The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-01-16

THE BOYS SHALL N

make the CnrlBtmaS fte0 CrOes nOii |
Call fall short of the triumphant res
ponse which the leaders in this
ty had hoped II would receive but. |
they have not lost heart and while
the official time allotted for the call
expired January 18th. Beaver coun-
~ chapter leaders will not relax their
efforts until they can report a zoos
membership.
In the first place the influenza cpl
demic was q serious handicap to the
Roll Call. Then the severe snow
storm and blockade OF all traffic
coming Just at the time when the
workers hoped to bring the campaign
to a glorious climax. paralized the
well-laid plans Of the entire organ-
ization and brought the Roll Cal to an
abrupt ED whc,ly incompleted anf
unsati sfactory end but. not until 1t
had proceeded far enough to show
that there are Red Cross slackers In
BEAVER county and. since such Is
the case. the Red Cross workers of
all parts NJ the county are determined
that they shall be known to the boys
when they return home. II they per-
sist in Withholding their member
ship. The campaign for members
will be continued right along. not
an intensive way but thoroughly,
through the branches and auxiliar-
les until every man, woman and child
not a 1919 member will be given an
opportunity again to join. II is not
the desire to report anyone as refus-
ing to comply with this last solemn
and loyal obligation and. since 1t only
takes "a heart and a dollar. or even
a dollar II you haven't got a heart.
there is no reason for any but the
destitute to refuse. The destitute
are not asked o expected to join.
ALL others are expected to do so.
Reasonable time will be given all
In which to take membership. Do
not wait for the committee to hunt
you up. Hunt them! In the final
canvass a record will be made show
ing those who have not Joined and
why. In accordance with instructions
from the State Council OF Defense,
all such names will be published. II
Is right that the boys when they
come home, should know who has
backed them up through the Red
Cross and they shall know. 1t is
equally right that every true loyal
American citizen should know the
quality OF the loyalty Of his neigh
Dor. This final record will show.
! The following is the list of i~nstruc-
1 tions from the chairman of the state
Council of Defense:
In order TO combat a serious sit
uation arising from a misinterpreta-
ton of the word voluntary" sub
scription to the Red Cross and a de-
sire on the part OF some citizens OF
this state to shift responsibilities on
the pretext that the war Is now over,
the oklahoma State Council OF De-
Tense has issued the following bulle-
tin to all County Councils OF De-
Tense:
Reports have come to this office
that "A certain class of citizeno are re-
fusing to support the Red Cross Roll
Call on h grounds that the war Is
now over, no one can force them to
donate to the work and that from
now neither the United States of
America o the army has any call
on their time or their money.
III there are any people OF this class
In your county. II is an appalling sit
uation. Eighty thousand men have
gone to the army and navy for this
state. One thousand Of this number
VIII not return. Most Of this thOus.
ands occupy graves In France. The
Others have died In camps in Amer
lea. Each u gave his life for the
homes and country Of these very per-
sons who say now ''don't bother me
with any campaigns Thous-
ands more of Oklahoma men are in
hospitals in France. recovering from
wounds which they have received
Fighting for the homes of these same
persons. Such recovery as they may
attain will depend largely upon the
attention given them by the Ameri-
can Red Cross. Many more thous-
ands are in military camps in Ameri-
ca and Europe, drawing thirty dol
lars a month. sacrificing their time
and opportunities for those who re-
main at home.
S~eventy-nine thousand OF Okla
homa's army will return to the state
during the next few months. It Is
fitting hat they should know who
are the persons who supported them
enthusiastically but who deserted
them to shift as best they could Just
as soo as they had stopped the on
rush of the Hun military machine.
County Councils OF Defense W
these men q duty. They owe this
same duty to the fathers and moth
ers OF the thousand lei who have
died and of the thousands of others
who have been wounded. A perma-
nent record must be kept o. those
who do no. want to support the Amer
lean Red Cross now. This list should
be compiled with care. for II will be
a blot forever on those whose names
are enrolled.
We ask that each County Council
compile this list. publish II In the
local newspapers and hold II until
each one of Okahoma's seventy-nine