The herald., 1918-12-12
Red Cross Calls
Roll of Member,
Every Patriotic Citizen Urged to Help in s,,..
of Problems of Peace by Joining Arnerc., IVY
Greatest Institution.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Henry P. Dawson cb,;
w War Council of the Red Cross has issued to no b
chapters and 100000 members of the American Red wv
following statement outlining the future policy of III.
Red Cross: snsS
"To the 1884 Chapters and the 22OOoOOO Members of III,
"The whole American people will be invited :,
preceding Christmas enroll members of the R.d sst
is confidently believed there need be further crr
Red Cross funds but instead the annual Roll Call will a
the foundation of the Red Cross. The people should
know definitely possible the plans of their %
humanitarian society. a'aa
"Since the armistiee signed have had an o,,o.
confer in Paris with the heads of all American Red C
missions in Europe and later in Washington with the p Ss
managers of the fourteen Red Cross Divisions Of 81
States and with the heads of department National %
quarters therefore able to speak with mo.1s
and in saying that the beneeen tn.
Red Cross is to forward great scale-no on. as @
of peace and permanent human service. %H9
Americas entry neG 5 the war the purpose Of Red
of under arms, and secondly extend relief az
our battle along with their own With the funds which
generously contributed by the American people this va,
of the Red Cross will continue and be complete with p
Wherever our soldiers and sailors may be the Red g.
we may will be left undone either For the men .a
for those returning for those in the camps and %
to mnistrations of Red Cross Home Service In
effort $4,000 trained Red Cross workers engaged I
different places throughout the land;
THE problems of demonstrations involving feeding m
caring tor the distressed eiyan population OF Europe
the Government of our allies, with whom govrnue
"The great tasks of fighting tuberculosis promo.n, @
welfare and caring tor refugees with which the American Rel
Belgium will early date be by the gov.rn.s
the Red Cross organizations and the relief societies a
countries, which, now that they released from f
burden of waging naturally desire take care far @
cam Fl their own people Of III. American
steadily and rapidly merge itself into peace program The
OF v the . war will h l Of
world will call for unlimited voluntary effort the ruling nd
which government action eannO. displya '''' ''-'4
Here will be the opportunity for the American Red cra
lively alone We must labor in cooperation with the N
Red Cross and relief societies of other nations the int
be m ai2li, on behalf Of suffering humanity
general relief of the allied the
Red Cross 1: nevertheless planning to- develop its
organization In this country upon scale before
The commissions which are now conducting the activities
the American Red Cross in foreign countries as we'll &
temporary war organizations in this country will matter
o I Rd with those the
The has developed the striking and important bit
developed their lives entirely to business came into the Id
Cross organization at the outset of the simply that they
serve their country but have realized such satisfaction then
selves in the opportunity mankind that they
to become part of the permanent organization ts
There therefore, be perfect confidence that Ii.
inspiring leadership The Chapters will maintain their o
tons upon scale adequate to the demands to be made
the value of having their midst strong and efficient Red
chapters The divisional organization honorary and
manent STATS will be maintainedways ready for service M
national headquarters will have large and efficient
direct the activities OF the organization whole
Study is being given by the national organization not %
for enlarged home service the promotion of public health
tion development of nursing the and Of d
and other correlated lines which may contribute the health
happinss of and children Such plans when d
oped WILL IL is believed provide both for world relief and %
home community service and thus constitute channel ter
continued and useful expression by Red Cross WORKERS and men
bers of those qualities of sympathy and love which ow
people have poured out unstintedy during this war
For the completion of its work and for the insne
of its peace program, the Red Cross fortunately heu
financial condition. abundant occasion for the OF w
of and great quantities of and other supplies
continue arise, but it believed that there will Be no
need for intensive campaigns for funds The work OF
menng governmental activities, which the Red Cross VIZ
called upon do in all of the world will be upon
scale but 1t will call for human service rather than =" y"
expenditures
what the American Red Cross needs not % ua1
contributions of the continued devotion ana
members This peculiarly this moment OF
from peace Annual membership involves the pay
only dollar The moneys thus received not only onv
the administrative expenses of the organization but leave
stanal balance, which, together with all funds subscribed
for relief developed solely to that purpose 49,.
The Roll Call of the nation is thus to be called a
time, that through enrolment in their Red Cross ne
people send message soldiers still ovese.s
peoples of the world that not merely 49, n
seeing our arms united with allies in victory uf %
abiding purpose the love- the sympathy and the
of all America shall be rededicated to the permanent
mankind. 81
signed HIP DAWSON :a Ne,u,eL.