The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-15

9AOOIA JOOhINAL, st
as wonderful Christmas to our sol
diers and sailors.
You and are Americans so let US
wake up, Americans, to the call of
the world. The Red Cross IS the only
hope OF world wide peace. We are
going to get it by giving our dollars
and quarters to the American Red
Cross. Exit
hope springs eternal in the human
breast" But their hopes are not real
| lied for a short slow speech is not on
/ the mengu.
Harold delivers his speech and exits.
MT. Brown-Harold Oerting:
4 abeth Jennings.
+ Freshie (seeing notes OF Senior
wonder II the Seniors are trying to
!, draw pictures OF the han. There's a
good picture he has there I think I
see a sketch OF myself in it.
The Seniors are still hopeful for
the menu.
Miss Jennings-Fellow students. the
i chance of a lifetime is before US. Some
/ have taken It.; some have not. We
i have between the sixteenth and TWEEN
i ty-third OF this month chance to
help America, and to become 100 per
cent strong II p. II. S. is 100 per cent
strong, it will help that mucn, and II
every student OF P. Fl. S. is able to gel
an outside member, il will help that
much more. great number OF MEM
i bers for the work are needed; needed
/ more, in fact, than the number of doi-
lars. We all know the good that the
American Red Cross does In France.
French war orphans, widows and chil-
4 oYao HSxa a "a
makes this possible, and not day
passes but we hear something new
that the Red eros has done over there
or over here. It is an honor to be-
long to an organization like that.
Even the soldiers have adopted
French orphans One company wrote
to Send a child who was brig enough
to eat lots Of goodies"
/ Remember, the cart will not move
one inch unless we get behind and
! push. So we must make push" our
/ middle name. Will you? You bet
| Exit
| MIR. Brown-Kenneth Kahn
Kenneth = Money! money. money !!
Every day it is money for this and
money for that! Why do we still have
| to give to the Red Cross and other
similar organizations when the war is
| over?
Yes the war is over, but the work
of the Red Gross is not The work Of
the Red Cross never ends. and though
| its work has reached its zenith, there
! is still many a step before it regains
its equilibrium
| There are two main divisions Of the
work of the Red Cross first, to make
/ the disabled soldiers fit for work, and
secondly, to distribute food and cloth
| ing to the cold and starving nations
of Europe. At first thought, it
would seem as tho the war mas made a
great number OF men dependent but,
by giving money to the Red Cross, we
can overcome this. The Red Cross
furnishes artificial limbs to the men,,
| it puts them in schools in which they
may specialize in any subject, and
then its untiring efforts when they
finish their course makes them tit to
resume their work in the world.
The Red Cross has pledged itself to
feed and clothe the war stricken
countries of Europe Think of the !
cold, starving children OF Melgium and
Francel In Asia, we must help the |
Americans. Again. after we have fed
our allies. we will help the Central |
powers for humanity's sake.
Why are we having this drive on |
Christmas when people alwiys need !
SO much money to buy presents. We
are having this drive on Christmas
because we want to give a present |
the most wonderful present in the !
world-a gift to that most marvellous |
and admirable organization, the Red !
Cross. This is the real Christmas i
spirit: 1t will fill your heart with i
pride and self respect.
Let us save in food, in service, in |
luxuries, in clothes, and in money. We /
do not mean putting it in the bank. /
but by giving it to the Red Cross to |
help in it's wonderful work for Amer i
ica and humanity! (Exit)
Seniors-We got the first three |
words of his speech. anyway.
Mr. Brown-Last, but not least. the !
Seniors Miss Agathe Borchgrevinck I
{The Seniors brace up, and look big, |
NATURALLY. They are resolved to get the I
speeches or die in the attempt. Most |
OF them do neither.
Miss Borch grevinck-we an know
what wonderful organization the Red
Cross is, and what splendid work 1t
has done both in France and in Amer
lea While the war is on. we all |
knew perfectly we'll what the Red
Cross wanted with the money, but
aow that the war is over, the question
arises, What does the Ped Cross
want with money now?" There are
rnany answers to this question. The
most important work that the Red
Cross has is to reinstate the disabled
soldiers into independent self support
ing citizens. Many men have lost
ii1.bs during the war. Those who
have lost their legs are given artificial
mbs which serve almost the same
purpose as their natural ones. Those
who have lost their arms are given
q hnnk which serves many nlIrnnseS