Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-23
GREATEST FEATURE OF RED
CROSS WEEK.
FUND NOW HAS $4,000
V ASHINGTON WIRES TO GET AT
LEAST $4,000.
Red Cross Committees Are Working
Hard to Show Imperial Among
the Most Patriotic Counties.

Ell Centre, June 23.-Throwin-
aside business cares and weekend
trips, will tonight yield to the carni-
val spirit and humanity will bene-
fit.
Committees having in charge the
great street parade, the street dance,
the unveiling of the Goddess of Lib
iorty and other features, have COM
pleted their work. Smiling, they say
that this city is destined to series
Of entertainments tonight that will
be unequaled for years.
Yesterdays splendid response to
/ the call for funds to swell the ma
tonal endowment fund of the Red
Cross boosted the total contributions
for Ell Centre to $4,000. The total
collected during the day was $23OO,
the best days work thus far. 1t Is
Lelieved now that Ell Centro's con-
tribution to the Red Cross will now
reach $4,000.
Return of cooler weather aids the
plans of the carnival committees. 1t
i i. predicted that more than 1000 per-
sons will participate in the street
dance after the parade, unveiling ana
otner features have been enjoyed.
Word From Washington.
This morning County Chairman
Richmond received the following tele-
gram from C. w. Dietrich, secretaiy
of the national Red Cross council, at
Washington:
"A l.. Richmond, American Red
Cross, FL Centre, Calf: You have
reason to be proud of the splendid
results of your campaign and we are
relying upon you to contribute at
least $4,000 to our war funds. l.
am sure your patriotic citizens will
Re satisfied with nothing less than
their full share in this enterprise in
behalf of sick and wounded soldiers.
&C. w. DIETRICH,
Secretary Red Cross War Council.
The only contribution sent in by
any outside community was received
with joy this morning, when the I'M
perial auxiliary brought 1866 to the
LEGAL Red Cross headquarters. This
was the sum netted by interchangeable
work on the part OF the Imperial
workers.. Imperial is expected to
laise at least $1,000.
Monday will be the closing day of
the campaign. The theatres have
given up their houses for the day,
and everyone will be asked to go to
he movies at least once during the
day and evening.
What Is You Answer?
The most stupendous and appeal.
ing call in the history of the world
to aid suffering humanity confronts
our Red Cross. The great drive to
answer the outstretched hands of the
suffering hordes of Europe is being
made this week For these six day;
the hundred million people of these
United States will be given an oppor-
tunity to render succor to those who
Rave bled that those principles Of lib
erty which are the foundation stones
Of our constitution shall still exist.
They will also be given an opportu-
rity to lend helping hand to our
soldiers and sailors who will soon
soon be in the midst of this wor q
conflict.
Are the American people going to
wait until the casualty lists start
TO come in before they awaken to the
realization that this country is at
war? Are the American people going
to hesitate to sacrifice dollars wher
thousands upon thousands of our
youths in the prime of life are going
forth to do battle for us and to sac
rlfice their most precious lives for us f,
It's dollars on our part, and far
dearer thing-life-on their part.
Where is the comparison?
What is the answer of those Amer
leans who cannot shoulder a gun?
Not What We Give, But What We
Share"
Thousands of times during this
week objection to the appeal of the
Red Cross has been made on the
ground that 81 have just bought so
many Liberty bonds; have contrib
uted so much here and so much there;
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