Defenders of Democracy

Part 5

Chapter 5304 wordsPublic domain

Liberty and Victory Loans $33,800.00 United War Fund 1,183.00 Membership and Subscription Red Cross 2,712.00 Y. M. C. A. 700.00 Salvation Army 105.00 War Saving Stamps 7,000.00

Committee Report

Number of letters written to boys in Service 382 Number of other letters written 243 Number of Bulletins mailed 508 ---- Total 1133

Number of letters received from boys in Service 138 Number of packages or parcels forwarded 27 Number of visitors to Station 532 Number of packages or parcels forwarded 78 Killed in action None Died of disease or wounds None Wounded 1

From the Riverview Red Cross

Abdominal bandages 70 T bandages 50 Triangular bandages 51 Shirts 14 Sox, pairs 13 Sweaters 29 Belgian aprons 14 Little aprons 14 Comfort kits 10 Petticoats 5 Pajamas, pairs 20 Boxes of refugee clothing 3 Towels 75

_My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died! Land of the Pilgrim's pride! From ev'ry mountain side Let freedom ring!_

_My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love. I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above._

_Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song. Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break,-- The sound prolong._

_Our father's God, to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing. Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King!_

_God save our noble men, Send them safe home again, God save our men. Chivalrous, glorious, From work laborious, Send them victorious, God save our men._

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