. The Varsity war supplement 1917. pplies are being continuallysent to the different branches and the finished work de-spatched overseas. One thing the Canadian Red Cross has undertaken is theshipping of preserved fruit to the hospitals overseas. The from the surround-ing districts gavethe fruit, a glassfactory suppliedthe bottles, somecitizens contribut-ed the sugar, steamfrom a laundrywas utilized forthe cooking whichwas done by volun-teer workers, work-ing under the direc-tion of a profess-ional canner. Theresult was a hun-dred thousandquarts or so offruit sent overseasduring the season. Be
. The Varsity war supplement 1917. pplies are being continuallysent to the different branches and the finished work de-spatched overseas. One thing the Canadian Red Cross has undertaken is theshipping of preserved fruit to the hospitals overseas. The from the surround-ing districts gavethe fruit, a glassfactory suppliedthe bottles, somecitizens contribut-ed the sugar, steamfrom a laundrywas utilized forthe cooking whichwas done by volun-teer workers, work-ing under the direc-tion of a profess-ional canner. Theresult was a hun-dred thousandquarts or so offruit sent overseasduring the season. Besides thenecessities whichare being sent con-tinually to the hos-pitals there are thecomforts whichCanada sends toher wounded men that their lot may not be any harder than can very well behelped. The Red Cross sends over candies, tobacco, note-paper, mouth organs, books, papers, soap, chewing-gum(although Canadians are British through and through, thereis that much American about them), and the countless other things that love and. Preparing Christmas Stockings at Red Cross Rooms enthusiasm prompt. In order thatevery wounded Can-adian, in whateverhospital he may be,may profit by thesupplies of the So-ciety the informationbureau in Londonreceives the name ofevery wounded Can-adian and corres-pondswith each manwhether in Franceor Britain and sendshim a parcel ofcomforts. Thedepartment alsodoes good work incorresponding withthe friends of thesick and wounded,and in helping in thecarrying on of thatsad task, the tracingof the missing. In comparisonwith those of herallies, Canadas efforts have not been large, but such as they are Canada is proudof them: immeasurably proud of her men who for more thanthree years have been fighting and proud also of the mothers,wives and sisters at home who are working loyally to provethemselves worthy of the men who are fighting for them andto make Canada worthy of her place in the Empire. 122 THE VARSITY MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT When the Men Come Back By
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