The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20
Opportunity
for Service
Now Offered
Missoula Women Organize
for Relief Work in World
Wide Society.
For humanity!

For humanity!
With that rallying cry the
new Missoula chapter of the
American Red Cross has be-
gun a campaign for recruits.
1t is the cry with which the
United States is entering the
war, but for the Red Cross it
is not new. For humanity
has always been the watch
word of the Red Cross.
The new Missoula chapter
must depend upon volun-
teers. The draft isn't posi-
Bile. But the leaders antici-
pate no trouble with slack
ers.' If they can but catch
the ears Of the men and wom-
en- Of western Montana, they
say, they will find recruits
enough. All they ask is a
chance to make the people OF
this city and this section un-
derstand the message of the
Red Cross right now is this:
Here is a chance for you
to do your bit for your coun-
try!
Work on New Basis.
organization of Il chapter has put
Red Cross work in Missoula on new
basis. Before the Red Cross workers
might do just what they felt able to
do: now they must furnish their pro-
portion of supplies.
I'VE felt confidence enough in Mis-
soula to go straight ahead with our
organization" said one of the chapter
leaders yesterday. "Missoula. recog-
niZng the importance of this work,
will surely respond"
Well. the time for response is now.
Every day at the chamber of
commerce building the Red Cross
people are working, making gar
nnents on government patterns, at
the governments request, for the
boys in the army and navy. Work
ers are wanted for whatever hours
can be spared. Volunteers. have
only to report at headquarters for
assignment.
For the time being the Missoula
chapter will make only articles OF
clothing for soldiers and sailors
Presently dressings and bandages ant
other hospital supplies will be made
That. however. depends upon head
quarters. Nothing is done haphazart
by the Red Cross for it is chartered
by congress and is the only volunteer
agency for relief commissioned by thu
government in time of war. Pres;
dent Wilson. indeed. Is president o
the Red Cross.
Million Members Needed.
The campaign for membership whicl
has been begun by the Missoula chap
ter is part of a national recruiting
move The Red Cross needs. to NEE
the responsibility placed upon it b
the war. at least 100000 new mem
bers. This increase is needed If tn
Red Cross is to support the field an
base hospitals. the doctors and nurse
and provide the necessities of militar
and civilian relief which are to be eN
pected of 1t.
In Red Cross membership the Unite
States is far behind other nations, Gel
many among them. Germany has
Red Cross nearly six times as large
the American, with a much small'
population. Japan has almost eig'
times as great a membership with LEI
than half the population of this cou'
try.
To every citizen Of Missoua u
chapter is making this appeal:
Join now! No field service is
CURED But, you can help and yo
family and friends can helm by becor
ing members of the society and n
lively supporting your home chapter
Membership Glasses.
The classes of membership and t
dues are:
Annual member ............-..........------Sl
Subscribing maMbers. annually. :
Contributing member, annually .
Sustaining member. annually. ~
Life member, Zone payment.-- %
Patron (lifeN member Gone pay
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