The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
If keokuk is Voluntarily to Have g.
600 More Members for Red Cross
They Must Hurry and
Enroll.
ENDS CHRISTMAS EVE
Only About one-thTrd Enough Have
Joined up to Date, But There
Are TWO Days
Left.

AAcohoh 10 SOkA6 ~ u1cSI Liz VOL
untary patriotic test imposed upon 1t
by the Red Cross membership drive,
It's people must come across with
their memberships more promptly
within the mex two days than they
have SO far this week. Only about
one-third enough members to bring
keokuk's total up to the mark set by
Chairman Mcfarland have paid their
dues.
The plan Is to increase the member
ship Of the Keokuk chapter from 5000
to 5000 members, or an increase of
1000 by Christmas eve. 1t can be
done II every man, oma and child
In Keokuk will make it his business. |
You must realize that there Is not
going to be any committee to wait on
you, m prod you up to the point OF
giving, or pray over you o. anything |
of that sort. This is a voluntary cam
paign. and it's to be your own bust
ness.
Keokuk has imposed ON itself a
voluntary patriotic request. It Is up
to keokuk to see to 1t that of all her
good records nothing happens to this
one in particular. You won't have
any trouble finding a place to Join,
there1l be no danger Of your being
blackballed In this club. Just find a
AANSS yooA ASH lOOu WuOIC
there is a center sign displayed in
the window. or if you can't find the
center, there is a place down town.
at 504 Main street, where the big Red
Cross flag wave where you can pay
your dues.
Campaign Voluntary.
This campaign is a test of the
volunteer patriotism of Keokuk,"
Chairman Mcfarland said today.
While the people have been volun-
tarily paying in their Memberships,
there has not been a sufficient mum.
Der SO far this week to guarantee any
certainty at this time that we will
reach our goal by Christmas eve. II,
however, everyone will make 1t his
business to see that his membership
and those in his family are paid up,
we can expect to meet our require
ments- To date, however, only about
one-third enough have paid. / want
them to understand in particular
that this is q volunteer campaign, a
test of Keokuk's volunteer patriotism.
l doubt if Keokuk will let her fine
record otherwise be furnished, but it
means that everyone will have to
bear In mind that the campaign
closes Christmas eve, which is only
two days off, counting Sunday out,
and that 1t will be UP to every one to
get his dues into headquarters before
then"
The goal is set at 1000 new mem.
bers. It's not going to be hard to
get them. If people will just remem-
Der how much good their dollars are
going to do. Wherever there is suf-
fertng, on the battlefield, or in ruin
ed town, there is to be found the
Red Cross with it's symbol of cour,
age, n friendliness and help. If
you help his work, you will have a
Red Cross service flag to hang in
your window Christmas eve, and from
behind 1t will shine your candle. II
every one in your family is a mem
Der, or every one in your office or
store is a member, you are entitled
to put 100 per cen On to your flag.
What Others Are Doing.
II every member could remember to
say to his %neighbor- tomorrow morn
ing that he had Joined the Red Cross,
and ask his neighbor II he was a
member, this would serve to jog his
memory. Every member get a
member is one OF the slogans be-
ing used. Fender, Nebraska, with a
population OF 900, has a membership
Of 776- And York, Nebraska, has an
Elks club that is 100 per cent in
membership. The Elgin watch works
at Elgin, has 1900 employees, all mem
bers and is entitled to 100 per cent.
Who wants the job of licking the
stars to paste on their service f1ag?I
The campaign in Keokuk is pick
ing up, as 1t nears its close, and 1t
looks as If b last few days would
mean much in getting Keokuk "over
the top" There is a bigger demand
for 100 per cent flags than supposed
at first. The local business houses
are all competing with one another in
the effort to get their 100 per cent
1t might be of interest right here
TO note that Uncle a has begun to
arrest those who libel the American
Red Cross. The first mar apprehend-
ed and ordered prosecuted Is Claus
Gunderson, who is charged with
spreading the old, old German tale
about a sweater sold by a Rod Cross