Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-04-26
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES
Contributed by
MISS LOUISE AVER,
Secretary Olympia Chapter.

| From now until May q the one
/ big subject for all of us is the Red
Cross drive which begins actively on
! May 20. One hundred million dol
lars is to be raised by the whole coun-
| try. What Thurston county's quota
viii, be is not yet announced; prob
ably in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Last year, you will remember, our
quota was $4,000 and we raised
over $4,000. Mr.. c. H. Springer
has been appointed manager, and he
will have as assistants some who
hoped materially before.
This is not like Liberty bonds,
which, even from a financial point of
view, are a good investment. This is
giving But nevertheless 1T is the
finest investment you can make. for
| it will not only save the lives of our
boys-the biggest asset the country
pier and better to feel yourselves
part and parcel of this greatest HUI
manitarian scheme the world has
ever seen. Il have used that express
sion before, but it is one that should
be repeated often till it is firmly
fixed in the memory and understand
! ing.)
Be ready, then, not only to give
on request, but to offer promptly
what you believe to be your share of
this fund. Few If any of us have yet
suffered more than inconvenience
from our war subscriptions. And if
all give in proportion, no one will
need to make a real sacrifice to meet
this call. But don't waste too much
time thinking about that side of 1t.
The money must be raised, so let us
do our part sensibly and cheerfully
and forget it.
Those who heard the very interest
ing speeches by foreign officers at
Capital Park Saturday night will he's
itate to use the word sacrifice" in
connection with money at all. Only
those who are offering their lives are
making sacrifices. The difference
between every material thing you
possess and your life is SO great that
there is no comparing them.
The Northeast Division at Seattle
Is to hold an institute from May 6 to
IL. There are 113 chapters in the
division and IL all send representa-
tives It should be valuable meet
ing. All who can will go from this
chapter. The new surgical dressings
will be taught by the division officers
who have been learning them in
Washington, d. C. A representative
from New York will teach the new
sphagnum moss dressings so that
that branch of work for which Thurs
ton county chapter Is especially
adapted can be re-opened.
| There Is still SO much haziness n
many minds regarding the character
and scope OF Red Cross work that it
would be we'll for everyone who can
ito attend these meetings. You are
going to do this work anyway, but
you will do It with much greater sat
isfaction and enjoyment II you get in
closer touch with other chapters and
with the division which stands as q
sort Of parent to all Of US.
An Olympia boy writes: 1.-THE
Red Cross IL certainly doing good
work, as they have their army Of
workers strung out along the front
line from Belgium to Italy serving
sandwiches, hot drinks, ETC.. to the
boys In the rear Of the front line.
4 The Y. M. G. A. and Salvation Army
1 are also doing good work alongside
Of the Red Cross, but the Red Cross
seems to be the most popular"
i This Is one Of the things your
money will be used for.