Red Cross Canteen Service Expands Across Southwest
The Red Cross Canteen Service has organized 104 active canteens along main railroad lines in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Canteens provide hot coffee, sandwiches, fruits, and hospital aid, with women volunteers wearing official uniforms ready to serve day and night, praised by officers and soldiers for lifting spirits during arduous duties. Charles P. Pettus, Director of Canteen Service, Southwestern Division, St. Louis.
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Red Cross
Committees On Public Information
the Red Cross
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Janey
Ouruouthwestern
United States
Southwest
Army
New Orleans
Richmond
Memorial Hospital
Louisville
Charles P. Pettus
Southwestern Division
Railway Exchange
St. Louis
What Is the Junior Red Cross and Its Role
A description of the Junior Red Cross as a school department of the American Red Cross guiding patriotic service for children. It explains joining a school, supporting war savings, plant gardens, salvage materials, and aiding Food Administration and Council of Defense under government coordination. It emphasizes conservation, practical service, and morale with leadership by Mrs. Be. R. Kroeger in St. Louis MO.
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Red Cros
American Red Cross
United States
Wilson
Red Cross
Junior Red Cross
Raw Material Board
Food Administration
Council of Defense
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Berrios
Red Cross Worker's Message Uplifts Soldiers in Camp
A letter from T. T. Flagler, field director in Atlanta, recounts a Red Cross worker delivering knitted sweaters to a convalescent motorcycle rider. The rider found a card on a sweater with the maker's name, prompting thanks. The piece notes Red Cross support for Italian field hospital re equipment after retreat losses.
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American Red Cross
T. T. Flagler
Southern Division
Atlanta
Henry 8. Thompson
Bureau of Camp Service
Washington
Flagler
Thrift Stamps Support Economy Finance Education
The note argues that thrift stamps are sound tools for economy building, financing needs, and education. It emphasizes practical savings, civic responsibility, and learning money management for individuals and communities.
Red Cross funds aid 60000 troops in the Southwest
A Washington Red Cross report by Stanley Stoner shows 1.25 million dollars in sweaters and related items distributed to soldiers in camps and cantonments since mobilization. About 230,000 sweaters, 44,370 mufflers, 56,873 socks, 116,667 Christmas parcels, and 600,000 total items were provided, with field directors authorizing rapid purchases to meet urgent needs. The Stark example came from Camp Bowie Fort Worth where 20,000 blankets were supplied within 48 hours after a December blizzard, saving lives and proving Red Cross support to 880,000 American troops in camps nationwide.
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National Army
Washington
American Red Cross
Stanley Stoner
Stoner
War Department
Redwell
House of Hohensollern
Stonershown
Tor
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Uncle Sam
Camp Bowie
Fort Worth
Tex
Charles W. Connery
Texas
St. Louis
Connery
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Red Cross Council
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