The Robesonian., 1918-10-21
JUNIOR RED CROSS WORK.
How Schools May Become Red Cross
Auxiliaries-Hospital Story Book.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.


To all Red Cross Juniors, School
Children, Mothers, and Junior Red !
Cross Chairmen:
Rowland, Oct. 14.-For your schools
to become Junior R. c. auxiliaries
each child pays 25c membership fee.
If for any reason there. be some who
cannot do this, just so 25c per capita
of each school be raised entities it to
become a Junior Red Cross auxiliary.
The part that cannot be raised by each
child paying 25c membership fee can
be raised by persons donating fees
for those not able to pay, or it can
be raised by entertainment or in any
way teachers see fit.
But, children can't each one of you
pick 25 pounds of cotton now while
you are out Of school and have your
money ready the very first day school
opens? Not one old enough to go to
school is too small to do this. And
isn't it very small thing when you
think of so many giving their very
lives? Now rally to this call and let's
Iudhc hODeSoH county SCHOOLS one
hundred per cent patriotic.
Children, do you love to read good
story? Of course you do. Well, so
hospitals all over the country Your
teachers are going to ask you to make
hospital story books-a little differ
ent from the joke books that some
of you made last year. Begin now to
lay aside any good finished story YOU
find, good jokes and funny pictures
only one story for each book. You
will be instructed how to arrange
them for the sick soldiers. You want
bright funny stories.
Mothers, interest your children in
the Junior Red Cross-just get them
lnterested-it is wonderful what chill
dren then do. If each mother would
do this, couldn't we make a record
of which we would be proud for many
years to come! Every child should be
able to say that they have done some
thing to help win the war.
The Junior Red Cross chairmen of
each branch Of the Robeson county
chapter should see that every school
under its jurisdiction-white, Indian
and negro-be organized. With very
lite effort the teachers can organize
the schools and the Red Cross chair.
men Of each branch should call the
attention Of every teacher in their
territory to it. Children, if your chair.
man and teacher should possibly fai
In this ask that your school be organ.
lied and don't dare be among the
schools that can't raise a Red Cross
tlaF . snow their loyalty 10 thei7
country.
Chalrmen, have the secretary Of
your branch send copy of "Briefs'
TO at least ere teacher in every schoo
IN your territory. This keeps u1
teachers interest and that mean!
chlldrcn's as well. Many teachers fee
that while they are teaching they hav,
very little 5i1ne for Red Cross worl
but When it is part Of their schoo
1t is different thing and it is won
dertul wat has been done through
the schools which otherwise woul,
never have been done.
Read up on Junior Red Cross Wor]
and see what a big thing it is-se
what Woodrow Wilson and other grea
men are expecting of the schools
Robeson county is not going to dis
appoint!
Note:-Questions asked since tn
above was written necessitates tn
following:
Each branch of the county chapte
must have branch school committe
OF three-the chairman of which sign
certificates of organization, also sign
ed by county chairman of chapter
These are also signed by ]. R. C. di
rector of Southern division.
The chairman of the branch schoe
committee should be one who is thor
oughly interested and will put fort
every effort to organize each schoe
in the territory of the branch.
The officers of the J. R. C. are chair
man, vice chairman, secretary an
treasurer. When the pupils are oil
enough it is best to elect the officer
from among the students; where the
are not old enough, officers can b
eected from young people on tn
community with teacher as chairman
as the work is directed by teache
in either case.
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