The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
"The Parish of St. aMry stands out

"The Parish of st. aMry stands out
most prominent in my division, foul
thousand and one hundred dollars.
was secured in the great drive of
the Red Cross in your parish. You
have an approximately population
Of $4,000 white. or possibly a few
more. New Orleans has popula-
ton of four hundred thousand, and
the entire Parish of St. Mary, l
can truly say has done more in
proportion to their population, than
has New Orleans. Mr. Leppert
stated further that Buffalo, N. Y.
who has population slightly over
100000 has membership Of 2OO,-
600 members of Red Cross. He ex-
pressed hope that S.. Mary would
try for the goal Of fifty per cent of
her population. Continuing Mr.. Lep-
pert said: 1.-The American Red Cross
is a chartered organization. 1t is
the only voluntary agency for re-
lief, commissioned by the Congress
Of the United States"
You know what the Red Cross is,
you are familiar with some of its
activities, its achievements with the
organized helpfulness heroism and
self-sacrifice of it's men and women
amid the horrors Of war devasta-
ing plaques, and epidemic, and in
the great calamities, such as the San
Francisco fire, the Ohio flood In
this instance alone the Red Cross
spent nearly five million dollars)
the Titanic, and Eastland disasters,
and other catastrophes involving
loss of life and suffering" "Many
do not know, said Mr.. Leppert,
THAT our great President of the
United States, is the President of
the American Red Cross, and that
ex-President Howard Taft, is Vice
President Mr.. Wadsworth, acting
director of the organization, at
Washington, recently relniquished,
a most high position in the world of
finance, and volunteered three years
of his life to serve this great organ
ization. The Red Cross reports to
Congress, its accounts are audited
by the war department, all that it
does is open to public scrutiny.
Since 1905 the American Red Cross
has rendered valuable aid in SO dis
asters, it has received and expended
more than fifteen millions of dollars
in money and relief supplies. Thous-
and of families have been helped
and kept together, suffering has
been relieved, and greater misery
has been prevented. Its work also in
cludes preventive and educational
measures. No other agency provides
so practical an opportunity for help
ing humanity in times Of yrea.
crisis, when relief is urgent, and the
measures for relief must be prompt
and adequate The country needs
you; if you are "stay at home" it
need you more so. You can be of aid
in many branches of its work.
"Have your soldiers who are station
ed in your park" everything that is
need for their comfort? Are the
tents floored? Have they reading
matter? Do you welcome them when
you see them on the streets Have |
they ample mosquito bars, to pro-
tect them from the mosquitoes this
summer that usually infest this Sec
ton? All of these things are among
those that come to the notice of
workers Of Red Cross Society. See !
that these boys have every comfort /
while in your city, guarding your
bridges, harbor and railroads. 1t is
your duty. Look about your home,
send them reading matter that will
help them pass pleasant evenings.
know St. Mary Parish has wonder
full material for Red Cross service. !
Ou nave 1SUU luCuIOC1S, "dLA W
see at least three of four times that
number. Your officers and members /
in this parish, are in the work heart .
and soul. Go after new members,
the membership fee is small, their
aid will be great in this wonderful
cause. There are so many things |
that are to be done by this organi- I
zation. To support it's field and base
hospitals, its doctors, and nurses,
to provide the necessities Of military
and civilian relief, calls for at least
100000 members, America can do
what other nations have done. Re-
member no field service is required
Of members.
Mr.. Leppert was greeted by many