The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-07

DRIVE BEGINS MONDAY

On Monday, December 16, the Am
erican Red Cross, the most honored
the most revered, the most deeply be-
loved organization in the world, will
begin the annual roll-call of its mem
bers, and all over this peace-blessed
land, millions upon millions of loyal
and grateful American men, women
and children will proudly answer
''Here" as they advance to pay their
annual membership fee of one dollar
and have their names once more in
scribed on the list of those who are
pledged to aid and succor distressed
mankind.
On Christmas eve a year ago, 22,-
100000 American citizens had given
to the allied world pledge of faith
more convincing than gathering
armies and ships of war. Nearly ten
millions of school children, the on
coming American generation, were on
the roll of honor
Conceive, if you can, just what this
tremendous endorsement of the prin-
ciples for which the Red Cross stands
humanity and mercy-meant at
that time to world torn by war, on
the every brink of CHASTITY defeat,
facing future that for days at
time seemed to hold out as the result
of the conflict only unspeakable hor-
rors and the depths of degradation for
all civilization.
What did membership say to the
soldiers, what did the dollar that you
paid a year ago proclaim to the ut
termost parts of the UNIVERSE? 1t
told that glorious body of fighting
men who at Christmas time last year
were falling by the thousands in order
to push the American flag to victory,
that there was noble nation of true
and loyal hearts at home, solemnly |
covenanted to make the same sacri- |
fees for truth and honor.
In the words of Henry P. Dawson,
chairman of the war council of the
American Red Cross: Through all
this tumult of death, and of glory,
the Red Cross has kept the faith To
every war-blighted country where it
could make it's way it has done as the
messenger of the American people,
healing the sick, feeding the hungry,
clothing the naked and cheering the
hopeless. The end is not yet. The
worlds measure of suffering is
greater than we can know until time
fits the curtain which hides it,"
There will be many long day be-
ore all the boys come home The
Red Cross has still a great, a mar
,ellous work Of humanity to do 1t
leeds the weight of every Americans
The Red Cross needs from you and
rom each member of your family the
auction of its mission as expressed
y the answer you will make to the
oll-call on December 16.
AS Mr.. Dawson says: ''The Red
ross must have 100 per cent mem
ership in order that it may deliver 7
S message with the voice of the
hole nation, in order that to every :
merican soldier who has been will
lg to offer his life for his country's
ause, wherever he may be, the Red
ross shall stand as the ever-present :
mbodiment Of his home and his
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ONE time, when all around the world
lie home bells, clear above the noise :
the war, will ring the undying
essage of goodwill. There are sad
omes, and not many happy ones, L
hen the whole world suffers, but
ere are millions of homes and mil :
ms of hearts where the Christmas
anne will burn brighter for the :
ought that the path between them D
ID the field of battle is clear to the
I'd Cross messenger, and that while
cir man guards liberty's altar, the ID
ID Cross is guarding his.
"This roll call is a plea for your -
edge. Make it unanimous -