The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-14
CHILDREN ARE EAGER
The Sense Of Justice On Childhood
and the Spirit Of Fair Play
They Have Makes Them
Champion It.

Red Cross memberships in Keokuk
are to be renewed for another year
at cost of a dollar each, plus a
heart that pulsates with red blood.
Mrs. William N. Sage, in charge
of the campaign, Is making sue
cess Of getting letters that count
from NKeokuk people on what they
think of the Red Cross and its work.
Rev. DR.. Ezra Butler Newcomb
sroke for the church and the uplift
OF humanity, and Judge William Lo-
gan told something about what big
business men think Of it.
Mrs. Sage asked Mrs. Clara Per
dew Sheldon, long time public school
principal and the mother of one OF
the finest young men in Keoknk now
represented by gold star on that
mothers service flag, to write a let
ter, and in reply received the fol-
lowing:
What Mrs. Sheldon Says.
My Dear Mrs. Sage: The Red
Cross in it's, canvass for renewal Of
membership naturally reaches the
people Of any community through
various channels, all Of which are
prompted by the highest principles
OF Christianity.
To me no stronger appeal could
be made than through the channel
of the gold star, especially to scores
of our young men who would gladly
have given their service to their
country by entering the army, but
who were deprived of that honor for
various reasons and we're obliged to
stay at home and do their bit as
best they could other than being
with the colors. To one who has
given that which was dearer to her
than life Itself, it needs must seem
that the spirits Of all these precious
souls must be constantly lowering
near us, not only to protect US, but
to guide and advise us in this great
work of reconstruction, which we
who are left must prepare ourselves
to meet, if we are to be as good sol
diers as those who have already met
their reward.
Working with little children in the
Junior Red Cross drive, we were
fully repaid for our efforts by the
eagerness and willingness they show
ed in making their contribution, and,
while theirs is only drop IN the
bucket, it seemed and was as large
to them as ten times that amount
would be to grown person.
In OUT home last year we donated
a dollar for our maid, who was tenn
rorarily absent from her duties, In
order to satisfy my patriot SON that
we were entitled to 1000 In our
window. Is this question vital enough
to all of us to be interested to that
extent? With many of us 1t Is,
know. This is simple but an earn
est plea to the people of Keolsuk to
give all you can afford to the Red
Cross for it's work for the coming
year.
CLARA P. SHELDON.
am enclosing clipping which
expresses what I am sure many of
us feel much better than we can say
IL ourselves:
To our Bravo Boys Who Have Given
Their Lives For Their
Country.
How sleep the brave. who sink to
By all their country's wishes hlest!
When Spring, with dewy fingers cold,
Returns to deck their hallowed
mould,
She there shall dress a sweeter sod
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
BY fairy hands their kneH is rung;
BY forms unseen their dirge is sung;
There Honor comes. pilgrim gray,
To bless the turf that holds their
clay;
And Freedom shall awhile repair
To dwell, weeping hermit, there.
William Collins (1721-1759).
The day is approaching when the
entire Christian world unites in cele-
brating the birth of the Prince of
Peace. It is most fitting at this time,
when every nation is rejoicing in the
dawn Of peace, that the Red Cross
is asking us to join hands in men,
bersbip with the greatest humanita-
rian organization the world has ever
known.
The star in the heavens heralded
Christ's coming. The red star and
the blue and the golden in windows
ali over our land proclaim the sol
diers and sailors who have answered
freedoms call.
In myriad homes this Christmas
there will be fervent and devout re-
joicing for those who are coming
back. The golden day of their re-
turn will happily redeem all the
burning hours Of a dread separation.
But some will not return! With
thanksgiving for the living, and in
tears and gratitude for those who
fell
Where death for noble ends
makes dying sweet"
we ask you to answer Here when
the Red Cross Christmas roll is
called.
She Won't Do II.
ST. Paul Pioneer Press: By giving
up part of her naval power Great