The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
JUNIOR RED CROSS
Twenty-Five Hundred Members
By May LIST the Aim.

American Red Cross and is open to
every school child in the United
States. We want every school child
in Garrett county member. Teachers
and pupils are working hard to that
end. Are you among them? If not
why net?
The purpose of the Junior Red Cross
is to train the children in the work and
service; to instruct them in the
principles and ideals of the American
Red Cross of Cur United States; to
counterfeit forces of destruction, and
to bring dominantlY forward the ideals
of reconstruction. and mercy for which
the Red Cross stands.
The plan contemplates the use of Red
Cross Activities as educational material
for the schools but leaves the entire ad-
ministrat on of the school auxiliaries in
the hands OF school authorities. Just
as much or as little time and work of
the pupil can be applied to the tasks
which the Red Cross is assigned to do
by the Nation, as the school principal
thinks wise.
The Red Cross tries to help all people
everywhere when they are over come
by some great or unexpected disaster.
1t serves those suffering from the great
plague of tuberculosis. At present, of
course, its great work is in helping the
wounded and sick soldiers on the battle
fields snds the lines in France
and Belgium. 1t cares for the civilian
men and women and children who have
been driven from their homes by the
war. In our own country it serves
little children through the district
nurses; it does things for our soldiers
in the environments; it tries to take the
places in many ways of the fathers who
have had to leave their homes to serve
our country as soldiers and sailors.
The Red Cross works over all the
world. 1t worked in San Francisco at
the time of the great earthquake and
fire. 1t is helping now the people made
homeless by the earthquakes in Cute
mala IN the last days of 1917. In Europe
most of its work is in France and Bel
gum. A new Red Cross Commission
has just "raised the American flag
from one end of Italy to the other. " In
our own country there are many people
being cared for by the Red Cross.
The Auxiliary desires to make the
chool work more interesting and so
1ore important to you and to all the
rown-up people of the country. Your
uXiliary work shows you a reason for
earning many of your lessons and it
also gives you chance, right in your
school, room, of taking part in the work
that the whole country is doing. By
teaching you the care of the school room,
building and grounds, and by helping
you to care for yourself, the Auxiliary
will make you better citizens.
Again, the work of each Auxiliary
will be chosen after the members have
consulted the School Committee of the
Red Cross Chapter or Branch in its city
or village. Some ways that the School
Committee will probably suggest are
especially for boys. They can help the
Senior Red Cross in packing the sup
at have been made and can even
AXE the boxes and stencils. The
,lniors can often do great service in
'fclean-up campaigns" and in other
movements for the good of the city.
Many Juniors have already set to work
to collect such things as old scrap iron
which. though ordinarily thrown away
in dumps, is really valuable By COL
lecting it and selling it they beautify
the city, conserve the products of their
country. and earn money. In the city
children can work on their small gar
dens and, of course. in the country thev
can do ever so much more in raising
food for the nation. Bringing COM
munity singingiand pageants to your
city or village is another way and a very
beautiful one. If the Chapter School
Committee cannot find ways to keep
your Auxiliary busy, think of them
yourselves and ask for the consent of
the Committee. You will find them
ready to give it.
Kempton School, Miss Lizzie Leary,
Teacher-Gevernice McArdle, Howard
Robinson, Andy Mayerchak, Jane
Robinson, Marguerite Decker, Alma
Wrightsman, Walter Nine, Bernard
Broll, Francis Shottish, Leona Wotring,
Melvin Lewis, Clifton Keller, Nancy
Dawson, Avanel Keller, Melissa Schultz,
Anna Dominic, Alberta BrolI, Ray
Reel, Gerald Biggs, Mary McArdle,
Bud Gregory, Dominic Frank, Marie
Pennington, Fred Seymore, Jarvis
Robinson, George Mayerchak, Muriel
Decker, Ada James. Alice Roberts,
Robert Richard, Leona Adams, Thomas
Swansborough, John Kisner, Allie
Lewis, John Mayerchak, Arthur King,
Hazel Nine. Ella Dominic, Norma
Duckworth, Arbutus Reel, Hester
Wolfa Moru EropL ElIon N-o