The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
RED CROSS SERVICE


Beginning with the date of the
issue of this paper this week and con-
tlnuing until November 25, Genesee
County Chapter of the American Red
Cross will be conducting it's annual
campaign for members. Next Sun
day, November IA, will be observed
as Red Cross Sunday in most of the
churches in the State and during the
whole time stated above there will be
an effort made in every community
to have its thinking public spirited
citizens renew their membership, or
begin membership, in this great, pro-
gressive, philanthropic, humanitarian
organization.
We have been asked to help in this
enterprise in the way of publicity and
we are very glad to comply. We
shall do more than this; we shall pay
for two memberships, which is all
that will be asked of the adult men,
bers of our family-all that will be
asked of anybody.
Now, why should we assist this en-
terprise? Possibly there are those
who will be forgetful enough to ask
this question. And the answer
should be easy; something like this:
Because in the dark days of the great
war, when our American boys were
lying wounded and dying on the
fields of France it was this great
society, through its nurses and am
balances, that carried them from the
battle field and soothed their dying
moments or nursed them back to life,
as the case might be. No one per-
formed finer service than this, not
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nurses and drivers were frequently
under fire, and we can all remem-
Der how the hospitals, even, were
bombed by the Huns. And what they
did in this war, so fresh in memory,
they did in the Civil War, the Span
ish- h-American War and every war
since the Crimean War.
Coming down to the present, or
more properly to the era since the
signing of the armistice, the Ameri-
can Red Cross has been largely en-
gagged in distributing aid and nurs-
ing the sick of the war devasted
regions of Europe. Where typhus
and cholera has ragged among humid
reds of thousands, where starva-
ton has stalked among millions, the
American Red Cross has been
stretching its saving, merciful hand.
Our readers will remember, at least
we remember, how generous this COM
munity was in raising money for the
starving children of Armenia. 1t
was a great record. 1t is estimated |
that there are at this time eleven !
millions of such children in Europe,
many of them absolutely homeless,
dwelling in such shelters as they /
themselves can provide, and removed |
from starvation only by the aid that |
comes to them from America. In |
this emergency the American Red |
Cross is playing a great part and we |
should all be proud to assist, espec-
tally when the amount asked for is |
but a dollar.
Here in Genesee County the local |
chapter maintains three nurses who |
are devoting their time to an exam
ination of the pupils of the public |
schools, pointing out to parents and |
teachers physical defects that are
deterrent to mental and physical
been detailed from headquarters who !
is teaching elementary hygiene and
home care of the sick to the girls
in the twelve high schools in the
county. The expense of all these peo-
pie is borne by Genesee Chapter,
which last year expended $7,999,47
for purely local purposes.
All. this demonstrates the deserv-
ing character of this appeal. What
are we going to do to meet it? Are
we going to wait for a committee of
our citizens to come to us and beg
us to do our duty?. Or are we go
ing to shoulder our individual share
of the burden and go to whatever
local places may be appointed and
hand in our memberships? Let us
hope it may be the latter. Last year
Vienna Township was poorly repre-
sented in the Red Cross, only few
dollars being paid for memberships,
and this year one of the nurses, Miss
has made her headquarters
in our town. Let us show that we
are appreciative.
f. f. Huyck has been appointed
of the local committee
and informs us that memberships will
be received at his store, at the bank,
at J. F. Wirth's. Ed. l.. Beeman's,
& Conlee's and The
office. Let's make this
thing worthy of the proud record
Vienna Township made during the
war. Who could regret a dollar
given to education, the sick, or
starving child. DO 1T NOW.