The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-05
RED CROSS HAS NOT ENOUGH
MEMBERS TO CARE FOR OUR BOYS

RED CROSS HAS NOT ENOUGH
MEMBERS TO CARE FOR OUR BOYS
The Red Cross has been called on
to help the army and navy to such a
tremendous extent that it must have,
at once, 100000 members.
This is not campaign for money,
but for members to back up our fight.
ing men.
Nobody is permitted to tell how
many of our boys are in France now,
but we all know that millions of them
are going, and will stay until the Ger.
man peril is buried. And only he
Red Cross may care for them in health,
in sickness, when wounded or prison.
ers.
Their need for our help is great be.
yond all measuring. Unless they are
to suffer and die needlessly, trainload
after trainload of hospital supplies
alone must be piled up for them before
they ever 60 into battle. Here is part
of a cablegram to the Red Cross from
Major Grayson MP. Murphy, an army
officer appointed Red Cross commits.
sioner to Europe:
"The Red Cross has direct RESPONSE
bility of supplying us with surgical
dressings, and nothing in the whole
situation here is equally important.
Red Cross standard dressings in mill.
ions must be sent over with all pos
sible speed II this is not done, and
done Immediately, serious calamity
and national disgrace is inevitable"
There has been an overwhelming
appeal for sweaters, socks and other
knitted articles to keep the boys warm.
Here is part of Major Murphy's ap-
peal to the Red Cross to send them,
and send them quickly:
1--WE ineXpressibly dread the COM
ing winter finding us without supplies
to meet the situation. We urge you,
on behalf of our soldiers and those of
our allies, who will suffer in their froz-
en- trenches, and also thousands of Bel.
gian and French refugees, to begin
shipping at once 100000 each Co.,
100000 in all) of the warm, wooden,
knitted articles named. They must
come before cold weather"
That appeal was spread among the
people by almost every newspaper in
the land last August. The Red Cross
has worked breathlessly to fill these
orders. 1t has turned out an incred-
ible amount of work. But it could not
do all that was asked because it has
not enough members. Although there
are now 100000 members, they can
not do so much as quickly as it needs
to be done. Here is part of message
f. ON Harvey D. Gibson, general man.
ager of the Red Cross, dated Novem-
Der 18th:
1--WE have forwarded promptly all
knitted articles received from chap
ters, and have in addition been COM
PEELED to buy in the market $4,000
sweaters. The requests of our organ.
izatfOn in France for sweaters and
knitted goods have had to remain un.
satisfied on account Of our inability
to secure enough for men in our army
and navy"
That is why the Red Cross must
have 100000 members-to take care
of our fighting boys. Ours is not an
army of hirelings, it is our own broth
ers and sons and neighbors and friends
fighting our fight.
A great call for Christmas members
is being made. Don't wait to be urged
go to the nearest Red Cross chapter
or branch, join, and ask to be put to
work-knitting, sewing, rolling band
ages, folding wound pads, giving mon
ey to buy goods-anything you can
do. This is not a money campaign,
though money will be asked later. 1t
is campaign for members-for will.
ing hearts, swift hands, to uphold the
bows who go to fight for us.
Ten million new members must be
had before Christmas. Hurry and be
A Christmas member. If you can't
fight, back the boys who can.