Show y p im rp 1 I ot things I 1 never knew tit til now about the red cross crofts v back in 1923 japan suffered tho the worst disaster in its history next to tho the ono one they asked tor for on december 7 an earthquake devastated an area of 0 fifty square miles taking a toll of more than lives the city of yoko hama was totally destroyed by ire fire aj was most ot of tokyo president Cool lago promptly called on the american people to como come to japans aid with five million dollars the citizens althens of this country trampled over each other rushing to help tho the japs and tho the sum was subscribed in a 0 mere ten days but america stop there tho the dollars kept pouring in until the red lied cross had almost twelve million dollars tor for japan when that nation needed a friend this ho however weyer Is tho the bitter irony tho the japs were so appreciative precia tive that they set aside three million dollars of the american red lied cross relief funds to build a me morial fraternity hospital in the earthquake areas a permanent testimonial of japans gratitude to yia 09 united states I 1 red jred cross nurses attached to the U S army oro aro officers with tho the tank rank ot of second lieutenant and privates oro are strictly prohibited by army regulations from trying to late them or make passes at them in tho the navy the nurses are ensigns the army requires its red cross nurses to carry helmets and gas masks just like the soldiers and no wonder in the lasi iasi war var american nurses lost lives in the service of their country contributors to the red cross have the best guarantee in the world that there wont bo be any bokus with the funds because its books are ara audited annually by the war department and reported to congress tho the red nod cross operating expenses are the lowe any organization in the country less than four per cent of the money collected you can check it in any public library in the congressional record ac women who are arc members ot of thu red cross motor corps must thir own automobiles and gasoline as won well as toot foot their own parking bills during the current emergency required to serve cerve orie one shift of eight hours each week and be on call twenty four hours a day the girls take a six week training course and ono one thing taught is how to repair a car themselves airedale terriers play an important part in tho the work of tho the red cross in wartime the dogs are sent cent out on the battlefields to locate wounded men they carry containers of water and after letting the soldier quench his thirst they jacu back to the stretcher bearers and lead them to the injured man in england the red cross dogs are furnished with gas masks tito the first war in which the american red cross took part was the spanish american fracas clara barton founder of the american branch had bad her hospital next to major leonard woods wood n tent at sibo ney one day a fellow officer of major woods stamped into her hospital with a sack in his hand 1 I have some sick men in my anent he bellowed and they want whatever delicacies you have here ill 1111 pay for them out of my own pocket will you sell them to me not tor for a million dollars clara replied 1 I NEED that protested the officer chov ing out his bis jaw 1 I think a lot of my men im proud of them were proud of them too retorted clara but we cant sell hospital delicacies we give them chuckling tho the officer filled his sack and stamped out which is how col teddy roosevelt became a red cross tan fan A red crossman cross cros scan can be displayed only by the red cross society according to an act of congress with the exception of army navy and marine corps medical authorities anyone else who uses a red cross is liable to a fine and abear a year tn in jail there are a million and a half red lied cross volunteers in the united states volunteers receive no pay and must buy their can wn more they must serve hours before permitted to put an on their uniforms on the bulletin board of the red cross in L A is this reminder dont forget that thumbs up can be done with one hard while the other hand band digs buy defense bonda war prisoners of all nations are looked after and protected by thu the international red cross which sets minimum standards of treatment and makes inspections ot of prison camps the red cross handles all communications between prison era and their families every nation at war sends the names and addresses of their p prisoners riso ners to the tha international red cross headquarters in geneva switzerland where an index of information about boners Is kept for or the benefit of rela tives |