The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-20
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member that .., ore
Resides the adult members there arr
millions of Junior members--anu .ne
: work for all to do in this drNe.
nave come here today to tell you soiiie-
thing Of what is done with your iholes
aftar If is Maid into the Red cross Do
youv know that every dollar tlal suu
invest in the Red Cross does Sl.o- oen.s
worth of work. Millions nave peen a
Maid nv the American people INTO liie
Red Cross fund. but did you know inois
than one hundred per GEM -.
money goes to the Hed Iross W.
But NJ. only through the way III VIII .es
this money is invested does !.
great returns, but through inc ias1
that the Red Cross has sucn seaHu ~ ,
in this country and throughout
world that wherever a represen1ae.s :.
goes to an institution TOT servioo ~
supplies. these are given elmer d. 10.
or ten per cent discount aiioWeu-
there is more 4than this to increase the
ya1ue Of 4 Red Cross dollar. and OF par
amount inheritance is the work OF the
women. More than five million de-
voted women giving their time to the
making of knitted garments, the rolling
of bandages. the making OF surgical
dressings. And what they save Tor Ihs
Red Cross amounts to at least S5t,oou'
600. Thus your one hundred miilloh
dollars really amounts to two hundrea
million by the time the Red Cross mas
put it to work.
Remember this-the Red Cross Is
with your boy from time he leaves
home until he returns Almost De1ore
he has left, the Red Cross is on mana
to help or comfort him. The canteen
service of the Red Cross Is on hand 10
meet the troop trains with hot coffee.
sandwiches, fruit, ETC., with a word OF
cheer to speed your boy on his way.
And remember this-it is not so much
what YOU give them, though that COM
forts and helps, and they need it badly,
oftentimes-but it is the personal toucn
the suggestion OF home, the thought
that someone cares. The thought that
you are backing them up, wishing them
Godspeed. And when they are over
there and the Red Cross gets close to
them with its service, it Is with keen
sense of pride that these boys say: My
mother, or my sister, or my sweetheart
belongs to the Red Cross
And no less important Is the home
service of the Red Cross. You could
not know what this means unless you
have worked with it, unless you have
seen 1t, as / have, doing its work OF
mercy for these men.
"They go to the Red Cross for all
manner of help, for all kinds OF RELIEF
and comfort. The other day In Pitts
burg, for instance. young man came
to Red Cross headquarters in. great dis
tress. He was worried about his fam
lily at home. His trouble seemed. to
h i'm, fy1Hr VfoI. In prr{ ~ Foxry
hours the Red Cross had gotten in
touch with that young wife Of his ana
the message was given him that to his
home that day had come splendid
boy, and that to his salary had been
added an additional ten dollars for this
new member of the family. It was good
to see the trouble roll off that young
man and to see his happy smile. He
went out with his shoulders squared.
He was all at ease about his family,
proud OF his new baby, and all ready to
go over and lick the Hun.
Don't you believe that you can do
too much for these boys. 1t is not pos
sfble to do too much to keep UP their
morale. 1t was because the morale Of
the Russians was not maintained that
that country became disorganized
Keep up the courage of these boys Let
them think OF home and the Red Cross
and know that all Is WELL
And what shall we say of the Red
Cross service at the front? Whb can
estimate its value? 1t is beyond COM
putation. The Red Cross stretcher
bearer on his errand of mercy. the Red
Cross doctor, the Red Cross nurse, the
Red Cross canteen-wfio can say how
much they do.
The government is calling for u.s.
600 additional Red Cross nurses, 10000
OF whom have already responded. They
are answering the call like soldiers
they are soldiers.
IF you could go with your boy you
would. II you could take his place.
many OF you would go, but y9u can't
do this. But you can do your part and
your part is no less because you cam
not go-rather is it more that you must
do for your boy-or your neighbr's
boy. that young America who has
gone forth to serve his country II wei
Iall him. he may die, and we will nave
Killed him. because we have failed him
For we are represented by what we do
or what we fail to do. one or the Other
II we may not go in person, we may
DO our part here. This fund to which
you are asked to subscribe will do your
part for you. through 1t you can serve
Just as faithfully and efficiently as i'll
you We're on the battlefield in France.
DONG your errand of mercy-remember
t1at. Or you can stay here at hons
ana fail to respond and through your
seH-indulgence do the work of the Hum
You have your choice.
Never in all the history OF the
world have there been so many peoplei
SAVING, Give me liberty or give mel
ueath, as today. Never was there e |
Tune when Your work and your money!
was SO needed to help the people OF.
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