El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-26
THE RED CROSS CAMPAIGN: A
DUTY THAT is ALSO A JOY

PASo started out to raise $4,000 for the Red eros.
and raised nearly 100000 in the city itself, while
- the surrounding district gave $4,000 additional
Fl Paso thus gives about 80 per cent than the pro-
portion its population bears to the population of the
country
It is remarkable record, and it wonderful
pagn that effected the result FL Paso has had good
many well organized campaigns for money for public
purposes in recent years. but that did better
work than this one made universal appeal
FL Paso in times past has given money to relieve
famine IN Russia and Ii Mexico to relieve suffering by
flood fire. and earthquake in Galveston, San Francisco
end elsewhere; the Belgian relief work received several
thousand dollars from here and the Jewish relief fund
strengthened by $4,000 at the last local appeal But
Of the big campaigns for money here nave been
Tor institutions Of local worth and need such the Y
N. {. A. and Y. W. C. A, or the chamber Of commerce
budget in the of the Liberty Loan for investment
The Red Cross campaign called for immense sum
of money to be taken at out of the community and
sent to eastern eeners for the purchase Of neceSsaes
FOR the needy in Europe and for the Quitting of salvage
CORPS the human wrecage Of The call purely
humanitarian and unselfish one having not the least
faint Of self interest recompense other than the inward
sense Of right deed performed Yet, in many ways
the $4,000 thus given by FL Paso the best investment
we ever made
Hundreds of earnest workers left their the
routine of life and spent days and nights at hard labor
taking the thousands of subscriptions which make up the
total It was hard work. very hard yet such was the
zest put into it by the volunteers that they made it
light and happy task after all The spirit of good fellow
ship and jollity pervading the whole campaign viii be
long remembered, and the community has been stirred to
generous and true impulse never before The net
effect the stimulation OF the whole community through
education in the beauty of free giving and through the
great experience of united effort in good and the
invincibiity of the human will
There two features OF the campaign that deserve
special mention. One the unanimous participation of
the workers. the wage who from the least to the
highest contributed their dollars and dimes to the Red
Cross At the meetings of the teams many pathetic in
cdents reported that helped to inspire all to new
effort Many of the large subscribers really strained their
resources giving but of those in the community
who live from day to day. from moment to moment,
and have In store gave willingly Of their
neager earnings when meant actual and severe
deprivation to themselves.
The other point which The Herald deems It timely
to lay stress is the cordial cooperation Of the Mexican
people both sides of the river and the Spanish speak
ing Americans. Members Of the Red Cross teams having
the great industries TO all reported that the Mexican
wage workers, and women boys and girls seemed to
feel the necessity of giving to the Red Cross and often
did wait TO be asked In such industries the steam
launde the foundres and machine shops where Spanish
speaking employees In the majority, every employee
gave something to the fund. Women making house to
house reported that the moment the Mexican
people the Red Cross brassard they handed out the
money signed the card and among all the contributors
there were willing givers than these.
In Juarez, the prominent of Mexican society
both sides Of the river themselves voluntarily, and
without any suggestion from the Red Cross committees
organized for raising funds and accompanied but not
aided by FL Pasoans their guests visited all the business
places representative citizens of battle torn and mpov
ehed Juarez and by their generous efforts collected