The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-25
THE SECOND
CROSS WAR FUND
Call For Contribution of $780,
100000 Made-Campaign On
Oakland, Nd, April %, 1918.
To the people of Garrett county:

drive for this fund will take place May
2O-27, 1918, but the work of planning,
organizing and completing the nee
cessary arrangements to secure the de-
sired results has already been started
and from now until the close of the
campaign you should keep constantly in
mind what is expected of you towards
helping to make our boys and our sons
as we'll as our Allies comfortable while
at the front fighting our battles in or
der that we here at home may live in
peace and security and that our Nation
may continue free, and peace again
prevail on earth.
In June, 1917, the Red Cross War
Council asked the people of this coun-
try to contribute 800, 00O,O 900 to the
Red Cross. Such an amount had never
been asked of any people for purely re-
lief purposes.
The response of the people was proof
that the scope of the Red Cross would
never find its limitation in the willing
ness of America to give.
Because of the scale on which nations
must be organized for war TODAY. 1t
was apparent that it would be many
months before our Army could play its
full part in the war. During that
period it was important that America s
help be evident to our Allies, who for
so long had carried the burden.
1t has fallen to the lot of the Ameri-
can Red Cross to fill this gap, to bring
comfort and relief to those nations, and
in doing so to begin to play this
country's part in the war
1t should be in the mind and heart
of every American that Red Cross help
is Strengthening that spirit of our
Allies which is so essential to final sue
cess.
1t is vital that this work 90 on, and
because it must go on the Red Cross
War Council must again ask the Ameri-
can people to respond to an appeal.
Although the demands upon our
people are so great and so continuous,
the War Council approaches the people
for another 500, 900, 900 with no feeling
of apology, but in the knowledge that
this is the time of sacrifice, that con-
tinued giving is the spirit of the day,
that nothing matters but the winning of
the war, and that its record of achieve
ment is its justification for feeling that
the American Red cross is playing a
substantial part in bringing this war TO
a successful conclusion.
There must be no interruption to the
tasks of the Red Cross from lack of
funds, and the American people are
called upon and given another oppor-
tunity to contribute to this great work.
The sum of 81, 600 has been fixed as
the minimum sum to be raised in Gar
rett county during the drive MAY 20-27.
and we cannot afford to have it said
that we failed to do our part.
Our sons and brothers are now in the
thick of the fray over there" and the
toll they are paying through disease,
wounds and death is constantly on the
increase and will continue to grow until
the strife is ended and the enemies of
civilization and liberty put down.
Contributions may be made in the
form of cash or pledges.
Pledges mature in four months,
July /, August /, September l, Octo-
Der /.
The following named gentlemen have
been appointed to membership on the
| Executive Committee who will have
supervision of the work in their respec-
tive communities:
Messrs. K. A. Price, julius Littman.
Norval Speelman, Oryal A. WEIGH,
Chas. A. Bender, W. T. Stanton, Chas.
G. Keller, Carol Pattison, W. H. Glib.
son, Floyd c. Diehl, William A. Smith.
j. Alvin Friend, Marshall Frankhouser.
G. 5. Hamill, ST., j. W. Hart, Jos. E..
Rathbun. James Aronhalt, J. H. San
ders, G. A. Hilleary, D. 0. Roth, Frank
Michael, James Amman, c. j. Otto.
Gideon Gnagey, j. B. Emory, Frank B.
Trout, Arthur j. Garrett, Chas. A.
Ream, M. W. Pendergast, DIR. Elem
ing Howell, D. E. Bolden. F. A. Thaver,
and D. E. Offutt.
Arrangements will be made in the
near future for meeting of this COM
mittee.
The women's committee will be NAM
ed within few days. and their organiza.
ton effected.
Mr.. Charles H. Loar has been ap-
pointed the War Fund Cashier to whom
all remittance will be made and who
will make proper acknowledgment of
the same,
1t will require work and strenuous eff
fort on the part of our people to reach
the goal, but the money can be raised
and there is no such word as fail.
Sincerely yours,
EDWARD H. SINCELL.
Red Cross War Fund Chairman for
Garrett county.