. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . lroad men, who, be-cause of the nature of their labors, canhave but a hazy idea of its magnitude andfunctions. It is that this, as well as otherequally important branches of its endeav-ors, may be carried out to the full thatthe Red Cross Christmas Roll Call isbeing sounded. The health and comfortof our soldiers on their way to the frontis a thing in which every good Americanis vitally interested, and in no other way ing officer of the train and to give receiptsfor supplies paid for. To arrange for complete meals andlodgings for any purpose desired by
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . lroad men, who, be-cause of the nature of their labors, canhave but a hazy idea of its magnitude andfunctions. It is that this, as well as otherequally important branches of its endeav-ors, may be carried out to the full thatthe Red Cross Christmas Roll Call isbeing sounded. The health and comfortof our soldiers on their way to the frontis a thing in which every good Americanis vitally interested, and in no other way ing officer of the train and to give receiptsfor supplies paid for. To arrange for complete meals andlodgings for any purpose desired by trooptrain commanders having funds for thispurpose. To arrange for a surgeon, dentist orphysician with ambulances to meet trainswhen requested in advance by troop traincommander, all canteens being author-ized to accept sick or diseased men fortransfer from troop trains to hospitals,either military or private, and to giveGovernment form receipt to commandingofficers. The seven hundred American RedCross canteens cover the country from 1 ^. NEW YORK TROOPS MADE HAPPY AT RAILROAD CANTEEN can he further this cause so well as byadding his name to the Roll. The American Red Cross Canteen Serv-ice was organized for the following pur-poses : To stimulate the morals of the men enroute and to express the appreciation ofthe American people. To furnish without cost fight refresh-ments, smokes, newspapers, post cards,shower baths, recreation grounds, medicalsuppfies and generally to aid in the com-fort and w(;lfaro of the m(;n while trav-eling. When refjuesfcul in advance; by wire, toprocure all kinds of supplies at (;ost andaccept pay for same from the command- coast to coast, as well as from Canada tothe Rio Grande. In nearly aU cases theyare located at railroad depots where trooptrains stop to change engines or would becompelled to wait. These points havebeen selected that the canteens mayrender their services while the train is atrest, thus utifizing what otherwise wouldbe waste time. I
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