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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1917)
display head. Ollier features, established that in warfare the such as a continued story, will sick and wounded of the enemy PvblHhed Kvrry ThuiwUy at L«nu. Oregon by Tag M t . S cott Pmuaaim eoar amt be added from time to time as should be sacred to the Red I space permits and when a de Cross. J. 8ANUKR FOX. Idttor. This is a Christmas when we mand is shown for them. There J. ALLKN DI SBAR. A moc UI« cannot see our new young sold is no reason why the Mt. Scott Knlrrei aa •econd-cla«« mail matter Febra iers, strong and straight of back, ary 1«. 181«. al the |x»i ogle» at lenu. Oregon, Herald should not be the best under act ol Congreaa. March 1 1*7» without visioning those others and most newsy and most help whom war has made helpless. •ubacrlpUon -Il • year, la advanc« ful paper of its kind in the whole state. What can you do to help? We cannot see the happiness of First subscribe if you have not our children without thinking of already done so. Second keep those little ones in Europe who your subscription kept paid up. have starved to death. Perhaps Oar First Birthday. This issue signifies the first Third, send in every item of we cannot deck our children’s birthday of the Mt Scott Herald news you can possibly lay your Christmas trees without remem under its present management hands on—a news paper needs bering that He in whose honor We hope, and believe, we are news, and must depend upon they are was a “man of sorrows also a year wiser. We have had thoselwho have the information and acquainted with grief.’’ In the Red Cross campaign for many disappointments, many dis furnishing it Fourth, if in 10,OtX>,000 new members during couragements. many hardships, business take a liberal and the week preceding Christmas not a few unkind actions and steady advertising space, and there is scope for all our tender words, but all of these have been use it to the very best of your ness, all our richest imaginings, far more than outbalanced by ability in order that we both the credits on the other side of may profit by the service, This all our new-born power of sim the ledger. Our friends warned isjour.best^and most successful plicity of heart, all our possibil us at the start that we were way of wishing everyone a ities of service. The Red Cross Chapters have attempting the impossible when Merry Christmas, and a Happy we endeavored to start right out and prosperous New Year. Our asked all members of the Ameri in the way we felt necessary for community will prosper if we can Red Cross to take part in a the upbuilding of the business, make it so, iflwe pay,the price of simple ceremony on Christmas and still expect to have enough prosperity, not without—but it Eve—the placing of a lighted candle in, the window shining money each meal time to supply surely does pay. through a Red Cross sendee flag bread and butter, and there have on the window pane. This flag been times when we have been A Pitiful Appeal. is a piece of white transparent tempted to believe they were Without any question the most paper, blue-bordered, with the right. As a matter of fact, even heart-rending appeal that has sign of the Red Cross, five inches counting the special revenue reached our office this season is from this Christmas edition, one from the Children of Amer square in the center, and smaller which by rights should figure in ica’s Army of Relief, 142, Berk crosses to be added for each of the second year’s finances, we eley St., Boston, Mass. This the household who is a member will have to face the new year association, which is headed by of the Red Cross. It is an ex with quite a substantial deficit such men as Charles W. Eliot of pression of service in this un In spite of all, and facing the Harvard, and David Starr Jordan exampled time —a symbol so in situation squarely and without of Stanford, asks all to whom stinctive that the Red Cross will evasion, we are encouraged and their appeal comes to give a glow from the windows of our have faith that we are on the “Christmas Gift of Life” to some homes over the length and right road and that success is starving, dying child in the war breadth of the land, sending out bound to reward our efforts. country. They state that literal the Christmas message to the The loyalty of our advertisers ly millions of children are to-day world, and telling not only the has been most marked during the starving to death as a result of passer-by, but our own hearts, year. Most of them are unused the present war, and that lOcts that just as our boys and men to advertising, totally unpre will save the life of a child for are finding new strength in their pared to make the very most of one day, $3 for a month, and $35 new sacrifices, so may we their space, but they have stood will add a year’s life to one of through our new service. behind us loyally and we believe these poor unfortunate ones. the hardest part of the hill has Ladd & Tilton’s Bank of Port Service Flags On The Farms. been passed. Our readers have land are named as the local de The American Red Cross will been no less loyal. They have pository of these funds, and make an effort to increase its renewed their subscriptions, paid they assure us that they believe membership from 5,000,000 to up their arrears, others have this appeal is as genuine and 15,000,000 between December 16 joined them, and they have needy as appears, and that there and December 25. Obviously a shown their hearty appreciation need be no fear of the money considerable proportion of these of our news items. As a result reaching its destination safely 10,000,000 new members must of this department our circulation and accomplishing the purpose be enrolled outside of the large has increased very rapidly in for which it is donated. It is deed, but in truly permanent unfortunate that the details cities and a large number of them fashion. We are in hopes that which have reached our office are must come from the farms. When Europe went to war the as a result of our Christmas so meagre that we cannot do the Edition and Special Year’s-end subject justice, and that we are service flag became the house offers, our list may pass the 1000 unsupplied with the usual mater hold badge of patriotism. At milestone by December 31st. ial to present the matter proper every home from whence had Our local correspondents, who ly. With a cause of such appar gone a man or boy to fight for are so largely responsible for the ent merit it is astonishing that his country there was unfurled newsy part of our paper have there is no live Portland organ the flag with one or more small been perhaps the most loyal of ization actively at work making stars on a white field to indicate all for without them we would the facts known. For those who the number of fighters that all have fared very badly indeed. care for fuller information we particular home had given. When the United States went Plans for the future? Oh, yes, shall be glad to show such litera we have many. We are work ture and pictures as have reach to war the service flag was trans ing hard to try and ensure the ed us. It is suggested that instead planted overseas; and from paper being an eight-page paper of the customary exchange of thousands of homes, stores, every week. A few advertisers Christmas gifts between friends offices, and factories it now have begun to catch the vision, the following letter be sent: “I waves defiance to the Prussian. have taken a yearly advertising am sending the cost of your So what more natural than that contract for 1918 at a space com Christmas Gift to the Children this emblem of active military mensurate with the task of issu of America’s Army of Relief, service should be adopted in ing a good weekly newspaper, Boston, Mass, to give life to modified form by the Red Cross and have outlined their plans to some starving child. If you in to indicate the number in each utilize such space to their owrn tend sending a gift to me this home who, although compelled advantage. Our increased cir year won’t you send them the to stay at home, have found a culation makes such plans both money it would cost to keep an way to serve their country timely and profitable. With two other child from dying?” Sure through membership in the great or three additional good sized ly a simple and reasonable re est of relief organizations? In yearly contracts, and a number quest; are we big enough, and stead of the small star, it is the of smaller ones we shall feel free warm hearted enough to follow small red cross. But whether indicated by star or cross, both to go ahead with the eight-page this suggestion? classes are serving. editions. There is no reason why the The extra pages will give First Red Cross Christmas. farmer should not take as much Opportunity for the featuring of Something has happened. A | pride in the display of the Red extra specialties. It is planned to have an entire page devoted simple and thrilling thing that, Cross service flag as might the to the Kern Park—Arleta section, brings something of real great employer of a thousand men — with the news of that district ness to our lives, humble as they and no doubt he will. > That com paratively few will see it is not and the announcements of the may be. It is the observance of our first an excuse, for the sight of one merchants all on the same page. Red Cross Christmas. One cAn- Red Cross service flag on the A similar plan will be followed not havaeven the thought of its prairie is a more inspiring sight for the Tremont—Firland and appropriateness and its signif than is a hundred in a crowded the Archer Place—Anabel dis icance in this world of anguish city. tricts and perhaps another for Here is a cause that deserves the Grays Crossing—Woodmere without having touched the high people. These latter districts est thoughts of all the world — the support of every man, no will perhaps not use a full page that which was given on the matter if he dwell in the city of at first. Another page will be birthday we are celebrating— millions or on the lonely ranch. devoted to the country points, “Behold, I bring you good tid A Red Cross service flag, indicat while the front page will be ings of great joy which shall be ing membership in that organiza used by all districts alike for the to all people”; and that which tion, even if seen by only a dozen display of all news items of suffi was expressed in the Red Cross passers-by a day, is not a light cient importance to warrant a Treaty made by nations, which hid under a bushel. Mt. Scott Herald « (iljf ChnnttnaH Œiùr Mat| fini» all our frirnîia tufr A anb tpippu. 10 nor slnrrrr mtah. 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