| Show l AAD THE m 1 RW CROSS V VV V V ro roThe The lied Cross society ot of Utah t ft 0 Into existence soon after the ot of the war Wh j the volunteers from this State W a ie quartered at Camp Kent tl be mustered Into Som of Into It them were vere round found to be without clothing etc and few It if an any were tere plied with the little equIpment n nl sary for camp life for tor the press r t ot of the health In tropical regions t J I Ifor for tor the care or of the sick The com a nary sary Quartermasters and nud medical c cI I of the army were iu III a helplessness of In of th the enormous demands due to the th meat ment and reorganization of cr our mla mt i tary forces At this time n a numer ot of benevolent and farseeing women came forward undertook to Provide for tor some ot of lie he hemore ImmedIate wants or of the nell more bo a some others some with with beddIng shU underwear towels toels and In many ht ways was they the manifested their devotion to the good cause As 8 the work tent on permanent oho or the and b became came necessary Red Hed Cross s ot of Utah was thes organ organIzed ha a the with t 10 work In harmony m ny Criss Society and Red mirk already doing organizations The both In th the east and In the west officers omeera ot of the socIety were ho ha been from those among p nt active In the work ws ai 5 under wa Mrs litter Riter ready way Siegel chosen president Mrs Irs Rachel Mrs Irs Annie Annl first vice president Orli second vice president predent Mrs Byron Dron Annie a aa 33 aaton recording secretary Mrs and WI Mrs corresponding secretary ton Mn treasurer Roberts Egbert honorary Heber M I Wells was a made president of Ih the society b The aU ot good one these be be these women cannot work t l In the by those not net engage ennS tired theIr zeal never never though d the n tile at the on had first on the part of the ot U UCross women worn off the The They ke kept t In Cross did not falter government with the touch r ar articles and ninny of the camp soldier In n necessary for tor the the Ille thees the ted e es State ey tl the badges supplied otc etc to the thc Identification containIng volunteers they the sent boxes to the M towels towell etc pajamas bedding aril c as hospitals ot of CUha the fet Francisco they looked otter after the 00 bats to r boxy or of f members assisted poor left bt by Intended to 10 The teed Hed Cross society Is l land s render aid anI only to In extreme such and as result tar from been we tied work ha fire So tar Its affairs been done So capably have Its conducted that It has won Coa from all 1111 quarters and a hae been liberal wonderful work ork has h tm com constantly burdening the tco without The with calls for help hat in ury although never nerr 0 0 fia of tM n never er been empty TM It his co State hn at Its 0 than did support more an 1111 president en t ho has ha been supporter and adviser Is due to 10 t the h Great honor and credit society f for members ot of the lied Hed Cress who their noble iO krA rr i |
