Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-01-24
THE RED CROSS.
Chairman Ogden of County Chapter
Makes Strong Appeal.

Makes Strong Appeal.
David B. Ogden of Bar Harbor,
chairman of the Hancock county
chapter of the American Red Cross,
finds the condition of the chapter
critical on account of lack of financial
support. He says that the chapter
must dissolve unless this support is
Immediately forthcoming. In this
emergency, he has sent out the fol-
lowing letter:
Unless the Hancock county chapter
of the American Red Cross can collect
more money, it must speedily dissolve.
Nothing but this condition of things
would induce me to trouble you with
this communication.
During the summer of 1921 we re-
ceived, in answer to our appeal the
sum of $3S74; this summer we re
ceived but $1,195. Counting that we
receive as much on the roll call as we
received last year, and that we sue
coed in collecting $3.50 during the win
ter among the residents, it will supply
us with funds only sufficient to enable
till March 1, 1928.
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the chapter of this condition of things
that they may guide themselves ac-
cordingly. l will not trouble you with
the details of the work, except to say
that since we entered upon the peace
work. this chapter has organized four
disappearing nursing services
Northeast Harbor, Flanders Bay, Ellis
worth and Bar Harbor The ground
has been partially prepared for the
organization of two other nursing ser
vices, but it will require at least
another year to enable us to organize
them.
The war, which at the cost of mil
lions of lives ended in military vic
tory which destroyed the menace of
German supremacy, has done nothing
for the United States comparable in
value to the American Red Cross. At
the commencement of the war it ex
banded into world wide organization,
and since the war it's activities have
benefited the whole world. Whether
it be in the most distant parts of Asia
in Russia in Central Europe in South
America, or in the isles of the sea- the
Red Cross for a thousand years the
symbol of mercy, flies side by side
with the Stars and Stripes, and gains
for us, Americans the loving gratitude
of all peoples. 1t NEEDLES not with
political or international questions.
1t stands for the highest ideals of the
American peoples speaking face to
face with the other peoples of the
world There is nothing like it in the
whole world.
In our country the Red Cross is at
hand wherever and whenever there is
public disaster or private misery. 1t
has the personelle, trained and dis
ciplined for the work, 1t nurses the
sick and injured. 1t teaches the rules
of health, it inspects and cares for the
children in the schools; it is the most
all agencies of the kind. 1t knows no
distinction religious political or social.
But needs money.
| do not feel that it is possible that
while so much is done for our foreign
neighbors, the work among our own
fellow citizens shall be perforce
neglected and abandoned for lack of
funds.
What can we do but ask? What can
you do but give?
Very truly yours,
David b. Ogden.
p SIT is interesting to note that
this summer. in Northeast Harbor, the
sum of $1,000 was collected by and for
the benefit of the Northeast Harbor
organization. The sum of $1,195 has
been collected this summer by the Bar
branch