Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-12-24 | Page 5 | Oregon Leads in Red Cross Drive

I I I OREGON LEADS IN RED REO CROSS Other r Sections of U. U S. S Also Exceed Quota of New Members Memberships I IBy By Associated Pres Press VA WASHINGTON S Dec Dee 24 to the Red ned Cross Crocs today on the re result result re- re sult cult of ot Its campaign for neI new ne members showed some divisions had exceeded ed their quotas Quota and others outers were ere approaching figures set Ht t for them The central division which voluntarily raised raided its It quota from to expects expect to exceed the higher his figure and the gulf division comprising com corn Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi Mis Mis- I had lund gone several thousand o over r its Ita quota Oregon has gone 8 28 over 11 Its quota notwithstanding bad weather which has baa been the I cause of extending the time limit to the end of the w we week k in several di di- di visions alons I I Pennsylvania today was within 9 82 of its quota of or and the Pacific division dl lacked of the tho I I expected Reports from the Potomac division Indicates much hard lea work will wUl be necessary there titers If the tho lie quota of is reached Secretary Se of State Lansing aided the campaign toda today with the following follow follow- ing lug message e urging people to help has lees become by lon long established custom the tho time for the giving Jn of ot gifts a no time when hearts Inspired with thankfulness to God I Ifor for his supreme gift girt to mankind throb with Ith responsive emotions emotion which I I I I I find expression ep lon In acts acta of love 10 and andI generosity It is III peculiarly fitting therefore in these days when then the world Is darkened darkened dark dark- ened toned by war and misery that the American people should with a true Christmas spirit give gt of their bounty to that great Nit a agency ncy of ot mercy the American Red lied Cross Crosa which is such splendid service in alleviating suffering on the battlefields of ot Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope and In bringing comfort to the sands of helpless ones on s who aro are victims vic Urns tims of the brutalities of warIn warIn war warIn In response to the tho generous ImpulSE impulses Im- Im pulSE awakened by thoughts thou ol of Christmas let us as a nation show our hove lo for humanity and our gratitude gratitude grat to God b by remembering at this Urn the Red fled Cross rol arid and its It ne td