The Washington times., 1918-05-22
.WOrkfOr the Red Cross This Week
If You Can-COntribute to 1t
In Any Event
It Has the Power and the Will to Carry Your Sympathy
and Helpfulness to Your Boys Over the Sea-

Don't delay giving
One Of the most active and enthusiastic solicitors for
Red Gross funds in Washington writes The Times that he
wasting lot of time calling second time when it would
have been just easy for the contributor to have given on
the first call
Zone of the most dscoUaging things" says Mr. Kauf
man. ''is the spirit of procrastination.
"Many prospective subscriber, who eventually win
really subscribe throws out the I'll let you know
tomorrow.
1--WE haven't got year to do this thing in and it must
be done quick.
He who gives quick gives twice, and adds pep to the
worker who is giving his time
These Red Gross workers whom you will meet give their
time freely for great and noble
Do not rebuff them
Give to them all you can It may not be great DEAL
but it ought to be something.
Every cent will be well spent.
The great organization built up by the American Red
Gross will take care of that.
There will be no waste, no mistaken expenditures
Your money viii go directly to the who are fight
ing for your liberties.
It will help to their pain if they wounded, it
win help to keep up their spirits the Of battle
The morale Of the American troops in France splendid
In letter which just from worker in Paris, the
writer said that the Americans out Of battle
they impatient to get back in battle more
The reason for that high morale and splendid courage
Is that the soldiers love the country for which they fight
ing and that they know that the country is behind them
And this knowledge is brought to them by the Amer
lean Red Cross which stands behind every trench ready
do for the boys in khaki what their mothers would do for
them were they at home
The Red Cross has supplied the means of helping the
soldiers and has performed miracles of organization to
do So
It asks Of you very something that you can give
with expense of time trouble but something that is
your duty to give, matter what sacrifice is involved
Everybody should become Red Gross worker if he can
Everybody in this drive should only give himself but
should urge his friends and neighbOrs to give.
But whatever else you do-be to give. Give iber
a-Give till it hurts" Make yourself feel that you too
are doing real service to your country.
Every time the question presented to you think of the
the SEAS who without any thought of SELF are
facing the guns Of the enemy that you may live home in
peace and security.
Can any price you pay be high the price they
are paying?
We have one common cause-one common purpose
which is to win the at any cost
We and shall win it, but need not only the SER
vices Of army and navy need the fine helpful SER
vice of the Red Cross behind them
Wherever the Stars and Stripes is floating there also
floats the banner of the Red Cross symbol of the Amer
ican spirit that is behind the American fighting men,
Keep that banner waving Enable the great organiza-
tion whose emblem is to do still greater work for your men
the
It has proved its efficiency many times over
Its and have performed prOdigies of vaIor
the battlefield They in very large helping
to gain the victory that is bound to come.
You must help them literally. AL they ask the means
with which IL work
Let them be your angels Of mercy Let them do for your
boys what you would gladly do possible for you
70 be there where the fighting is.