El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-13
LET 8. ". LEAD
COUNTRY AGAIN
This Is To Be the Slogan
In Red Cross Member
ship Drive.

"A year ago the Southwestern divis-
ion led the country in the Christmas
membership campaign. Our five states,
Missouri, Kansas. Arkansas. Oklahoma
and Texas, rolled up a membership
which cheered our boys across the
seas and gave notice to the world
that we were in the war for victory.
The record you set then makes your
task the harder now
The eyes of the country are turned
towards the southwest in expectation
that the roll call viii reveal again the
| devotion Of our people TO the highest
ideals Of humanity Our task is hard
Ier, not only because of the right
standard already set by the southwest.
put also because of the handicap IN
Z der which our campaign must be con-
/ Quoted The influenza epidemic is
sweeping our territory after it has
abated elsewhere. We must carry on
without the inspiration of public
meetings or the enthusiasm which re-
suits from great gatherings, but we
cannot afford to fail or run second
in race which we are determined to
win Let the handicap under which
we are laboring cause US to perfect
and tighten our organization. Tell
your people to volunteer. not to wait
until they are solicited. Let the in
lection Of the Red Cross spirit over
come the Infection Of the influenza
germ. Let US have an epidemic of ser
vice flags in the windows and a rash
of Red Cross buttons in the lapels of
all patriotic citizens of the southwest.
Enthusiastic Meeting.
This was the message received Fri
day morning by R. E. Thomson, !
chairman Of the Red Cross Christmas /
Roll call for the FL Paso district, from Z
J. L Johnston. st. Louis chairman of /
the southwestern division. The mes
sage. read by Mr.. Thomson at the
Of the majors, captains and .
workers of the local teams at the I
meeting held Friday morning at the 4
Hotel Sheldon, served to create con-
siderable enthusiasm among all who
VIII be actively engaged in the cam
paign. which will be under way Mon I
day morning and will continue until
December %. The Red Cross is only
asking for 81. which entities the sub
scri5er to a membership The re-
ceipt for the subscription will consist
Of service flag a Red Cross button
and ten Red Cross Christmas seals.
The meeting Friday morning was
for the purpose of completing the final
details Of the campaign.
4 am delighted with the enthusiasm
shown for the drive" said Mr. ThOma-
SON. The campaign is going to start
1ff with a big rush and the interest
and enthusiasm that you are display
ng is going to make it a complete
success.
No Campaign for Donations.
As there Will not be any cam
laigns for future war funds. the uni
-ersal membership campaign should
meet with a ready response on the (
part Of all The Red Cross is only
.sking for one dollar. The workers
md captains are authorized to say
hat there will be no campaign for
unds, unless something unforeseen oc- !
.urs. This has been decided by the 7
lational headquarters"
To correct an erroneous impression .
hat may have arisen as to the cost J;
Z the Red cross shop in San Jacinto
,laza, DR.. ". l. Brown, chairman Of 7
he local Red Cross chapter. stated: !
II you happened to be confronted 7
With this question, you can say that {
he shop did not cost $4,000, as some
epOrts may have it, but It cost ap- I
roNimately $1,000. Also yoU can say C
hat not one cent contributed to the v
led Cross for war purposes was spent I
or the construction Of the shop. The
hop was built out of funds derived
rom entertainments and festivals We / I
ave conservatively estimated that '
he shop will net the Red Cross $1,000 7
month The reason we think this 7
stimate is conservative is that on the I