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(By Ella Graham.) them fY
The Baton Rouige Chapter of the Icamps
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Red Cross mobilized before our own their f
army, and chartered before the mo- distresf
morable declaration of war April 7th, Whei
1917 that brought us at once into the
many
clash of arms of more than half the m
civilized world, has a history second their h
from i
to none in the South and paralleling from
any of its size in the whole land. brougn
Its history is one of which Baton Home
Rougeans may well be proud as it five hu
reflects the achievements of thousands treatn
of our earnest, eager citizens, both both,
men and women, in meeting every is stat
conceivable call of our country while a pos
under arms and upholding the morals is
of not only our fighting men but theirtheir
families as well. When tie world war Perl
was a thing of the past and our men relief
came from out the camps and from ter pe
across the sea the Red Cross still "flu"
"carried on." A larj
Thousands of men have passed gethe'
through the door of the local chap- out a
ter, many sick and disabled, others niatic
out of employment, and an untold utteri
number that needed assistance in un- istere
raveling some of the complex situa- men
tions that came out of their period in State
the service. Ha,
To browse through old records quain
brings such a thrill that one hears out c
again the tramp of marching feet and a sha
sees long lines of khaki and blue. to lei
These old records also tell of the glad in it.
free work, the rush to service under zens,
the flag of the crimson cross of well great
nigh half our people that were doomed of in
to remain behind when our men were back
called to the colors. Wl
For that memorable November of Cros!
1918 the Canteen report says very orgal
simply "Served 1061 men, served 37 the I
wounded men from overseas." What Cros
a task was performed month after prog
month, of which this is only a tiona
glimpse, only the more than two hun- chap
dred blue and' white garbed ladies can for
tell, but it was done so efficiently that towa
the fame of the Baton Rouge canteen welf,
spread from coast to coast. fami
In August of the same year when Es
the heat might have daunted less cour- wort
ageous hearts we read in the report atior
of the month "Surgical dressings de- nile
partment 20,975 dressings made, sew- for
ing department 540 garments made, ance
knitting department 256 pieces knit- for
ted." Again we see hundreds of white cere
clad women and girls with the white thou
soif and the crimson cross tirelessly are
laboring throughout the day. T
To meet the need for funds and to limi
supply all materials needed a finance of 1
committee composed of some of ourRou
ablest men and aided by an enter- on t
$ainment committee composed of ef- ter
ficient ladies put the chapter on suchcom
a strong financial basis that its work sicim
has never been overshadowed by wor wor
ry. Ii
The history of the Red Cross is a side
long one and the story would not be dieC
told were not the work of the develop- hus
ment committee in assisting to organ- life
ize the entire parish through Auxil- mei
iaries and the Branch at Zachary giv- in
en due credit for their activities. ple
These organizations each with their* tu
earnest group of workers, whether it
was large or small contributed its yet
share of finished products that swelled t
the chapter's famed production. dr
The attractive headquarters at Zach- die
ary and the ladies that labored there- sol
in did much to contribute to the chap- Ll
ter's annals of achievement. ca
At different times in the period of C
the chapter's history First Aid classes
have been gratuitiously conducted by ed
our leading physicians and several in
hundred persons have been trained in .
administering in First Aid. Through
isstruction by an expert in Life Say
ing no less than twelve men, women
and juniors are privileged to wear the
life saving badge.
The Junior Red Cross both during
the early days of the chapter and to
day has an enrollment of thousands
of children in the parochial schools as
well as the public schools of the par
ish. It is to these Juniors that we E
look for the Red Cross of the future. B
While other departments could de- f
mobilize with the demobilizing of our 3
troops the Home Service waii just t
'begisning its biggest responsibilitY. '
During the war days it was the link
between the men in service and their held
loved ones back home, locating miss- Gilbea
ing men, getting cheering messages to mousl
them from home, following them into "The
camps and across the sea, adjusting lected
their claims asd sometimes tiding motto.
their families over times of financial "Le
distress. Two
When the men returnc.d to civil life si
many found they were nct equal to tells <
their home work. Disabilities arising ens a
from illness, from exposure, from erary
wounds, shell-shock or gas have meeti
brought to the desk of the trained day.
Home Service secretary no less than The
tfive hundred men who needed hospital been
'treatment, vocational training or Ficti4
1both, and they are yet coming for it view
eis stated from government officials in Since
a position to know that disabilities year,
s arising from war service will reach can
r their peak by 1925. studi
r Perhaps no better piece of disaster topic
n relief was done than that of the chap- dran
n ter people in the fall of 1918 whes the Guill
11 "flu" swept the city like a scourge. one
SA large corps of volunteer workers to- Thoi
d gether with the office staff worked bers
out and carried int' effect a syste- the
m natic plan f r relief that reached the gani
uttermost parts of the city, and min- to tl
Sistered as well to hundreds of sick The
a- men in training at the Louisiana 100
in State University. men
Having such opportunity to get ac- year
Is quainted with the city's needs brought and
rs out clearly the fact that it would be hay
d a shameful waste of excellent material feel
le. to let an organization that sumbered cert
d in its membership thousands of citi-_
er zens, and that had a volunteer corps
all greater than had ever been dreamed
ed of in former times to slip gradually
re back into nothingness.
When the decision that the Red
of Cross was to live on as a permanent
ry organization there was a blending of
37 the Organized Charities and the Red
at Cross into one, and the peacetime
;er program was granted from the Na
a tional Red Cross. Since then the
in- chapter had been constantly moving
an forward in not osly relief.work but
tat toward a goal of constructive family
en welfare work with disadvantaged
families.
Len Each month sees the volume of
jr- work increase for almost every situ
irt ation be it relief, morals, health, juve
le- nile delinquency, or a case that calls
w- for study and then advice and guid
de, ance, is reported to the Red Cross
tit- for consideration. There is a sin
ite cere effort that no call go unanswered
rite though with a small staff their efforts
sly are taxed to the limit.
The opportunity for health work is
to limited only by the size asd population
ie of the parish, for whereas Baton
ur Rouge appears to be smilingly healthy
er- on the surface the records in the chap
ef- ter office of sickness and disease, and
rch compiled only on the diaghosis of phy
ork sicians, reveals the need for intensive
ror
work.
In our own state of Louisiana out
sa side of the city of New Orleans there
be died in 1918 nearly two thousand five
lop- husdred children in their first year of
an- life. This exceeded the number of
men from our state that were killed
in battle and yet it caused not a rip
ties. pIe of excitement. Hundreds died of
heir, tuberculosis in their best years of life,
er it yet the economic loss to the state was
its scarcely considered. The vitality and
elled future health of thousands of chil
a dren is lessened by a communicable
:ach- disease but school nurses are yet only
here- something to be dreamed about.
:hap- Lloyd George has fittingly said "We
cannot have an A-i country with a
xd of C-3 population." If our country was
asses worth fighting for it is worth an equal
xd by effort to make it hereafter a fit place
Veral in which to live. In view of this the
edugh aim of the Red Cross is to make a
Say- real contribution to our Luntr7's
Same progress in the new, era of liberty that
rote has been so dearly bought.
sr the
luring THE STUDY CLUB.
nd to
ols a In October 1908 at Mrs. Gilbeau's
a par- request Misses Ella Goyers, Carrie
at we Dougherty, and Nel Lemon met at
uture. Miss Goyer's home and discussed the
Id de- forming of a literary club for the
of our young ladies of Baton Rouge and
2 just their contemporary married friends.
ibility. Twenty were iivited to join in the
ie link undertaking. The first meeting was
held at Mrs. Goyer's. Mrs. G. H. adh
Gilbeau, the originator, was unani- fice
mously chosen as the first president. The
"The Study Club" was modestly se- ha:
leeted as an appropriate name. Their sea
motto,
"Learning by study must be won Pre
Twas ne'er entered from sun to Pa
sun'" rul
tells of their earnest purpose. Dick- Co
ens and his novels marked their lit- Ge
erary progress the first year, the I
Smeeting being every alternate Mon
Sday.
STheir study for successive years has
I been George Eliot, Women Writers of
r Fiction, Thackery and Byron, Bry
t view course on France and Austria.
n Since 1913, with the exception of one
S year, 1916, when English and Ameri
h can poetry of the 19th century was
studied Modern Drama has been the
r topic for study. The outcome of this
r dramatic interest The Little Theatre
ie Guild was formed at the suggestion of
e. one of our members Mrs. D. W.
0 Thomas. This spring, 1921 the mem
"d bership of the Study Club constitutes
e- the charter members of the new or
he ganization. *In the activities incident
n to the securing a woman's club house
el The Study Club came forward with
na 100 per cent interested and active
members. The club has received
e- yearly invitations to join both State
ht and National Federation, but so far
be have always declined. The members
ial feel they have banded together for a
ed certain purpose and that they must
adhere to their original plan or sacri
fice the greater to the lesser interest.
The annual open meeting of the club
has become recognized as one of .h'e
season's most enjoyable functionsJ
The present membership are: Mrs.
Preston Barnes, Miss Mary Bird, Mrs.
p Payne Breazeale, Mrs. Frank Car
ruth, Mrs. C. E. Coates, Mrs. John
SConniff, Mrs. Holliday DuPuy, Mrs.
.George Foos, Mrs. Henry Jastremski,
Mrs. Carruth Jones, Mrs. King Knox,
Mrs. Lewis Le Sage, Mrs. Langdof
Laws, Miss Agnes McComb, Miss I
Catherine McComb, Mrs. Menry Mc- I
Kewen, Miss Eva Paulsen, Mrs. J. 0. 1
Perry, Mrs. W. H. Pipes, Mrs. Arnol 1
Perkins, Mrs. Tom Singletary, Mrs. H.
K. Strickland, Mrs. B. B. Taylor, Mrs.
SDavid W. Thomas, Mrs. J. A. Tucker,
Mrs. Geo. Foos, president; Mrs. B. B.
;.Taylor, vice president; Mrs. B. H.
i, Pipes, secretary; Mrs. Preston Barnes,
, treasurer; Mrs. Strickland, reporter.
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