The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-18

lance.
On this same day a house-to-house
canvass in the entire Parish will be
made in the interest Of St. Mary
Chapter.
Thursday Night At The Arcade
Red Cross Night
The Managers have patriotically
agreed to give proceeds to the move
ment and they have chosen q film of
interest with the famous
Alice Brady in Darkest Russia"
Refreshments will also be sold.
Friday Night At the Elks' Home !
On this night there will be q dual
entertainment at the Elks. A Card
Party will be given and a Musicale
of which the program will be given
later. But Mrs. E. A. Pharr and
her brother, Mr.. Nye are sure to
lend their talents to make the occa-
sion q grand success. Admission will
be by tickets-59 and 35c. Refresh
ments viii also be on hand
SATURDAY THE LAST DAY
The entire parish will meet at
Charenton Shell Beach on Saturday,
June 23rd. A varied program has
been planned for the enjoyment Of
the visitors. Boating, swimming and
dancing, music by the famous
Schriever Band. Take day out,
yourself and entire family and spend
it at Charenton, enjoying yourself
and at the same time helping your
Chapter (St. Nary towards its goal.
Half the proceeds of the day have
been donated to St. Mary Chapter.
Furthermore, Mr.. Jno. r. Drackett,
the obliging ferryman has obligated
himself, to ferry across any car on
the trip back as late as or 3 o'clock
in the morning hours. So you can
take supper at the Beach, dance un-
til midnight and be back home by
cock-crowing time.
Urging the whole country to sup
port the most splendidly constructive
work ever confronted nation, Col.
Roosevelt said in part:
"Second only to the Army in the
work of winning this war comes Red
Cross. Indeed the Importance of this
work is so great that the President
of the United States has set apart
next week-from June 18 to 25-as
a period for sacrifice and unsefish
generously, a week in which the
whole American people will be asked
to Join in raising funds to enable our
Red Cross to perform its vast and
indispensable duties in this war.
eve little realize what is before
us. Our own sons and brothers will
soon be going into battle. They will
be 5000 miles from home, in land
already wasted by war, land
threatened by famine, a land smitten
by disease. They tell US that IN
many cases today the wounds of sol
diers in France must be tied up with
newspapers for want Of the neces'
sary surgical bandages. When ou1
men are wounded-as they surely
will be in great numbers-are we
going to allow them to suffer yet
more because we fail to provide
those things which can at least miti-
gate distress? Surely not. But we
must dc it in advance. If we wait it
may be too late. Do it now. Nine
tenths of wisdom is being wise in
time.
"Our Red Cross must not only
care for the shattered bodies Of our
wounded men; it alone can become q
foster parent to them in the trying
conditions they are sure to face
when they are convalescent from
wounds or recovering from exhaus'
ton. We shall soon have an army OF
q million soldiers. When they 60 to
France they must have homes In
which to rest and to be cared for and
to recover. The generousity Of ou1
whole people must make it possible
for our Red Cross to provide fol
them.
''In past wars, the Red Cross de-
voted itself largely to caring for thu
wounded behind the battle line
Even in this war that duty is still Of
vast magnitude and paramount i'm
portance. All that we do or can d'
for the soldiers Of our own or oul
allied armies will be all too little. Bu
this is a war in which not onl!
armies. but whole people, are engag