Now L come to the true purpose of my broadcast tonight. Who was responsible for and to whom must the credit be given for the results that T have endeavoured to describe? 1 have no hesitation in allotting Toast 0 per cent. of the praise to the Red Cross Society of Great Britain and their allies, the Order of St, John of Jerusalem. They provid-Fed from voluntary. subscriptions the funds and much of the material for all but the purely service medical units which dealt with casualties from Army, Navy and Air Force. They provided comforts for the sloke and wounded abroad and at home in all hhospitaly whether service or otherwise, They provided ambulances, Tay" units, mobile laboratories, convalescent homes, hospitals for special Subjects and above all they supplied that invaluable body of women to whom T have already referred—the An Army Hospital, ax T know well, is equipped with necessities but only hare necessities, but the Red Cross Commissioner transforms it into a place of comfort and peace—he pro: Vides bed covers, bed rests, bed tables. bed cradles, pyjamas, bed jackets, games, books, gramophones, invalid iklichens where tasty, dishes are prepared army cooking—he provides concerts and entertainments he "convalescent—he provides instruments anelsplints. for surgeon, and dressing wagons and dishes for the ward sisters=1 know from tong experignee that he Santa Chins who never retuses Fequest until he has exhausted ever effort 10 satisfy
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