The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-06
Commander In Chief OF American
Soldiers and Idol of American
People Commends Red
Cross Campaign.
KEoKUK PEOPLE JOINING
Csnpaian Which Opens It's Last Lap
of the Week Now is Being sue
cessfully Carried For
ward.
THEY'LL BE AROUND.

Word has come to headquarters
that In some of the wards the com
mittee canvassers have not seer
everyone as yet. Some Of the people
feel bit hurt because of this fact
and they are afraid that some people
mot seeing the 1920 Req Cross in the
window, will think they have not re-
Inewed their membership.
The ward chairmen have been
asked to have their assistants make
their canvass az speedily as possible.
No one need worry, because he Is
sure to be solicited.
The distinguished service cross OF
peace Is recommended to the people
of the United States by General John
IL. Pershing, commander-in-chief OF
the American expeditionary forces.
Keokuk people, and people in the
southern half of Lee county under
the Jurisdiction of the Keokuk chap
ter will be among the fifty million OF
members that BLACK Jack" is hoping
| to see enrolled.
| Il want to see the American Red
Cross enroll every adult in the
| United States" he said in state
ment. II want every child to belong
to the Junior Red Cross. l hope that
the American people will respond to
this roll call which has for Its aim
the continuance Of the works OF
peace as readily as they responded
to the calls during the time OF war.
II would like to see membership
Of nifty million men and women In
this organization, all engaged in the
life conserving program which has
been outlined by the Red Cross as it's
peace time activity.
The end of the war has caused
many to feel that further active sup
port Of this society Is not necessary.
I cannot urge too strongly upon all
citizens the desirability and necessity
for lending their heartiest support to
the continuation of the work Of the
Red Gross, particularly during the
present period Of social unrest
throughout the world"
More Answer Here.
The membership roll call in Keo-
kuk is growing daily with more and
more people answering here" as
their names are called eacn day that
the campaign draws nearer its close.
Next Tuesday, Armistice day, will
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much to be done between now and
then, but the Keokuk and southern
Lee county organization is confident
that 1T will report its quota as filed.
The campaign through the stores
and factories is bearing fruit; the
ward committees are on the job
faithfully and working in thorough
fashion. Hundred percent banners
are being put up everywhere all over
Keokuk. With four more days left
in the drive, every effort is being
made to enroll everyone possible.
Words Of Gratitude.
Not only can the soldiers tell what
the Red Cross has meant to them,
but the soldiers mothers and their
families are bringing TO headquar
tiers, SIG Main street, testimonials of
all that the Red Cross and it's home
service work has meant to the sol
dier's families. One mother came in
this morning, and with tears in her
eyes, and choking voice expressed as
best she could the appreciation her
family feels for the work that the
Red Cross has done in it's home |
service section, alone.
This mothers heart and her dollar |
were enrolled for the coming year in |
the local chapter, and her testimony |
Is only one among hundreds of SINH
ar words of praise for the Greatest |
Mother in the World"
People who formerly lived In Keo- !
xuk are sending their money to the |
Ieokuk chapter, preferr1ng to be en-
oiled with the local chapter. Mrs. |
John T. Perkins sent dollar from
omaha with the statement that she
wishes to have her membership In
xeokuk chapter, and with the wish
hat the drive here shall be success