The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-17
RED CROSS DRIVE.


ton that the fund of the National
Red Cross previously raised is prae-
tically exhausted.
The noble and glorious work the
Red Cross is doing for our own SOL
diers as well as the sick and wound.
ed of our Allies can never be told, ex-
cept in small portions. But it means
the saving of the lives of the wound
ed and the comfort of the sick and
the otherwise needy.
Our people will come to the help
of the Red Cross as they have before
Forget the past and what you have
given for humanity and give again.
Attention.
On Tuesday evening, at the Audi
torium, following an excellent musi-
cal program given by home talent
Mrs. Roy Davidson of Elizabeth spoke
on the coming weeks drive begin
ming May Goth and also on many 9TH
er interesting and important topics
concerning Red Cross work.
Mrs. Davidson needs no introduce
tion as We are all familiar with her
splendid work and recognize her un-
usual ability in presenting her talks
in clear, concise, interesting and to
the point manner.
That her visit was greatly appre-
ciated and that the evening inspired
all with new courage. enthusiasm
and resolutions for greater efforts in
this humanitarian work, was evil
denced by the hearty applause of Q
good sized audience. If you do not
come out to these Red Cross talks
you are missing an element that
should be part of the life of every
man and woman-the element of CO.
operation and of broad world sym
pathy and service at this critical per-
iod of our history.
One point emphasized by Mrs. Dav-
idson was the Importance of the tenor
of the letters sent to the boys in
France Word has come from high
military authorities to the effect that
sad, weepy letters are a serious men
ace to their spirits. How could it be
otherwise? Following are some ex-
cerpts from an article by Ellis Meri-
dith, Director Publicity, Woman's
Bureau, Democratic National Com
mittee.
Please notice, all ye mothers, wives,
sisters and sweethearts! Read the
excerpts from her article entitled
ss1Letters of Cheer.
ut is rssssqqy rather inconsistent for
us to expect our soldiers to pack up
their troubles in their new kit bags
and smile, smile, smile while we
wipe our weeping eyes and stifle our
groans against their new uniforms.
What they have toface is bad enough,
and what the women have to bear,
who let them go, is not to be set down
IN words, and we would do any thing
that would help them. anything.
But the first, most obvious thinp to do
is to keep UT our or couras@ and
so theirs.
Writing may not come easily, and
humorous writing is gift few pos
sess, but if anything funny has hap
DentQ, lHlH6 that WOuAu Ah6 a
smile, anything that Son can read to
Brother and provoke a laugh, put 1t
into the soldiers letter. There are
certain items that belong in all these
letters. If there is bad news dom
work up to it, Tell him how the fam
lily is, what it is doing, and then be
sure to tell him that the service flag
is the proudest possession of the fam
If, and the storm center around
which everything circles. Tell him
something about every member of the
family, not omitting the dog, and
euythipg interesting about the neigh
bors. There are times when gossip
Is O duty. 1t need not be ill-natured
Then there is one other element
that I try to put into he letters go
ing "over there" If the Hun ever
a-ets one of those letters it should be
full of cold comfort for him. 1t
ought to tell him that crops are good,
lrertv Loan oversubscribed, the
rev quota of recruits getting into
.-aining by the tens of thousands, and
ne men already trained getting to
the front about ten times as fast as
we thought possible a year ago. They
---v bend, they may break, the west
''-,e ~ thev will, but nothing on earth
can save Kaiser Bill Every letter
should be a nerve tonic for our boys
arAi heart depressant If it ever falls
into the enemy's hands"
Keen your letters cheerful,
Do not make them fearful;