Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14
RED CROSS APPEAL
Walton Asked to Enroll Under
Glorious Banrer for Work
in Peace Tines.
DAWSON ISSUES STATEMENT
After Giving Outline Of Duties De
Volving Upor Organization re An
noUnces Plans - Extending
Membership Of the Order.

Membership Of the Sroer.
Washington, Dec. 4.-HenTy =. Da-
5ison. chairman Of the war council
# the American Red Cross. announced
.har THE Christmas roilcaH 0f the or
Eanlzati9n for fhe~enroliment of Ene:1-
)ers was in preparation for ,he larger
sphere of peace-time work 10 which
I ne KeI cross heBcelorth wound be
active.
The whole American people viii be
invited in fhe Sc seek preceding Christ
mas 10 enroll a. members 81 the Red
Gross Il is confidently believed there
need be no further campaigns for He'd
( Cross funds. bui instead the annual
roll call viii constitute she foundation
Df the Red Cross. The people shoule,
therefore know as definitely as pos
sible Tie plans OF this their national
| humanitarian society.
Wherever our soldiers and sailors
may be. tie Red Cross will stay with
them until they are demolsliZed.
/ Nothing whirh we may do viii De left
3
zone. for those returning, for those in
/ the camps and hospitals or for their
( families at home % whom viii con
/ tinue 10 be devoted the ministrations
/ Of the Red Cross home service I'm
This latter effort $1,000 trained Eed
cross workers are now engaged al
25N0 different places throughout the
/ hn,I
/ The problems of reconstruction. IN
yolEiug feeding and caring for ihe dis
'ressed civilian populations Of Europe,
are Of such magnitude that necesSar-
liy they must he met very largely 10y
he governments Of our allies
The war program Of she American
( Red Cross ~}ll thus steadily and rapid
( IS merge Itself into "a peace program.
While the plans in this direction can
! NOT be- formulated specifically ia ad-
vance Of the general relief program If
( the allied governments she American
I Red Cross Is nevertheless planning "a
/ Develop it~ permanent organization in
( this country upon scale never before
contemplated in time of peace The
commissions which are BOW conduct
! ing ibe activities If he American Red
1 Gross ira foreign countries. a. well Is
I he temporary war organization IN this
country ail as q matter of course ~
ihnotely merge their energies with
those Of the permanent organization
II the Red Cross.
There may he. therefore. perfect
confidence that the peace activities of
n. Red Cross will he conducted un-
der able ard inspiring leadership. The
chapters viii maintain their orgauiza-
tions upon "a scale adequate to the
new demands 10 be made upon them
Local committees viii indeed apprecl-
ate more and more the value IT having
iu heir midst strong and efficient Red
Cross chapters The divisional organ.
izationS, with honorary and permanen,
Sfaffs will 10 maintained always
| ready for service; ami national head.
quarters will have large and efficient
personnel 80 direct the activities If the
/ organization as whole.
For the completion ~ its war work
and Tor the institution az its peace
program. thr Red Cross X fortunately
IN q healthy financial condition. Alum
dant occasion for the use of large
funds Of money and great quantities
~ garments aud Other supplies will
continue to arise. hut il is believed
that there will he no further need for
intensive campaigns for funds. The
wots of supplementary governmental
activities which the Red Cross will
( 'e called upon to do ia all paris II
the world viii he ppon "a grear scale
huf il viii cali for human service rath-
ar thau for large EXPENDITURES
"What the American Red Gross
needs noW f. not So much contributions
| ~ money. us ,he continued devotion
and LOYALTY 81 It's members This Is
peculiarly true AT this moment Of
transition from war "a peace. Annual
membership involves the payment Of
oniy one dollar The moneys thus r..
reiyed net ouly defrsy ali the admins
I 'r"tlte expenses of the organization
( hot leave substantial balance. which
[ together with all funds subscribed N
re'''y for relief are devoted solely tc
'hat purpose. The roll call If the ma
/ lion * thus to bee called a; Christina,
Zine. 'hat through enrolment i'm their
Rcd cross the American people may
/ send message to Our soldiers Stin
"Ner~eas and 90 the peoples If the
world that We are no' only merely con
/ trut with Seolng eur arms united with
"Hr allieS III victory hut that our abid-
ins purpose Is thar the love. the sym
paih> 'ud 'he intelh'pn ~ uu Amer
! '"a shall De- rede,ilc8fed To the p,rma-
! 1rut service of mankind