Americans Abroad in Red Cross Work
The Fourteenth Division of the American Red Cross gathers U S citizens living outside the mainland to support wartime and postwar relief. In 1020 it counted 80 808 paid members with chapters worldwide from Argentina to Japan and the Philippines. Members funded aid for service members families, disaster relief, and foreign ports support for sailors and Americans abroad.
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American Red Cross
United States
Alaska
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Virgin Islands
Philippines
Guam
Yap
Red Cross
Argentine
Olivia
Brazil
Canal Zone
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
England
France
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Japan
Manchuria
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Peru
Porto Itico
Liberia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
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Mink Trapped at Pond Then Slain by Boy
A diarist recalls observing a mink methodically stealing fish from a pond and storing them for a family cache. The mink is killed by a city boy with a club, prompting a woodland funeral by fellow minks and a move to deter future visitors. The narrator had hoped to keep minks as pets but their deaths drove them away for the season.
Red Cross Aids Disabled Veterans Across Programs
The American Red Cross runs a broad service for World War I veterans in Public Health Service hospitals and through the Federal Board for Vocational Education. Red Cross workers assist from admission through discharge, support convalescent homes, and provide post discharge help via Home ServiceSections. They aid mental health cases, arrange loans, advocate appeals, and help veterans pursue training and employment. The Red Cross supports recreation facilities and clubs in chapters, aids in vocational surveys at the Institute for the Blind near Baltimore, and promotes trained veterans to meet community needs.
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American Red Cross
United States
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Public Health Service
Red Cross
Home Service
Stedl Cross
Bureau of War Disk Insurance
Federal Board
Ted Cross
Teed Cross
Cross Institute For the Blind
Baltimore
Tong
Red Cross fund drive aids Spanish relief effort
The American Red Cross chapter in Spain contributed to a relief fund organized by Spriteh Tot Cres and the League of Red Cross to aid wartime resilience efforts. A sponsorship tier of 31.50 provides a yearly registration.
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Mid
Spanish Red Cross
Ted Crow
Amerteanm
Spain
Spriteh Tot Cres
League of Red Censs Sai
Work and Save and the Nation’s Future
A editorial urges that able bodied slackers must work and contribute to society. It argues that individual effort and production reduce living costs, stabilize thrift as a wartime principle, and shape the nation’s future through the character of the rising generation.
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Washington Post
Amateur tenor recalls compliment from great musician
The speaker relates an anecdote about singing on a Boston liner with no accompaniment. A famed musician praised the amateur, saying the rhythm was off when the singer improvised, but showed delight when the performance ended, noting the surprise and eventual pleasure at the solo.
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Boston
Accomipar
Musican
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