The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-12-14
WELSH JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH LOUISIANA DECEMBER A. 1918
Red Cross Calls
Roll of Members
Every Patriotic Citizen Urged to Help in Solution
OF Problems of Peace by Joining Americas
Greatest Institution.
Greatest Institution.


w ASHINGTON D. C.-Henry P Dawson Chairman Of III.
War Council of Red Cross has issued to the ass
chapters and 100000 of the American Red Cross the
oo%ng statement outlining the future policy American
Red Cross
the $3.50 Chapters and the 100000 Members of the Aer
can Red Cross:
The whole American people will be invited in the week
preceding Christmas enroll as members of the Red Cross
confidently believed there be no further campaigns 70,
eo cross funds but instead Roll Call will constitute
the foundation of the Red Cross The people should therefore
humanitarian society
the armistiee signed have an opportunity
e IN Fris with the heads of all American Red Cross Com
IN Europe and later in Washington the President
OF the United States the War Council of the Red Cross the
States and with the heads department at National Head
and am theetor able to speak with knowledge
IN saying that the benecent American
cross is to go forward scaenot alone as
OF peace and permanent human service
Since Americas entry into the purpose of our Red
of arms and secondly to extend relief to the
sailors and civilians of those nations which were fighting
50 generously contributed by American people this war
OF the Ked Cross will continue and be complete all possible
sympathy and energy.
Wherever our soldiers and sailors may be the Red Cross
VIII stay with them until they demobizd Nothing which
we may DO will be left undon either men in the war
zone tor those returning for those the camps hospitals
the Red Cross Home ssrVe In I this aete
enor $4,000 trained Red Cross workers engaged
The problems of reconstruction involving feeding and
caring Tor the distressed civilian population of Europe are
inc government OF our allies with whom government
The great fighting tuberculosis promoting child
CeaFe and caring tor refugees with which the American Red
SGss has concerned itself so effectively in France Italy aAd
belgium Will at an early date be by governments
the Kd Cross organizations and the relief societies
burden of wagg naturally desire to take far
can, Of their own people.
THE war program of the American Cross will thus
steadily and rapidly merge into peace program The wake
OF the war will however reveal the prevalence disease
give rise epidemcs and emergencies which in all parts Of
world will call for unlimited voluntary effort the cutting red
tape and the manifestation Of qualities human sympathy
which government action cannot display.
Here will be the opportunity for the American Red Cross
lively alone We in cooperation with the National
Red Cross and relief societies Of other nations the end that
be m osi on behalf of suffering humanity
While therefore the plans Of the American Red Cross in
general relief program of the allied government the American
Red Cross is nevertheless planning develop
plated in time OF peace
he commissions which conducting the activities of
the American Red Cross IN foreign countries we'll
war ORGANIZATIONS IN this country will as matter of
nent organisation Of the Red Cross p''A
The war has developed the striking and important fact that
devoted lives entirely to business came into the Red
Cross organization at the outset Of the simply that they might
selves the opportunity mankind that they now desire
become part of the organization of the
There therefore be perfect confidence that the
inspiring leadership The chapters will maintain their organize
them Local committees WILL indeed and
the value Of having their midst strong and efficient Red Cross
chapters The divisional organization with honorary and per-
STATS will be MISUNDERSTANDING ready for and
national headquarters will have large and efficient
direct the activities Of the organization whole
Study being given By the national organization alone
problems Of international reef but plans this country
enlarged home service the promotion of public health
other correlated lines which contribute the health and
happss Of men, and children Such plans when devel
oped WILL it 10 believed provide both for world relief and for
community service and thus constitute channel oe
useful expression by Red Cross workers
begs Of those qualities Of sympathy and love which whole
peope poured unshntedly during this
completion of les work and for institution
of It's peace program the Red Cross 10 fortunately healthy
condition abundant occasion for the of large
money and quantities Of and other supplies will
continue arise but it believed that there will further
need intensive campaigns for funds The Of supple
1entng governmental activities which the Red Cross viii
called upon do In all OF the world will upon great
scale but will cali for human service rather for large
hat the American needs now not so much
contributions of money the continued devotion loyalty of
It's members This peculiarly this of transition
from war Annual membership involves the payment of
ony one dollar The moneys thus received not only deray all
Staa balance which, together With ali funds subscribed directly
Tor relief devoted solely to that purpose.
The Roll Call OF the nation is thus DO called Christmas
e through enrolment in their Red Gross the American
people may send message SOLDIERS still and to
peoples of the world that merely with
sliding purpose that the love- the sympathy intelligence
all America shall be rededcated the permanent service of
"(SigneO H. p DAWSON
Chairman Red Cross War Council"