Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-26
RED CROSS NOTES.
(By c. G. Yoran.)

| (By 4. u. 1Oran.)
There has not yet been time to as
certain the exact figures on the men,
bership either in Manchester or Della
ware county. Memberships are still
being turned in and others are renew
ing so that constant growth in
membership is hoped for in addi-
| tion to the large number secured dur
ing the campaign. Anyone who failed
to hand in his name may give it to
any of the solicitors or to the First
National Bank where the membership
roll is kept permanently.
As Manchester's population at the
last census was 3,103, the SO per
cent quota for Manchester would be
1851. This number was passed last
Saturday, with about a hundred to
spare and on Monday lis names were
added, so that the total membership
for Manchester is in excess of 1900.
Reports from the branches indicate
proportion to their population than
Manchester and some did not add so
many. One branch reported that no
members were secured in the cam
paign because the workers were too
busy to solicit members. The work all
over the county was handicapped by
lack of supplies and buttons but al
most every one was patient and did
the best they cou'd dnder the circum-
stances.
It should be said that Manchesters
members were individually secured
and no wholesale contributions were
received and applied as memberships
! to swell the total. In some cases
where a person had not been a men,
Der in 1917 Two memberships were
taken. one for the 1917 dues and one
| for 1878 but no one was asked 10 paw
for number of memberships to make
larger showing, and no one did so.
It is believed that much greater in
terest in what the Red Cross is do
ing will result from the many new
members in Manchester and that the
production of supplies for our fight
ing men will be correspondingly in
creased.
The Red Cross work rooms are in
the basement of the Carnegie library
building and every person who wants
to help a little in the work is urged
to go there and either work in the
rooms or take material home to work
with.
The membership campaign was an
opportunity for the men of Manches-
ter to do something in the same cause
which their wives have been so faih-
full in serving and many welcomed the
chance to help. Although this is the
busiest time of the year for most
men, there were few who did not give
their time freely and some of them
seem to have struck such la gait
that they were unable to stop but are
continuing to bring in memberships.
There is no reason why the campaign
should stop until every person in
Manchester is member Of Red Cross.
The papers are telling about men
in other towns who are giving all
their time to Red Cross work, help
ing to pack and ship boxes and re-
lieving the women of all Of the heavy
work. There are men in Manchester
much better for it.
The time has come when every man
should be ashamed if he is not doing
all he can to aid the war in one way
or another, and there are many ways
for the man who wants to help. With
our eleven hundred new members
we ought to give a big boost to the
Red Cross work in Manchester and
each one will be expected to do what
he can.
The man who says he is not inter-
ested in Red Cross is either pro-Ger-
man or pro-d-l.