Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-19
RED CROSS Opens
MEMBERSHIP drive
CAMPAIGN STARTED SUNDAY
AND CLOSES CHRISTMAS
EVE.
EVERYONE IS ASKED TO JOIN
Red Cross Service Flags Are Here and
Are Being Distributed. Get Yours
at Headquarters.
(By G. G. Yoran.)

post office formerly occupied py w.
G. Gloer's tailoring establishment,
has been donated for the use of the
Red Cross membership campaign, and
will be open every day this week. The
owners of the building and the Iowa
Electric Company which donates the
heat and light are rendering a very
valuable service as it would be very
difficult to deliver to all members the
Service Emblems without this central
headquarters where every member can
70 and get the emblems for his house
hold.
A large number of new member
ships have already been secured be-
cause of the desire of most people to
add to their emblems the 100 per
cent" symbol which shows that every
member of the household is Red
Cross member If the campaign con-
tinues as it has started there will be
few homes in Manchester without the
100 per cent" sign above their SER
vice cmblems.
Practically all who were members
In 1917 when they have called for
their service emblems have signed
and paid for memberships for 1918,
and many who had the $1.00 member
ships have increased to the $500
class. It is very desirable that all
memberships should begin and end
with Christmas and all memberships
signed up during the Christmas cam
paign viii not expire until Christmas
1918.
F. H, Munson and o. c. Clark who
solicited the district comprised OF Lib
erty. Gay and Prospect streets report
ed 3S members of which two were life
members, Harlo Coon, and Mrs. Mary
]. Coon. These are the first $500
memberships in Manchester, although
quite a number contributed that
amount to the $1O0,00O,OOO war fund
last spring.
Hubert Phenicie, who is waiting for
orders to report for service in the
aviation corps, Joined the Red Cross
Monday and made his home one Of
the hundred per cents" l=
Lila Knyvett, wife of Captain
Knyvett. Chas. Van Week, secretary
Of the Waterloo Commercial club, and
Paul Rankin, secretary of the Dubuque
Commercial club were some of the
memberships paid at the Opera House
the night of the Knyvett lecture. There
is nothing to prevent anyones joining
more. than once. One travelling man
/, has Joined in % counties in Iowa.
Don't hesitate to join for 1918 be-
cause you joined late in 1917 Your
dues are not paying for something
for you but for something for some
body else and 1t is inspiring to see
the cheerfulness with which the Man.
chester people are responding with
their memberships in this great or
ganization which exists only to help
the unfortunate with no rewards for
its members except the pleasure Of
service.
C. B. Baumgartner, manager of the
National Manufacturing Company,
finding that only 33 per cent Of his
force were members, at once secur-
ed the applications of the other eight
and secured the emblem for the plant
with the 100 per cent"
The Court house and all the banks
OF Manchester are in the 100 per cent"
class and some other business hous-
es. There will be more before the
week is over.
More help is desired for the men,
bership campaign and If you can give
even a little time and will report at
headquarters you will be given some
thing to do. Several are working very
faithfully to see that every person In
Manchester is lined up back Of our
fighting men, but there are still many
people in this city who apparently do
not understand what it means to re-
fuse to join the Red Cross.
Don't wait for someone to come
and solicit your membership. Step in
to the campaign headquarters and
make your own application. 1nasmuch
as it is difficult to canvass through
the country, farmers and their families
are especially urged to join while
they are in town and get the service
emblems.
Through the kindness of F. p.
Walker, chairman Of the Delaware
County Red Cross chapter, the Demo-
crat Is able to give to its readers the
four minute address which he gives
mt the Plaza Theater this evening. in
which he sets out some of the impor-
tant facts pertaining to the Red Cross
work, and makes an urgent appeal to
the people to join the organization.
Following is Mr.. Walkers address:
"The American Red Cross Is vol
untary association of American peo-
ple, authorized by act of Congress.
Its task is to furnish relief to suf-