Evening journal., 1917-12-20
ASK YOUR NE|CHB0R
TO JON RED CROSS
Do Your Bit at Christmas
Time TO Aid Boys
in Service
ONE DOLLAR WILL
MAKE YOU MEMBER

Ask your noighbor 10 Join the bed
Cross.
You know that u requires only the
small outlay Of 81, representing the
amount TO be- paid for membership and
dues FOR one year. but perhaps your
neighbor doesn't know about this. Re-
mind him You undoubtedly VIII be one
OF the 100000 men TO join the army
of the American Red Cross this week
snd you understand The duties Il Will
involve and when you pay the 81 re-
qulred for membership. But tell ell this
20 your neighbor and convince him
that II Is HIS patriotic duty TO unite
IN this WORK.
Time Is growing short. action, IL
taken at all must be taken at once.
You may have been among the throng
yesterday which gave that great send
on to Me nationals who LEFT Whining
ton for service at Fort Dupont. II
YOU werb-f you had a friend in the
line, or II you already have one close
" kin IN the army or navy or any
other branch Of the service--the least
YOU can do Is TO Join the Red Cross
and show that You arc with them,
heart, soul and pockctbOOk.
The distribution u letters to the
homes Of the city has been completed
by the Boy Scouts who have done
splendid work I'm this connection, and
now the Scouts are asking what else
they can do. Tile best thing i0 which
the Scouts can now turn their atten-
lion is go see people Individually. 20
to the homes where they have dlstri-
huted letters, and ask them to Join the
Red Cross, explaining that II Is only
necessary 20 sign the membership card
and pay the 81.
In front Of the old City Hall has been
erected a representation Of the Amer
lean Red Cross nurse 9t work, making
an appeal FOR new members which Il
considered very effective.
The American Red Cross, which
Delavareans are asked 30 join in num-
hers proportionato with the enlistments
in this patriotic service in al the other
states, is an all-American, largely
volunteer organization, devoted TO
practical, humanitarian service IN peace
and in war Especially at this time are
The demands greatest for its services.
President Wilson heads the Red Gross.
congress authorizes II, the War De-
partment audits its accounts General
Pershing, at the head Of the American
Expeditionary forces in France ap-
proves IL. Il is working for your army,
your navy. your Allics ami for YOU.
n is sending supplies TO 3,i23 French
military hospitals, serving 5000 sol
diers daily at the Red Cross cantcens
in France caring for thousands Of
French and Belgian children and refu-
gees, establishing sanitoriums with
1000 beds for tuberculosis patients.
more OF whom, war. as "a matter Of
rourse creates; operating an ambulance
service which transports 1000 refugees
daily: carrying on repair work in de-
Nastated towns, sending milk for Rus
sian babies already 100000 pounds Of
milk have been sent for this purpose) :
giving si,OOO,OOO 10 the families Of sick
and wounded soldiers; given siOOOOOO
10 the British Red Cross.
And the American Red Gross has only
Just begun. Your dollar will help TO
keep the good work going.
In Wilmington there is To be no per-
sonal solicitation for members Of the
Red Cross except the solicitation Of
one person % another. a person who
is or will be member to a person who
doesn't understand These volunteer
workers will help wonderfully to put