The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-21
HELP THE RED CROSS

This is Red Cross week. A spec
al campaign is being carried on to
raise a Red Cross war fund of $780,
100000. This is a tremendous
e amount of money, but it will be 1ais-
ed end More will be raised for the
came purpose. For the Rcd Cross
needs the money. Mr.. Henry P. Da-
.yison of j. P. Morgan & Co., ap-
pointed by President Wilson chairs
man of the Red Cross war council and
who is giving his time to the work
without compensation, in addressing
delegates from American Red Cross
chapters assembled in Washington
recently said:
''The most stupendous and appeal
ing call in the history of the worlu
to aid suffering humanity confronts
our Red Cross. Millions of men who
have been fighting for liberty lie
dead or wounded; millions of women
and children are homeless and help
less; hundreds of towns and villages
have been destroyed; disease and dis
tress are rampant.
"Up to now, our own people have
not suffered. While Europe has
been pouring out her life blood,
America has experienced a prosper
ity she had never known before.
But now We ourselves are in this
gigantic war. We now see that the
struggle against autocracy and ty-
ranny which our Allies have been
making is and has from ting first
been, IN reality, no less our struggle
than theirs. We ourselves mus tnow
share the suffering which they have
endured; We too, must bear the bur-
dens and we must do our part in q
real way.
Hundreds of American doctors ane
nurses are already at the front.
force of 10000 American engineer
will soon be rebuilding the railroads
of France. Upwards Of $4,000 Amer
lean men are now on the battlefield
of Europe, fighting as volunteers il
the Allied armies; soon $4,000 Amer
lean regulars will be added to thei
number. All our National Guard
to be modified, our regular army
to be recruited to full strength, an
$780, 900 other men shortly to be cal
ed to the colors. Within a few month
We should and will have in servic
an army of 100000 and a navy c
100000 men.
"These men must have of our hes
To prepare against their needs in az
vance will be a stupendous task whic
the Red Cross must undertake. Do
tors, n6rses, ambulances, must
made ready. Vast quantities of no
p'tal stores, linen bandages and SUI
plies of every kind must be prepare
and at once. If we wait, it may
too late. When We ask our own sol
and brothers to fight for our liber
1900 miles from home in count
already sore and afflicted, surely Y
cannot take care of them in the
day of suffering"
Rcd Cross work of relieving ST
fering is work that should appeal
all. Lumberton is failing to respo
to this appeal as it should, principa
because there is no local chapter
the Red Cross, the ladies here he
ing organized. a branch of the
tiolial Special Aid instead. TIL
have done, and are doing, good we
along this line, but the appeal of 1
Red Cross should not be neglect
1t would be fitting thing if the
dies of the National Special Aid wo
devote the balance of this week
raising funds for the Red Gre
Anyway, in the absence of any
ganized efforts locally, any VIII c
to contribute to the Red Cross IN
be sure their contribution will be
:, ed to relieve suffering if sent di,
to the Red Cross War Council, Wa
ington, d. C.