South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-17
BIC RUSH ON To
JOIN RED CROSS
Many Local Organizations Are
Uniting With City Chap
ter in a Body.
u have joined. Have your"

ton with red cross en- 10 are the
only receipts given 20 those who are
Joining the st. Joseph county chap
ter OF the American Red Cross So
ciety. While the actual campaign for
5000 members will not start until
Thursday. hundreds Of applications
arS being received at the office of the
South Bend Federation for Social
Service in the Chamber Of Com
merce building.
Many organizations are joining tho
chapter in a body. the latest 10 turl
in their mem berships being the
Knights OF Columbus council and the
manufacturers bureau Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce. Both OF these or
ganizations took this action at meet
ings held Monday evening The ST
Joseph County Dental society has
sent in Is applications for member
ships through Dr. John a. StOeckley.
Offer Their Assistance
Several more organizations Tues
day volunteered 20 assist in the cam
Paign for memberships. The latest
10 offer their services are the chill
dren's Dfspensary association. the
Polish Falcons. the Hungarian So
cieties and the Ayudadora circle. The
Polish women who will help Will
work under the direction OF Mrs.
Martha Grzesk and the Hungarian
people viii be in charge of Mrs.
oscar Won Barandy.
In Saturdays patriotic parade
there will be a special division for
members OF the Red Cross chapter.
Persons desiring TO offer their auto
mobiles for use in the Red Cross sec
tiOn have been requested TO notify
the Chamber of Commerce
James b. Austin, Harrison av., "A
veteran newspaper correspondent in
Washington, ID. c., who is in tke city
recovering from severe illness.
went 10 the Red Cross headquarters
and took out subscribing member
ship in the chapter. Mr. Austin re
lated an incident that happened at
the time OF the Johnstown food.
which he said caused him 10 assist
the Red Cross society any time he
had the opportunity.
Red Cross Sends Help.
Mr.. Austin at that time. was con-
nected with one Of the largest press
services in Washington. At the time
of the flood few wires into the west
out OF the capital were working. Al
most at the same time that the press
service received word OF the Johns
town flood Miss Clara Barton then
directing nurse of the Red Cross so
ciety. came into the Office and heard
the first report of the disaster She
Immediately started the work of ar
ranging relief for the stricken city.
While the American Red Cross so
ciety is the official government insti-
tuition for caring for soldiers wound
ed in battle. this is not its only pur
pose nor will il be the only thing the
organization will have TO do in the
V ar with Germany. The wounded
and those made homeless in disasters
such as the Johnstown flood, the San
Francisco earthquake and the tor
nadoes at Newcastle and New Albany
are cared for by the society.
In its campaign for 100000
mem bers at this time. the national
organization is laying special stress
upon the fact that the soldiers and
sailors will need medical attention,
but in its appeal the society is not
failing 10 realize that relief will have
10 be given 20 the dependents At
home. Following is part of the ap-
peal sent out by Eliot WadswOrth Of
Washington, acting chairman of the
society.
Has Been Neutral.
Numbers Of self-sacrificing per-
sons during the last two years have
given ali OF their time and enthusi-
asm 10 specialized relief. We have
had 10 be neutral. 10 lessen suffering
wherever We have found IT, We
could do nothing else. if we We're
true TO the spirit OF our founder.
Others have preferred through keen
sympathy 20 work for special nation
al relief funds and 20 make special
forms OF dressings and bandages Tor
surgeons OF this or that particular
country. This work of these persons
has been one OF the sustaining in
spirations of American life.
But now the conditions are all
changed. IL is the United states it
self that may need our organized as
sistance. We do not know at what
minute this country may demand our
uttermost resources. There IS no pos
sibllity Of divided sympathy. And
our government has made il plain
beyond the chance OF doubt that
where America is -uffering. or in
danger Of suffering. the American
Red Cross must bear the burden OF
national relief and command the
loyal and devoted help OF the entire
country.
we are ready now TO provide per
sonnet 90 care for the sick and
" ounded OF an army OF 100000
men. and 20 bring instant relief q,
the dependent families Of volunteers
our surgical dressings we have
standardized to meet the specia
needs OF the United States army. II
one year we have added 20 our rolls
more than "a quarter OF million
members. Today we need a million
new members az once. The time has
come when we must ask and obtain
the undivided support Of patriotic
Americans everywhere
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