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Red Cross Society Had Year of Great Activity

Reports to Annual Meeting Show There Are Over a Million Adult Members, 800,000 Juniors, and 2,800 Branches. Thousands of Parcels Go Out Weekly With Loss at a lllinimum. Wartime Work Has Greatly Added to Out- ays.

Newfoundland 40036.

Harry Mliburne, chairman oi the national transportation oom- mittoe stated that approximately 37,000 parcels or 200 tons per week have gone out, including prlsmers oi war parcels to the value of 01395/086- A total of 6,988,144 articles were shipped irom the Canadian Red Cross Society dur- ing the period from Jan. 1st to Dec. 81st, 1841, with lees (hm two and one hali per cent oi the total value oi goods shipped lost due to enemy action or strandings.

' loses-vs Hospital Supplies

Arrangements have been made ior reserve hospital 511F111! W003i in the three mid-western prov- inces, ready ior ' ediaie shill- ment to British Columbia 9h case oi emergency, and in Nova Bcotls and New Brunswick the W01‘! ll well under way, said W.J, Cairns. assistant national commissioner.

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'. The Red Cross needs $9,000,000 0 carry on its great work.

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ITbs Canadian“ Red Cross. with nu’ s million adult members and lime eight hundred thousand rlllilre Junior Red Cross members, 10w has one sixth oi Canada's lvial population in "voluntary Ilyvice" in the 2,000 branches all W the Dominion from Cape Breton Island to Vancouver.

One oi the most active and pro- iuetlve years in the history oi be society was evidenced in the Ilrnusl reports presented at the Innual meeting oi the central iilllncll 0i the society here recently.

1m. Wallace R. Campbell, nat-

llllll women's war work committee‘ lllirman, reported that 6,416,570 "tides ‘have been shipped overseas ‘l0!’ distribution, including hospital l-lllplies 1,906,353; comforts for the lures 2,025,137; women's auxiliary Iflces 105.267; civilian clothing 10d comforts 2,230,621 and relief ilrticles distributed in Canada and

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' THE RED crross NEEDS YOUR SlUPPORT AS NEVER BEFORE IN ‘ORDER THAT ITs GREAT HUMANITARIAN WORK MAY Ex- TEND WITH THE GROWING NEEDS OF WAR. WHETHER YOU'VE GIVEN BEFORE OR NOT, GIVE

$9,000, 000, Needed Now!

LET US ALL GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE GREAT CAUSE OF.

R. T. HOLMAN LTD.

Miss Mona Wilson, assistant commlbsioner ior Newiloundlendl, told oi a tots-l illstrdbution of 175,300 articles to the army, navy, and air force. During the year 500 survivors irom iorpedoed or ioundered ships have beenilanded in Newfoundland.

ma. G. M. McManus, reported on the Red Cross port services committee irom Halifax.

Reporting on the Junior Red Cross, Miss Jean E. Broms told oi the activities oi its 800,000 mem- bers in raising money ior war pur- poses and in providing clothing for the victims of bombing in Britain. Over 8850.000 has been raised by the Juniors ior war rs- llci work.

Corps Committee

Mrs. H. P. Plumptre, chairman o: the corps committee, reported on lire activities of the corps dur- ing the year, showing the strength oi the corps to be transport. 716; nirrsing auxiliary, era; oiiice ed- ministratlon, 429; food adminis- tration, 173; British Columbia.- oompoaiio, 1.000. Forty-seven now ents were formed and seventeen detachments added, tot- oiling '10 detachments in the C- R. O. O.

horn the National Blood Don- or Service committee came the report that blood from approxim- ately 1,700 donors is now being received weekly at the Connausht laboratories.

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Another important service FW- ing with the progress oi the war was the Rod Cross 170410110’ 311"!“ st Ottawa. ‘rho Bureau consti- gulu m; pooling oi all available inriormatkm. and l?! the end o! March, 1942, more than IILOOO post cards had been received from

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mgny who had received l. W031! food parcel. Working directly with Geneva, the .- au has been able m give information and relieve the anxiety oi many anxious iamil- las. Mrs. Adelaide M. Plump- a-c, acting director. reports mim- dis cc-operslon with ll! 80'- emmerrt deplfi-mm“ u "u u other organisations and individ- usls who have been oi Holst!!!"-

Normsn C. Urqiillft. 050mm“- oi the Prisoners oi War Pamela Ccomittee, told oi $4,790 bole! packed and strip?“ "m" m‘ n‘ ciety since Janus-l‘! 8th- 1°41-

smcc the m1, 100.000 parcels have been packed ior lire Austral- hn HM cm“ ‘M 71,000 ior the New Zealand Red cross. which they have financed.

Attending the central council

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meeting are the iollowing oiiicers. Jackson Dodds, Montreal, chair- man oi the central council; H. W. Manning, Winnipeg, vice-chair- man oi central council; Hon. Mr. Justice P. H. Gordon, K. 0., Toronto, chairman of the execu- tive committee; Mrs. H. P. Plump- tre, ‘Ibronto, vice-chairman oi ex- ecutive committee; L11. Winner, Toronto, honorary comptroller; Dr. J31‘. Phair, Toronto, honorary ad- vlsor in public health; Col. George G, Namrilh. ‘Ibronto, chairman, Junior Red Cross.

The Red Gross Gampaigan

(From ‘Ilhe Ileglonsirve)

On May 11 the Canadian Bod Cross opens its nation-wide cam- paign ior funds with which to carry on its humanitarian work. It ls the only national appeal authorized this year by the Dominion Gov. and the reason ior llrls is that, under the Geneva Convention, the Red Cross cannot accept financial assistance irom the Government. It nwst rely entirely on voluntary contri- butions. and iallure lo do so would immediately jeopardise its recip- rocal arrangements with other countries, particularly enemy na- tions. Inteuchengc o! iniorsnstion mgsnding prisoners-oi-war, tor u- anple. would probably stop; so would s11 correspondence between the prisoners and their iamlliu, and -most important o! sll- the send- ing at iood parcels are comforts. when it is recalled first the Cans- dian Red Cross during a» past year has despatched, via. Geneva, 40,000 ioodparoelsanektohritlsh and Canadian prlaoncs-ai-wsr in Germany, the importance at main- taining the voluntary character oi the organisation will be realised.

‘m. Legionary has been glad on many occasions in the past to oom- mend libs iina work oi ilro Cans- dian Red Cross and takes fleslun in. endorsing lia forthcoming cam- paign. As Canadian Legion Branch- es and Women's Auxiliaries will have no War Services appeal to work ior this year, we urge them to tans a special interest in the Red Cross appeal and support it to the utmost o! their ability.

WHAT WILL 1M8 BIT

IANDON-(Clfl-Net expenditure oi the Navy in 1940 was £984,162.- 378 according to the Naval Appro- priation account ior that year war activities.

1,000,000 Adult Members Now Engaged in Red Cross Work

One-Sixth of Canada's Population Enlisted In 2.600 Branches H-Losses Light

i ‘l total in storage al sirahglc pointl- AI- rangcments had also been made for reserve MOP!!! 18W Mill held in the dues mid-Western provinces to be tripped ilmnediaicly to British Columbia in case of em- fimency.

One-sixth o! Canada's

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ed , it was reported Thursday at the annual meeting of the central council oi the Canadian Red Cross

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some. ' Icbcsibsepcablowel tho aeelsty has more than 1.000.000 adult member: and scsseNlJMInniorlodCross

Jackson Dodds, of Montreal, chairman oi the central council. prodded at tho meetings which continue today and which are being attended b! I0 ‘ legatss from all parts of Canada.

Mrs. Wallace 1t. Campbell, of Windsor, 0nt., as national women's war work comer-lites chairman, ra- poriod 0,416.98 article; were shipp- ed overaess for distribution in 1041. Included were: Hospital supplies, 1,900.2”; oomiorts for the forces, 3.08.1": 's auxiliary servic- c, 1837, and civilian clothing and 00011564. 1.39.891.

Despite idle shortage oi space on ocean vessels accommodation had been found ior all mipnsenls, Harry lidlllbrlno, ct Montreal, transports.- tion committee drahman, told, the council. Every week approximately 37,000 parcels, or some 200 tons, are shipped, including parcels ior prisoners oi was‘. Losses from enemy action wcc less Iran 2 1-1 percent. of idle value of the goods.

Red Cross disaster and relief DPePli-fflltlohs have been most active on the Bat and West coasts, but provincial committees have been organised in Quebec and Ontario, W.J. Cairns, o! ‘Poi-onto, assistant national ooszunlaaioner, said

Large quantities o! hospital sup- Pllel and 5,000 blankets bad been sent to British Columbia and were

1h Ilewicirndisnd 1.75.“ articles

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ma army, navy and air Solos, Bill Miss Mona Wilson, Assistant Com- missioner ior Nevwiormdlasrd. Dur- ing 1041, 500 survivors oi sinkcn laips wen met is Nowiotmdland by representatives ed the lied Cross.

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continued with 1,844. cases “ ‘ ’ telling oi activities oi ilhe 800,000 junior members, said 14. mobile and a. hospital bod has been endow- by the Juniors ior war reliei work been provided through their eiforls ed. More than $350,000 was raised kitchens and s. station wagon have and peacetime activities were also

Miss Jeane E. Browne, oi ‘roronm director oi the Junior Rcd Cross, through the Junior Red 0mm Crippled Cl'1lldren's Hind.

Mrs. H. P. Plumptre, oi Toronto, chairman of the Red Cross corps committee, reported 70 detach- ments organised with a member- ship divided u ibllows: Transport. 71c; nursing auxiliary, are; oiiice administration, 4Z9; food adminis- tration, 173, and British Columbia composite, 1,000.

The national blood donor com-

mittee roported blood rrom ap-

proxlmtely 1,700 donors now is being received each week and said

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Ia-pendituzesinlflicnwar

activities in Canada and overseas totalled $6,777,920 compared with $5,600,006 in 1940. Peacetime sc- tivitles also showed an increase, costing 01,135,508 in 1041 against $1,008,043 the previous year, L. A. Winter, . izroller, reported. Revenues on the war account for the year totalled

Toronto, honorary corr-

04580300 alnd on the account $771,530.

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Recent Months

Though Prediction Made ‘In Darkest Period’, Thorson Sees Ultimate Success

Crediting China, Russia and the United States for what he believed was the improved position oi the Unted Nations, War Services Min- ister Ihorson recently told the Central Council of the Canadian Red Cross he saw ultimate victory more certain today than six months $80.

He admitted such s statement came "in the darkest period oi our history," but beleved, in all sin- cerity, that chances oi victory had increased in recent months.

‘Ultimate victory seemed more certain now because oi the great- ness oi the Russians, the courage of the Chinese and the initiative and determination oi 140,000,000 Americans. ‘

"I can see no outcome other than victory ii cam nation, each com- munity makes an all-out eiicrt.

"No war eiiort can be all-out unless the individual citizen makes it so. Upon him depends the in- tensity oi the community, the national and the over-all Allied eiiort."

A great deal of the individuals eiforifinecessarlly had to be volun- 0111. undectakine work which could not be done by the Govern- meat.

A most important part oi this individual voluntary eiiort should be directed oonsid ‘in. the welfare cg tho righting man beiore that oi self.

The Government provided all need; oi the troops in military establishment, and the welfare of the men when on leave was the business oi civilians.

"You are under a moral obliga- tion to show deep interest in and oonoem ior the welfare of fighting men on leave in your communities.

"That is a job which can be carried out only on a personal basis by all civilians."

Lands Red Cross

Then dealing directly with the voluntary war service oi’ the Cana- dian Red Cross, lvltr. ‘Ilhorson said it was attalrling humanity's highest objective.

He spoke oi the Red Cram blood donor servloe, parcels ior prison- ers and supplies ior bombed-out civilians in Britain,

last year the Rod Cross asked for $5,000,000. the public subscrib- ing $6,000,000. This year. believed the Minister, the organization's $9,000,000 objective again would be over-subscribed.

Mr. Thorson was introduced by Jackson Dodds, chairman of the Central Council of the Red Cross, and thanked by Mr. Jirstice J.H. Gordon, 8.0.. chairman of tbs executive committee.

Otta/wa delegates attending the council's annual meeting were ‘rom Mbcco, G.J. Desbaratq and Mrs. 0.1). Howe.

Parcels From Canada ‘Godsend,’ Say Prisoners

(By JOSEPH M. LEVY.) (Wireless to The New Yolk ‘limes and n; Globe and Mail). (Coprrlsht-l

Cairo, -&tlll not quite over that "back-irmn-the-dead" Neling, Brit- m. prisoners who have arrived here from Italy in the first con- tingent under the new exchange plan sat on hospital cots today and told how it ielt to be day aitcr day in a prisoners-of-war camp, oitcn completely out oi touch with rela- tivee and friends. with no hope oi anything different in the near iuture. u

They also tried to tell how it ieit

to "come back" again. But their words iailed them. "God, it's pest!" was about the best that ti!!! could muster.

‘they arrived at Cairo yesterday aiter having travelled from Italy via Smyrna, where they lsrt the Italian vessel and boarded (he Brit-in drip Llandover Castle. A group of Ital- ians who left Alexandria a little more than s. week ago figured in the exchange at Smyrna.

"One oi the nicest idrlrm about getting back is having access to news that hasn't come through in tire Italian Pipers," a British pri-

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“Ln the bio camp at Sui-mono. wlhers we stayed, prisoners trans- lated Italian newspapers into Eng- lish m4 published their own news bulletin.

“But we had to get our news by reading between the lines," he explained.

The iormsr prisoner oi war have now discovered, to their amuse- ment, mat the Italian newspapers have been praising "the terrific lesistance oi our heroic troops 1n East Africa" three months site: Gender, the last Italian stronghold in Ethiopia, tell.

Some Italian soldiers who work- ed, about the camps had been in the United states. but had been deport- ed or had been conscripted Whilfl home on visits.

“They could speak English, and most oi them were quite kind," one Briton said. “I gathered that none oi them thought much oi the war."

deveral prisoners said that Cana- dians ought to be told how much their Red Cross packages had helped. Although there were at first many difficulties in roaelsing the prisoners. and although some men heard nothing for months. the Red Cross letter; and parcels cane frequently and were a godsend.

"I don't know what we'd have done without those parcels," one sergeant said.

One diiiioulty was that the

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Italians, having heard that tlu Drisonerswero tfylhltobuildupg 1M Mum. machine all oases goods berm they distributed In Rod Orou parcsh. The ocrntcnh were still usable, however, ii eahls before the hot climato are It. work.

Items coui‘ ted irons pasesh 1111M“ clown: earvis and casings boots. new. usually got luorfl. The men spent most of their timo in reading or playing cards with those decks that they managed to obtain.

Th! 811101101- Ol-Ilpe. flabby nib eastofmmawhersmcstoflaass men had been imprisoned, was built during the last days oi the first Great War. It consists oi brick huts. Eight/y men were kept in esfl hut. Daily issues included two mash, five clgarets and one lira in cash, but payments were not always prompt.

Except ior two muster: a 0y the men had little to do. ‘Ilhe Germans in Ilibya. do everything possible to induce men to work. but the Ital- lane use only volunteers. Prisoners who had been teachers before the wsr gave lessons in French and Italian, and in subjects such as

wireless. but lack oi technical book's

was a great handiap.

"It was bearable, but we're cer- tainly glad to be out.” ‘first is the consensus of "the men who came back."

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