Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-24

Those who have directed the Christ
 mas membership campaign are greatly , encouraged by the results thus far secured.
 We are proud of our honor roll;
 business houses of Norwich that are "100 per cent. Red Cross!" We are deeply grateful to the man ufac curing establishments, stores and churches which have given space for ular. to the devoted women in charge of the booths, to whose fidelity and enterprise the success attained is chiefly due.
 for the Red Cross army is a fact of special significance. In the stress of these busy days it has not been pos sible to make an accurate ompsrison of. the names on the cards signed dur l ing the past week with the list of those On the roll of the chapter. 4,T00 in number. in order to- ascertain how many of the present members have re- enlisted. But of the first 1000 cards received in this campaign, 559 were new recruits.
 l Including the returns from Saturday the number thus far enrolled during l the campaign is above 1000 To this will be added the enIistnents secured | in, the outlying auXiliariee, to be re- ported later, and the enrolment of Sunday and Monday We have every | TedSsOl to DeliSFe t1dC ne In0InOeISnlp I of our chapter will be raised to 5000, our allotment from the national head quarters.
 ! During the campaign last April 3,90O memberships were secured. | This. is the last day. The Christ l mas membership campaign closes this l afternoon at o'clock. l We do not expect t-tI1is late hour l to win. to this support of the Red 1 Cross those who are still ignorant of 1 the indispensable value of the great 1 work of this organization.
 1 Today we make our appeal to the | friends of the Red Cross! We send l this urgent message to those who
 i know:
 ] That our society is sanctioned and 1 endorsed by the. government of the 1 United States.
 1 That it's work at the front is under l the immediate supervision of the com- ! mander of our forces, and that the 1 government depends upon the Red ] Cross, as upon no other organization, 1 for the care of our soldiers on the ] lighting line.
 ! The Red Cross has done great. things l for France in the terrible years since
 1 the opening of the war. The sum of 1 S2O 900 900 has been expended in re- 1 would be required to present a cata- 1 iogue of the varied ways in which the l Red Cross has ministered to the brave 1 soldiers of France; to the stricken | | cruel scourge of war. to many thou | sands of children, homeless and or | phaned.
 l Now we face a greater and more 1 imperative task! All our efforts. all our resources must be centered upon | the care of our own upon the soldiers 1 and sailors we are sending to the war for whom our allies are waiting, and | upon whose courage and heroic endur l ance victory in this tremendous strug l gle will very largely depend. 1 If these defenders Of our liberties are to receive the care they will need. prompt, efficient. devoted. this must come very largely from the agents of | the Red Cross-our personal represent atives at the front 1 To accomplish this work, as you
 have been so often reminded, the re- sources of the Red Cross must be re- | irforced. This is. unmistakably true of the Norwich chapter. Our treasury | is empty! The money in hand will slifice to pay the bills of December' leaving but a scanty balance. Every ! penny will be expended for the main-
 tenance of Red Cross service. nearly