sprung up by the hundreds all ox er the xvorld ... xvherever
the Armed Forces xvent... supplx ing a xx arm touch of home
for lonely, homesick lads.
Red Cross hospital xxorkers tolly to the men—laugh and play
~ games with them—provide amusement and recreation facili
ties to shorten long, dreary days. I he cheerful smile of an
X WFNTY-NINE years ago, In 1917, your Red Cross was given _ American girl helps banish loneliness and boredom .. helps
\ the proud title, “The Greatest Mother In The World.” a man keep his ohm up when things look pretty dark.
Today after the greatest struggle in history, that title has been And on the home front, xvherever fire. Hood or other dis
retained. The list of services your Red Cross has given our - aster strikes, the Red Cross is ream xxitn relict for the suf
Servicemen — your Serviceman — is almost endless. fciing.
Blood plasma: made the difference bctxveen life and death Vcs, your Red Cross is literally mother to many millions
to many thousands of our men. ■ • • fric"d of the fnend • - • comrade in time of need. And
Food parcels packed bv the Red Cross meant survival to *s work must go on. I lundreds of thousands of our men are
manv of our men in prisoner of war camps. Medical kits and ^.11 overseas. I hex need the Red (.ross. and they need it now.
capture parcels were provided wherever possible. Red Cross }} is your Red Cn>ss; I he gift you give is its only income,
xxorkers distributed release kits to thousands of prisoners as ^ ithout you, the Red Cross can not cai ix on. Don t put off
soon after their liberation as possible. Red Cross Clubs have giving to the Red Cross. (five today! j
YOUR RedC ross must carry °n
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