Arbon Valley's Red Cross in the First World War, 1917–1919
The women of Arbon and Crystal formed Red Cross societies in 1917 and, with Pauline, sewed and knitted for soldiers; in 1919 the Red Cross gave a welcome-home ball at Crystal.
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The women of Arbon and Crystal formed Red Cross societies in 1917 and, with Pauline, sewed and knitted for soldiers; in 1919 the Red Cross gave a welcome-home ball at Crystal.