Show I RED CROSS NEWS The following is a letter reedy ed cd d by Mrs David Moss 1 Junior Red Cross chaiman Thank you for the 87 excellent gift boxes which were packed and contributed contribute ed e by the junior Red Bed Cross mem mem- members members bers of Davis county chapter and which were received in our ware wale warehouse house on January 3rd At the present time more than ever before are we given to clear clear- clearly ly understand the pressing need mId by our junior Red Cross gift I boxes as increasing numbers of uncensored reports on school con con- conditions in Europe come through to us For example we arc are told that in one Greek village school 13 girls and 14 boys have shared be tween them one book and one slate in another village where the school house was destroyed children have had no school school- ing during a period of four years and can therefore neither read nor no r write Bits of information such as this thi s enable our generous junior Re Red d Cross members to visualize the th e good being through h the medium of gift box con con- contributions and your group may well feel true satisfaction in real real- realizing izing that their well packed eighty seven sven boxes will undoubtedly go g to children as handicapped as those of Greece In fact it is most probable that they will be besent besent sent to some island in the Pacific I I I for we now expect to make regular shipments of one thousand each to Hawaii for distribution to Guam and other islands boxes went to the tho Philippines the latter of November and it is most probable pro probable able that more marc are arc now on the tho high seas We hope to keep large largo consignments of boxes as aswell aswell aswell well as other supplies moving reg to these t children who have gone without during so long a per pcr period iod of time now that shipping space is is becoming increasingly available A call rail for good recent books for tor shipment overseas to men awaiting return to the states and occupation troops was as- as issued by Mrs 1 J. J 1 W. W Galbraith chairman of the thc Davis is chapter American lied Keel Cross tross camp and hospital council Red Hd Cross authorities ant emphasize the importance of collecting only good reading material male rial as recent in publication as possible Mrs Gal Gal- Galbraith worth worth- worthwhile braith stated One On recent worth worthwhile while book from each earh family in the community will be worth far more to la lonely servicemen than dozens of old out dated numbers the chairman said Anyone An one wishing to contribute a book to this drive may contact any of the following fallowing Mrs 1 Gal Gal- Galbraith braith Kaysville phone V W Mrs 1 J J R II Udy Farmington J ll-J Mrs 1 Marlin France Prance Centerville Mrs MIs William R R. Smith Bountiful 12 Mrs 1 L L. I E. E KEllison Ellison I Layton Kaysville and Mrs W W. J J. J Allen Bountiful W. W. 8 I |