River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-12-12
Chairman DAWSON Tells Of Work
Which the Organization Plans
to Accomplish.
NATION IS ASKED TO ENROLL
Week Preceding Christmas Will Me
Devoted to Adding to the Member
ship-Problems of Reconstruct
ton Are Gigantic.


the Red Cross, today issued to the
1854 chapters and the 100000 mem
bers the following statement outlin-
ing the future policy of the American
Red Cross
1.-The whole American people will be
invited in the week preceding Christ
mas to enroll as members of the Red
Cross. II is confidently believed there
| need be no further campaigns for Red
Cross funds, but instead the annual
roll call will constitute the foundations
of the Red Cross. The people should,
therefore, know as definitely as pos
sible the plans of this their national
humanitarian society.
Wherever our soldiers and sailors
may be, the Red Cross will stay with
them until they are demobilized.
Nothing which we may do will be left
undone, either for the men in the war
zone, for those returning, for those in
| the camps and hospitals or for their
| families at home to whom will con-
tinue to be devoted the ministrations
of the Red Cross home service.
/
volving feeding and caring for the dis
tressed civilian populations of Europe,
are of such magnitude that necessar-
| lily they must be met very largely by
the governments of our allies, with
whom our own government will coop
crate.
''The war program of the American
QnH will Oh md mi
| ~ merge itself into a peace program.
| While the plans in this direction can
not be formulated specifically, in adj
vance of the general relief program of
the allied governments, the American
Red Cross is nevertheless planning to
| develop it's permanent organization in
this country upon a scale never before
contemplated in time of peace. The
commissions which are now conduct
| ing the activities Of the American Red
| Cross in foreign countries, as well as
the temporary war organization in this
country, Will as a matter Of course ul-
timately merge their energies with
those of the permanent organization
of the Red Cross.
confidence that the peace activities of
the Red Cross will be conducted I'M
der able and inspiring leadership. The
chapters will maintain their OrganiZa-
tons upon a scale adequate to the
new demands to be made upon them.
Local committees will indeed appreci-
ate more and more the value of having
in their midst strong and efficient Red
Cross chapters. The divisional organ
iZations, with honorary and permanent
staffs, will be MISUNDERSTANDING
ready for service; and national head
quarters will have a large and efficient
personnel to direct the activities of the
organization as a whole.
Study is being given by the ma
tionaf organization not alone to prob
lens of international relief, but to
plans in this country for enlarged
home service, the promotion OF public
health education, development of nur-
sing, the care and prevention of acct.
dents, and other correlated lines, which
may contribute to the health and hap
pinesS of men, women and children.
Such plans when developed will, it Is
believed, provide both for world relief
and for home community service and
thus constitute channel for the CON
tinued and useful expression by Red
Cross workers and members of those
qualities Of sympathy and love which
our whole people have poured out so
unstintedIy during the war.
and for the institution Of its peace
program, the Red Cross is fortunately
in healthy financial condition. Album
dant occasion for the use Of large
funds Of money and great quantities
Of garments and other supplies will
continue to arise, but 1t is believed
that there will be no further need for
intensive campaigns for funds. The
work Of supplementing 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 it will call for human service rath.
er 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 it's 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 re-
ceiyed not only defray all the admins
trative expenses Of the organization
but leave a substantial balance, which
together with all funds subscribed di.
rectly for relief, are devoted solely to
that purpose The roll call of the ma.
ton is thus to be called at Christmas
time that through enrolment In their
Red Cross the American people may
send a message to cur soldiers still
overseas and to the peoples of the
world that we are not only merely con.
tent with seeing our arms united with
our allies in victory, but that our abid
ing purpose is that the love, the sym
pathy and the intelligence Of all Amer