The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 171, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1917 Page: 3 of 4
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YOU AND I AND
NOW AND THEN
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TIERED CROSS IS
HEAL SERVICE TO NATION AND
HER FIGHTERS AWAITS ALL
LOYAL CITIZENS
SACRIFICES BEFORE VICTORY
Chtar and Comfort for Boys "Over
There" and Succor for Farni.
lio« Here Is Organi-
zation's Aim.
Americanism, 100 per cent true,
citana membership in tile American
Red Cross
This great organization, which
•lands for humanity the world over
and aucoor to all races and creeds,
now is face to face with its greatest
twk—backing up the army and navy
of these United States in a titanic
struggle to make the universe safe for
democracy
In Its Christmas membership drive
for 2,000,000 new members in the
Southwest division, comprising the
states of Missouri, Texas, Kansas, Ok-
lahoma and Arkansas, the American
Ked Cross appeals not for charity, but
(or patriotism of an undivided people.
Aid for America's Sons.
Up to the present time the Red
Cross has gone to the front for all
peoples combatting a ruthless autoc-
racy unprecedented in the annals of
mankind. Today it is engaged in re-
cruiting its wonderful resources to aid
the millions of men America is assem-
bling for the decisive battle in the
trenches, in the air and on the seas.
"Charity begins at home" is a tiuie-
•worn, trite axiom. But, brought up to
date, it finds a real meaning in the
support for this country's fighters and
those they leave behind.
The millions who find protection un-
der the Stars and Stripes are now of-
fered an opportunity to do real serv-
ice to the nation and the boys who
wlil fight for them against the evil
which menaces the very foundation of
this free government.
Service Is Awaiting All.
The War Council of the American
Red Cross has decided that a great na-
tional purpose will be served by hav-
ing membership in the Red Cross al-
most as universal as citizenship.
Although pledged as a nation to the
national purpose during this crisis, it
will not be granted to a large percent-
age of American men, women and chil-
dren to play a part in the fighting
branch of our country's service. All,
however, can be identified, through
membership in the Red Cross, which
in this case, when entire nations are
organized for warfare, is big enough
and strong enough to carry some of
the burden for our soldiers, for our
sailors and our allies.
America's struggle is one of Men,
Money, Material and Mercy. Men sup-
ply the military force Money repre-
sents the means by w hich the army
and navy are supplied. Material con-
sists of guns, ammunition, uniforms
and supplies. Mercy—the Ked Cross.
Morale Vital Factor.
Comfort kits, sweaters, wristlets
and bandages go far in promoting the
welfare of Uncle Sam's lighters, but
the greatest stimulant to the army's
morale is concrete evidence of Amer-
ican citizenship's unity by an addition
of 2,000,000 members to the American
Red Cross in the Southwest by Christ-
mas Eve.
No sacrifice an American can make
at home can compensate the fa-
ther, son or brother menaced by all
the perils of warfare in the trenches
abroad.
Lack of proper morale has, withaut
doubt, been largely responsible for the
eollapse of Russia and the crumbling
of Italy's forces No man can throw
Himself whole-heartedly into the busi-
ness of war when devoured by the
most acute anxiety as to the welfare
of his loved ones at home.
More than 5,000,000 men and women
already have enlisted in the ranks of
the American Red Cross to minister
relief to the maimed and suffering
and to carry cheer and comfort to
America's army and navy. In camp
und cantonment, amid the roar of bat-
tle, the standard of the Red Cross
challenges all forces of destruction.
Patriotism Is calling to Americans
to range themselves with their dol-
lars, service and encouragement be-
hind the men in khaki who are going
forth to die, if need be, in their de-
fense.
By Orln R. Colle, St. Louie, Mo.
One of these days there will come
from "over there" a casualty list of
American soldiers that will eat into
your soul and my soul. Many of the
boys who went "over there" to protect
your honor and my honor and your
freedom and my freedom will be on
the list of dead. They will have given
up their lives, even as the Man of Gali-
lee, for you and for me.
NOW, and not THEN, you and 1
should ask ourselves, "Are we doing
EVERYTHING we can to help the
Army which is back of the Army?"
i he Army Back of the Army is the
great American Red Cross. The Red
Feldner's
Conscience
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By JOHN ELKINS
(Copyright, 1 17, by W. Q. Chapman.)
Katharine worked In the office of the
trig machine factory; she pounded a
."ypewriter, endlessly printing "Dear
lr" and "Yours respectfully" without
thinking much about the matter be-
tween, though she was always accu-
rate and conscientiously earned her
wages. How can a young woman of
Cross is one of the biggest agencies : twenty, whose mind does not run Into
tui winning the war for the Allies. We the commercial groove, be expected to
aie going to win the war, of course, take a burning interest In contracts
But when? NOW is the time to con j for machinery, or the price of steel
sider that mixtion wnu/ i„ • I pIate? So Katharine did not take no-
tice of the change In the Arm's materi-
als, nor the shipments of the same.
She took much more notice of the tall,
well-built, fair-haired young man who
was quite sure to be somewhere near
the entrance when she went out to
lunch. They became so well acquaint-
ed that after awhile he cal'ed on her
at her home, where she lived with an
aunt.
Max Feldner had come to America
with his parents when only a tiny lit-
tle lad, and had been trained and edu-
cated with a love and loyalty for its
Institutions. Though thoroughly Amerf
lean, he did not forget his fatherland.
Both parents were now dead, but Max
kept on his sturdy, honest way, keep-
ing alive the Ideals they had left him.
He was a master mechanic, so capa-
ble and efficient that he well earned
the several raises of salary he had re-
ceived.
Perhaps It was because Katharine,
too, had her ideals that they became
such good friends. She was not so
very different from many other girls,
but she certainly was different from
those whose Ideals are bounded by
pretty clothes, Jewelry, automobiles, no
work and unlimited amusement. Life
meant to her something finer and
higher, and she read and studied to-
ward the opening up of larger vistas.
But Mux went sometimes far beyond
the regions she had explored. To be
sure, they went to monies, plays and
danced like all normal young people
sider that question, too. NOW is the 1
time for you and for me to do EVERY-
THING WE CAN for the government
ot yie United States and for the rest
of the Allies. And we ought to go to
the depths of our hearts for the an
swer to the question; "Are we doing
ALL we can?"
The American Red Cross is the very
backbone of the American expedition-
ary forces. It cares for the soldier's
family while he is away, if the family
needs care; it cares for the soldier
himself, both on the way to the battle-
fields and after he arrives there; the
great American Ked Cross MAKES the
MORALE of not only the American
forces overseas but the forces of the
other Allies as well. We are going
to win the war, yes, but we are not.
going to win it without the support of
the American Red Cross.
And so, as I said before, one of these
days we are going to get our first big
casualty list from "over there," and
your boy or your neighbor's boy will
be one of the dead. THEN, with tears
in our eyes and lumps in our throats,
realizing at last that the boys "over
there" have made the Supreme Sacri-
fice, realizing that they gave us LIKE
by embracing DEATH, then—THEN—
But THEN will be TOO LATE. What
about NOW? This is OUR hour to
act; this is our hour to rally around
the Ked Cross; this is our hour to join
that greatest of all great humanitarian
organizations; this is our hour to help
make a success of the Christmas mem-
bership campaign which has for its t are wont to do, but these things did
purpose the enlistment of 10,000,000 | not entirely make up their life,
new members by Christmas eve; this
is our hour to take to our hearts the
Ked Cross flag, the flag which stands
not only for relief, not only for the
care of OUR boys "over there," but
So far the relations between the two
had been outwardly only a pleasant
friendship, but with Max It meant
something much more. He did not
mean to mnrry till tlicre was more
also for the MORALE which is neces j money laid aside for a little home, but
nary for winning the war. he meant to ask Katharine If she
If vol and I do not belong to the I would share ft with him.
Ked Cross we are prolonging the suf Suddenlj lomethlng changed all his
ring ot our boys in trance, because | pluns. He Katharine a note say-
| leg he had left the factory and was
goin< to New York. He would write,
we are prolonging the war itself.
Christmas day there will be flashed j
to the battlefields the inspiring mes- I
sage that 15,000,000 American men J
and women have joined the American (
Red Cross anij have signified by that I
action that they are going to back up
our boys in the trenches until the shot j
shall have been fired that will mean !
that the world has been saved for de !
mocracy:
Let us act NOW, not THEN,
and 1.
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* MAKE THIS A +
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS *
«• *
*■ It 1r our first Christmas in the <•
+ war. Millions of our men are +
* away from their homes, in the *
4- trenches and on the sea. +
* It is our hope that on Christ- *
+ mas eve all members will light
* Christmas candles and place *
* them in their windows behind
+ their Red Cross service flags. +
* Through this simple ceremony *
+ we shall express the close union ♦
* of the Christmas spirit of serv- <fr
* ice with our Red Cross symbol <*
+ of mercy. +
* AMERICAN RED CROSS. *
gi /ing her his address there, and hoped
to see her soon.
Katharine wondered much at the
sudden departure of Max, and one day
went so far as to ask Emery Field, one
of the bookkeepers, if he knew why.
"Oh, he's a crank 1" said Field con-
temptuously. "He got some fool no-
tions that the boss wouldn't stand—
- ou that's all." And she received no fur-
ther information. But Field began to
: be very attentive, and told himself he
had quite filled the place in the girl's
regard which Max Feldner had held.
About this time Katharine's uncle
died, leaving her about $50,000. She
wrote to Max, telling him of her good
fortune. He answered with a kind
letter of congratulation; but he did
not say much about himself except
that he was still looking for work.
Meanwhile the persistent attentions
of Field, his kindness and sympathy,
were not without effect. It was evi-
dent Katherine had begun to care for
and Emery Field's chances for
RED CROSS TO PREPARE
CLOTHING FOR INFANTS
To help relieve the worries of fa
tilers at the front or in the armed
forces preparing to proceed there, the
American Red Cross, which opens its
Christmas membership drive .Monday,
Dec. 17, continuing until Christmas
eve, is planning to provide every moth
er who may need it with an infant's |
layette. The Woman's Bureau has i
published a leaflet, available at every j him,
Red Cross chapter, describing this
simple outfit of warm baby clothes.
The Red Cross is anxious that these
baby clothes be made by women work-
ing at home instead of in the chapter
workrooms.
Members of the Junior Red Cross,
little girls In Ihe grammar grade sew-
ing classes, have offered to help with
the babv clothes, and many women in , „ , ,
the rural districts will find these sin. Y?.rk ln som? tlme" was °°ly forty
pie contributions to the winning of
the great war and the comforting of
motherhood and childhood.
winning the "heiress" looked extremely
promising.
In her last letter from Max ha had
told her he was leaving the address
he had given her, he might even be
obliged to leave New York, but he
would write her as soon as anything
was settled.
Katherine had not been to New
WOMAN WORKER IN ALASKA
RAISES FUNDS FOR RELIEF
The American Red Cross has re-
ceived a remittance and the following
letter from a woman in a town in
Alaska:
"I am sending you a money order for
the amount of $3ti.50, to be used for
the Red Cross. I collected it from the
men on two Tin Dredges here in the
summer. 1 am the onliest white wom-
an here and my nearest Naboer (white
woman) are 50 miles from here. I
have been here 10 years, without been
outside, but tried to do my best to 'do | not
ny bit for our boys in this awful War "
I had only two refusals, so consider
myself lucky, and a little bit proud.
Please let me know when you receive
It."
miles away, but she had been working
very steadily, and had spent her short
vr.cations elsewhere, so she gladly ac-
cepted the Invitation of a girl friend
who had murrled, and gone to the big
city to live. Vaguely she hoped she
might see Max, but that was so highly
Improbable, she quite dismissed the
matter from her mind.
She found her friend, Mrs. Hemp-
p.tead, nicely settled In an uptown
apartment, and several days went by
ln a round of shopping and amuse-
ments. One morning, after answering
a whistle from the region of the dumb-
waiter, Mrs. Hempstead came back
with the exclamation: "O Katharine I
you never saw such a Janitor 1 He's
a wonder I"
"Oh 1" said Katharine Indifferently,
being especially Interested In
SPECIAL WAR GIFTS
Announcement is made by the
Town and County Nursing Service of
the American Red Cross of a series
Df public health nursing scholarships,
donated by chapters and individuals
is special war gifts.
janitors,
"Well If you'd had to put up with
what we have, you'd say a long pray-
er to keep this oue. He answers you
like a gentleman, und he's a marvel
at doing anything from door locks to
electric light wires. We used to have
to wait days for electricians and
locksmiths, nnd he comes right up,
and does It ln no time. I'm Just sure
from his manner that he hasn't always
been a janitor."
"Perhaps," laughed Katharine.
"They are not generally born Janltom
—Girls' dormitories and sorority
houses at the University of Oklahoma !
already are grooming candidates for
the annual Sooner beauty contest
which will open soon after the Christ-
mas holidays. Six beauty queens will
be chosen this year instead of four
as in the past, the student body elect-
ing the girls whose pictures appear
in the beauty section of the Sooner,
student yearbook. At least twenty can-
didates are expected to be in the run-
ning this year.
—The Distinction: Billy's answer to
the teacher's question, given in Har-
per's Bazaar, was a true answer.
Teacher—Explain caution and cow-
ardice.
Billy—Yes, Ma'am. When you're
afraid yourself, then that's caution.
But when the other fellow's afraid,
that's cowardice.
—"A 16-year-old girl laughs with-
out knowing why," observes Polk Dan-
iels of Howard. "But I know why—
j it's because she is a girl and 16 years
; old. If I were a 16-year-old girl I'd
laugh too."
♦ MONEY! ♦
♦ Home money; papers at ♦
♦ home; pay any day in the year ♦
♦ at home. ♦
♦ NORMAN B. & L. ASS'N ♦
♦ A. M( Daniel, Sec'y. ♦
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The United States Government Food
Administrator Says:
"Baking Powder Breads of corn and
other coarse flours are recommended"
Dr. PRICE'S
CREAM
BAKING POWDER
Makes delicious muffins, cakes and coarse flour breads
CORN MEAL MUFFINS
cup corn meal
1 cups flour
Vt teaspoon salt
4 level teaspoons Dr. Price'a Baking Powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons shortening
Mir thoroughly dry ingredients; add milk and melted
shortening and boat well. Baku in greased mutfin
tius in hot oven about 20 minutes.
NUT BREAD
8 cups graham flour
& level teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1V> teaspoons salt
IS cups milk and water
>4 cup sugar or corn syrup
1 cup chopped nuts (not too fine) or 1 ou?
raisins, washed and floured
Mix together flour, baking powder and salt: add milk
and water, sugar or corn syrup and nutmeats or
raisins. Put into greased loaf pan, allow to stand
30 minutes in warm place. Bake In modorate oven
40 to 45 minutes.
Our red, white and blue booklet, "Best War T me Recipes" containing additional similar recipes, sent
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