| Show CA ta 0 1 0 the week of december 10 to december b er 23 Is roll call week for the amerl american red cross this Is a christmas call to the citizens of this country to enlist in the army of service the need for service Is not abated by the ending of the war ilia need for service will not be ended for a long time at home and far afield the red cross must continue the work of relieving the suffering that follows in tile wake f the war Refu refugees zees and orphans are arc still to lie clothed and fed and housed the campaign must be kept up and the families of soldiers helped only a part of the work of the red cross ends with the cessation of hostilities the christmas roll call has for its object than anything else the enrollment of all adulte as members of df the red cross and the appeal Is for 1 memberships the canvass will be mainly for this the red cross makes its appeal to all without regard to creed race sect faction or class it Is one organization for universal service based on sympathy and humanity of course everybody that la Is anybody wants to belong to it the goodwill good will box home after home Is establishing jig its goodwill good will box for the benefit of people less fortunate than its own members in the end it develops that the household Is benefited in turn and it a demonstration on that ii it Is more blessed to give than receive is brought about in the most practical way into the goodwill box go nil all the used or unused articles that are not needed in the household but bul might be used by some one else clothing shoes books magazines pictures house furnishings china and glassware which have served for a time but have been replaced without being worn out these tire are all assembled in the goodwill good will box to be redistributed where they can do some home gad things bilings of tills this kind simply clutter up the fi average storeroom space in the average home accumulate dust and tire are in the way generally when they might be useful elsewhere it would be a fine idea for every community if the contents of goodwill good will bosn could be collected in one place either for sale or distribution and disposal dispost 1 of once or twice a year the money that has hag been salvaged from useless old silver and gold trinkets ought to inspire everyone who possesses battered and uninteresting things made of the precious metals to convert them into bullion since the war women have unearthed all sorts aorta of old gold and silver ornaments jewelry and flat wear some of it atrociously ugly and turned it in for fop melting up with the gold and silver procured they buy war savings stamps but brit even if they do not care to invest it Is worth while to turn useless junk into money which can be put to work and thereby made useful |
