Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-12-27
ENROLMENT OF 100000 EY
CHRISTMAS EVE is THE
GOAL SET.
SOUTHWEST QUOTA 100000
Every Person Win Red Blood in Hia
Veins, Who Is Not Already a
Member, Win Join
by Dec. Is.

L Is the slogan oil the southwest
ern division CT the great American
Red Cross. which will begin Il drive
Monday, Dec. II. to obtain 1000. 900
new members in the states OF Mis-
suu!i. Kansas. Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Texas.
A similar drive is to be made at the
same time in the other II divisions Of
the Red Cross throughout the United
States. The Red Cross has 5000, G00
members at the present time. Fiji
teen million members by Christmas
Eve is the goal OF this wonderful or
g~an!y1lion.
Outside of the army and the navy
the Red Cross Is the most important
instrument tor winning the war, Facts
and figures dictate this statement and
not sentiment.
Much has been said and written re
garding the sentimental side of the
Red Cross ana too little has been said
and written OF the actual work which
the Red Cross does, AS a matter Of
;act, the Rel Gross il nothing NOR
than Gods " instrument for max
Ing the world safe for democracy. All
Of the armies and all OF the navies CT
al the allied countries would be i'm
potent unless back Of them there was
u Big Something making for the
morale which is the backbone OF every
lighting machine.
Morale Makes an Army.
Every soldier and every sailor must
know that his country is backing him
up with something more than NUM-
tons and a uniform; he must know
that the spirit of the country Is be.
hind him, that its humanity Is reach
ing out to him and reaching out to his.
That the All Seeing, All-Poweriul One.
the Big Director of Humanity. is go
Ing to take care of him and take care
Of his family while he is fighting
Morale and munitions viii wars.
The Red Cross is morale with a big
NJ, and without the Red Cross there
could be no such thing as morale.
A few facts covering a few Of the.
activities of the Red Cross since the
United States went into the big war
Is sufficient proof of all these state.
ments. No man with red blood in his
veins can read these facts and then
refuse to become a member Of the Red
Cross, unless he already is a member.
Because of the enormity OF the task
and because OF the fact the United
States was unprepared for war, the
War Department has been slow In get.
ting supplies to cantonments, and in
many instances soldiers would have
suffered had It not been for the quick
ness Of the Red Cross In coming to
their relief. Some red tape, of course,
attaches to the Red Cross. At a South.
ern cantonment 1000 OF the men were
without shirts: the War Department
was not able to furnish the mimmedi.
ately The Red Cross stepped in and
within "a hours every man was prop.
erly outfitted.
S'o'sNSAs H'e SuPPi'Se'
At another cantonment the men had
an insufficient supply Of blankets and
the government could not put through
a requisition in time to alleviate the
suffering which followed. Again the
Red Cross went to the rescue Of the
government. again 1t proved It was
the governments righ.hand ally.
At still another cantonment sweat
ers were furnished for more than 1000
soldiers who were without overcoats
One Of the biggest things, the Red
Cross Is doing in America and
throughout the countries Of the Allies
Is civilian relief. Here are some cases
In point which alone are sufficient tc
make membership In the Red Cross
synonymous with citizenship in the
United States:
CASE ONE.-Mother with daughts,
Twenty-Five. son twenty-five and daugh.
.sten .A' sssa.rou sSn Il 4 S @,,Sss; h Moshs :,
recovery. Oldest daughter must rcsigr
her position, paying $SS per month, Il
nurse mother. The soldiers allotment
: Of $50 only Income. M
i, Home Service Section investigated;
E found an excellent family never Ii
] want before, now In dire straits ant
f; needing great assistance. Chapter
4 made q grant Of SO . week to provid,
finances for living expenses. medi
!. cines, doctor bills. ETC., and are max
| Ing ancOurngin1 calls n afha fami1,