The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-13
RID CROSS FLAG
IN EVERY HOME
IS THE GOAL
p;o Membership Campaign to
Start Sunday and Continue
Until Christmas
Want 100000 MEMBERS

rolumbia River Valley in Benton
County Expected to Furnish
1850 Members
Ten million new members in a
week!
That is the goal the American Red
Cross hos set for itself in it's Christ
mas membership campaign that is t.
10 launched December 16. Thruont
the United States Red Cross chapters
are preparing for the enrolment OF
the new army which is to stand as the
organized support of the boys in the
trenches. !.
No man is more deeply concerned
in the world war than President Will
SON, who is also president OF the Red
Cross-and this is his proclamation:
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES
Ten Million Americans are IN
yited to join the American Red
Cross during the week ending with
Christmas Eve. The times require
that every branch of our great ma
tional effort shall be loyalty upheld
and it is peculiarly fitting that at
the Christmas season the. Red Cross
should be the branch thru which
your willingness to help is express
ed.
You should join the American
Red Cross, because it alone can
carry the pledges of Christmas good
will to those who are bearing for US
the real burdens of the world war,
both in our own army and navy and
in the nations upon whose territory
the issues of the world-war are be-
ing fought out. Your evidence OF
faith in this work is necessary for
4 their heartening and cheer.
You should join the Red Cross be-
cause this arm Of the national serv-
vice is steadily and efficiently main
tanning its overseas relief in every
suffering land, administering oul
millions wisely and well and awak
ening the gratitude of every people
Our consciences will not let US en-
Joy the Christmas season If thi
pledge to our cause and the world
veal is left unfulfilled. Red Cros
membership is the Christmas spiri
in terms of action.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON
President of American Red Gross
Benton county's contribution iowa
this goal is $500 Red Cross membe
and the quota for this end Of the cot
ty is 1850 members. The membersl
campaign is to be handled in t
county as was the Red Cross war fu
drive. The river territory is to
organized with headquarters at X
newick and Prosser will have char
of the campaign in the west end.
H. M. Gilbert, of Toppenish, is ca
paign manager for this district, &C
prising Yakima and Benton count
and he has named A. R. Gardner
chairman of the campaign organi
tion for this end of the county.
has arranged to go to Hover Frit
to Richland Saturday and to Hant
Sunday, for the purpose of organic
: at those places.
One of the features of the camps
will be the lighted Red Cross ca
ceremony Christmas Eve. With /
membership there is to be give
Red Cross paper service flag tt
displayed in the front window of
home. For each additional membt
the home there is given out a S
Red Cross sticker which is to be
on the service flag to Indicate
number of members there are in
home.
At seven-thirty Christmas E
lighted candle is to be placed il
window behind the flag. The
toward which Mr.. Gilbert is wol
is to have one Of these Red Cross
dies burning in every home in va
and Benton counties Christmas E
These service flags are to be
out only to those who become c
mas members. All present mel
are asked to cancel their member