The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-11-06
LECTURE GIVEN
TO RED CROSS
MEMBERS FRI.

. Friday afternoon at the CONNER
cial Boosters rooms the members of
r the Logan Chapter of the Red Cross
, listened to a most interesting report
of the Red Cross convention given
by the Rev. Mr.. e. T. Lewis, presi-
dent of the local chapter, and an
, inspiring address by Mr. George F.
Oxley Of the Denver headquarters.
Among the points emphasized by
both speakers was the question Of
organization. The growth Of the
Red Cross work in the past six
months has been such as to necessi-
tate complete reorganization of
the Association as well ias greater
concentration of labor.
From a mere handful Of workers
in April the National Association has
increased it's membership to five
millions and has enlarged it's scope
of activities to include relief work
among the soldiers and civil popula-
ton in every allied country, besides
administering to the present and the
future needs of our army at the
!. front. In fact the Red Cross aims
to answer the needs of every great
emergency arising in the present
world struggle.
1t is the peoples organization and
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press their willingness to aid and
lend their sympathy with the friends
of humanity the world over.
Careful accounting of the funds
of the Association was given at the
convention. OF the immense sum
received by the Red Cross, $4,000
900 has been carefully appropriated
for work in France, Belgium, and
Russia; $6,000,000 has been return
ed to the chapter in the form of
the twenty-five per cent for local
work; and s75,0OO,OOO is still on
,hand. AS estimated the work of
the women amounts to over $5,-
100000.
The Red Cross emblem was also
explained and its use restricted by
law. 1t may not be used except by
permission of the Chapter and then
only under special conditions. The
arm-piece may not be worn in any
case by civilians. its use being re-
stricted to service on the field of
action.
Mr.. Lewis also brought back word
Of great membership campaign to
be launched at Christmas time, the
two-fold object being to swell the
membership of the Association by
ten million more workers If possible,
and to establish a definite time for
the renewal of membership and thus
do away with the present confusion
in that regard.
Mr.. Davis who is in charge of the
supply and transportation service at
Denver, compliments the workers of
the Logan Chapter on the excellent
work they are doing and particularly
ion the consignment of little wooden
slips for children which show that
the ladies here have the right idea
Of the needs abroad.
Mr.. George f. Oxley, national rep
resentative Of the American Red
Cross brought message of the ur-
gent need by the Association of all
knitted sets 1t is possible to turn
out. and II all the surgical bandages
1t is possible to prepare. To urge
the workers to increase their pro-
duction in these articles Is one OF
the objects Of his visit.
The recent German successes in
Italy have made II necessary to put
our men in the field long before 1t
was expected and there has been no
time in which to lay up the needed
supplies according to the original
plans of the organization. .,.r. Il
One million five hundred thousand
knitted sets are wanted as soon as
possible and OF this amount the
Rocky Mountain Division must fur
nish one hundred thousand sets.
The speaker made special appeal
to the workers not to send the ar
ticles to their own loved ones d.
rectly. but to send them through the
Red Cross which is trying to get
them where they are most needed,
So many Of our men are in southern
cantonments and at posts where the
weather is still fine. but abroad the
need for warmer clothing is indeed
urgent. He tsr lar i
| Furthermore, the great need for
surgical dressings cannot be over es-
timated, according to the message of
Mr.. oxiey Even with every pair of
willing hands employed too many