Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-05
RED CROSS DRIVE IS
OPENED IN OTTAWA;
SEEK $4,000 Cash
NEW SYSTEM is tNAU6uRATEO
BN CHAIRMAN PETTiT-Wtll
ASK WEEKLY SUBSCRIPTIONS
or FROM ioe TO $i.co-cHApreR
IN NEED or FUNDS.

Not TO be oudone by streator, La
Sale. Aurora and Joliet where recent
ly conducted drives Melted vast sums
for the Red Cross. the Ottawa Chap.
ter today inaugurates its campaign
FOR a substantial guarantee 10 make
possible a continuation OF the great
work that has been going on since
Americas EMERY of the war.
In Joliet 10000 was raised TO main.
tain the Chapter there. Streator. a
city much nearer Ottawa's grade has
given $4,000 10 It's Chapter. La
Sale and Aurora have done proper
tiouatcly as well What Ottawa does
remains 10 be seen from the results
of the campaign which opens today.
Chairman Harley Y. Petit. under
whose directing hand the drive will
be conducted. sets goal at no less
than $4,000 and hopes before the end
OF the campaign TO see that amount
subscribed. Conceived in his fertile
mind. a big idea in advancing Red
Cross financial backing 10 substantial
grounds, where the future will be well
provided for. came to Mr. Petit. and
il Is upon this theory that the present
drive will be conducted
Subscriptions uton an installment
or sustaining basis will be asked OF
every resident OF the city. No limit
II 10 be place upon the amount OF the
weekly subscription, which is hoped to
range form 10 cents 10 sl0o Under
this policy Il large guarantee will be
raised 70 run the Chapter thru the pre-
sent year. Between the period OF
April. 1917, down to the present
about $4,000 has been required for
Ottawa 10 do its bit in the great ma.
tional undertaking.
From today unit! the end of the wal
the drain upon the Red Cross re
sources viii be even greater and more
severe. The casualties which have
Just begun. will keep poiuing from
day To day in greater and greater
numbers. The demand for surgical
dressings. hospital equipment and
other paraphernalia necessary on the
fields Of battle, viii jump in leaps and
bounds. 7very man, woman and chil6
viii be forced to strain himself to ,ht
lint, 10 bring comforts TO the boy.
who are over there lighting their bat
tlos.
The Red Cross demands with iheil
appeal TO the heart are not to bt
sighted, no matter how heavy the Ia!
has burdened the American citizen
A failure to properly provide for thu
boys in France would mean greater
disaster than the loss OF few dimes
or dollars 10 the individual.
The prevention OF national crisis
might be averted by proper support o
the greatest OF all philanthropi'
bodies. Realizing the menace tha
turks near our brave lads the OF
lava chapter has set its mind upoi
making this city one OF the Al cen
teis Of the country The $4,000 de
inand Is not an unreasonably one
The ladies who have worked unceas
ingly--as their reports from month 4
month show are not only willing
hut anxious, to give their time to tn
great cause 1t is up to the people {
see that they are provided with fund
which they can keep their busy fiji
gers working for on Glory
The dime Il week slogan 1t TO b
usod among the working people, wher
passing up cigar or two. or tw
less glasses OF beer. viii provide tn
ten cents. Among the class travellin
the easier course of life the slogan
10 be a dollar a week Those in b.
tween can pay IL cents. 20 cents q
20 cents a week. as their pocketbooli
can stand.
Ottawa will and can do its Bit.
is up to the people to get behind tn
Red Cross and show the world