Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-18
RED CROSS DRIVE
is AT us HEIGHT
Wendsrful support Everywhere Be-
Ne accorded to Membe~shIp
Campaign.

CITY ana Town OF the New England
Division with which the local Red
Cross interests are identified, but also
throughout the length and breadth Il
the land.
This campaign for members for
1sls-and because . man or woman
Joined and paid his dollar . year ago
does NOT mean that he will not be
canvAssed this time, dollar members
retaining their membership but .
nnsie years expected to result in
1t least doubling Of last years mem
bership of twenty two millions. Uni
vefsal Membership" has been made
the slogan Of this campaign by the
national leaders and while II is, Of
course, out Of the question to enroll
everybody II is hoped, and even ex-
pected, that when the books close on
next Monday night. the total viii foot
up close to @, 900 900 for the country
x large.
Those who have had the active
management Of the plans for this
campaign were at first bit fearful
that with the war virtually over many
would think that the work Of the Red
Croes had ended, that the Red cross
was primarily and almost exclusively
. nursing organization Happily, the
results to date IN this and other com
nanft3es show conclusiveiy that the
feAss q tbs leaders were hIfounded
and that the general public ID even
more keenly alive to the future needs
for the Red Cross than the most en-
shnaAAstie had dared to hope. Solicit
tors eveTyvAsre report that there is
. yeTy general desire TO become en-
rolled in the Red Cross for 1919 and
mat those who. through some error,
have not been persoaaaly solicited
feel really insulted II this spirit
which 90 very gensU1sey EXISTS In
New England is 10 s& esand in otHer
sectIoas of the country then II is rea-
DonAbly certain that there will be 4
veSy close Avproxtmafion 70 the Uni
yesA MenhsrsAip- slogan Of tto-e in
charge.
Under the system OF erg1niSa ion
mat is beins followed In most OF the
New England cha pterr and branches.
the Awst portion q thls week Was dr.
voted 70 more or leas Of house-to-
house, . store ~ stoee campaign n
srdef that A6as migAf escaoe being
asked 70 totn. md to Day hks Dollar.
Just a. ssru ~ It had besa fe1t tAst
the bass vsrs thrown lSva - thAt
toAAy Anl fer ~ rest Of lie CO.
paisn. VIVA snAa - AankAy x1uAt.
tAsre \ psU0issosas 81 y0y D00Nl
solicitation for neAhersh1D. fAses IS
however. one sad sas very oartKr
way to present 4 person fNa 6sk
reoeatrdfy ashel, In HE tcgSs aAS't
town, to ~Jstn De Red Crsa. As,l
tia, means ia by opposing ~ " hsr
button eosDyssas1siy uDsn ~ - er
garment The slogan of to1ay, hers
aAd sveryvAere, 10 uhsw yoW Red
Cross bstssa." fhe fellow w. has
Il - vsu rsosfvs Q $3.50, bat H0tA1ag
moro uresst. fssA d. saavasosvs.
Those wAe = ~ shev tAe4r bsttsa
viii - tAAsa - sffn beng without
The I'D Css1 fcaA snl "a. aoosra-
hgay, be sseAs1A1 - 49,
TAes n SAs ~ w. s0QaAgn~ q q
y-ar tat has besa cvWdaA wt0
Arives q vHtssss sWtA. al Of sAsn
hnpsstart, "a, OF tAsa essHofial to
ne vtnnAnG Il the ~. The isrpsrt-
anss Il - DssseA nA1ssrshAp cam
pAtgn Il ~ Red csss h tvofead IL
the srxssARtssn y 70 sostinaa, 10 1t
n - he~p ~ M srsAA wen smeAg
cur bevs, and their families. and
among the AiftsA ss1disss and their
Anss Il mvst have - s1rport of the
American people. rhe response -
ths saIl tsr 1918 Dsn.beNhip will be
the sAsvx - tAS saestson rs 70
whether the United States people
want the work 20 continue. And
whiie this ID distinctly membership.
and In no sense money campaign,
the fact remains that the dollar m en-
bership fec from each 10 to be the
only revenue that will be received In
the future for Red Cross purposes.
Chairman Dawson OF the Red Cross
War Council has anfhoritatvely stat
Cd that there will be no more money
campaigns conducted by the Red
Cross. The revenue fren member
ship NOMINAL rs is the individual fee,
II expected TO furnish sufficient funds
h, the future to derrsy all Of the o.
Grating exprrses OF tbs great orgaRi-
xatioa Of mercy.
The New Engsand Divieioa has o.
fered. as stiauisS for Its wcrkers
two elegant flags One viii BE given
to that city or town uader layoee
population which. ia tie present earn
pa gn, most closely reaches the Uui-
versal Membership standards. rhs
other Gag VIII be fer cities and towns
above 10000 population showing tn
highest membership To popuiatieu "a
ito Do your par. to land . Tag -
this community.