Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 18, Hammond, Lake County, 12 May 1917 — Page 4

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Humanity and Your Country is the greatest act you can perform in this life. If there ever was a time in the history of this country for you men, women and children to enroll in a cause for the relief of starving, bleeding, sorely suffering humanity it Is right now. Every person in Hammond and West Hammond should be wearing a

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Of course you can do much more than just joining. You can organize your family, your friends, your society, your fraternity, your class, your club; in fact it makes no difference who you are or what you belong to, your dollar will be appreciated not only here, but by those on the other side who are taking part in this the world's most awful conflict. You ask what is the Red Cross for? It is for the relief of the suffering. The members of this chosen band are martyrs to the cause. They are constantly facing death from shrapnel in the trenches, gun fire on land and sea, infectious diseases at the bedside and are subject to call any minute day or night. They are givers of cheer. This is the greatest institution of its kind in the world. You should consider it an honor as well as your duty to join. c Pre-sidlent Woodlrow Wilson is at the head of this great movement and he has sent out a call for you to help in the work. This locality has responded nobly to the call to arms with its large number of favored sons. The people of Hammond and West Hammond showed they could do things when thousands carrying Old Glory marched through th3 streets to the tune of the national airs Preparedness Day in Hammond. This very minute is the time for you to show the courage of your convictions by deciding now to join ths Red Cross movement. Do your part to help put Hammond in the front rank where she belongs in this grand work with 5,000 members.

Get a blank list from the headquarters of the Red Cross at the Court House corner Hohman Street and Rimbach Avenue, Hammond and start your list of subscribers.

Fill out this Coupon and send it Now with vour Check to C. R. CORBIN, 15 West Walthani St., Hammond, Director Membership Campaign. H. M. JOHNSON, Treasurer. 14 Mason St., Hammond.

Please enroll my name as a member of the American Red Cross. I enclose the sum of .. .....therefor. t 'Subscribing member, per year 52.00 J Sustaining; member, per year 10.00 t Annual member $1.00 Includes subscription to American Red Cross Magazine, issued monthly.

Home address . .. . City and State ..... -'-

Make all checks payable to Hammond Chapter American Red Cross.

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This advertisement is inserted for the American Red Cross, Hammond Chapter by Citizens German National Bank

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