The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-18
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HOMES.

HOMES.
In view of the fact that st. Mary
Parish, through the leadership OF
Mrs. E. E. Moberly, Jr., Mrs. +. A.
Pharr. the several Lieutenants have
add such a wonderful showing IN
the Red Cross work. It behooves
every man, woman and child, in the
Parish to put forth every effort to
keen up the progress Of the organi-
alton, and make st. Mary the leader
a Southwest Louisiana, in this
wonderful work.
It should be borne in mind that
the army can't, move until its sup
plies are adequate, and that never
throughout this tragic war has the
Red Cross equipment Of any belli-
eerent nation been sufficient for its
needs. Hospital garments, surgical
dressings, bandages, and everything
else required to relieve distress and
suffering at the front are indisp"n-
sable to equipment Of the ars.v as
service uniforms, guns, and ammu-
milton. They are being sent now as
fast as the nimble fingers Of pa
triotic womanhood can prepare
them, to assuage the pain and heel
the wounds of the brave and hard
pressed soldiers, who are holding
back the enemy until our own army
can reach the battle grounds. Every
dollar that is being given and spent
today for Red Cross work is made
100 per cent efficient by its imme-
date use to meet an existing need.
Morgan City has done wonderfully
well in its initial move in this work,
In fact the entire parish has set a
splendid goal in the great work.
But it must be kept moving. the
membership to bring about this I'M
portant feature. A single dollar
contributed a. q member, will do
100 cents worth Of work towards re-
lieving distress and suffering in
some quarter. 1t would be wonder
full thing to see every family in the
parish become q member Of the
st. Mary Parish Chapter.
President Wilson in q rec:'i pro.
clamation commencing the Red
Crnss people Of the Nation, urging
immediate assistance in its lofty
service declared: Upon your aid
.upon the amount and promptness q
your gifts. and cooperation, mus
depend the fulfillment Of the duties
that are imposed upon it. It serves
20 noble and beneficient purpose
that it must appeal to all who love
their country and wl.s humanity
It should not be necessary for hin
to urge our people to support and
advance the Red Cross cause, il
would not be necessary, did every
one realize the actual conditions
that coofront the nation ut thia
time. As yet the war is spectral with
many Of as. It has not been brought
home to Us, and let rs pray that II
may not. But we must al remember
that We have ! special duty to per
form, duty to ourselves, to Amer
lea and to the world. The Red Cross
cause gives every man z chance, to
do something for his country. Let
every man become q member Of this
organization, and if his contribu-
ton can be nothing more than the
dollar per annum, membership fee,
he will be doing something towards
the three, America, the world, and
himself.
The women Of st. Mary Parish
have taken the initiative in this
work. They are active, they however
must have your cooperation 70
make the st. Mary Chapter efficient.
The ladies are making their share Of
the supplies and seeking to make
money with which to purchase the
raw material they require. These
materials viii be bought at home
where such may be obtained) They
ars not content to do their part.
They are attempting even more.
Surely we should render them more
than lip praise to their. noble ser
vice, We should do more than mere
II aliliate WITH = worthy organize
ton. We should demontrate our pride
in their lofty endeavor by offering
our money, time, and cooperation
imediately without stint, and to that
end every man in st. Mary Parish
should resolve today to do his bit
towards this loyal patriotic move
ment. Let u resolve that Sc. Mary
han lead the parishes Of Southwest