The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-08
RED CROSS DRIVE
FOR MEMBERSTO
CONNIE nee DEC.17
ENROLMENT OF 1900, 600 BY
CHRISTMAS EVE IS THE
GOAL SET.
SOUTHWEST QUOTA 100000
very Person With Red Blood In HE
( Veins, Who ls Not Already a
Member, Will Join
by Dec. %.

make it q Red Cross Christmas!"
This Is the slogan Of the Southwest
ern division Of the great American
Red Cross, which will begin drive
Monday, Dec. II, to obtain 100000
new members In the states Of Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Texas.
r A similar drive is to be made at the
same time In the other IL divisions Of
the Red Cross throughout the United
States. The Red Cross has 100000
members at the present time. Fiji
teen million members by Christmas
Eve Is the goal of this wonderful or
ganization.
+ Outside of the army and the navy
the Rel Cross is the most important
instrument for winning the war. Facts
and figures dictate this statement and
not sentiment.
ID Much has been said and written re-
garding 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 max
OF the armies and all Of the naYies of
all the allied countries would be i'm
potent unless back of them there was
3 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 backing him
up with something more than NUM-
tons and q uniform; he must know
that the spirit of the country is be-
hind him. that its humanity is reach
ing out to him and reaching out to his,
that the AllSeeing, Au-PowerfuI One.
the Big Director Of Humanity, Is go
ing to. take care Of him and take care
Of his family while he Is fighting.
Morale and munitions win wars.
The Red Cross is morale with a big
N. 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 bis
veins can read these facts and then
refuse to become a member of the Red
Cross. unless he already is a 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 get
ting supplies to environments, and in
many instances soldiers would have
suffered had It not been for the quick
ness Of the Red Cross In coming to
their reIfZ. Some red tape, Of course,
attaches to the Red Cross. At South
ern cantonment 1000 Of the men were
without shirts; the War Department
was not able to furnish the mimmedi.
ately The Red Cross stepped In and
within "a hours every man was prop
erly catfitted.
Blankets Are Supplied.
At another cantonment the men had
an insufficient supply Of blankets and
the government could not put through
q requisition In time to alleviate the
suffering which followed. Again the
He'd Cross went to the rescue Of the
government, again it proved It was
the governments righ-hand ally.
At stu another cantonment sweat
ers were furnished for more than I, 00I
soldiers who were without overcoats
One Of the biggest things the Rec
Cross is doing In America and
throughout the countries Of the Allies
Il civilian relief. Here are some cases
In point which alone are sufficient Il
make membership in the Red Cross
synonymous with citizenship In tht
United States:
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