The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
RED CROSS SEEKS AID
Of M|SSOUlA COUNTY
Organization Needs $4,000
Here for Great War
Relief Work.
MEANS MEMS LIVES
Americans Will Be Saved by
Effective Backing of
Huge Force.
MEANS MEMS LIVES

The American Red Cross is 10 ht
brought. home to the citizens Of tn,
United states with all the force it's or
ganization can command in the eight
days which begin tomorrow morn np,
The national directors Of the Rcd Cross
seek fund of 500, 900 coo which. theS
estimate, is necessary IN order to en-
able them successfully to carry on
their work for the relief OF anguish on
the war-torn continent of Europe fol
American forces and the soldiers of our
lafion's allies.
Missoula is to be the focal point oi
the work as conducted in this county
Under the leadership of the prominent
business men and We'll known women
Of the city and county. the campaign
Grs will endeavor to assemble 10000
rs it quota Of the work. Headquarters
has been established at ia North
Higgins avenue, and +. A. Silcox of the
local forestry office will direct the
county campaign.
The work of organization has been
completed. Early tomorrow morning
a flock Of more than 100 campaisners
divided into teams, each under the di-
rection Of a competent captain, viii
sally forth to explain the reason for
and necessity of the demand and will
ask yon for your contribution. An
aNer:ge contribution of 81 per person
is necessary to make the fund sue
cessful in the county
The Red Cross" the basis Of their
appeal is, is the one organization
competent to handle the vast work re-
CURED for the relief of human misery
which this fearful war is causing. For
many years, though of course on II
smaller scale, the Red Cross has been
relieving suffering caused not only by
War but floods ard earthquakes aad
disaster generally throughout the
civilized world.
Funds SoreIy Needed.
AS a result of our recent campaign
for membership, the oreaniza ton now
has a million and a quarter members
in the United States. With this vast
organization considerable funds are
needed to carry on the work which it
can handle.
IF one could know what a little
money can do in the way of relief,
~ applied the contributions would not
be slow in coming in. 1t is only ncces-
sary to read the horrible stories of
suffering caused in the civil war
through lack of sufficient medicines,
through the scarcity of competent
surgeons and trained nursing units to
be persuaded that such things must
not come to the boys who are to go
forth and fight for the preservation of
liberty and democracy, of home and
nation"
The Red Cross Oriain.
The Red Cross is not new organ
ization in idea, though never before
had it reached the colossal size which
it has reached as a result of the re-
cent American campaign.
The foundation of the Red Cross was
directly the result of the great battle
between the French and Sadinians at
Solferino. June "a, 1859. Compared to
the present miles OF battle front in
Europe. the fight was little more than
hours, but the medical staff was
wholly inadequate for the task before
it. As a result many soldiers died who
might, had proper attention been pos
sihlo have been saved.
Henri Dunant. a native of SWitzer-
land, was near the battlefield at the
time and he was greatly IMPRESSED Nv
this lack of medical facility as he aided
in the work of rciief As a result he
wrote book which he called "A Sou
venir Of Solferno," in which he APP
pealed for better prenaratiOn for the
work of relief in warfare. Two men,
Or Louis Anna, a physician of mil
anthroric tendencies. and Adolph
Ador. 4 Swiss counsellor Of relute,
became interested. and then in turn
appealed to General Dufuuy of the
Swiss army.
As a result a meeting was held in
February. 1869. when the propositi0n
relative to III. formation of pcrma-
ncnt societies for the relief of wounded
SOldiers' was discussed Tn, idea
found favor and "A Commute. was ap-
pointed 10 inuuir. into the necessary
things for the success of the enter
prise. The following October another
meeting, much H,grr and with the
Representatives o. many nations vas
held. Then It Mts decided to h0ld Hn
international contention at Geneva
the foiloNlnZ year.
At This convention was brought ont
the Geneva treaty and Il permanent IN