Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
THE GREATEST MOTHER"
 TO HAVE ROLL GALL

Plans are now being made for the organization of the Norwich district, which includes the same towns as 1n the campaign last spring, for the Red Cross Christmas roll call, which is to take place the week of Dec. 16 to 23 Eben Learned will be in charge or the organization in the Norwich district, and he is to be in New Haven today in attendance at preliminary meet ing of, the state forces to be held at the Taft hotel. Connecticut is in the Atlantic division and has been divided into two sections, Norwich being in the southern district of Connecticut, with Edward Y. Weber chairman.
 The plan for this roll call, said Chairman Learned, as it comes from national headquarters, is most compre- hensive
 "The Greatest Mother" is getting ready to call the roll of all her chill dren. She is planning to go- into the cities and towns; along the busy high ways and into the quiet country lanes to find them, but she is hoping that. every one of her children will answer . Here, and doing my best to help" when his name is called.
 This time she does not want a money contribution to keep her great family thriving and happy, All she wants is to know exactly who her children are and where they are. When she calls her roll, which will be just before Christmas, she will ask those children to pay St for membership in her family, but, further than that, she insists, she can take no money.
 "The Greatest Mother is, of course the American Red Cross. She is the worlds greatest organization of mercy and charity, She is the huge institu- tion which has already saved millions of lives and is going ahead to save more She is the body which will not stop in her wonderful work of recon structing whole nations that have suf- fered the raVages of war merely be- cause peace has been declared. In short, she is just. what everyone first ina agines when he thinks of the Red Cross.
 The -Red-Cross will hold a roll call from Dec. 16 to Dec, 25 It will be comprehensive and extensive, It will be roll call based on the smallest memberships, the $1 class, that will be universal. The Red Cross wants 75 per cent. at least of the people of the United States to join.
 Plans for the gigantic task which the Greatest Mother'' has set herself have already been carefully laid. Even now the details are all worked out and chapters and auxiliaries through out the country are ready to start call ing the roll of the cities or towns in which they may be. To enroll 62,000,- 900 people in one week is the problem. To each person who joins the Red Cross this year will be given a button. This emblem is round, with white field and blue circle about it. In the center of the button is a Red Cross. It will be given as the $1 payment is ac- cepted and should be worn at all times, | especially during the roll call, since it is planned to accept only one mem bership from a person.
 A service flag will also be given to each member. This is to be placed in | windows and kept there during the year 1919 and is a large white field, with a Red Cross in the center and with a red, white and blue hordr. Where more than one member of a family has joined, small Red Cross pastors will be given to place in the corner of the flag.
 Towns which have 100 per cent. membership will present>on Christmas | day, for instance, an unbroken front of service flags in the windows of the I homes, and will have in addition the | 100 per cent. service flag for the town. l This flag IS of the same style as the service flag, but under the Red Cross i has imprinted the words 100 per 1 cent"
 "The Greatest Mother" herself, in 1 poster form, will be present wherever there is roll call. She will look out
 upon those who work in her name from store windows, theatre Hobbies hotels. clubs and wherever else she l can be placed. This poster, which is
 in reality window display "cut -out, ,
 is being distributed by the millions. Since early in November supplies ot various sorts have been finding their way into roll call headquarters. Off 1 cials who will handle the campaign arc
 all ready for the opening guns Work
 CTS have been appointed and commit
 tees have been named. The first mames
 in the roll call will be recorded as
 early as possible on Dec. 16.