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You Can't Have A Real Merry Christmas Unless You Have a Red Cross Christmas Membership
THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERALD
REGULAR ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT, EXCLUSIVE IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY
VOL. XXIV.
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1918.
NUMBER 212.
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Special Red Cross Christmas Membership / lilion
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY CANNOT
AFFORD TO BLOT ITS GOOD RECORD
The honor of the best county in the
state is at stake. The greatest na-
tion on earth holds out its hands
and pleads with its citizens to help
make good its obligations, not only
to those countries that have been
laid waste in the terrible conflict
just passed, not only to care for the
thousands of orphans and the infirm
and old, who have nothing left and
must be cared for until conditions
right themselves, but our own
American boys and their dependents.
The government solemnly promised to
protect, sustain and care lor the sons
of America if they would risk all by
taking up arms against a common
enemy to humanity. They have done
what they promised to and MAIJE
GOOD. Our country and citizens in
general backed them up, and thus far
established an enviable record which
but few localities in this great coun-
try enjoys. BI T |NOW WE ARE ON
THE HOME STRETCH. The Amer-
ican Hed Cross, in all probability is
making the last demand. $1.00 for
every citizen to become a member,
and from all appearances there are
those who refuse to give aid to the
organization which is strictly hu-
mane in its purposes.
Every mother whose boy enlisted.
whether in the cantonment or fight-
ing at the front have written her of
the great good the Red Cross does.
Nothing but praise comes from those
who know and understand the great
work this great organization is do-
ing.
Are we, as Pott county citizens,
going to lay down? Is it possible
there are enough in the county who
are willing for the pitiful sum of
One dollar to put a stain on the rec-
ord that all of the oceans of the
world cannot wash off? What has
become of all of the patriotism that
was so freely heralded broadcast
throughout the country? NOW
COMES THE TEST. Those who have
howled so much about ioyalty. love
of country, back our boys, etc., are
asked to join the Red Cross, and if
he refuses, brand him as a hypocrite
Take his name and send it to the
County Council of Defense, where he
will be placed on recordr, and with
othes his name will be forwarded to
the State Council of Defense, where
they will be placed in the historical
archives of the state in a conspicu-
ous place so all who read in the year.-
to come may see and know who
backed the government to the finish.
E. DAHLINQER.
THK OTA >11 NT BK REACHED. 0000000000000000,0
Many families in this Red Cross
drive are taking only one member-
ship where there are several per-
sons who should also take a mem-
bership. The object of this drive by
the Red Cross is to obtain sufficient
money to carry forward its work, and
based on the last membership drive
and the members obtained it cannot
do the same work as outlined with
the smaller number of memberships
Everv member of the family ought to
join und pay their dollar It is the
last time in all probability that the
Red Gross will ask you. You have
helped over all the other movements
so don't stop until we have put this
one over also.
J NO. W JONES.
County Chairman Red Cross.
THE RED CROSS EDITION.
A decision was reached late
Monday afternoon that the
News-^Herald issue a Red
Cross edition, in an effort to
stimulate interest in the
Christmas Roll Call
The time within which to or-
ganize for such an edition was
necessarily short, but the
News-Herald force applied it-
self vigorously to the task,
only to get up against the
proposition of no light or
power until noon today.
The edition is as complete
as it was possible to make it
within the time given, and is
delivered as early as the half
day's delay in getting light
and power would permit.
11) OOOOOOQOOOOOOOO
HAPPY CHRISTMAS UNDERSTANDING
WITH ALL W. S. S. PLEDGERS
The fallowing letter, due to be mailed lo the 12,'(Ml# W. !S. S. pledger** of
I'lillawMtiinile count) n* noon us the Xiiihh lied ( rci--. Membership dri*e I*
out ol Ihe mi), is published in order lo sure the lies! ( Iirlstmas *|>lrlt and
alia) an) misgivings among Ihe thousands of patriotic people of this count)
who hare known or believed themselves uliable to liii) their pledged <|iiota
of slumps when due, on or before .lanuar) I. MM.
I nclc Sam will never embarrass his true friends.
Shawnee, Okla., Dec. 21, 1918.
.My dear Sir or Madam:
No matter what your Baby Bon d situation is, this letter is to you.
To you. having already bought y our ciuota. intending to keep Bame
until maturity, the Government bles ses you, and craves your active in-
fluence with every friend and neighbor, to become. It uot already, a
member of your noble class.
To you, having already loaned the Government your W. S. S iiuota,
but preparing to demand your money back, please, please, don't do it,
unless your credit is exhausted, and to keep your stamps may mean an
actual physical or business distress.
To vou. having uot a yet bough i your stamps, you are solemnly
urged either at once to buy them, and secure credit therefor from your
sales agent, postmaster, or County War Bureau, or else at once drop a
note to me in city or rural mail box unstamped explaining Just why
you havj not bought, and when you intend to buy .If youur excuse is
absolutely unimpeachable, I shall so acquaint the Government with the
merits of your situation that there shall be saved everywhere your
terdlt anil patriotic reputation.
Yet. it is my duty to make two profoundly solemn statements to
you: 1st, Ihe Government, relying on this County's near million dollars
in W. S. S. pledges, temporarily secured the moniv elsewhere, and spent
it in winning the war 2nd, because the people of this County bad legal-
ly pledged the Government to buy nearly one million dollars In stamps,
the Kourth Liberty Loan quota of this Count)* was made very reasonable
indeed. . ,
Therefore, let the love of fair play grip our hearts, and be It re-
solved liv us Pottawatomie-iles. that regardless of any sacrifice, short
of actual distress, we will make our pledges good legally good by buy-
ing them, and morally good by refusing to cash them.
Important Note No. 1: Vou who have fulfilled your W. S. S. pledge
he sure to see to it that you have . errlit in the County records .-.I the
War Bureau before the history of your W. S. s. record with pledge card
boos to Washington, important Note No 2: Vou who have not hough
your W S S. quota, please quickly so act that in the future the rela-
tions between you and your Government and between ycu and the re-
turned soldiers, who saved the Government, will not be strained and
unhappy.
With the greatest of friendship in this matter.
OTIS B. WEAVER
COUNTY W. S 8. CHAIRMAN.
Noticc to Taxpayers
The Tax Rolls for Shawnee will be at the Shawnee
National Bank for the collection of 1918 taxes from
December 19th, to December 31st inclusive. The
books will open each day at 9 o'clock a. m. and close
at 3:30 p. m.
In order to save time and confusion, taxpayers are
expected to know the name of the addition, the lot and
block numbers of their property before attempting to
pay taxes.
Respectfully^
R. L. ALEXANDER,
County Treasurer.
READ THESE HI EXPRESSIONS
FROM CITY CHM., MRS. B.W.SLAGLE
Mrs. B W Slagle, city chairman
for the Ked Cross Membership Drive,
commends in the highest terms, the
captains of the different wards
namely. Mrs. Fluke for the First
Ward, Mrs. N'eale for the Second
Ward, Mrs. Bond for the Third Ward
.Mrs. Henderson for the Fourth Ward
Mrs. Greenfield for the Fifth Ward
and Mrs. Coopet for the Sixth Ward
and each one of their capable and
conscientious helpers; but the re-
sponse on the part of the people
was not what should he expected. In
the Firu Ward where there are 21
homes, only 20R memberships were
taken In the Second Ward with 413
homes, ;ti)8 memberships were taken,
which was a good showing, and the
best in ihe city. In the Third Ward
with 9.r> homes, only 27 memberships
were sold. Ill the Fourth Ward with
403 homes only 161! memberships
were taken. In the Fifth Ward with
341 homes 150 memberships were
taken; in the big Sixth Ward with
408 homes only 379 membership*
were taken.
ThiH failure to respond more
promptly to this plea for member-
ships is in no wise attributable to
ihe solicitors, nor can I think it is
due to indifference on the part of
our citizenship. The season of the
year is one of such busy times, and
people's minds are so full of other
affairs, that they are prone to pasa
lightly, many affairs which at any
time would receive their im-
ite attention and endorsement,
ifdleve that not one home In
Shawnee should fail to be able to
show the Ked Cross Membership Ban-
ner >n the window before the com-
ing New Year We. as a nation, as
well as Individually, have been so
signally blessed this past year, that
we must, in common gratitude, show
be Banner of Loyalty to our Country
in every way. and now, especially, by
displaying in our windows, the in-
signia of "The Greatest Mother Oil
Earth."
To this end. it has been decided to
have booths in the down town dis-
trict Fridav and Saturay. attended by
volunteer young ladies to see that
no man, woman, or child, passes
without wearing a 1919 Hed Cross
Button Be sure to wear your 1919
Butt i ,if you have one, and you
will not be accosted. Otherwise, you
will be invited to take one.
PV\ CP, l>0\T SLACK.
It seems strange that a man In
this or any community who has a
dollar could resist giving it to a
cause as praiseworthy, as needy, and
as Important as the Ked Cross. He
surely cannot have the red blood of
patriotism In him
DICK RIC'IiAKDS.
Noah Webster used to be a newsp\, -
er man. and may be that Is where he
got his notions regarding good Eug-
llsh and spelling
\LL OKI V FN HAVF SICCKKDED.
It is a proud record that this
i ounty and city have in the various
| drives ai 1 helps in the past. The
present a id last irive for liie Red
i Cross is I'or a sm ill amount which
means very much o the world, and
deserves a full quota from this sec-
' tlon. We must keep up our high,
record.
J. F. NEWMAN,
A Cashier, 1'nion State Bank.
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo MRS. ZIMMERMAN, COUNTY WOMAN
CHAIRMAN, TAIKS OF AND TO HER
TOWNSHIP AND DISTRICT CHAIRMEN
WHERE IS THAT DOLLAR?
Are any of you, who read this, a slacker in the support of the Red Cross? Have
you balked at going down in your pocket and digging us a measly dollar? One dol-
Jar, when you know in your heart that dollar means more returns to our soldiers
than ever could be figured in cents or dollars.
That dollar you have not paid in would mean more comfort for our boys, more
help for the starving and homeless in that war devastated land of pain and tears.
1 hat dollar will place you on the great roll of the organisation that has gone far to
make tomorrow God's good day of universal peace.
It cannot mean that the people in this community who have not paid in tKis dollar,
have intentionally ignored the opportunity to do go? Have they neglected to pay be-
cause of the approaching peace? It will be many weary months before peace is per-
fected and the world returns to normal times. And during all that time, many of
our boys will .remain in foreign lands. In frozen Siberia', that bleak destroyed coun-
try all different from their own bright beaming homes. In Germany, in devastated
l rance and many other countries. Through all their marching, the Red Cross fol-
lows ojjr boys WHEREVER THEY GO; and our boys get thousands of returns for
that dollar you give.
Pottawatomie county and Shawnee MUSI raise their quota, and they will bec£v.3e
the citizens have NEVER YET FAILED, to answer the call. This is the last dri, j
and every person who can must pay.
That little old dollar dropped in.tiie war box of the R"d Cross will make Christ-
mas time happier for you and a happier time for all the boys, who tomorrow night
will be dwelling 'neath alien skies, thinking of the home folks and the Yuletide hap-
piness they are enjoying.
Our boys! They are willingly performing ihe greatest deed of charity that has
ever been, or ever will be written in History's annals! Without price or hope of re-
ward, for all mankind's safety and peac~. our boys have answered the world's dis-
tress call. WHERE IS THAT DOLLAR?
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
AN U'l'IM. TO III \S0\.
This Ked Cross Christmas Member-
ship Drive is peculiar, it Is not po;
sible under .its conuitions for tin-
few to carry on and fulfill the duty
of the many. It is plainly a case
where the soul and conscience of tin-
entire community, considered as a
whole, must be stirred and rfuickened
to a sense of its sacred obligation. It
is not possible that one man or any
set of men shall give large sums and
say: "There rather than see the
proud record of Shawnee and Pot
t&watomie county smashed and hu-
miliated, we will make good the fail-
ure of others to respond This can
not be done. Cnder the terms and
conditions of the drive, everv adult,
man and woman, must take member-
ship in the Ked Cross ami pay one
dollar .or the privilege for priv-
ilege it is.
A body of soldiers ha made .m
hcioir charge on tHe field ©I ii.inie.
they have come up out of their liell-
| holes or stinking trenches and over
the top, they have charged across
| No Man's Land in the face of a gull-
i ing fire from the enemy. They have
j not faltered, but have carried on and
won on to reach their objectives,
i But someone of them says to his
comrade: "What's the use? Let us
lie down here in this sheltered place.
I Let the other fellows finish this
tight. We'll win anyway." Has any-
one read of such a shameful act? I)o
i the newspapers bear such tales9
1 THEY DO NOT. Do you realize that
many, many Pott county boys - our
soldiers have been engaged in just
1 such actions as described? And havo
I they quit? Are thev yellow? A thou-
sand times NO. They have fought
the while fight, they have carried on
until the dirty Hun laid down and
quit. They have seen the thing clean
through.
We are now placed in the position
of that body . aldiers. Pott coun-
ty has answered every call up m her
heart or purse until now; burden-
some quotas have been put upon her,
oftentinie .! s'-.-.ned with mallei. us
intent to cause us to fail: But we
have me'., thoso calls every one, till
now For the sake of the proud rec-
ord we have achieved, for the soke
of our boys who ha*e fought, bled
aud died for us. let us not now fj^jl
Home will sa\ "But the war is
over, our boys are coining home;
you realize.
brother, tli
Orate is ns
u
all/
the heart of the Ked
hi* as the world? Do
though VOi'K boy
home.
a in still ha
reaches o
some other
you realize
his soldiers
Siberia am*
quartered In
may be < <
father's b<
that I 'Belt
mi the bl
that thousands are now
a hostile count cv. where, as much.at
ever, they will need the ministering
mercies of 'he Ked Cross?
Let us suggest ihis: if you do no
now wear ihe 'Keg Badge of Cour
age" ia Ked Cross. Button). look up
your local chairman and hand him
your pledge By doing this you will
keep clean and spotless Pott county/.';
war record you will be doing an act
for the good of broad humanity, you
wlM be carrying out your plain duty.
It takes only a heart and a dollar
Do It now.
ED J. PETERH.
The Red Cm k will help your sons
that are away from homo.
O O O O 0 O O O O O 0 O O O O O O
O 0
O POST OFFICII NOTICK. (,
O On account of the unusual O
() heaviness of Xmas mall, in- #0
O coming as well as outgoing. (
o the post office will remain 0
O open tomorrow. Christinas (>
O day, from ! to 12, and all city 0
O carriers will make one com- ()
O plete city delivery and the t
O motor parcel post carrier will 0
O deliver all Christmas day par- O
O eels throughout the city. 0
> OTIS I; WEAVER, I'. M. <
O (
O O O O O O () O O o O O (j
IT IS TIIK I,ANT VITKVL.
l-t Is the last drive und as worthy
as any before It. It is well worth
the dollar to the giver and amount-
to many limes its value in the cause
It forwards.
K. W. STONE
Till LAST < \ 1,1,.
This last drive of the Red Croat
should be finished by the city and
county coming through with its
quota. The cause is deserving am
the results to the soldier boys ami
the devastated countries satisfactory
K. W. CHRISTXER.
IT Mill, KFTCICN gOMK DAV.
Surely the giver to this last drive
of the Ked Cross will reap a full
value for the money paid in the sat-
isfaction of having bis community the
banner one of the state, and the
state, and the knowledge of a task
well done.
K. H. WARREN.
Never before has the county in general, been so handi-
capped as now on account of the rainy weather making the
roads impassable, except on horseback. This is a time when
the war workers out in the country districts, will have to use
the "old mare in securing merberships for the Christmas
Roll Call. Mrs. D. F. Crist, lady chairman for Bales township,
is confident of Consolidated No. I making their quota, and
' she assures headquarters that Consolidated No. 2 will be
Coaxed to do likewise.
The report comes in that from District 23 in Bales town-
ship, that the whole community has the flu. as well as the
lady chairman. If Mr. R. C. Morton, man chairman, however,
is as good a doctor as he is a war worker, it is believed that he
would enroll all the flu victimr. in this drive.
Mrs. J. V. Dawson, lady chairman for Brinton township,
reported this morning, that in order to get good returns from
the districts (hey will need mor" time, but assured us of a good
j final report.
Mrs. J. D. Main, lady chairman for Burnett township,
working with Mr. Albert Coleman, is achieving wonderful
| success, regardless of conditions in general.
The report coming in from Dent township, from its lady
chairman, Miss Anna Hudiburg, and Mr. C. V Humphreys,
man chairman, shows them to be faithful, hard, war work-
ers, and are doing all the work on horseback.
Mrs. W. O. Deason, states that all the ladies are report-
ing good. District No. 12 reported $25.00.
District No. 27 reported $29.00, and District No. 28 re-
ported $44.00. The final reports will be delayed owing to the
weather.
As Earlsboro township, Mrs. Joe ingram, lady chairman,
has always demonstrated in the previous drives its ability to
report 100 per cent, Mrs. Ingram is confident of making a
similar report.
M rs. Russell Caldwell is encouraging her district lady
hairmen in the hope that they will report I 00 per cent.
Mrs. B. 11. Rowlette, lady chain in for Moore township, is
trying to reach the 100 per cent oal. She has notified her
district lady chairmen ol the extension of the drive. However,
District 58' j has reported- $22.00 and District 59 reported
$44.00 It is hoped these districts will secure a few more
members.
Mrs. Mar Jones, lady chairman for Rock Creek township,
reports all the district chairmen are working for more mem-
bers. However, they were late starting on account of weather
conditions.
St. I .^uis towrship, with Mrs. Handy Hilton acting as
lady chairman, is expected to preserve its reputation and while
the roads are impassable, Mrs. Hilton is using the rural phones
to wind up the last drive of the old«year.
Every district and township chairman is urged and im-
plored to make this the greatest and most sacred Christmas
of their lives by never stopping until a Red Cross Christmas
Membership is secured from every one in the district capable
of raising a dollar.
MRS. EDITH R. ZIMMERMAN,
County Woman Chairman,
Christmas Membership Drive.
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