The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-01-15
JUNIOR RED
CROSS ITEMS
Members of Junior Red Cross Asked
to Aid the Commission for the
Relief Of Belgium
CAMPAIGN IN HEALTH ACTIVITY
Teachers Are Asked to Observe Frank.
lin Thrift Day, Friday, January 1T.
lin Thrift Day, Friday, January
18th, the Birth of Franklin

BY Anna Flynn, County Secretary of
Junior Red Cross.
The Junior Red Cross members are
asked to aid the commission for re-
lief in Belgium by again gathering from
everywhere clothes and clothing for
the desperately needy. The follow
ing has been received over Mr.. Hoov-
ers signatures: "The situation In
northern France and Belgium simply
beggars description. The people are
without adequate covering for their
bodies and are almost without any
sort of shoes, and can not even obtain
wood to make sOles with sacking COW
ers. The situation Is one which we
must meet no matter what is involved.
This means, as l have felt for long
time, that we can not depend upon
a single burst of energy no matter
how fine it's results may be, but must
make our people understand that it is
up to us to keep on clothing the peo-
pie of the occupied regions. The suf-
fering that stands before them this
winter can hardly be realized by those
who have not gone through Belgium
winter. They are unprotected and
without hope of even obtaining fuel
during the cold of the coming year. 1t
is hardly possible to eXaggerate the
gravity of the situation. If these facts
could be judiciously and particularly
repeated in the public press to be
brought home constantly to the public
mind I am sure we would be far on
our way toward realizing the 10000
tons of clothing for which we are call.
ing"
The last drive made by the Juniors
was a success. A splendid spirit was
shown and much excellent material
was collected.
Here is an opportunity for Junior
Red Cross members and others who
would like to help to render personal
service. There is no quantity of sec
ond hand clothing that will not be
needed and that will not bring graft
tude in the heart of some individual
Belgian.
This week and next is the time set
for the drive-up to and including jan
uary 25th.
Some time ago we had call for 700
cambria handkerchiefs for hospital
uSc. vi ILLS QuOId Mdlilld IOOA AVo,
West Side 200, Denison 100, Kiron 100
and Dow City 100. Other schools
would have been glad to help but were
closed on account of the flu.
The work for the Juniors during the
month of January will be largely a
campaign in health, thrift and civic
activities. The war has shown us the
need of special teaching in these ac-
tivities. Laws of health, habits of
thrift and lesson on civic duties can
best be taught now in the youth of
our future citizens and under the stim-
illus of war times.
Teachers are asked to observe in
some fitting manner a Franklin thrift
day on Friday, January 18th, the birth
day of Benjamin Franklin, whose pic
ture appears on the new 1919 War Saw
ings stamps. The thrifty life and wise
sayings of this first great American
apostle of thrift will be made the
basis of lessons for January prepared
by the training school of the Iowa
State Teachers college and sent out
| to the teachers of the state.