The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26
Red Cross Headquarters viii be Open
All This Week From
Two, Until Eight
O'Clock p. m.
cENTERs ON JOB ALSO
Keokuk Doing Fine, But We Must
Hurry up and Get the Rest Of the
Memberships by Next
Monday.

Red cross headquarters at 504 Main
street will be open from 2 p. IN. to
4 D. M. every day this week. The
centers are on the Job all the time.
and are doing fine, but Chairman Nc
Farland warns everybody they must
speed up If Keokuk is to make good
on this task of getting 1000 more
members.
1--WE are doing fine, but we must
have three or four hundred more
members at least IS the way he puts
II. "All together now, let's start the
New Year right by Joining tue Red
Cross"
Every store and office ought to
show the 100 per cent flag. A num-
Der OF stores are already IN TINS class
and there are many offices Which
might well afford to get their 100 per
CEN flags up There are only four
more days, now, and It's up to the To-
cal people to get busy and show the
Red Cross that Keokuk's patriotism
will stand the test that has been given
to us. 49,,
Christmas eve there was a splendid
display of Red Cross service flags in
the windows behind which flickered a
lighted candle. All I've the city The
candles cleaned forth from behind
the red cross on the field Of white
with it's border of blue, and a smaller
star in the flag for every member. 1t
was q splendid testimonial to the
way Keokuk has supported the Red
Cross, and should make every one re-
solve that there will be a flag in his
home or office by next Monday even
ing, New Years eve. 1t would be a
splendid thing if this resolution would
be carried into effect.
60 to headquarters, 504 Main street
any afternoon or early evening this
week, or go to the nearest center In
your neighborhood, and get your flag.
Thanks for helping my family SO
can soldier better now
This Is one OF the many messages 20
the Red Cross from a soldier. The Red
Cross not only looks after the sick
and wounded fighting man; 1t is moth
ering his wife and babies-seeing
that they have food, clothing, school
ing, and that they keep UP their stand
ard OF living. Many a man will sol
der better for what the Red Cross
does for his family.
Back Of the Red Cross is the spirit
of service that undertakes and per-
forms worldwide tasks of relief in
time of distress-as demonstrated IN
the recent disaster at Halifax.
Back Of the Red Cross are the PEG,
pie of all America, in whose hearts is
Embedded the principle Of love for hui
manity-worth living for and worth
dying for!
Patriots first, and sectarians, if we
must be-, ~afterward. Don't withhold
vi, caryira anI nrohQrchin from
the Red Cross because Of any differ
ence of opinion with the rest. Let's al
he Red Cross workers now. All fol
60 for all!
Service flags, so proudly displayed
IN the windows of homes where son:
have been called to war, should al
ways be accompanied by the Rec
Cross flag reminder that ever
though the lad is away, the folks a
home have not forgotten to help pro
vide for his comfort and safety.
Great membership is really vital tt
the Red Cross. If our membership
should decrease, the slump woult
undoubtedly be made a theme 70,
propaganda by pro-Germans and paci
fists. We must keep every membe,
we have now and get just as man.
more as possible.
Three cheers for Reinbeck, Thi!
iowa town of 1887 souls reports 10t
per cent membership late Wednesda!
the first chapter in the United
States to do so. Even a two-hour-olC
babe, yet unnamed, was enrolled. No
a chance for the kaiser when Amerl
can communities show this spirit,
So long as the war continues, tht
work of the Red Cross will go on ant
increase every day. The tremendou!
work now before the organization re
quires the most loyal and energetic
support from all the people in the
United States. We simply can't take
things easy these days.