The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
RED CROSS NOTES
Red Cross Drive For Members to
Commence December II.


Commence December IL.
H. J. Penney Is Local Chairman
Enrolment of 100000 by
Christmas Eve is the goal set.
'EMake it a Red Cross Christmasw
This is the slogan of the South
western division of the great Amer
lean Red Cross, which will begin
drive Monday, December II, to OBJ
tain 100000 new members In the
state of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Texas.
A similar drive IS to be made at
the same time in the other IL divi-
sion of the Red Cross throughout
the United States. The Red Cross
has 100000 members at the pres
ent time. Fifteen million members
by Christmas Eve is the goal of this
wonderful organization.
Out side of the army and the navy
the Red Cross is the most important
instrument for winning the war.
Facts and figures dictate this state
ment and not sediment.
Much has been said and written
regarding the sentimental side of the
Red Cross and too little has been said
and written of the actual work which
the Red Cross does. AS a matter
of fact, the Red Cross is nothing
more than Gods own instrument for
making the world safe for democracy.
All of the armies and all of the ma
vies of all the allied countries would
be impotent unless back of them
there was a Big Something making
for the morale which Is the backbone
of every fighting machine.
Morale Makes an Army
Every soldier and every sailor
must know that his country is back
inb him up with something more than
munitions and a uniform; he must
know that the spirit of the country is
behind him, that its humanity is
reaching out to him and reaching out
to his, that All-Seeing, All-PoWerful
One, the Big Director of Humanity
is going to take careLof him and take
care of his family while he is fight
ing.
Morale and munitions win wars.
The Red Cross is morale with a big
NJ, and without the Red Cross there
could be no such thing as morale.
A few facts covering a few of the
activities of the Red Cross since the
United States went into the big war
is sufficient proof of all these state
ments. No man with red blood in
his veins can read these facts and
then refuse to become a member of
SAAO ASO0 O4OSS, A4O - d11SdOy d
member.
Because of the enormity of the
task and because of the fact the
United States was unprepared for
war, the War Department has been
slow in getting supplies to canton
ments, and in many instances SOL
diers would have suffered had it not
| been for the quickness of the Red
Cross in coming to their relief. Some
red tape, of course, attaches to the
Red Cross. At a Southern canton
ment 1000 of the men were with
out shirts; the War Department was
not able to furnish them Immediate
| ly. The Red Cross stepped in and
within twenty-four hours every man
was properly QUILTED.
CATHOLICS URGED TO JOIN
Red Gross Membership Campaign Ex-
planned by Bishop LilIis.
Bishop Thomas F. LilIis explained
the purpose of the present Red Cross
membership campaign and how he
wanted it brought before the Catholic
congregations of the city to all of
the priests of the city yesterday at a
kdinner given in honor of Monsignor
Ernest Zechenter at the Coates
| House.
The priets were told to encourage