Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-12-20
the RED CROSS
CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN


in Iowa: an invitation to every
man, woman and child in every
town and city and on every farm
in the state to join, and all be-
for Christmas Eve. That is the
maximum goal for the Red Cross
drive that was started Monday in
every town and city in the state.
simultaneously, in every state in
the union, similar drives were
started The aim of these great
drives is TO give the Red Cross a
membership of 15,OOO,OOO people
in the United States. How will
that strike the kaiser?
AT present there are 100000
members in the Red Gross in
Iowa. This number must be
raised to at least 10000 To that
end, patriotic men and women all.
over the state are deyoting their
time and money December 16th
to December 25th in whirlwind
campaign of one week.
People are not being asked to
give large sums. 1t is a cam
paign for memberships. They
are being asked to give the Red
Cross a Christmas present OF
service which means more than
money. The personal backing OF
100000 lowans is what is
what is being sought. The feel
ing that almost half of the popu-
lation of this great state is
member and personally interested
in the Red Cross is what is de-
sired.
John Wallace, chairman of the
state campaign, is urging the
workers under him to enlist en-
tire families in the cause.
Don't stop With the member
ship of the father of the family"
he told his assistants at the big
meeting in Des Moines on Decem-
ber 10th. get the entire family.
Get the father to take out a 50
membership for himself, which
includes Il years subscription to
The Red Cross magazine, and a 81
membership for every member of
the family Let the children feel
they are doing their part to aid
The organization that will save the
ar Of "A
We want the entire family to get
behind the cause. Red Gross
means patriotism.
So thoroughly has the cam
paign been organized that
schools, Sunday schools, church,
es, colleges, labor organizations
and many other organizations and
branches of society will be So
licited. Arrangements have been
made for special Red Cross meet
ings i'm every city and county in
the state.
The work i'm each community
will be i'm charge of the local
chapter of the Red Gross. IL is
/. the duty of the chapter chairman
! to so organize his community
through campaign committees
! that every man, woman and child
will have an opportunity to join
I the Red Gross. No man or wo-
| man is too old, no child too young
TO join.
| Thousands of pieces of Red
Cross literature have been dis
| Iribulrd to workers over the state
and if there is person in Iowa
who does not know what the Red
Cross is doing fol the soldiers of
the nation he will have an oppor-
tunity to learn all about the work
through This literature.
Reports from chapters over the
state Indicate that the campaign
is being thoroughly organized
and that Iowa will go "over the
| top TO get a million members
however, will require the hardest
kind OF work. 1t is up to the peo-
pie of Iowa to volunteer for the
work and to get back of the Red
Gross i'm this campaign to the linn
| it of their ability. II is heart in
terrst and work that will put
,OO0, 900 folks in Iowa back of
| the Red Gross, and therefore back
of the splendid young men of
Iowa who have enlisted in the
army and navy to fight our bat
ties.