How Red Cross Wheels Start After Disaster
A May 26 tornado strikes Mattoon and Charleston Illinois causing nearly 100 deaths and widespread destruction. The Red Cross mobilizes instantly from Chicago led by Walter Davidson and Charles Lee Bryson coordinating nurses, supplies, and local committees to deliver food, shelter, and medical care while plans for rebuilding and rehabilitation begin.
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Red Cross
Mattoon
Charleston
Chicago
Charles Lee Bryson
Central Division
Bryson
John J. O'Connor
Wash-inrton
Walter Davidson
Red Cross Membership Surges During War Effort
The American Red Cross reached about 2,000,000 members by May 21, up 1,975,000 and 7900 percent in under three years. John J. O Connor, appointed director of the central division, was tasked to raise 100000 for European relief in 1914 15, when the national tally stood at 25,000. He later expanded a Chicago chapter drive adding 2500 members in ten days.
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Wevidtson
Mat Yeon
Red Cross
Charleston
Mattoon
John W. Champion
Chicago
Metta
Onis F. Ahrens
Sierza
Weet Mies Morse
Jan Neerrisch
Mleceacre
Caired Chartries
Cr Connor
Bashington
Mat
Alllxver
Central Division
Biai
Steinser
Warroy
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Springfield
Fbica
Bloomington
St. Louis
Indiana
Bentley
Loomis
Cleveland
Newcastle
Eugene C. Foster
O’connor
Hickman
C. M. Roos
Cairo
Ill
Ohio Valley
American Red Cross
John J. O'Connor
Red Cross not aiding enemy nations now
Americans are assured the Red Cross will not send food or medical aid to Germany. The Red Cross to help wounded Allied troops only, with Taft and Norton confirming no aid to the enemy and that contributions go to our own and allies' wounded.
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RED Cross
Germany
France
Belgium
Serbia
United States
General Pershing
Europe
Uncle Sam
Red Cross War Council
Washington
Charles D. Norton
Red Cross Trench Work and Courage in Front Line Wounds
Red Cross surgeons and orderlies aid wounded in front line dressing stations under dark wet trenches. Major operations like amputations occur in the underground wards. War records in France show many Red Cross workers killed by enemy fire alongside infantrymen. Field service demands the highest courage while soldiers fight.
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Red Cross
France
Red Cross Fund Drive Aims For 100 Million in War Aid
National campaign led by C. B. Towne seeks 100 million dollars with New York pledging a quarter of the total and Chicago asked for five to ten million. Chapters keep one fourth of raised funds. national needs cover base hospitals supplies and relief work as Japan’s larger endowment is noted.
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Europe
Red Cross Society
Red Cross Organization
Red Cross
Uncle Sam
New York City
Chicago
C. B. Towne
Washington
Red Cross War Fund
Towne
Japan
Yankee Ingenuity in Red Cross Hospitals France
The piece highlights American Red Cross hospitals and ambulance stations in France using ingenious devices to save lives. One device suspends and guides healing leg bones after shell injuries to prevent improper growth. Another system drains and irrigates deep infected wounds with antiseptic solution to keep patients alive.
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Red Cross
France
Nightly Front Line First Aid by Red Cross Men
A vivid letter from France describes Red Cross surgeons and stretcher bearers tending the wounded at a front post. The narrator details the grim night shift, the grieving families, papery photograph mementos, and exhausted attendants aiding soldiers from France, Belgium, Britain and the United States as they race to save lives.
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Red Cross
France
America
Philip O. Mills
Eliot Norton
Motor
Mills
Ambulance Corps Ready to Go to Europe
Twenty seven American Red Cross ambulance units are organized for service in Europe. Several have already sailed. units are from Pasadena, University of California, Chicago, Cleveland, Washington, Fordham, New York University, Detroit, Northwestern, Columbia, Battle Creek, Seattle, Pittsfield, Eugene, Grand Rapids, Fredonia, Boston, Indianapolis, Portland, Atlanta, Flint, Charleston, Portland Missouri, Rutland, Columbia South Carolina, and Salt Lake City. Some are en route to France with early service anticipated. The Red Cross and French hospitals face strain as Germany damages hospital ships, increasing needs for aid to both American and British wounded.
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American Red Cross
Europe
Pasadena
Cal
Charles D. Lockwood
University of California, Berkeley
Alvin Powell
University of Chicago
Albert Clark
Cleveland
Ralph K. Updegraff
Washington, D. C
Ryan Devereux
Fordham University
Joseph Donnelly
New York University
Chester F. S. Whitney
Detroit
Charles Barton
Northwestern University
Chicago
Stephen Balderston
Columbia University
William H. Rockwell
Battle Creek
Mich
James T. Case
University of Washington
Seattle
David C. Hall
Pittsfield
Mass
Robert J. Carpenter
University of Oregon
Eugene
Ore
J. EB. Kuykendall
Grand Rapids
Thomas D. Gordon
Fredonia
Kan
Edgar C. Duncan
Boston
Edward A. Cunningham
Indianapolis
Mason B. Light
Portland
Ernest H. Streit
Atlanta
Leo P. Daly
Flint
Walter H. Winchester
Charleston
W. Va
Timothy L. Barber
Ernest B. Folsom
Kansas City
Rutland
Wiliam Stickney
Columbia
S. C
Marion H. Wyman
Salt Lake City
Hugh B. Sprague
France
Red Cross
America
Serviea
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Central States
A. A Smrague II
Red Cross Supply Service
Champion
Mr. Davidson
Davidson
W. D. Thurber
Ninois
O'Connor
Ilinois
Sign OF the Red Cross
New York
Brancardiers
Belleville
Town
Alice
Brancardier
U. S. Ambulance Corps
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