Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 20, 1918, Page 9

,. SECOND SECTION BEMID VOLUME XVL NO. 309 | amount of entertalnment to the fnén. The French government, mote¢ than in. R, G. GOOKING “HITS”- LU .terested, has loaned some tho 3 % : of cows, and altogether It is a scheme which appeals to everybody. = But it Is not alone for the soldiers that the Red Cross does some of its thinking in terms of cooking and food- stuffs. The Bureau of Dietitlan Serv- ice has helped to solve the food prob- lem of civilian refugees. ' EEER The American Red Cross in, France thinks. in_terms. of huge figures, mar-i Expert Dietitians Devise Palata- ble Menus for Soldiers in Hospitals and Canteens, ) € ¢ 4 France ls much interested: tn- Amer! 7 can _cooking, which {5 traly a gratify * 4ng "compliment 't6 a muation wh prints its fashlonable menus mostly In . French. The two hundred and more "American Red Cross canteens dotting both the French and American lines of . sommunication bhave been a success with the Pollu as well as the Yank, and that well known French organiza- don for the wounded, known as the Blen-Etre du Blesse, has opened. a number of model kitchens in French = hospitals, usually In charge of ama- - teur dletitlans, who consult & profes- .-mlong) dietitian provided by the Amer- Jcan - Red (Gross, who goes about %sp}tals and offers sug- Advice. hgg trained dietitians are now- in service in hospitals, canteens or kitchens on Red Cross hospital trains {n France. The American Ex- peditionary Force took with it a train- o8 dletitlan for each base. hospital. " These women are clvilian employees of the Army, recruited through the Pureau ‘of Dietitlan Service of the American Red Cross. Red Cross Model Farms. ¥or the double purpose of providing -enough fresh milk and vegetables for sick seldlers in hospitals and-well sol- dters in. canteens and providing health- ful outdoor exercise for the patients well .along in thelr convalescence the Red Cross has established a number of farms and dalries In connection with hospitals. Besides their great practl- -ealyalue they have given an enorinous terms-of the white of ‘egg or oran| Julce for one single boy. That'is 22,000,000 people Lave affilatéd them- selves with the American Red Cross and why Christmas this year In the United States is marked by thé Red Cross Christmas Roll Call, = ° ¥ Old Crusty’s Christma By - t, 1918, Westcrn Newspaper Union.) ISTER, Mister! Please hold me up so I can see."” These words came from the lips of a baby of four, blue with cold & and quivering with a ‘5\,‘ great desire to see the ,;i,/f‘ wonderful display of ¢ moving ‘toys in the show window of a large store. 3 This strange request in the childish treble caused an old man £ 3 whose face was lined and ‘seamed with hard and unlove- ly* ‘wrinkles to“rstop~ and 100k down. He was about to push the child away, but the little hands were raised with such utter confidence that in spite of himself he actually did ift her in his arms-and gradually edge his way nearer: the window through the dense ¢rowd. The child looked and looked with staring eyes, as if she could not take In-enough of “around its allotted space. The cold hands clutched tightly at the old | man's collar, and _| the blue lips were parted in an ec- static smile which showed the tiny white teeth. - The golden hair blew across the old man’y face, and somehow he ¢id not resent it, but when he had held her until the pro- cession - had gone twice around he began to feel tired, for he was not young. As-he turncd to make his way back ‘through the crowd the little chest heaved with a great sigh, but she did not cry. The old man smiled a cracked and grudging simnile as the child sald: b “Fank you—you Js good.” “I—good? Oh, I don’t know.” Tle started along thinking it time that the child should be put in charge of her parents, but her tiny fingers clung to his hand. “Where is your mother?” he asked. “Muvver's dead. See?’ And she | | ’ picked up a fold of her black dress e ‘ t, to show. y ] ) “Ah sald he, suddenly choking. 4 W And yet he had gained the name of E o w N gra‘eh"l aCkflfi’W'edgm?m ,of £ ©O1d Crusty in the neighborhood where 2% an ever increasing patronage, he lived alone, and he was also con- ) e we extend to the entire trade 2% sidered to be a.stony-hearted miser. ! the' Season’s Greetings and = “And my favver, too,” continued the il ’ = .child, still ciinging to his hand. wish you a Merry Christmas and_a: Prosperous B and Happy New Year KORS BROS. CO0. ' “Curious how surroundings influ- ence one,” thought he, “and how the enthusfasm of a crowd communi- cates ftself. I wonder what kind of a Christmas this child will have. Everybody will have some- thing. I wonder M where she lives, and if she would QAR Fo0E like a puppet.” He asked: aesion “Little one, would you like & puppet “Fat's dat?” “Why, a—one of those bables?’ pointing to the dolls in the windew. “I dunno. I never touched ome.” “Let's go inside,” suddenly said the @!d mon, some of the unloyely wrip- DIET KITCHEN OF AMERICAN RED CROSS IN FRANCE. the wonderful procession as it went| Fles dlsappearing. ~They went Into the crowded store, “Let this little girl have anything she wants, miss,” sald Old Crusty. The blue eyes shone like stars, and a delicate pink bloomed in the Mt tle cheeks. The young lady at the counter was tired ~—dead tired, but the Christmasg \ spirit was 'In her heart and she handed two dolls, one dark hafred, the other blonde, and each with white teeth show- ing Dbetween the lips. The child chose the dark- haired one, “Looks like muvver,” she gaid. Her happi- ness was as complete as that of the young mother who clasps her first- born to her heart. The old man lost some more wrinkles as he watched her ineffable delight, The young lady said gently: .. “Perhaps you - would like to get your little girl some—ah—shoes and ~—warmer things?"” “Thank you, rulss, she shall have them, for as you say she evidently needs them. But she s not mine," When a big bundle of nice warm garments and a wondertul pair of red | shoes ‘had been made up the man thought she might L. possibly be hun- £y gry. So they made a queer little group at one of the cozy tables. The baby, for she was scarcely more, sald: “I 1ikes you. Will you take me home, and my dol- 7 “Yes; if you will tell me where it 1s,” his face softening in spite of himself. But he soon found that the child had no idea of where she lived, but by degrees he learned that “Muver was tooked away in a big box,” and she had remained with Mrs. Vilkins. This lady appeared to have several children of her own, and she had “told Misser Vilkins that she couldn't be bovvered wiv' Mary, g0 she tooked me out and I got losted.” As the {nnocent little lips formed these words Old Crusty sald to him- self: “Heartless creature——name Mary— deliberately lost this lovely child, Tender little thing! I must take her home for tonight anyhow, and look for her people tomorrow.” ki By the time he had made this reso- lution the warmth, the good bread and milk and excitement had been too much for little Mary and she lay asleep in the cab which the “miser” had called. No one claimed a lost girl, and Old Crusty sald dally: “I really must seek her relatives,” but he never found them, and it was not long before the little girl called him grandpa, but before that she had kissed away all his ugly wrinkles. And they are very happy. UNIVERSAL MEMBERSHIP, The purpose of the Red Cross Christ- mas Roll Call, expressed In the fewest possible words, Is to see that every man and woman in every city and com- munity throughout the United States, and wherever Americans may be, has the opportunity to join the Red Cross or to renew his or her membership. Nothing short of unlversai membership s the goal. A 1919 Red Cross mem- bership button is 10 he given to each person enrolling, as well as a Red Cross Service Fiag, with a cross for each member of the family enrolled. Every home in America and every busl- nesa office should have on display & Bervice Flag the week before Christ- mas, when the Roll Call will take place. FORTY-FIVE CENTS- HEALING WOUNDS OF WAR BIGGEST JOB OF RED CROSS Broken Homes and Men Must Be Rebuilt—Re-education of Disabled Soldiers for Future Usefulness. They 'are already: rebullding the broken homes of Frauce. - And- they ‘are already rebullding the broken men. Over here we, too, are getting ready to-devote to the saime task the best of American skill and genius. For each million of our men who enter action ten thousand will be so crippled as to need mechanical appll- ances, and they will have to be spe- clally educated to use these so that the actlon of the missing limbs will be reduplicated as closely as possible. If the Germans had had the entree to certaln parts of France last fall they might have seen fields that they once destroyed ylelding thelr best crop in years. And they might bave seen men they thought they had done for, grees of leglessness and armlessness. Some ran (and repaired) tractor en- {nes, Some, with both arms gone above the elbows, spaded the ground | with the ald of a clever mechanism to which the spade was hooked. One man, who also had but the stump of each arm left, not only used a scythe but kept It sharp. The Rted Cross Is running a five- hundred acre farm in France on which the maimed are taught the use of farm implements and the care of domestic animals, and (s already laying Its plans for great work for the maimed in this country. The end and alm of all fts work will be to fit men to re- turn to their own homes, and re-enter, gs neavly as possible, their former place in life Somelimes these re-educated men take a far higher place In the com- munlty than they occupled before. IFor fnatanee, men who have been automo- Lite ecloanicians, and whose legs were mutilnted, have been re-educated - mechantenl drafting. Bridge work- will soon be gone. thoughtful givers? and conserves food. your home. Il 4 ! some of these flelds belng reaped by The Best News Today A Few Lucky Women May Have Hoosiers for Christmas Each Christmas, thousands of homes are added to the throng of happy Hoosier homes—over a million in all. This year wartime difficulties have restricted output. Fewer women can have them. The few we have left Who will be the lucky women? In supreme favor for many years, the Hoosier in these war days excels in the realm of home equipment. It saves hours for war work, rest and recreation. miles of needless walking in the kitchen. It saves fatigue A few more homes may have a Hoosier Christmas. A small deposit and weekly payments puts any model in But remember that you must act quickly. Huffman & O’Leary BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA men have mnda ufi:fiéri advances: :A. Canadian, mechante” who "was malmed and- afterward’ re-educated ‘beécame’ & foreman at more than double hig for- mer pay. It was only thelr seeming misofortunes that opened for thess men the opportunity to secure the edu- cation thelr talents merited. The Red Cross sends out a strong, warning against mistaken kindness to- ward the malmed men who are even now returning. 1If, it says, the publie {nsists on making lions of these men, it will end by making them bables. If employers hunt through their plants for “snaps” for them, and give them Jobs that mean little more than hold- Ing down stools and reminiscing abous thelr daring deeds, then indeed we all complete the work of destruction for them, malming minds as well as -bodies. They were men with varying de-{ We, thé American people, are going to be asked to spend more time, more money and energy keeping these mea in the game than it would cost to merely support and emuse them and let It go at that. We must make them special harnesses, actually and meta~ phorically, and then have patience while they are getting udjusted to ft. And we must see that they have thelr chances at suitable émployments. But these men are going to have somethlng more than just marvelous appliances that will enable them to do almost any kind of work. These men's tremendons sacrifices won't be pald back by letting them in on life's worl, but not its soclal game. BSo they are going to have Bunday arms and legs as well as the work-a-day wonders! A man with both hands gone may, with perfectly molded fingers, light his own cigarette or play cards. And a man with his face so ravaged that his best triend could not restrain.a shudder may wenr, over the disfigured part, a mask that Is perfect and delicate, a work of nrt and sclence. 7 -Ful Who will be the It saves