Macon beacon., 1917-06-22
Red Cross Week.

week, both by the solicitors and
contributors in the Red Cross work
which was opened up last Monday
morning with a meeting at the Meth
odist church, presided over by Rev
W. S. Slack, president of the Red
Cross chapter comprising five coun-
ties. With Mr.. Slack were Messrs.
Woodward and Frierson, who are
aiding him in the extension work Of
the chapter.
Interesting talks were made by
Messrs. Slack and Frierson, after
which the local Red Cross auxiliary
began to lay its plans for a big drive
through the county Committees
were appointed and have been max
ing a thorough canvass Of the terri
tory and the following program Of
speakinGs has been executed, with a
big rally to be held at the Iyceum
in Macon Saturday afternoon at $50
o'clock, where reports from the diff
terent committees will be received.
Wednesday night at Shuqualak r. Rev
f. N. Brcyles, A. T, Dent, Chas
Strong.
Thursday at noon at Salem Rev DR.
Barkley. Rev. DR.. j. II. Jones, Mis-.
Fannie May.
Thursday evening, CooksviIIe. Paulott,
School, BarkIey, Rev. f. n
Broyles, A. 7. Dent, Jesse Sparlman
Thursday night at Soulo Chapel
Chas. Strong, Rev /. f. Holland, /. l.
Dorroh, d. f. Allgood.
Friday night at Center Point A. ]
Dent, Rev. DR.. BarkIey, L D Caycu
Friday night at MashuIayIle-Ho
Geo. Richardson, Chas. Strong, Rev. /
N. Broylcs.
Thursday night at Ex-praire ard
Prairie Point. J. Poindextcr, l.. l..
Cavett.
The following is from part of an
editorial which appeared in last SUI
days Times-Picayune and some 0.
the best of reasons are given wbg
the Red Cross fund should be libcr-
ally contributed to:
General Pershng' s arrival on In
western front was reported yesterda,
In little while an American dlvisioa
will be holding bit of the front line
trenches, fighting hard and diving hard
to rescde humanity from the he'll into
which kaiserism and kulter seek to
plunge it. A little while later other
American divisions will cross and ~
gage IN the same great task. In few
months miles of the fighting line viii !
be held by American troops, to be rcck |
oned' by hundreds of thousands who
must pay their toll in death and blood
and injury as their comrades under
flags of other demoCracies have done |
and are doing. When the lists Of our
killed and wounded are cabed back t.
us day by day or week by week we
Americans who are left at home will
give much more anxious attention and
thought to Red Cross equipment and
efficiency than many of us do now
The money that one gives to the Red
Cross this week may give back life to
sorcly wounded American heroes next
fall or next year. 1t will comfort and
the sutferings of soldiers who
are near and dear to us. If the neces-
sary funds are not provided in advance.
30 that equipment and supplies and re-
lief measures can be organized against
The day of need, we may be summoned
to reflect, in bitterness of soul that
our own thOughtlessness and neglect
'welled the American fatality list and
increased and prolonged tie agony of
'ur American wounded Foresight in
his instance is infinitely better than
llndsight, Preparedness is infinitely
preferable to the frenzed and costly
taste to repair, after the event, omis
ions and neglect that could never be
Wholly repaired.
We have touched above on only one
+ many phases of the Red Cross work
laiserism and kultur have defaulted
ttcrly and shamelessly in every obi ,
alton to humanity and Christian civil
,ation. They have driven millions of
eople. in the territories ovcrrun bv !
heir armies, to the tortures of slavery. (
tarvation and indignities almost in s
-edible. Thousands of their captives S
ave welcomed death as relief from |
lie Prnssian yoke. As the devastated y
rrtories are redeemed, with their \
Irviving populations, from the horrors q
Prussian nisrule, relief must be pro- [
ded in unstinted measure. The un- 2
rtunate peoples must be cared for h
d helped 10 a new start. h
To provide them with first aid is, as a
, understand it, part of generous t.
nerica's obligation, and a part of the f
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