Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
HARD AT WORK IN
PARATION FOR
RED CROSS DRIVE
Red Cross Committees Getting in
Readiness for campaign Which
Opens 90 Monday.
URGE ALL GET SERVICE FLAGS
Local Chapter Requests Members OF
Society 10 Display Them In VIM
dows Of Their Homes.

Committees Of the local chapter Of /
The Red Cross arc hard a. work in /
preparation for the canvass, starting
Monday, for this c,ty's quota Of the
$4,000 900 members which the nation
al body Is expecting 10 secure as a
Christmas git 20 the American sol
4lers now on their way to the trenches
n France
As a feature Of the campaign L. is
urged that all holding membership IA
The Rock Island Red Cross chapter
Immediately provide themselves with
the official service flag for display ia
the windows Of homes schools, fac
tories. business houses and offices
where memberships are held. INA fam
flies where more than enc member
belongs a single service flag is sutii-
cient but the applicant will be pro-
vided with additional crosses 10 be
pasted on the white field of the en-
blem II every member Of the family
Is not represented. now is the time to
call at headquarters, deposit the mem
bership fee and thus make the flag an
evidence of the patriotic cooperation
Of the entire family 10 the great work
Of this humanitarian organization
The Offices of the local chapter are
on the second floor of the state bank
building and there SIS a sufficient sup
ply of flags for all who hold member
ship as a result Of the big campaign
last June. together with any new ones
enrolled in the big Christmas drive.
The service flag rs a most attractive
emblem in itself. and as further evil
dence of generous donations TO a wor-
thy cause. it win be a good plan to
stick the flag to the glass with Red
Cross Christmas seals Thus VIII the
cause be doubly served.
Shows His Spirit.
Yesterday a young man on his way
TO the cantonment at Camp Dodge
called at local headquarters for one
OF the Kings Daughters soldiers kits
which are being distributed there He
was plainly dressed and gave every
appearance of being short OF ready
cash. but when he received the kit he
pulled out ive-d0llar bill and offered
il TO the young lady i'm charge Think
ing he had misunderstood the condi
lions on which h~s , it had been giyer
him, she promptly told him it was un
necessary for him TO pay anything
that the article was free, and that II,
charge was made for such donations
"Oh," he replied, 81 just want TO Civ
something TO the Red Cross. It's no
TO pay for the kit, but TO so into III
Red Cross fund
shall I give you some change
them? persisted the young lady.
tie didn't look as though he coui
spare all that money
mo, I don't want any change b
answered ~ want to give it all {
the Red Cross
But. she suggested. you may wan
. to keep some of It to buy tobacco o
other comforts when you get to camp,
II was still impossible for her Z
y believe that he meant to give the en-
tire sum, or else she thought he ha
not properly considered the step h
was taking
II know what YOU mean" he cam
back but ] won't have much use fC
money where I'm going and ] reali2
what the Red Cross is going to do fC
us boys when We 60 to the front, an
fNFu NtlRtN NHFlf HI want atu
take this money as my personal cor
tribution 10 a worthy cause
Further questions ELECTED the IA
that he was the son OF a widow in mot
est circumstances I'm Pennsylvani
and that he was the last of five broti
ers to answer his couutry's summon
Ready to sacrifice his life, If need b
IN the nations defense. hut at II
same time anxious TO contribute
help the other fellow
What Can BE Done.
Gould there be a more striking ii
stance of genuine Patriotism asl
the Red Cross when you are call,
upon to sign for this glorious wor
remember this young man and eat,
something Of his spirit II will be OF
of the ways of measuring your patrio
ism Help get that 100000 mer
bers by Christmas day. Wear the n,
Cross button Display the Red Gro
service dag and make 1t carry a GRO
for every member of your famil
Don't put il OFF Pay your visit
headquarters without delay and enrC
for 1918 II will be the best and mo
satisfactory investment you ey
made"