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Show jCISTIS CARDS Will Bear Yuletide Message Mes-sage to Men Now in Service Abroad. -hristn;as cards, provided b;- tne American Amer-ican Hcd cross, and numbering not less than -uiK).iiOu. aie nuvv in transit to men "f the Amerieun armies m all the coun-uios coun-uios where thev are now stationeu. I pun arrival at army bases Lire cards will be taken possession oi bv agents ol ihe Tied trots to 'be distributed among the men. I his distribution will take place in time to be inscribed by tne men in khaki and returned to relatives and inends m this country bv uletide. Ihe cards, according to word received at local adlninistiation headquarters of the lied ( toss, are original in desicu and carry a tyoieatlv Ameriean s:ant in their illustrations. The designs are contributed to the Amencuu Jted Cross bv six ot Ihe best, known newspaper artists in this conn-t conn-t ry Me ;utelieon. Liriggs. I ie Heel: Fav Lirpm. Helen Hvde and Fliznbeth Gibson. Salt Lake chapter. American Hod cross, is in great noei I ol gauze room workers, ichiee garment workers, knitters and men to operate motor cars in connection with the UcJ Cross motor corps. Jlcad quarters reports a growing need daiiv. and also requests again that all persons shaving shav-ing Red Cross aprons and caps in their rossession return these to the secretary ' at Amelia palace. The garments are; greatly needed m nursing influenza cases. 1 bus lar very few men have enlisted for work with 'the motor corps, and during bad weather operation of cars lias proven heavier than woman's strength is equal to. It is for this reason that the executives at Vied Cross executive office urge men to enlist for this work. Making; "flu" masks at home, is a suggest sug-gest ion coming from administrative offices of-fices of the Salt Lake chapter to help lighten the burden In the big gauze room. Tire Tied Cross shop proposes i.o install a conlections department immediately end asks -Tor donations to the stock. This department de-partment will be or crated in connection with its Christmas shopping section. Donations Do-nations should bo made immediately and continue to tho end of the s hupping period. . Officers of the Eastern Star unit of the Red, Cross have issued a personal invitation in-vitation to nl members to assist in the work at Amelia palace gauze .toom during the prevalence of the Inliuenza epidemic, j |