The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
RED CROSS WEEK

RED CROSS WEEK
 vT~ HERE ARE many roads to service A country is not
 brought to victory by it's soldiers but by the of it's intelligence it's morality it's industry and self denial
 The most difficult duty laid the citizen by the that of going to the front There alone discomfort separation loss of profitable occupation wounds ana pam Some drafted uery and destroyed utterly for the things of the world
 Behind firing citizens too old to go or not at the moment needed These till the farms, keep industry think out inventions bind wounds and do the million things by which civilized nation strong victory
 The institutions of civilization rallied about property var IS most o all attack property goods in and in buildings, in factories and ships.
 As rule old to fight have the most goods Their goods primarily the object of enemy assault The of goods have peculiar obligation toward the l
 Being too old to fight being of intelligence and skill of extraordinary degree they cannot the firing line The organizers and always valuable to be used on the firing line.
 Their duty to organize at home They are strike the fountain of industry gush abundanty. ther share of this abundance they give generously a if that should be nocesary for the support of war which all threatens they founded the goods they have assembled t I
 Bridgeport comes another phase Her men have regis tered completely The number of sackers in Bridgeport z counted on the fingers of one hand.
 The liberty bonds been berally This comparatively poor city has taken almost worth the national debt liberty bond is investment It sacrifice than token of opulence.
 The phase marks time when property will make al sacrifice above that involved taxation and far above that involved in subscriptions for liberty bonds S#
 This is Red Cross The Red Cross hundred dollars Bridgeport center wealth hive of industry of productive power demand straight from the President of the United States through the Red Cross hon which alone in the world has the right conceded by all peoples to immunity the battle field for purpose aid ing the injured and the suffering. sgFs
 This demand not tax is not in the form of con scrpton It puts duty up the individual decide upon the measure of his own performances
 This nation is nation of peace It hates prefers b bind rather than b them This is the speech of the people sounded in through which public opinion is manifested The Cross very by which the pains of migated by which wounds < healed, and errors repaired
 What will do Mr Wha will
 Perhaps is already the firing line; going Perhaps daughter Red Cross preparing to be Then you will want the Red work form, for the sake of those.
 If family is unrepresented the firing line the hospitals of Europe then will feveny desire other forms of sacrifice do share for those
 Every work concludes in action. making proectie for it; in transporting the and it's that will contribute in the largest possible degree to end
 the work useful part it. consists very little in words very much in action.
 Some 250 of the of Bridgeport have assembled them response to the call of the president this for the Red Cross This organization represents element in Bridgeport will give their funds, gener- osly of them very generously They will weeks
 They will remind every man of his duty will show him how to contribute to the Red Cross
 They will assemble the those who generously the call of patriotic obligation This it will written will constitute the present and the future by which the patriotism of Americans be exhibited in the highest form that it take aside from the giving of the actual person to the battle line.
 The preliminary organization for the work is we'll nigh per feet Names have been caaogued The of ability to give fixed There will be confusion calls name Is gyenlto team and only There can be no whether particular volunteer has actually been visited and his contribution received.
 In who has invested in Liberty bond that not warrant further depletion the commit tee receive bonds in place of cash contributions.
 the first time in the history of Bridgeport during many which duty of voluntary giving has assembled whole people, people Here IS secaran affair group enterprise partisan endeavor Here IS the nation BrdQeport than ehousandh part doing the greatest mercy the have looked upon
 shall be your part good sir madam, in this which brings face with the solemn truth that