Show fg hr by LEONARD A BARRETT THE RED CROSS TUB LIE first place among all phillan organizations Is voted by common consent to the red ked cross it Is one of the oldest and certainly the most efficient organization of its kind it Is international in scope and operates in all parts of the world among its objects la Is ministry to those who may be wounded in war relief of suffering due to floods sickness and calamities lami ties of all kinds hinds the work of the red cross during the last war was waa so eff efferent elent a and n d valuable that no person tal attempt to estimate its services in A terms of statistical I 1 tables in addition to the enormous sum of money ex V I 1 in hospital equipment supplies of all M A 1 kinds etc the g great organization rendered a valuable service of sympathy and compassion toward the sick and a n d wounded L 1 A barrett that was known only to those who were the cip lents those ministrations how many lives were saved and bodies healed are records which only the angels keep in our own country the red hed C cross ros S has rendered a very unique service in the tollo work among those wounded in the war and has been of unprecedented service upon other occasions among amon which was the calamity due to the recent mississippi floods another gigantic task Is being handled by the organization in bringing relief relict to those who are the victims of the recent drought only those who visited these districts have any adequate idea of 0 the devastation caused by the drought and the serious need for help the appeal of the red cross for is allocated directly ti ta this work and cery person wlm has shared in that relief work by means of 0 a contribution to that fund should certainly feel that he has rendered most valuable help in a most worthy endeavor the red lied cross Is a voluntary organization rind and Is dependent for I 1 its ts activities upon tree free will contributions it has a very claim upon the loyalty and generosity of every american citizen el 1931 western newspaper unions 0 |