Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-15
EVERYBODY ON
RED CROSS ROLL
SLOGAN OF new
MEMBER DRIVE

To give every American an oppor-
ttnity to carry out President Wilson, s
wish that every citizen become a
member of the Red Cross, the 3,845
chapters of the American Red Cross
tomorrow open their Christmas roll
call.
This roll call is to be unique among
the war drives in that its purpose is
to secure members and not to raise
money. All the memberships in the
Red Cross expire at the Christmas
season and the roll call is to secure
the active membership that will per-
petuate the Red Cross and enable i
to cope with any problems Of relief
which may arise as an aftermath of
war.
These members also constitute the
Red Cross as a peace agency ready to
give relief in pestilence, flood or dis
aster. They also will carry out the
work of aiding our soldiers abroad
and of facilitating their return to their
own homes and help to complete the
work of relief and rehabi itation up-
dertaken in Europe.
The roll call, howe'er. il Iesigred
to give the American people an oppot-
tunity for a small free-wiI Offering
and to endorse the remarkable work
done for soldiers and civilians in the
war. "a heart and Il dollar as the
literature states, are to be all thai is
necessary.
Thousands of enrolling booths are
t. be provided all over America, and
thousands of women workers wearing
Christmas roll call brassards and
Christmas roll call caps are to assist
hose who wish to continue or obtain
! embership in answering the roll call.
There is, however, to be no active
olicitation and no importantly for
unds. Once anyone has paid his dol
ar and taken out his annual member
lip, he will be free from further
request The Red Cross has no wish
10 encourage generous persons to take
cut several memberships, as many did
j. the former membership drive. The
object is to enroll everyone-man,
woman and child-once in the family
OF 1.-THE Greatest Mother in the
World"
In Americus the tied Cross Christ
mas Roll Call will not actively begin
until Tuesday morning at o'clock
and will continue through Monday,
December %.
An opening luncheon, to be attend
ed by about 100 managers, captains
ant workers, will be held at the
Windsor hotel Monday night at 8
O'Clock, at which time final detailed
instructions will be given and
explained.
Tire Roll Call within the city viii
be Oil ected by J. Lewis Ellis, young
attorney of the city, who will be as
sisted in the management by Mrs. w.
H G. Pudley, for the west side of the
city, and Miss Lille Poole, for the
cast SIDE of the city. These assistant
managers will be aided by several
capable women of the city, besides
scores of young ladies to help in the
detail work
The Americas public is asked to be
reminded: % That it is the aim of
I the Roll Call to enlist every man, wo-
man and child in the city and county
as member of the Red Cross; except
/ children actually attending school,
who are now all members of the Jun
! ior Ped Cross. (2) That a Red Cross
mutton, service flag and 10 Christmas
seals will be given each member; the
Red Cross having appropriated $780,
600 to the Anti-Tuberculosis organi-
zation, and no seals will be sold this
year. go That only $1.OO member
slips will be solicited, although a
very limited number of Magazine
members, $500 each, win be
accepted
The work is to be carried on by the
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