The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-18
CROSS FUND
Benefit TONIGHT


Red Cross deMs0nStEt io 10 nc Htka
at chautaugua patk tonight and
viii turn out en- mai 30 to do their DIT
towards raising TIE s1aa,ono,ae
asked for in the pAsident's proeia-
nation. The raising OF this amount
means that every ntns woman III
child in the nation must give one
Iduliar. Figuring thk population OF
Ellis county at 60.0ou, this county
Iought TO contribute $4,000 to the
Red Cross fund. WaSahachie has
about one sixth OF tke wealth OF the
Icounty. hence ought g. contribute at
least sfe.nao 10 the Hed Cross fund.
An eleventh hour atfAtsiassn brought
Waxahaehie To the frtnt 10 the Rnre
lohase OF Liberty LOAF bonds. The
purchase OF the bonls1ls entirely dit
lferent from the contributions 10 the
Red Cross funds. In O. purchase Of
lhords the purchaser merely made en-
investment which il Looked upon with
favor b. the sovernmeat. II was .
Idebf Of patriotism the purchasers
OF the bonds owed theh nations.
A contribution to the Red Cross
fund is a gift to suife1ng humanity
land is something in which every cit
lzen ought to have a Part One can
alv afford 10 dra& q cloak Of
selfIshness about HING and say.
am not affected by ths war, hence !
should not give" forSthe men who
go to the battle froft are fighting
iyour battles and my fktfles just the
same as they are figh4ng their own.
ITO refuse To provide tfks fund needed
TO send trained sareee4ls and nurses
with the soldiers Whb o the
Ibriny deep would be terminal ana
patriotic Americans wIll NOT fail IN
this duty. even thonsh the money
must be a gift pure and simple.
The question naturally arises g
ito Why the American I9d Cross needs
Is1eo.ooe.o9e at onee Red Cross
workers aasger the Il estion az tot
American troops. snnder General
lpershine, will soon ID on the firing
line in France. TheyIdeserye Amer
Iiea's best.
"The government fili see that
nothing is lacking in Equipment and
material TO make theulefficient tieht-
ing men.
THE American Red Gross must ser
thar nothing is lacking TO keep them
healthy. happy and efficient soldiers
For this the Redf Cro7s mus
have:
u. Hospital and medical e4ulp
Insen, TO supplement tl#t of the army
medical department egnal TO any
emergency.
"2. Recreation ani9 resi- facilities
behind the firing lines Americans on
leave, unlike the Brit4 and French.
Icannot return To theft homes. Ctub
rooms. sport suppliet, books and
other means of RECREATION must be
sent them from Ames pea.
80. Personal comfort kits and
small articles not inkluded in army
regulations.
MANY thousands ~ articles. from
tooth brushes to ~rftns paper. tie
needed to take the .Diace of things
that could not be brdIshs along
Theodore Roosevelt lately said:
Here. indeed. is assummons to er-
lery American. 1t Us an enormous
Isum OF money: but ghat comfort can
I've take in withholding that OF any
lother sum OF monel If it Is needed
Ito relieve the ~sufteeng Of our own
sons or the sons e u allies who
Iarc sighting for allithat makes life
worth living?
Into the Red CROSS without stint
Ishonld be poured a teartielt offering
Iof thanksgiving thai NO are permit
tied 10 join in this gteat service TO all
mankind. Our hoidiers aud sailors
Twin do their part fithout %flinching;
we may rest asstFed of their coar-
age and fidelity. Sfe Red Gross of
fers to as who D. rot allowed to
fight the opportunity for sacrifice
and for help.
we little reaIz &c What 10 before
us. our own SOD aad brothers viii
soon be going info battle. They Wit
be 5000 miles fSoni home, in a land
slfeady wasted n war, q land thfeat-
oned by famine 3 land smitten by
disease. They iil as that ID many
csset TO-DAY tha wounds OF soldiers
il France must y tied ur ttth seps-
papers ief ~sue 81 netssssYg SURG.
cal hahdaseg. fs hen onr non IRE
Wounded. as ihty surely ~iil be Ia
lrreat numherH. hre Sc sping 70 at
los them 20 suffer set more because
we fan 10 provide ttlos4 things which