Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-14
A Nut.
Junior Red Cross Rushed.

| OUiAOA ASCN VI OpD AVsAOssONas
i 1t is important that the organization
OF new Red Cross school auxiliaries
and the renewal of memberships Of
auxiliaries already formed be pushed
with all possible speed. Mrs. w. e..
Brown, chairman of the local Junior
Red Cross committee, hopes to secure
the enrolment of every school in the
county and every child Of school age.
Nothing less than 100 per cent enroll
ment in every state in the Central Di-
vision is expected.
Some confusion has arisen because
of the change which makes the school
year the period Of membership instead
of the calender year. All school aux
iliaries whose fee was paid during 4
previous year are entitled to membe4
ship for one full calender year frot4
date Of payment. For purposes OF con-
venience, however, the school year Is
in general to be taken as the basis OF
Junior membership in the future and
all existing school auxiliaries should
reaffirm their membership at the OPEN
ing of school by renewal of the pledge
of Junior Red Cross service. Dues for
the current year should be paid before
February %.
Red Cross instruction in schools is
designed to emphasize certain activi-
ties and lines of instruction. particu-
larly those relating to health, thrift
and civic affairs. Already an allotment
of boys work has been sent to the
chairman of the local chapter, who will
advise Mrs. Brown concerning the
kind and number of articles assigned
to the schools of her Jurisdiction. She
will then make distribution of the
work, taking into account the number
pupils in each school doing work in
manual training. 1t is important that
this work be undertaken at once and
completed at the earliest possible date.
Inquiries are also being received con-
corning the uses that may be made Of
school auxiliary funds. Some Of the
uses to which school funds may be APP
piled follow:
1.-Puchase Of material for use in
production.
2.-Donation to the various Red
Cross activities Among these are the
relief Of destitute children In Europe,
the care of refugeesand civilian relief
or home service in behalf Of soldiers
land sailors families.
3.-Subscriptions to the Red Cross
magazine to be used by the schools for
supplementary reading.
4.-Purchase of supply Of the
book entitled, Our Country's Call to
Service This book Is recommended
for use in all the schools.
i Especial calls for contributions.
For example, the bureau OF camp SER
vice recently called for Ave moving pic
Iture machines. One Of these machines
costs about $3.50. and II lone is pur-
chased by a school the name of the
auxiliary is placed upon the machine.
Other special calls are made from time
to time requiring less expenditure.
l 6.--The chairman Of the school COM
mittee should keep in touch with the
chapter or branch and be thoroughly
familiar with the regular and special
activities being carried on by the or
|ganization. In this way up-todate
Iinforma ton can be secured concerning
opportunities for expanding funds.
i 1t should be kept in mind in this
connection that the main purpose of
the Junior Red Cross is not to raise
funds. The raising of funds, however.
has distinct educational value which
should not be underestimated. 1t is
Ieghally important to keep in mind the
educational value Of the use of these
fluids. - ....1x.