysilAßl ,hu w °" d
The work done was a ■ H H ff| 1%8 make both the boys on
boon to the men physi- I I M ■ I the line and those in the
spirfts and bolstering their XJMLL ¥ hosplta,s moro comfort-
Richard C. Jacobs, Jr. George J. Shoemaker
Ist. Lt., Inf. 2ndf Lt> 10gth M>
The American Red
Cross was an oasis in an
otherwise barren desert
"up front" in the A. E. F.
Charles W. Thomas,
Ist Lt., 112 th Inf.
CORPORALS
Red Cross workers were
never too tired to do even
than "their bit" for
the boys or* the other side.
Corp. F. O. Lyter,
Battery E, 108 th F. A. *
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I cannot praise the Red
No more effective work M ' J" 083 to ° h'ffhly, having
W HM ¥ ee J! 60 much of
was performed overseas MM a D | noble work while serving
.!,.„ ,h, of th. Am.,!- II ■ | |%J & r.™mi;.M
can Red Cross. ■ M W■| | everybody to give all the
_ JEX v support to the organlsa-
Corp. Bion O. Welker, . tion they possibly can
Batt. F, 311 F. A. afford.
Moe L. Cooper,
Corp. 64th Inf.
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The Red Cross did more
for us than any other or
ganization "over there."
Corp. Clyde Fisher,
Battery F, 108 th F. A.
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