Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-13
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

Greatest Institution.
WI WASHINGTON. D. c-Henry P. Dawson, Chairman of the
w War Council of the Red Cross, has issued to the 1854
chapters and $4,000 900 members of the American Red Cross the
following statement outlining the future policy OF the American
Red Cross:
"To the 1854 Chapters and the 100000 Members of the Ameni-
"The whole American people will be invited in the week
preceding Christmas to enroll as members of the Red Cross. 1t
is confidently believed there need be no further campaigns tor
Red Cross funds, but instead, the annual Roll Call will constitute
the foundation of the Red Cross. The people should therefore
know as definitely as possible the plans of this their national
Humanitarian society.
eons ssiG ne p thi '5 RGts tS: T heads signed sf ii I A ssss had an e.: sP3 c4as. con to
of the United States, the Var Council n of the Red os e Gross 1i,,;t tn;
States, and with the heads of our department at National Head
and assurance in saying that the benehcent work of the American
Red Cross is to go forward on a great scale-n0t alone, as here
of peace and permanent human service,
Cross has been primarily to aid our army and navy in the care
of our own men under arms, and, secondly, to extend relief to the
our battle along with their own With the funds which have been
of the Red Cross will continue and be complete with all possible
sympathy and energy. ;u. os .,o :. i. p.d c-o..
will stay with them until they are demobilized. Nothing which
we e. may for do tso will rt BE lts u1 sa9 tbe s,thi i9 ,Ge e eanD msa and in b ts wis
or for their families at home, to whom will continue TO- be devoted
effort $4,000 trained Red Cross workers are now engaged at $500
different place, throughout the land .
caring for the distressed civilian population Of Europe are Of
the Government of our allies, with whom our own government
%rhe great tasks of fighting tuberculosis, promoting child
welfare, and caring for refugees, with which the American Red
Belgium, will at an early date be assumed by the governments.
the Red Cross organizations, and the relief societies OF those
burden Of waging war, naturally desire to take care, as far as they
'"The war program of the American Red Cross will thus
steadily and rapidly merge itself into a peace program: The wake
give rise to epidemics and emergencies which in all parts Of the
,""s w will ! call 1l, for unlimited ID voluntary t6ms oy, faost, 1t the s, cutting sgm OF fSd
which government action cannot display.
But even our Red Cross must not act and cannot act most effect.
lively alone. We must labor in cooperation with the National
not alone the heart of America but the heart of all mankind may
while, therefore, the plans of the American Red Cross in
this direction cannot be formulated specifically in advance of the
Red Cross is nevsertheless planning to develop its permanent
organization in this country upon a scale never before contem-
"The commissions which are now conducting the activities of
temporary war organizations in this country will 5 a matter OF
n 1snt'e er sis1nisti5H s ef he t Rsd e sasssis' with those Of the p''n'-
THE war has developed the striking and important fact that
devoted their lives entirely to business, came into the Red
s c5oss t GsSan aountry' At but ,hf hs outs rsa 1T tde . ws5 s 8 sstiyf sei sht sg %snt
selves in the opportunity to serve mankind that they now desire
to become a part Of the permanent peace organization of the
,.,, There ] may !. t hers FORE. be e.. perfect I. confidence that the e.! peace &C
inspiring leadership, The chapters will maintain their organize
them Local committees will indeed appreciate more and more
the value OF having in their midst strong and efficient Red Cross
manent stats, will be maintained-alway ready for service; and
national headquarters will have a large and efficient personnel to
direct the activities of the organization as a whole.
Study is being given by the national organization not alone
to problems of international relief, but to plans in this country
for enlarged home service, the promotion of public health educa-
ton, development of nursing, the care and prevention of accidents,
happinss of men, women and children. Such plans when devel-
oped will, it is believed, provide both for world relief and for
home community service, and thus constitute a channel for the
continued and useful expression by Red Cross workers and men,
bers of those qualities of sympathy and love which our whole
people have poured out so unstintedly during this war.
For the completion of its war work and for the institution
of its peace program, the Red Cross is fortunately in a healthy
financial condition, abundant occasion for the use of large sums
of money and great quantities of garments and other supplies will
continue to arise, but it is believed that there will be no further
need for intensive campaigns for funds. The work of supple
menting governmental activities, which the Red Cross will be
called upon to do in all parts of the world, will be upon a great
scale, but 1t will call for human service rather than for large
expenditures.
What the American Red Cross needs now is not so much
contributions of money, as the continued devotion and loyalty Of
its members. This is peculiarly true at this moment of transition
from war to peace. Annual membership involves the payment of
only one dollar. The moneys thus received not only defray all
the administrative expenses of the organization, but leave a sub
stantal balance, which, together with all funds subscribed directly
for relief, are devoted solely to that purpose.
THE Roll Call of the nation is thus to be called at Christmas
time, that through enrolment in their Red Cross the American
people may send a message to our soldiers still overseas and to
the peoples of the world that we are not merely content with
seeing our arms united with our allies in victory, but that or
abiding purpose is that the love, the sympathy and the intelligence
of all America shall be re-dedicated to the permanent service of
mankind.
"(SigneD H. F. DAWSON,
Chairman Red Cross War Council"