Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1917 — Red Cross [ARTICLE]

Red Cross

November 20, 1917—1 n spite of previous announcements that the American Red Cross does not approve the chain-letter syster of raising money, and that it has never authorized any chain-letter promoters to use the name of the Red Cross in any way, letters of this nature are in circulation and many copies of them have been forwarded to National Headquarters for explanation. The American Red Cross reiterates that no chain-letter project has its approval. While some of these schemes may have been started in good faith, mention of the Red Cross is not warranted. Red Cross members, and the public in general, are warned that there is no assurance that' donations in response to any chain-letters will reach the Red Cross treasury, and are urged to pay no attention to such appeals, whose sincerity is always open to doubt. Aid to the American Red Cross should always be furnished through recognized channels, if the donor wishes to be assured that his gift is to reach the object intended.