The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-13

Red Cross Week, from June lStl
4 o ssth. has ben set aside by Presiden
Wilson in formal proclamation as tn
period in which the nation will de
vote ITSELF to raising sioo. 0o0. Oo0 fol
The comfort and relief Of the coun
ny's fighting men. the sick ans
wounded. as well as dependent famil
les % enlisted men ard destitute non
combatants.
Despite the many calls upon IN,
patriotic for financial assistance, shii
campaign for the RED Cross Ia alread,
assured the magnificent support Il will
need To carry. Brisk preliminar,
work on the part OF the Western
Campaign committee has enlisted IN,
most powerful and influential men in
all the large centers. Secretary 10
seph Tumulty. in behalf Of Presiden;
wilson. has wired TO hundreds az
prominent men throughout the west
p has received from then enthusi-
astic assurances Of support.
Conferences have been held. al
ready in San Francisco. los Angeles
and Portland. n Denver and wich-
ia will be visited and organized be-
fore the trip ends. John y. Miller.
OF Los Angeles gRs corporation. is
chairman OF the Western committee.
and. working with him are such rem
resentative men as william n. crock-
or. Of San Francisco. Lawrence g.
Phipps. sr.. OF Denver. Henry L.
corbett. Of Portland. Charles r..
Peabody. Of Seattle. George G. Talls-
ferro. Of san Antonio. and Ford
Harvey. of Kansas City. The west
crn headquarters are at the Palace
hotel in san Francisco. with Lyman
7. Pierce, executive secretary. and
Richard r. Perkins. associate secre-
tary.
Military and civilian relief at
home and abroad" Is the slogan of
h campaigners for his immense
sum Of money. II means that the APP
peal Will be TO all citizens because all
citizens. either directly or lndicetly
will be vitality affected.
1.-THE best way in which 10 impaTt
the greatest efficiency and energy TO
the relief work. which this war viii
entail" says President Wilson. In
discussing his creation OF the Red
Cross War Council, ''will be 90 con-
centrate Il in the hands OF a single.
experienced organization which has
been recognized by Law and by inter-
national convention as the public In
strumentality for such purposes. 1r-
deed, such n concentration OF admin
~istrative action in this matter seema
40 me absolutely necessary. and y
hereby earnestly call upon all who
can contribute either great sums or
small To the alienation OF the supper
ings and distress which must ineyit-
ably arise out OF this fight for hui
mainly and democracy. to contribute
20 the Red Cross.
at will be one Of the first and
most necessary tasks OF the new War
Council OF the Red Cross 10 raise
great sums OF money FOR tho support
Of the work 20 be done and lone upon
. great scale. ] hope that the re-
sponse 20 their efforts will be a dem
o%nstratjon Of the generosity OF Amer
ica and the power Of genuine p~acii-
eal sympathy among our people that
viii command the admiration 81 'he
whole world
Inspired by The appeal ~ Tho ma
tons chief executive and head % The
National Red Cross. workers in every
city In the union are be!nr %orsanizod
10 make the campaign week an e.
fectiye money-raisiug event Teams
ere being trained 20 handle Tho de-
tails 81 this ~atlpendous canvass for
the hundred million. West ~ tine
Mississippi h. IL expected 90 raise at
least nfteen millions OF dollars, ana
alre-dy. signatures have been secured
20 s~uhstautlate checks which viii give
the campaign e powerful stimulus
when il opens ON june 18Th.