Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1918 — The Blue Cross. [ARTICLE]

The Blue Cross.

The Blue Cross fund Was organized in 1912 in Constantinople by Lady Lowther, the wife of the British ambassador In Turkey at that time. At the beginning the fund was used for the Balkan wars and at the beginning of this war was turned over to the British and French. governments to work in co-operation with their army veterinary corps and wks immediately accepted. The president of the organization is Lady Smith Dorrien, but she has authorized Mrs. Elphinstone Maitland to come to this country to form the American branch of this fund and raise funds.