The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-19
|. Why RED CROSS
MUST Be HELPED |
J.. 4. E. kepford, state Director,
Gives Many Reasons for Giving
to Work Until il
Hurts.
STAND BACK OF BOYS
business Meeting Of kokuk Chapter
is Held Last Night and Re-
ports Of the Work Are
Given.
STAND BACK OF BOYS

RI our boys are selected ny lio sos
.rnment to lay down their lives W
make this world safe for democracy,
hon If is a small thing for we who
ara at home to give to our last dol-
lar to afford them help and comforts
while they fight to make the worio
! safe place for us to live IN. rms
was the way DR.. Aretas p. kep1ord
summed up the reasons why the Rea
Cross should be supported to the Lass
dollar. in speaking before the an
nual meeting Of Keokuk chapter'
American Red Cross last night. Of.
Kepford is state director OF the work.
Dr.. Kepford warned that the people
of Iowa are not taking the war ser
ionslv enough. He declared that
conversation on trains turned not To
the war but to other topics, unless
you were the one to bring up the
suhiect. He predicted that wa
would last for at least two more
Years. requiring the services aud
funds of the Red Cross society for
another five years.
The speaker depressed long enough
10 express his chagrin at the fact
that Iowa failed to measure up to The
ideals of the nation and voted we.
Monday. .The fact is, this nation
expected Iowa to vote to amend it's
constitution he said. But we have
failed to live up to the expectations
of the nation"
Should Claim Our Best.
This war should claim the best
there is in all Of U.S. the speaker
said. THE work is claiming our
time without stint The time is
coming when we of Iowa will awake
to the realization OF the gospel OF
steel that has been instilled in the
German people. When we will awake
to the realization OF the perils OF
kaiserism for us. The German peo-
pie are still great dynamic force.
People here have hoped the war
might be over before our soldiers so
across. the seas. But 1t will not be,
! fear. People who come from
Europe tell us that Germany has
farmed her conquered territory in
Servia; that she is still fighting on
foreign soil. We hope and pray that
Haig will turn that line in Belgium
and cut off the u boat base But !
believe we will be in this war for
two more years, which means the
Red Cross will be needed for five
more years, and we must bend every
effort, every resource to the ac-
complishment Of the vast tasks be-
fore us.
THE Red Cross is not social
organization for the purpose of ex-
pending little enthusiasm. 1t is a
nationally governed movement. The
American Red Cross in Iowa Is a
permanent institution, and want
the people in Office to feel that they
are accepting quasi-governmental Of
ices. Their acts are subject to gov
ernmental investigation. The govefu-
ment expects the Red Cross to he
permanent and to reach out years
after hostilities have ceased
Business Of Red Cross.
The business of the Red Cross is
10 manufacture supplies and to gath
er money and resources. Some peo-
pie seem to expect we should give
sweaters, socks and mufflers to
Camp Dodge boys We can not do
this until the American Red Cross
authorizes us. We can give to unit
\ because it is authorized by the Red
gross, and we can give to the Iowa
boys In the rainbow division. The
reason is this: When our people
gave to the Red Cross they gave to
NE men in the trenches, they pictur-
ca those boys standing knee deep in
water and mud; thsy pictured those
splendid French fellows fighting
vac. uack the iron heel They gave to
nose boys who needed things and
No. 10 our own well fed. well housed
goys who are being taken care of on
MS side of the ocean,
another war fund drive IN January