Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-18

"You inevitably will contribute" says f.
A. McGary. chairman of the finance com
mittee of the Rio Grande Red Cross chap
ter. delegated to raise $4,000 Of the hun
dred million dollars asked of the nation for
civil and military relief daring the present
conflict.
..The Red Cross continues Mr.. McGary,
j. part of the fighting forces of the COY
ernment and must he supported a. such.
There are five branche~-the army and
navy. the munitions department food con
troll. the Liberty Bonds and the Red Cross.
Each and every branch must be gwen mn
flinchng support if America i 70 win ihi~
war.
..Thc Red Cross has actually turned the
issues of every war since the trlmca. The
success of the United States in this crisis
depends on the support gwen the Red
Cross.
This support will he easy enough TO .ei
when that support l. too late. Let the
toll of one battle mount up-aS II often
does-to $4,000 men or more. With the
hospitals overcrowded and our own men
diving for want of attention the response
10 the Red Cross will roll in fast enough
but then il will be toe -lste.-a=--------
"It's the personal appeal after al, That
counts. If your boy was wounded every
dollar YOU have in the world will go will
ingly to put him in Red Gross hands. Ten
million Young men have registered under
the first draft In that number some klns-
man or some close friend will undoubtedly
be summoned To the colors. Who can say
when in the next year or two, these kins
men or close friends will have dire need
for Red Cross aid'
ssGiving too late j. the greatest danger
confranting the nation now. To make the
Red Cross effective and ready for any
emergency it is imperative that the nation
rally to this appeal for the Red Cross fund.
And it should be sincere response-not
apologetic-not perfunctory- Every loyal
citizen should give and give until it hurts.
The time to provide for our fighting boys
is now-not when it i too late. We owe
every dollar that We can spare-and some
that we cannot spare-to the lads who are
going across the water 10 do our lighting
for Us. know the West will not fail"
Associated with Mr.. McGary in the
campaign are Louis Cobolini, ". q. Will
man, c. II. More, W. II. Putegnat. John
Gregg, James A. Browne, a. Ashheim and
Andres Cneto. Jr
The method for raising the fund Of Sl0,-
600. which Brownsville will present to the
national Red Cross TO be applied on the
10000, 900 fund will be discussed at a
meeting Of the committee today, and then
lists will be prepared and the work Of the
campaign officially inaugurated. i was
considered az probable today that the list
would he compiled from tax rolls, and ap-
portionment made. the lists To he turned
over either to the Girls National Guard or
the Boy Scouts, or both, for signatures.
The committee has not yet been informed
n to the method of payment of the sub
scriptions.
At all Brownsville churche, Sunday the
pastors in their sermons made pleas 10
their congregation 10 assist the Red Gross
in the work ii has assigned 70 itself the
raising of fund Of 500. .000. 600 that will
90 10 comfort the wounded and diving sol
diers on the fields OF France and Belgium.
The Red Cross drive for 100000, 600
began over the country today, June -. and
viii continue until June p. the dates hay
ing been fixed by proclamation Of Prc~i-
dent Wilson.