The Arvada enterprise., 1917-12-20
Red Cross Drive
Began Monday

The Red Cross drive is on in
earnest and is making grand pro-
gress under the leadership of
Chairman w. II. Robinson.
A very impressive ceremony
was participated in by the Ar
vada High School and the inter
mediate grades, including the X H.
dergarten, to open he big drive
Monday morning. The entire
school marched in body to the
town hall, where they sang
America" as the Red Cross flag
was raised beneath Old Glory un-
der the direction of Mayor Rus
sell. The mayor then gave a
short address setting forth some
of the work the American Red
Cross is doing in the war ridden
countries of Europe and for hu-
manly everywhere. He told of
the thousands of fatherlcss and
motherless children who are be-
ing cared for over there and made
comparison with the children who
stood, before him 500 strong,
showing how fortunate these
were. andshow each and every
one SHOULD do their hit in helping
to alleviate the terrible conditions
under which the others arc living.
MIR. Robinson then addressed
the children and made an appeal
to them to tell their parents
about the Red Cross, in the hope
that many who arc yet outside
the organization would come in
and assist with their money and
their time. A few dollars now
will do much in caring for our
boys who are sacrificing not only
their youth. their plans, their
health and their lives that this
nation may be preserved and that
the homes and lives of their loved
ones may be spared in this awful
peril. Those who are left at home
with their families and their Jobs
and heir business, arc not doing
their duty to themselves, their
country or to the boys who have
gone out of this community il
they do not even deprive them
selves of some of the luxurics
they otherwise might enjoy to
help the Red Cross, the Y. N. c.
\. and any other movement that
will aid i'll winning this war.
After the ceremonies at the
town hall the entire group of
children marched to the drug
store corner and linSd up for
their pictures, which tvcrc taken
by a camera loaned fby Mr.. Ma
hannah. The operator of :hc
camera stood on the bandstand
steps.
1t was a splendid dcmonstra-
ton by the school and speaks vol
"!hcs lot the patriotism and 10y
atty of Professor Drake, the
teachers and pupils. all of whom
we believe are 100 per cent Amer
lean.
MIR. Robinson has arranged for
committees to canvass the entire
district in and about Arvada for
members. and when the canvass
is completed there will be no cx-
cusc so far as the committee is
concerned, for any one not being
a member of the Red Cross.
The booth in the post office
was opened promptly Monday
morning and the first DAYS en-
rollmcnts were very satisfactory.
amounting To in the ncighbor-
hood of $4,000 The ladies who
were chosen by the chairmcn de.
serve much credit for the cheer
iul manner in which they have
LAID aside their household duties
al" othcr AFFAIRS. and have de
voted several hours each ON duty
IN the booths. Every one is good
naturcd and cheerful about this
work and be it said for the com
munity as whole. that AS usual
IT will be found in the front line
OF duty.
Mr.. Reynolds, OF Deer Trail,
mas been in town the past week
lie reports a vcri,ablc boom ON
at Deer Trail and vicinity. The
farmers have all made money
there the past two or three years
and II is maniicsting itself thru
new buildings both in town and
IN the surrounding country. A
couple Of new garages arc going
up in Deer Trail and business
conditions are splendid.
David I.cshcr has been listing
his parents this week ON his way
from the Dakotas Ia Clayton. ~