Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1918 — RED CROSS TAKES HOME TO THE BOYS [ARTICLE]

RED CROSS TAKES HOME TO THE BOYS

The French soldiers have furloughs which they can spend at home. The English fighters go back to Blighty. But our boys have the ocean between them and home. They cannot come home on furlough, and it remains for the American Red Cross to try and take home to them. This is particularly true in regard to the convalescent liopies. Here all reversion to hospital life Is avoided. Books, games, music, social evenings and home-like surroundings help them to throw off the grim business of war until they are really able to recover. The housekeeper Is always a motherly woman, usually American, who looks after the comfort of her charges and helps them to pack up all imaginary troubles In the old kit bag. The American Red Cross now has six of these homes in operation.