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Conference Advances Red Cross Housing for Army Camps
A major Red Cross conference in Atlanta focused on building and staffing convalescent houses in 40 Southern Division army camps. Leaders discussed home service expansion, morale programs, transport care, and the assignment of associate field directors to manage home service for troops going to France. Architects Morgan & Dillon volunteered, with John R. Dillon supervising Southern division construction.
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American Red Cross
Atlanta
Col
W. L. Peel
C. B. Bidwell
Z. Bennett Phelps
Bureau of Military Relief
Red Cross
W. Frank Persons
Henry 8. Thompson
Bureau of Camp Service
Charles E. Fox
Camp Service
Home Service Department
Department of Military Relief
Home Service
Persons
France
Civilian Relief Department
Mr. Persons
United States
England
The
Henry S. Thompson
Charles B. Fox
John R. Dillon
Atlants
Morgan & Dillon