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Show THE RED CROSS ROLL CALL IS EXTENDED The fourth annual Red Cross roll call wil close tonight In order that Logan nnd Cacho county may have nn opportunoty to do Justlco to It-set It-set In tho number of memberships given. This decision was reached by the executive committees after It becamo apparent that the houses to houso canvas of last week would not secure enough memberships to give the city and county its full quota. Tho OMMB iM not contem plate another house to houso canvas. Howeve, It asks that all who we're missed on the previous canvas cither call at the Red Cross headquarters upstairs in the Postofllce building or send their checks adresscd to the secretary of the Red Cross to the same address. Today every opportunity will be ottered citizens of Logan and tho county to subscribe the small amount am-ount necessary only one dollar, to o curo a membership. lied Cross wont-ers wont-ers will circulate through tho business busi-ness district and take memberships. In order that outlying towns may have an opportunity to support this worthy organization, workers will bo sent to those places today and the various business districts will be canvassed. can-vassed. Tho need to,support the Red Cross is even greater this year than it was a year ago. While tho need for aid In Europe has not lessened appreciably, ap-preciably, the need in our own country coun-try for some agency to render help to thoso in distress has grown. We are Just beginning to seo tho after effects of -our participation In tho war of 1314. Hundreds of former soldiers' families nnd thousands ot former soldiers are now In need of kindly assistance. It Is to meet thlb cndltlon right at homo that tho home uorvlc" of tho Red Cross .was undertaken. under-taken. Fifty cents of every dollar you pay to the Red Cross for membership stays rlglit at homo to bo used In rendering aid to theso who are now suffering because of services rendered ren-dered to all of us. Whero gifts aro mado to tho Red Cross every cent stays at homo for community use. Tho local Red Cross organization Is also maintaining community nurso who aids not alono families of former for-mer soldiers or former soldiers themselves but who Is avatlablo to nurso all who aro unablo to secure other expert help or who cannot afford af-ford expert care. It Is not only your duty to enroll en-roll in tho Ited Cross. It is youi prlvlleg. Lot us all get together and support tho greatest humanitarian humanitar-ian movement tho world has cvor scon. |