Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16
Red Cross Next Week

Beginning next Monday the sec
ond Red Cross drive will be on, ia
extend one week, from May 20 to
May 27. Like the last drive this
campaign is for a national fund of
500, 100000. That is only $500,
per capita for the entire nation,
and will he easily subscribed with
in the time set apart for the
drive, in fact, it is confidently ex-
pected that the amount will he
largely over subscribed. 1t should
be over subscribed because the
Red Cross is the greatest organi-
zatlon in the world today and is
doing the greatest work for hu-
manity of all organizations.
The society now has over
22,O 100000 members. IL has dis
pcnsed multiplied millions i'm its
great work and no money on
pended has ever done more good
for humanity than the Red Gross
millions.
Briefly here are some OF The re-
suits from the last nine month";
work: Over S30,00O.OO0 expended
IN France, all in a prudent and
efficient manner. Many millions
more expended i'm other war-torn
European countries, and espec-
tally in Italy where the rescue
work of the Red Cross has ac-
complishcd great things and now
largely enable That smitlcn colln-
Try To keep UP her defense i'm tho
war.
IL has cared for more than 5O.-
600 homeless children: has or
Sanlzed an efficient campaign
against tuberculosis, hitherto un-
parelled in scopa. Has card for
thousands of refugees i'm the de-
Vastatcd areas of Franco and
Belgium and started the work of
i'm those stricken
countries. Ii is the foster mother
OF our soldier boys and its service
TO them is moi to he estimated i'm
dollars and cents. More than H.
600 nurses are now i'm Red Cross
work and hundreds of thousands
OF voluntary workers. are giving
tham 1Unc In nc.
Ihe task is tremendous and
constantly growing. Our money is
needed in increasing volume and
no other need appears to us with
greater measure of human inter
est. Remember we now have an
army of over 100000 soldiers.
and sailors to work for and this
number is to be increased at least
fifty per cent during the current
year. The one hundred million
asked will probably not prove
enough to meet the years need, so
come across literally and let us
over subscribe largely in this
ounty.
The Red Cross drive in Harri-
son county has be-n placed in the
charge OF the County War Service
Council and DR.. G. S. Kennedy of
Logan has been appointed to take
charge of the campaign. He has
sent out to all precinct chairmen
the supplies necessary for the
drive, also the quota for each pre-
clnct. 1T is asked that this drive be
put fully over i'm the week SET
aside. Some townships have al
ready collected considerable mon
ey for this purpose from sales. etc
but even though township MAY
have raised its full quota il is de-
sired that no one shall be shut out
from subscribing and voluntary
subscriptions are asked from all
even though a drive may not be
put on in your recinct. DR.. Ken
nrdy wants every patriotic person
in the county to have a share i'm
This subscription. If your War
Service Council does not call on
you call on them and pay i'm your
subscription the coming week.
1t has been we'll said of our Rec
Cross workers: Unto the ends
OF the earth under the Red Badge
OF Mercy they go to bind up the
wounds of the Nations. You are
asked to give from your we'll pro-
tected America. For your boys
fighting over there, for the chill
dren by the thousand homeless.
and hungry, the first touch ol
Gods dear understanding is in
the hands of your Red Cross"
Give now and give literally.
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