The Delta independent., 1917-11-23

Cross is one of the institutions that
commands and enlists the sympathy
and aid of every person who desires
to do what good can be done.
"Giving is a peculiar process. When
we give we want to see the object of
our giving. If wounded soldier came
to your door tonight, there wouldn't
be anything in your house too good
for him. Everything you have got
would be at his command. and the
way that we want to make giving
through the Red Cross delightful is to
make everybody feel who gives. that
they understand where the gift is
going. Let us begin a campaign in
Delta county, so that no person will
be unconcerned about the Red Cross
work and tat it is for. and when the
people understand this, then the prin-
cipal work will be done. Let us teach
the community that when they give to
the Red Cross they are giving for the
relief of the boys and men in the army
who will receive that relief in the
time of their greatest extremity. And
when these young fellows who have
never known hardship before, but
were raised by sheltered firesides.
look out with the agony of death upon
them, let the first sign they will see
will be the sign on the arm of the sur
geon that bends them over. and re-
member that the time that they will
have to wait for that relief depends
upon US And if they fail, it will mean
that the man behind the gun is not
sent the relief soon enough. The
sign of the man who has recovered
sufficiently to enable him to leave
the hospital the sign on the arm OF
the surgeon and the sign upon the
the arm of the nurse who attends him,
and the auto that bears him will be
the same sign under which you are
meeting here today.
Last year we spent 5000. .000. 900 for
candy alone. The Red Cross has re-
ceived 100000, ,000-just half the
amount we have spent for confections.
you say you have only few mem
bers. 1t is because they don't know.
Human hearts are, same in Delta coun-
ty as they are everywhere else. The
soldier wounded and brought back in
-slretcher from No Mans Land will
have to lie there in the blood soaked
garments unless some kind woman or
some good girl has made things for
his comfort.
Some of the greatest work that is
performed is being done by the wom-
en-. The smallest effort that you
make, whether sewing or knitting. or
money. is needed by the Red Cross.
and the man on the battlefield in the
direst agony viii take it and bless the
giver If this is neglected the man
will lie there upon the battlefield or
on a hospital cot neglected. and il will
be chargeable to the neglect of the
person who wouldn't do what he
could.
DO what you can; go on and end
the war and end il forever upon the
globe.
Continuing, he said: There are
some things don't like TO talk about:
they are so terrible you wouldn't be
lieve them $4,000 men at Camp Fun
ston are being trained. At Junction
City. eighteen miles away, vice ring
has been formed to lure the soldiers
and take their money. The Y. NJ C.
A. Is working against them. They
need money. have two nephews
there. | am willing that they should
go to France and die in a fair fight.
but am not willing that they fall
within the clutches of the harpies
here on United States soil"
Mr.. Kelley closed by making a
forceful appeal to all TO do our best.
ana repeated a poem written by him
self which was fitting tribute to our
national defenders.
Following this address the members
of the Delta County chapter repaired
to Masonic hall and election of Of
ficsrs was held, resulting as follows:
Mortimer Stone, Chairman. Mrs. T.
Il Lamb, secretary. and Floyd J. Har-
ding. treasurer,
At conference of the various
workers representing the several por-
tions of the county, il was deemed ad-
visable to have all the county officers
elected from Delta, and that Delta
should he the official headquarters,
This also Cnncmrred with the wish eN-