The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-04-26
CROSS CAMPAIGN
OPNED ON WEDNESDAY
Large Number Join and Workers are
distinguishes of Membership
Are Explained.


Are Explained.
The Red Cross tent was opened yes
terday morning and active workers
have been gathering in members ever
since and adding them to the roll of
honor 1t is believed that by the end
of the week practically everybody will
be on the rolls. The following ar
ticle relative to the progress of the
Red Cross was furnished by Miss Jes-
sic Warrington, official reporter for
the Twin Falls chapter:
Two little boys about ten years of
age found their way into the First Ma
tional bank recently and asked to see
Mr.. w. E. Nixon, cashier of the bank.
When Mr.. Nixon presented himself to
the lads and asked what he could do
for them, they replied: I'VE want to
give this money to you for the Red
Cross" and two little dusty hands
were extended, each with fifty cent
piece in the palm Mr.. Nixon was in
terested at once and asked the lads
where they got their money. 1--WE were
down at the depot" they said, land a
man upset a keg of nails and told us
llC VI pay uo IL VIC MOulN DlCh liltll dill
up and put them back in the key, so
we did and he gave us fifty cents
apiece and we want to give it to the
Red Cross" Miss Hamlin, secretary
of the local Red Cross Chapter, made
inquiries and found that the boys
names were Vincent Navin and Edwin
Hornibrook and these names were at
once placed in the gift list on the Red
Cross books.
THE little boys certainly had the
right spirit" said one of the work
ers on the local chapter. Il wish all
the citizens were as loyal and patriot
ic."
Needing the urgent requests made
throughout the country for a great
membership in the Red Cross, the To-
cal chapter started membership
campaign yesterday and will wage it
relentlessly for several days. A tent
has been pitched on West Main, be-
side the Five-Ten-F Fifteen cent store as
special headquarters during the cam
paign. Here membership and gift
funds will be received for the Red
Cross Two members will always be
found in this tent, working in re-
AN3 . NbAAh6 NiAt campaign
Because of the many questions ask
ed of officers of the local chapter, the
following items of information are Civ
en- regarding the Red Cross:
The question most asked is: what |
does my joining involve-will l have |
to go out into field service?" To this |
question the answer is NO" en-
phatically Field service is not re-
quired of members.
AS to membership dues: $1O0 pays
for an annual membership; $500 pays
for an annual membership and years
to the Red Cross Maya
zine, which is a splendid inspiring
publication profusely illustrated with
war pictures and the work of the Red
Cross; $500, sustaining membership;
$25.00 life membership; 500, patron
One-half, or fifty cents
of each annual membership is retained
by the local chapter and the other
half sent to the national chapter OF
the IS membership, $500 is retained
and of the $40 membership, SO 90 is re-
tanned by the local chapter.
According to the general order sent
out by the war department, the Am
volunteer society now authorized by
this government to render aid to It's
land and naval forces in time of war.
Any other society desiring to render
assistance can do so only through the
American National Red Cross"
The Red Cross works not only in
time of war but in time of peace, in
pestilence, fire, floods, earthquakes
and all calamities.
Since the American Red Cross was
reorganized in 1905 it has conducted
nearly 100 campaigns of relief in dis
asters and has disbursed nearly $751;
O00,00000, in fires, earthquakes, vol
canic eruptions, floods, famine, mine
explosions and wars. 1t did heroic
work in the San Francisco disaster,
the Dayton flood, Mississippi flood of
1912, Omaha tornado in 1915, Salem
fire. forest fires, shipwrecks, includ-
ing relief work among the families of
victims of the Titanic and other such
disasters.
Says President Wilson: "This or
ganization of our countrymen has
brought relief to every nation in the
Great War It's skilled workers have
cared for the wounded of every army,
have gone through the desolate Siber-
ian plans to bring help to thousands of
prisoners, have fought disease in pes
Serbia, and have
brought hope to countless non-com-
Blatant, men, women and children.
Wherever these Red Cross men and
go, they are carrying the mes