Are you not glad that you are able, while a child, to do helpful work for your country?
Now let us think about some of the golden deeds which the Red Cross does.
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IN
TIMES OF PEACE
Of course, in times of war the Red Cross is very busy helping the soldiers, but do you think that it is idle in times of peace?
No, indeed. The Red Cross is always listening for a call of distress, and is ready to aid any people who are suffering.
One day in 1912 the Red Cross heard the people who lived along the banks of the Mississippi River calling for help, for the river had been so swollen by rains that it had risen high and overflowed its banks in a dangerous flood.
Picture from a photograph
Do you know what happens during a flood?