The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
|RED CROSS DRIVE
! F0RMEMBERSENOS
keokuk Has Gone over the Top Again
and Makes Quota Allotted
Here by Chairman
Mcfarland.
MEMBERSHIP IS 5000
Thanks is Given to All Who Helped
Reach This Mark and Who
Made Campaign
Successful.

! The Red Cross society, at the close
of the membership campaign, wishes
to thank most heartily all those who
have aided in securing the large
number Of new members which has
been added to our chapter roll. A
great many people have been working
quietly and among those to whom
i special appreciation 10 due are w. G.
Howell who gave the room for head
| quarters, the ministers In the protest
ant and Catholic churches, who spoke
for tho cause from their pulplts, the
theatres, who gave opportunity to
have the Red Cross presented from
their platform, the four minutes men,
who during the evenings Of last week
! addressed the people In the theatres,
the committees who attended to the
distribution Of advertising matter,
the committees Of ladies who organ
| lied the wards, and those who have
served so efficiently as centers, and
| the men and women who have taken
| care Of the work at headquarters dur
| ing the last two weeks. Or. G. Walter
| Barr and The Gate City have done
wonderful work in the publicity de-
1 R0i @tf0tiS W Lie SAItPasSus
| The new membership added to our
| list makes the number In our city
equal to about one-third Of the popu-
Iation, which 10 nearly double the
ratio prevailing through the whole
country, and It makes patriotic
record for keokuk Of which we may
all be proud. A matter Of congratv
lation On this last drive Is that prob
ably rs per cent Of the new members
who have been enrolled have como to
the headquarters, or to their neigh
/ borhood centers, and Joined volun-
tarily, and they Will therefore add
great strength to the working power
Of the chapter.
Chairman keokuk Chapter A. r. c.
The close OF the membership cam
paign comes tonight, and the goal OF
I 5000 members for KeOkuk will be
man Mcfarland. and to Keokuk pe0-
pie, to know that once again have
! they gone over the top
Reports from national headquarters
say that 100000 new enrollments
| to the Red Cross had been secured
up to 6 o'clock Christmas eve. This
brings the total national membership
20 1S.000,000, round numbers.
i And twenty million it will be- Con-
slider, friends, how this good news
will cheer and hearten our suffering,
struggling hard pressed allies. It
| will have an effect on the kaiser and
his gentle heroes too, never fear. The
| enemy, arrogant and sneering, IS
| realizing with much uneasiness that
| America, that democratic mob Of
1 I,;I oh,
giving imperial Prussia and the all |
! highest gosh walloping kick in the !
Stats.
The magnificent achievement OF |
he nations Red Cross campaign is
:. telling blow in the battle to make I
he world safe for democracy" Aside /
from the actual working value OF I
such large organization as that |
now enlisted in the cause of human |
fty, there Is an inestimable value in |
the very success of the campaign. 1t |
makes Americans conscious of their /
power. 1t makes us all realize that |
we can do anything we set out to do |
if we will just t~ckle the iob-no mat |
ter how big it looks. In other words, |
the campaign and it's results has stiff |
fened our morale.
| Americans are just learning how to |
| loosen up. Said the manager Of both |
| Liberty loan campaigns in city OF |
| 22O 900 population: I'VE were asked |
| to sell s5,o0O,00O worth OF bonds in |
4 the first campaign. We did 1t but |
(! we worked pretty hard. We were !
asked to sell s13,0O0.OO0 worth in
| the second campaign. We did 1t in |
three days and could have doubled /
! the sales"
| As the war goes on and America /
begins to make real sacrifices, we
! shall respond more and more whole
| heartedly. AS we give of our blood
! and wealth we shall receive in spirit
ual growth. This is no sermon. You
know there is always a certain
warmth of spirit that comes with the
knowledge OF a good deed performed
Some of us experience a kindred r
glow when we hear beautiful music,
or stroll in the misty moonlight +
when the air is heavy with the frag-
rance of lilac blossoms, or when we 4
lift up our eyes unto the hills" and
receive inspiration. Tricks of the
emotions. Patriotism is the real 4
thing. 1t means to give and to serve
for our country Practical patriot
linn brings real inspiration.
The membership drive has proved
it-don't you think SO?