The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-19
n MlIL q! RED Cross MEMBERS

A smilla0n Red Erosss members in
lows; an Invitation to every man, wo-
man and child in every town and city
and on every farm in the state to
join, and all before Christmas Eve.
That is the maximum goal for the
Red Cross drive that was started on
Monday in every city and town in the
state. ,%'..as -
simultaneously, in every state in the
union, similar drives were started.
The aim of these great drives is to
give the Red Cross membership Of
15,OOO,00O people in the United States.
How will that strike the Kaiser?
At present there are 100000 men,
hers IN the Red Cross in Iowa. This
number must be raised to at least
100000. To that end, patriotic men
land women all over the state are de-
voting their time and money Deem
Der Is to December rs in whirlwind
campaign of one week.
People are not being asked to give
large sums. 1t is campaign for mem
berships. They are being asked to give
the Red Cross a Christmas present
OF service which means more than
saaoney. The personal backing of ,OOO,-
DOG IOwalis is what is sought The feel
ing that almost half Of the population
of this great state is a member and
personally interested in the Red Cross
is what is desired.
John Wallace. chairman of the state
campaign is urging the workers under
him ito enlist entire families in the
cause
Don't stop with the membership of
the father of the family" he told his
assistants at the big meeting in Des
Moines on December Is, get the en-
tire family. Get the father to take
out a $500 membership for himself,
which includes years subscription
TO the Red Cross magazine. and a 81
membership for every member of the
family Let the children feel they
are doing their part to aid the organi.
cation that will save the lives of
thousands of our soldiers. We want
the entire family to get behind this
cause. Red Gross means patriotism"
So thoroughly has the campaign
been organized that schools, Sunday
schools, churches, colleges, labor Or
carnations and many other organiza-
tons and branches of society will be
solicited. Arrangements have been
made for special Red Cross meetings
in every city and county in the state
The work in each community will
be In charge. of the local chapter of
the Red Cross. It is the duty of the
chapter chairman to SO organize his
community through campaign commit
tees that every man, woman or child
will have an opportunity to join the
Red Cross. No man or woman is too
old, no child too young to join
Thousands of pieces Of Red Cross
literature have been distributed to
workers over the state and if there
is a person in Iowa who does not
know what the Red Cross is doing
for the soldiers of the nation, he will
have an opportunity to learn all about
the work through this literature.
Reports from chapters over the state
indicate that the campaign is being
thoroughly organized and that Iowa
will go over the top. To get mil.
lion members, however, will require
the hardest kind of work 1t is up to |
the people Of Iowa to volunteer for
the work and to get back of the Red
Cross in this campaign to the limit
,of their ability. It is heart interest
and work that will put 100000
folks In Iowa back Of the Red Cross
"A. Z