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Show AMERICANS ABROAD IN RED GROSS WORK .United States CitizensTar Away Enthusiastic Members' of the "Fourteenth" Division." Amons the most enthusiastic and cnercptlc members of the American Ited Cross are those citizens of the United States who lire "outside the continental boundaries of their country eons and daughters of the Stara and Stripes residing at the far corners of the earth. These people compose the Insular and Foreign Division of the parent organization, or-ganization, generally known us the "Fourteenth" Division, which has Jurisdiction of all territory outside the country proper; that Is, Alaska, Porto Itlco. Hawaii, Virgin Ulnnds, the Philippine, Uunni, nud even the Island Is-land of Vap, nhlch came under our (lag ns a result of tho nnrld war. For the jciir lp-JO this division reported 30.8OS pit hi up members. The main object of this dhMon Js to glu1 our cltlrciiH eiurj where the op. port unity lo participate In the uork of the orgniilruilou uhlili niiiihIh for the best nullonnl Idenls. Americans In far places lnleiihcly lojnl and patriotic, pa-triotic, treasure their membership In the Ited Cross us the outward ex presslon of their citizenship. It Is mi other tie to l In: homeland nnd to each other. There nro chapters of this division In Argentine, Ilollvln, llrazll, t'niuil zone, Chile, China, Costa Itlca, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Cuniiv nuiitemalii, Haiti, Hawaii, Ilniidiii'ns, Japan. Manchiirlii, Ncllicrlnnds, Nicaragua, Nica-ragua, I'nraguny, Peru, Philippines, Porto ItUo, Siberia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Sjrhi, Turkey, Uruguay, Vciiuiiflii and Virgin Islands. During the war .lliese bcattered members of the Ited Cross contributed contrib-uted millions In money, und millions of dollars' worth of necessary articles for tho men In service, und sent many doctors nnd'nuriics to France. At tho same time they carried on an excellent excel-lent Home Sen Ice In their respective communities for the families of Hiokc who hud gone to war, it nil In some regions re-gions gitxe largo sums of money und Immcaxurnhlo personal service to the relief of disaster and dUeasc litlms. The division Is now entabllslilng fccnlie clubs In foreign ports for the benetlt of sailors In the American Merchant Mer-chant .tnrlm making plans to aid Americans In trouble tn foreign lands and completing arrangements for giving giv-ing Immnllato adequate relief In caso of disaster. It Is the Fourteenth Division's part In tho gicat Pence Tlmo program of the American lied Cross. |