Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-09-19 | Page 23 | Red Cross Bags Sent to Coast

RED GROSS CROSS BAGS BAOS SENT TO COAST I Christmas Cheer Prepared for Soldiers In Distant Posts The American Red fled Cross CroM is Is- Is IsI Issuing Issuing Is Issuing I suing a final call to its chapters throughout the country for tor the production of ot Christmas bags lags for tor soldiers sailors and sta- sta stationed stationed sta stationed at distant posts The full quota quola from Weber county was expressed Saturday to San Francisco Francsco and probably will go to the Philippines Dr E B P MIlls eh chapter pter president said ald Thirty-six Thirty thousand bags baSs have bave asked been asked tor for this year the or- or or organization states They will he be besent besent sent to enlisted men on duty duty In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Philippines China Guam Samoa Hawaii Alaska the Canal Zone Haiti Porto Rico and the VIrgin Islands Many ot of o these men are ore without home borne tie ties and the tho Christmas baSs bags prepared by Red ned Cross volunteer workers worker and sent to them con con- constitute constitute con constitute In III many cases the only home touch that Christmas brings The Tho hundreds of o letters received hy by the Red ned Cross after every Christmas from men who have e recel ed these bags testify to the appreciation ot of the recipients of- of of officials state So t far r pledge have been ye- ye re received tor for only bags throughout tho the country The quota for tor tho Pacific coast area comprIsing the seven western states and Alaska Is bags All bags intended for tor or western posts are shipped through h the dl- dl di divisional visional Cros Cross office at San ico Francisco Shipments already have been made to China Guam and Samoa and ond those to Alaska will EO po o soon The bl big biff demand howe er tor for the thousands ot of troops In itt Hawaii and the Philip Philip- Philippines pints pines remains to te bo ho filled Tho The Red fled Cross through Its tt on the Pacific coast Is a a special attempt this year to provide c and Christmas toys tor for the children of negro soldiers along tho the Mexican border Because of ot the tho small mall army pay received by their fathers between and children wit wll be with with- without without without out such comforts this Christmas unless the tho Red ned Cross comes omes to their relief It tt is 15 said eald Members of t the Junior Red ned Cross at- at aro aN assisting In the tho production ot of clothing for tor forthe the border children 00