Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-06-21
Red Cross Week.

The campaign for the Red Cross War
Fund OF one hundred million dollars be-
gan at sunrise on Monday everywhere in
the United States with elaborate organi-
cation plans for raising this large sum
within the next seven days. President
Wilson, in a telegram TO 100 mayors OF
cities, urged generosity in contributions
for the Red Cross fund He said:
"1he American people, by the over
whelming subscriptions to the Liberty
Loan, have given new endorsement to
the high principle for which America en-
tered the war. During the present week.
which has been designated as Red Cross
week, they will have unique privilege
of manifesting Americas unselfishness.
as we'll as the real spirit OF sacrifice which
anmates our people MAY urge that
your city, in doing its part in the raising
OF this $780, OO0, 900 war-relief fund, meas
ure the generosity of its gift by the ur-
gency OF the need ?"
The Jefferson County Auxiliary Chap
ter-organized, as its name indicates.
for auxiliary service, and for the duration
of the war only-is making special efforts
this week to accomplish two ends: first,
to enlarge the Red Cross membership
throughout the county, and second. to
raise as large sum as possible in addi-
ton TO the members regular subscrip-
tions-this sum to 60 direct into the Red
Cross War Fund. Unlike the Liberty
Loan, 10 the appeal for which Shepherds
town responded so magniiicently. this
fund is not an investment, it is gift, out
and-out, we shall never get cent OF 1t
back. The only thing we shall get out o t
it-but isn'tt enough?-is the knowledge
that each ones personal contribution will
have done something to ease The pain and
add TO the comfort Of one OF our own
soldier boys, fighting far across the sea
while we 60 safely about our business at
home. We shall all be proud when the
war is over and we see our troops come
back, some OF them with honorable scars,
to think to ourselves, "Perhaps ! paid
for that boys recovery"
Membership in the Red Cross Society
does not mean going into the Red Cross
service, it means only contributing our
yearly dues while the war lasts to keep
that service going. There are one-dol-
lar memberships, two-dollar member
ships, five dollar memberships, and life
memberships at twenty-five dollars. We
hope that Shepherdstown will take some
OF each class, and will contribute also to
the war fund.
Last Saturday Harper'S Ferry had a
tag-day, and raised for the war fund $lS7
and this was before our regular Red
Cross week had even begunl They were
so much interested, they couldn't wait.
II is inspiring 10 think OF the whole
nation working at once to raise this ire
mendous fund. II the effort succeeds, it
will be even more spectacular, and
should strike even more dismaY to the
hearts OF our enemies, than the success
OF the Liberty Loan itself-for this is no
loan, no investment, but free gift, for
the welfare and the service OF the boys
who will fight our battle. Let them see
how much we think OF them
A New York paper says: "A search
light, said to be one OF the largest in the
world, will flash over New York each
night the amount raised during the day
for the OO,0OO,000 war fund for which
the campaign opened to-day here and in
every other city throughout the country.
President Wilson has officially proclaim
ed this week as Red Cross week, and
business men and other leaders in every
community from coast to coast have
volunteered their services in an effort to
get as widespread and relatively as Sue
cessful a response from the nation as
that accorded TO the Liberty Loan. The
searchlight, which has been lent to the
Red Cross by Elmer Sperry, will be
placed at the Manhattan Bridge plaza, in
Brooklyn. AT ten o'clock, and again at
eleven, each night, the total amount OF
collections in hand will be indicated by
beams OF light. A red flash will mean
sic, 900, 900 and a white ray, ST 900, 600.
Wall Street will be kept in touch with
the progress Of the campaign by means
OF a thermometer seventy-five feet high,
which has been erected on the outside OF
the Bankers Trust Building, IA Wall
Street. An indicator in the form OF
red cross will be moved up the thermo-
meter as each additional $4,000, 900 in
gifts is reported. A member OF the
National League for Women's Service
will have charge OF the indicator, and
another woman, in uniform, will blow
bugle Just before the red cross is moved
up another NOTCH"
Jefferson County cannot give a whole
notch on that thermometer Though doubt
less it would if if could,) but at least it
should be able, TO give the indicator and
the Kaiser JOLT