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Show EUROPE CRIES "FOR CLOTHES K E K H H M JS Ransack Your Closets and Give n es u a is u h SALT LAKE MUST DO SHARE Campaign for Wearing Apparel and Shoes to Garb Suffering War Refugees Gets Under Way Today; America to the Rescue. SPRING has come; the sun has crossed the equator on its journey north; each day the rejoicing "earth receives a little more of ihe sun's rejuvenating warmth and light. Each day the wounds caused by the great war become a little less repulsive. Nature Na-ture is rallying all her forces to repair the terrific ruin wrought by man in Berserk Ber-serk rage. A mantle of green is gradually gradual-ly making more beautiful the scarred surface of baltle-torn France and Belgium. Bel-gium. The human race, inspired by nature's example, should aid in the restoration, as far as possi ble, of wha t has been no ruthlessly destroyed. The generation that has been through the fearful ordeal of battle will set to work so that humanity will, in the future, be spared another such calamity as the great war. Already the leaders of the world are facing problems prob-lems of government with more breadth of mind and with a finer sense of justice. The ideals for which America so unselfishly unself-ishly went to war, and for which she is still contending, are to become a paragon para-gon for the world. A new era from out of all this sorrow, bloodshed and ruin will dawn. Grim Specird Threatens Peace. In spite of the fact that there is justification justifi-cation for optimism and hope, the world's new.-found peace is menaced by the grim spectre of disorder, bloodshed and lawlessness; law-lessness; 1 such conditions, it is said, are the outgrowth of poverty and destitution. Readers of the type of Wilson, Hoover and Lansing declare that the suffering of Europe must be relieved or peace will not endure. Already the organization, many of whose workers sacrificed their lives so that thqy might administer relief to the wounded, whether friend or foe the American Red Cross is girding itself for battle a'gainst the portentous problems of reconstruction. Already the Red Cross Is striving intensely to reconstruct the world so that a new reign of peace and justice may begin. j The spectacle of this mighty organiza- tion preparing to feed and clothe the destitute des-titute and to care for and educate tho maimed and blind, so that they may not go through life helpless and deprived ot the iov of doing work' that is at once productive and interesting, is one of the most inspiring afforded human eyes. Refugees Must Be Warmly Clad. The first great problem of the Red 1 Cross is to furnish the peoples of the devastated districts of Europe whh the warm clothing which they have not the money to buy nor the resources to make. Jt is for Americans to co-operate with the Ked Cross to relievo this suffering. In practically every home in the land there, are articles of clothing that still have a great deal of warmth and wear, but will never be worn because they are out of style or a Hi tie frayed. All manner of wearing apparel is wanted want-ed in devastated JOurope. .Shoes for all, men, women and children, are needed ; even the uppers of the shoes can be used. Pieces of clothing for patching will be gratefully received. Bundles of clothing j may be left at any schoolhouse, and lire j station, or at the central old clothes headquarters. 148 South Main street. Although the Red Cross has a large corps of workers to attend to the rcceiv- ; ing and the sorting of clothes, volunteers are still needed and are urged to donate their services for the drive which begins today and ends March 31. I The new dawn has come. -The world lis to begin anew; it is the duty, and should be the pleasure, of every individual indi-vidual to help repair the havoc wrought by war and to aid the coming' of the new era. The following individuals and societies have volunteered to . direct activities at headquarters for the collection of old clothes: Monday, Mr George M. Miller, Mrs. John F. Miller, Mrs. Gussie Sawyer, Mrs. Simon Bamberger;- Tuesday, the Primary association ; Wednesday, M rs. Julia Seymour, Miss Clarissa A. Beesley and the Young Ladies' Mu tual Improvement Improve-ment association ; Thursday. Mrs. J. T. Bel ess, Mrs. Mary Hammond, Mrs. J. F-Cowan F-Cowan ; Friday, the Relief society, Mrs. ,. C. Robinson, Mrs. 13. J. ILeiff. |