The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Beginning Next Monday Every Home
in Village Will Be Canvassed
for New Members.
1t is the Duty of Persons Not Already
Enrolled in This Organiza-
ton to Join Now.

Red Cross during the week beginning
December IT, 1t is indeed to be a big
drive for it is planned to have every
home in the whole United States Wis
tied that every resident in this coun-
try shall have a chance to know about
and to join the Red Cross. Everything
has been worked out Systematically
and it is hoped that by the time the
chimes are ringing for Christmas eve
at least 100000 names will be add
red to the roster of this great So
ciety.
The plans for Mile Laos county are
these: Every township is to be d.
vided into four equal divisions and
chairman will be appointed for each
division Each of these chairman will
select nine assistants, each one of
whom will have charge Of section and
will see that every home in his section
is visited. Each Of these reports to
his chairman, who in turn reports to
the chairman of the Mile Laos county
chapter here in Princeton. His report
will go to the northwestern divisions
headquarters in Minneapolis and from
there reports are sent to the national
headquarters. in Washington. Likely
very much the same plans will be car
ried out generally, and in this way all
parts of the country will be visited
and reported from at practically the
same time.
The village of Princeton will be can
vassed by wards. Mrs. Harry Shock
ley will be the chairman for the first
ward, Rev. DR.. Peatfeld for the Sec
ond ward, Rev. Jas. A. Geer for the
third ward, Mrs. T. H. Galley for the
fourth ward, and Rev. A. Melin for
the fifth ward.
Different localities have different
plans for keeping the public informed
each day about the progress of the
drive The plans here in Princeton
are for the erection of big clock on
a prominent corner. One hand will
point to the figure that designates the
desired goal and the other hand will
indicate the progress toward that goal.
The church bells on Christmas eve
are to ring every half hour from 7:30
to 9, and in some places it is planned
to celebrate by the singing on the
streets by Red Cross members Of
Christmas carols:
1t is hoped that those who have
been members for some time will
make this the occasion for the renew
ing Of their memberships, and it is
planned to enlist every member of
every family where that is at all pos
sible.
Every home where there is Red
Cross member is entitled to Red
Cross service flag to put in window
with as many stars on it as there are
members of the family. On Christmas
eve everyone is requested to put a
lighted candle behind the fag-which
lis transparency-so that it's en-
blems, with all they stand for, may
fttingly shine forth.
Each one appointed to secure men,
berships is instructed to find out for
the government the reasons for any
ones objections to becoming Red
Cross member. That anyone can have
any valid objection seems incompre-
hensible and that any, but very, very
hi of ~ loir
able to afford being member seems
unthinkable It should be considered
an honorable duty to be member-a
glorious privilege to belong to socie-
ty that is so far-reaching in the multi
tudinous things it accomplishes When
a great disaster like that which just
occurred at Halifax takes place it is
the Red Cross that is Immediately
placed in charge of the relief work. So
you-whoever you may be and in
whatever remote part of the country
YOU may reside-by being a member
are contributing your bit to the work
of mercy.
To the sick and wounded the Red
Cross is a ministering angel; to the
afflicted it is helping hand; to the
starving it doles out food; for the
homeless it provides shelter; it carries
comfort to the desolate; it restores
help to the sick; it reaches forth and
plucks back from the jaws of death
many who would otherwise perish on
the battleields.
When you stop to think Of it can you
afford not to belong-not to be men,
Der. of this humane movement? What,
n comparison, is your small donation
to the wonderful work of which you