Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1918 — RED CROSS ROLL CALL IS SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS [ARTICLE]

RED CROSS ROLL CALL IS SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS

Of all the observances of Christinas the American people have known the one this year will be most In keeping with the true spirit of the day. Self centered exchanging of gifts will be little in evidence because our resources are pledged to much more Important use. The Ited Cross Christmas Roll Call is conceived in the new light. When the American man, woman or child pays the nominal membership dues the action far transcends an ordinary contribution. Wherever people 'are starving, wherever they are sick, wherever they lack shelter, the Red Cross Christmas Holl Call will stand for renewed hope and tlm*promlse of efficacious relief. How necessary, then, that the answer of the American people should be overwhelming. The amount of money raised is secondary. The world will measure our humanitarian purpose by the number of names enrolled. If the word goes out that FORTY MILLION Americans have Joined the Red Cross or a greater number all mankind will be revived by tho practical proof of our Idealism. Those who have been on the firing line know that the work of the Red Cross will not end with the proclaiming of peace. In many respects the demands upon the Red Cross will ln\ crease as new fields of relief are opened. The readjustment period will present many opportunities for sharing our abundance with our world neighbors, who are at rock bottom in every human respect. Every American will be thinking along this line because the needs In Europe and Asia will stand forth with insistent cart to his and her sympathy. In the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call the alm Is to place the entire American people on record as approving the Red Cross spirit Such approval will make every dollar expended abroad have a sacred significance to the beneficiaries. To register YOUR approval of the Red Cross all you need la a heart and a dollar 1