Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19
MARSHALLSAYS
RED CROSS IS
GODS ANGEL.
Asserts Only Dead He Knows
Are Those Who Can Join
and Do Not

New YOrIs-Thomas r. Marshall,
of the United States.
opened the christmas Rollcall' OF
the American Red Cross, which call
is expected during this week to re-
suit in every New Yorker, as well as
every loyal citizen of the land, re-
spending. Here ana memberw
Speaking before an assemblage
which filled the Metropolitan Opera
house, Mr.. Marshall sounded a high
note of patriotism and made ring
ing appeal to his hearers to join the
Red Cross, the work of which-as he
and others pointed out-does not eni
with the winning of the war.
Hhe Only "Dead" Are NOH-Mcmbers
Speaking in allegory, the Vice
president said that the men who died
to save democracy were not really
dead; that they were living forever in
the spirit of America, just as Wash
ington and Lincoln are still living in
the heart of the Republic. The only
dead persons he knew, he declared,
were those who could Join the Red
Cross and did not do so.
lie had feared before the war. he
admitted, that perhaps America had
lost her immortal soul through ma
terialism, but Americans conduct.
frca highest to lowest throughout
the conflict had dispelled this ap-
prehensioh.
Charles Evans Hughes, who pre-
sided over the meeting; Lieutenant
Colonel Charles w, Whittlesey. who
commanded the Lost Battalion" ana
told the Germans to go to hell when
they demanded his surrender; DIR.
Woods Hutchinson and Mrs. August
Belmont also addressed the Metro
politan Operahouse gathering, which
was held in the afternoon.
Workers Listen to Addresses
In the evening another large as
semblage, this one at the Manhattan
Operahouse. and consisting of in
dustrial units which are to partici-
pate in the big drive for members,
listened to addresses by Walter Jen-
nings, Chairman of the New York
County Chapter of the Red Cross:
DR.. Karl Reiland, of st. Georges Z.
T.. Church. Major General Emilio
Guglielmotti, of the Italian War Mis-
sion, and Lieutenant Colonel Cecil
c. Williams, of the Canadian Army.
Throughout the day and evening
special services were held in many
churches to inspire the members to
join the Red Cross, and a feeling was
worked up throughout the city which
seemed to promise well for the COM
plete success of the rollcall, which
actually will begin to-day.
on the Metropolitan Operahouse
stage at the afternoon meeting were
women members of the American Red
Cross Motor Corps, of the canteen
branch of the service, of the nursing
dlvision-all in uniforms-as well as
platoon from the 22d Infantry of
Governors Island and 100 singing
sailors from the Pelham Eay training
camp. The band of that camp occu-
pied the orchestra pit. r....
sAIr. Hughes, in opening the meet
ing, said this was the last and best
of the Red Cross drives-the Victory
drive. He said it was purposed to
make the people of the United States
and the members of the Red Cross in
terchangeable terms.
1--WE propose a new expression of
the unity of the American people"
he said. I'VE have rejoiced during
the war as we lost all thought of\
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opportunity like this one for giving
expression to the feeling of the
American people which sets aside all
division and brings us all together as
we send forth these armies of peace
to restore the world, to heal the.
wounds of humanity and to express
the instructive spirit of democracy
a love for our fellowmen."
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was greeted by tremendous cheering.
spoke only for few moments. He
is a fighter not an orator. But he
spoke long enough to pay warm trib-
ute to the Red Cross workers who
toiled at the fighting front and
brought to his men the little com
forts and luXures which were so
much appreciated.
Mrs. Belmont Tells of Good Deeds
Mrs. Belmont told in detail many
of the accomplishments of the Red
Cross-not only it's nursing work, but
it's care for the families of the fight
ing men, it's aid to prisoners, It's
sending of Christmas boxes, its re
lief work in Palestine, in Russia, in
Armenia, in Italy and wherever, in
deed. suffering existed. The Red
Cross. Mrs. Belmont added was the
.mobilized spirit of the American
people" and it should notnow be de-
mobilized.
DR.. Hutchinson narrated entertain
!ngly and wittily, his experiences of
more than a year up and down the
western front in Europe, and told,
too, of many of the marvels of mod
ern surgery and medicine.
TruIS n Ministering Angel
In concluding, Mr.. Marshall said:
TT will be the great mission of the
American Red Cross to be Gods min,
istering angel to those who suffer
a abroad and those who suffer here.
that they may indeed bring healing
and comfort and cheer to the hearts
that are broken with losses and
weary with dragging crosses, to-
heavy for mortals to bear .