Show AN WE I 1 lk D from red cross briefs published in atlanta the following inspiring account of red lied cross work in france Is tah taken the national headquarters of the A american merl C an red cross in washington has 11 is just received a report from major perkins ns red cross commissioner to france on tile the work of civil relief and restoration done in france during the month of february during this one month substantial aid was given to over a hundred thousand french refugees repatriates and other war sufferers this number included about twenty thousand persons in the devastated areas seven thousand live five hundred repatriates in provinces and nearly six thousand undernourished parts paris school children more than twenty two thousand people were given hospital caro care during this one month including thousands of repatriate children at evlan and about a thousand tuberculosis patients in paris who were given supplementary rations dally daily work is now being conducted by the red cross in 98 french cities and villages not including the friends unit which has 21 relief stations or the smith college unit which works ln in 11 villages nine civilian hospitals ith a total capacity of more than a thousand housand beds and 46 dispensaries dispensa ries give care re to t 0 children ci I 1 ild r en tuberculosis patients n and d refugees grants ants of money to french organ Izat tons ons during the month totaled more mor than half a francs and in a addition large quantities of clothing and household goods were distributed the red cross now has a staff of wor workers ed era in france GO 00 having been added during d I 1 ing february general pershing has just callej called on the army medical department to accept convalescent uniform made by american women and offe offered reV to the army general points out that tile the medical department Is buying in the open market pajamas operating gowns gons brith bath robes aud convalescent suits while the red cross stands ready to supply them lie ile tolls tells the surgeon general tit at washington that tile the work of the red lied cross lasof Is of immense value in keeping up the morale of the army and that it also releases icle asea labor for use elsewhere |