Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-21
RED CROSSPLANS
PEAG-TIME WORK
Change From War Basis to
Be Discussed at Con-
vention Today
AT ACADEMY OF MUSIC
y
Consideration of Nationwide
Christmas Rollcall on
Meeting Program
AT ACADEMY OF MUSIC

Plans for changing the American
Red Cross from n war basis to a peace
basis will be discussed at convention
IN the Academy of Music this AFTER
noon Of delegates from the branches
and auxiliaries Of the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Chapter.
The convention will open at O'CLOCK
with E. r, Stotesbury as chairman
Plans will also be considered for the
chanter's participation in the nation
wide Red Cross Christmas ro'lcall
which is to take place during the week
of December 16.
Purposes of the rolcall and reasons
for continuance Of RED Cross work Will
be explained by Eliot Wadsworth. vice
chairman OF the executive council or
the American Red Cross, the hisnest
ranking executive Of the organization
now In this country.
Membership Campaign
The rollcall Is to be an intensive
campaign for members. 1t Is the nope
Of the organization to enroll every
one of, the 100000 persons living in
IH6 lSIIllOIS SoHOi No ~
eastern Chapter.
In discussing plans for the cam
paign, DR.. Charles d. Hart. chairman
of the rollcall committee, said:
The fact must be kept In mind that,
although the war may be over. the work
Of the Red Cross must go on. In fact'
the SCOPE Of the usefulness Of the organ-
ization Is just now approaching the
peak, because the fundamental idea OF
the Red Cross Is and has been since its
inception alleviation of sunering "ner-
ever It may be. The suffering following
the war calls for as generous. In fact
more generous, outpouring OF American
sympathy than the actual work en-
tailed BY the clash OF arms. The effects
Of the war are cumulative and we are
approaching a period when every pos
sible resource Of the Red Cross will oe
taxed to the utmost.
THAT is the reason for the Christmas
rollcall to enlist the entire nation under
tho banner Of the Red CSass. The Amer
lean people are today tine richest people
In the world--r!chest in resources. richest
in average intelligence, richest in obi
cations and In opportunities. The Red
Cross aims to express in works OF mercy
the hearts and souls of America and to
bind up the wounds Of a bleeding world
"At home as we'll as ABROAD tnere Il
plenty Of work for the Red Cross. When
he created the war council of the Red
Cross President Wilson said: The best
way in which TO impart the greatest ef-
ficiency and energy to the RELIEF worH
which this war will entail will be to
concentrate It in the hands OF a single
experienced organization which has beer
recognized by the law and international
convention as the public instrumentality
for such purposes This means that
the Red Cross Is the agency for all re-
lief work and especially in times 'of
great emergency.
Epidemic Proved Usefulness
THE recent influenza epidemic is a
case in point Of how the organization Is
ready to step in at all crises at home.
There are at present nearly half
million members in the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Chapter. A large percent
age of these was obtained in the men,
bershp drive last year.
The rollcall committee comprises DR..
Hart, chairman; Colonel Samuel D. Lit,
w. Hinckle Smith, James NJ. WILCOX
Marshal S. Morgan and r. Leo Hunt.