The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1917-12-14

MAKE 1T A RED
CROSS CHRISTMAS.
By Hon. N. G. Young, OF Fargo. State
director of the American Red Cross.
MAKE 1T A RED CROSS CHRISTMAS"
From coast to coast that will be the
slogan for Red Cross workers during
December.
The Christmas membership drive will
commence on December l7th and close
on Christmas Eve. The result will be
announced on Christmas morning. The
cables will carry the message to Europe
and then the wires will fash it to Army
headquarters in France, and from there
it will be bulletined to the troops IN the
trenches.
The object is 100000 Red Cross
members IN the United States. That
means that 100000 new members
must be secured during the drive. 1t is
up to you. If each does bis part and
her part the goal will be reached. If
each does his and her part, when the
soldier in the trenches on Christmas
night looks up at the Christmas stars,
the same stars that you look up here in
America, he will know that you and all
America are behind him.. He will! know
that Is, ,0O0, 600 Americans stand pledged
to help bind up the wounds he bears
for them. 1t is the best Christmas
greeting that you can send him.
One member in each family should be
a subscribing member, at $500. This
means the Red Cross Magazine will go
into every home. Every member of the
family should be Red Cross annual
member. 1t cost only $l.00. Every
dollar given Is used in the work of
mercy. It is accounted for down to the
last penny and accounts are audited by
the United States War Department.
RED CROSS SERVICE FLAGS.
The Red Gross Service Flags have
been sent and every family should have
one. One flag goes to each family where
there is Red Cross member. Remem-
Der, the flag goes to each family where
there is mem Der and not to each
member. Each family is permitted to
paste one cross on the service flag for
each member of the family who IS
member of the Red Cross.
Larger flags will be supplied for mer.
chants to use in their store windows.
with red cross added for each employ
ee who is Red Cross member These
flags will tell the story tc every one. A
glance at one will tell who is helping in
this great work of mercy and humanity.
On Christmas Eve, as the night which
precedes the great holiday settles down
over our town and farm homes, the tele-
graph wires will be carrying the story
of the drive to Washington and to. the
trenches, and the Christmas candles
will be telling it locally. Hang the Red
Cross Service flags in windows of homes
and stores that are entitled to them.
Put them there now and keep them there.
Let people know who is helping.
At 1880 o'clock on Christmas Eve
candle is to be placed back of these flags.
From coast to coast the candles will be
lighted at the same hour. Arrange
ments will be made to have the church
bells ring in every city. town and village
at that hour and continue to chime at
intervals Of an hour until 9 p. m. As a
further means of lending beauty and
Significance to this ceremony it Is hoped
that Red Cross workers will organize
groups who will proceed through the
streets singing Christmas carols. The
Ginning Of the church bells. the voices
of the singers. and more, than all the
rays Of the candles shining through the
flags will tell all passers.by the story Of
who is helping. They should CLEAN
from every window in town and from
every farm home, they will shine with
their message Of mercy and humanity,
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