Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-14
Red Cross Cells
Roll of Members
,,or, Patriotic Citizen Urged to help in Solution
Of Problems Of Peace by Joining Americas
Greatest Institution,

,,,,r,.c7ON D C-H,nry p Dawson. Chairman of the
w War Council the Red Cross ha@ 4 TO the 'a,.
following statement outlining he future policy OF the America"
Red Cross: 49,,
ITO the 1854 Chapters ,h 09o0o9 N1 OF the Amer"
be 'S whole American people will be invited in the week
Dreceiirg Christmas enroll members OF e nc" OoS
is confidently believed need be no tuer campaigns oi
p CO.'S funds but instead annual Roll Cal wal constitute
the Foundation Red Cross The people S"oru
know as definitely possible the plans OF TINS their national
Since the srstes signed have had opPqnn c to
missions in Europe Washington witt the resident
Of the Untet s f5,,e le R Cross DIVISIONS United
State with the heads OF our deP'f in' a @ sJoe
ana assurance IN yfyr on great scalc-no here
tore for purpose committee but as an agency
of peace and permanent human service, M os. f r Red
Americas entry into the war the purpose o. I
Cross has been primarily aid army and navy IN me care
soldiers, sailors and civilians OF n0s ha.oS w; - 20 hen
along with their own With the ilnos ", , l DT
Of the Cross will continue and be complete win d" p
WRercver our and sailors be the Red Cross
will stay them until they are demobHzed NounS wien
we may will be left undone either Tor the men N e war
zone for those returning Tor those the camps ana
nistraons of the Red Cross In this latter
effort so 600 Cross workers engaged al Zoo
The problems Of demonstrations, nvoving feeding and
% U that necessarily they largely by
of allies with whom our own government
The great tasks fighting tuberculosis promoting ild
Cross has Concerned itself effectively Italy and
Belgium will early date be assumed by tIa @
countries which that obey are released from qe b
of wasng naturally desire to take care as lar they
nd the pei, Red Gross will thus
OF .ne var and emerrencss yhich in all parts of the
world will unlimited voluntary effort the cutting of red
which government action cannot display
even Cross and effect
lively alone We must labor in eoGpeaton with the National
alone of America but the heart of ali mankind
be . t on the pn Of the American Red Cross
be formulated specifically advance of the
Red Cross nevertheless planning to develop its permanent
The commissions which conducting the activities of
temporary organizations in this country will as matter of
asn %fs Rsd with
The developed the striking and important fact that
and of whom had with great
their lives entirely business, the Red
serve their but have realized such satisfaction to them
selves in the opportunity to mankind that they desire
American efIe Red pe Cross 81 INC p'1'
There therefore, be perfect confidence that the
will conducted able
inspiring leadership The chapters will maintain her orgnza
them Local committees will indeed appreciate and
chapters organization honorary per-
stats will be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ready for service
headquarters will have and
direct the activities of the organization as whole
problems of nternatona relief but plans in this country
for ENLARGED home service the promotion of pu5c health euc
development Of the
other correlated lines which
Of and children
oped will believed provide both for and for
community and channel for the
ul expression Red and mem,
bers of those qualities OF sympathy and love witch
people have poured out unstntedy during this
For completion of institution
of its peace program the Red Cross fortunately healthy
financial condition abundant for
and quantities OF
arise but believed that Sc
for The of sTrn-
governmental activities, which y.
upon DO all of the world be UPON g-.,t
scale but will call tor human for ar5e
expenditures.
the American Red Cross now is not So much
contributions of the continued devotion and lova f
members This peculiarly this moment of transition
from peace. Annual membership the nav,rt Is
only dollar The moneys thus received only deray ali
administrative of the organization but h
sntel balance which, together with all funds subscribed 5rc
for relief devoted solely to that purpose '''S''
The Roll Call of the nation is thus
time through enrolment their Cross The A;na-
people send soldiers still ov.rses 80
peoples Of the world that merely rorts th
seeing united with allies victor0 bt IL. on
abiding that the love the sympathy and i.ianc.
Of all America shall be rededcated rsrnanes .rs ~
mankind. Wv -
"(SgneD H P DAWSON
Chairman Red Cross War Cor,ou"