St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
RED CROSS JRS.
ORGANIZED BY
SECRETARY
STIER
81. Paul's College, st. Scho-
lastica's and High
School.
ALL FORM JUNIOR RED
CROSS AUXlLlARIES.
Short Address Made Before
St. Tammany Branch
Red Cross.

70 properly explain the Junior
Red Cross as it is being formed by
the New Orleans Chapter OF the
American Red Cross, Emile Y. stier,
secretary, with headquarters in New
Orleans. delivered four short talks
IN Covington on Wednesday Of the
current week. Without any attempt
Il oratory and simply confining him
Sef to facts. Mr.. Stier gave the
school teachers some helpful sug-
restions for the effective organiza-
fion of the Junior Red Cross auxili-
aries in this city. First, he visited
I st. Paul's College, then st. Scholas-
IDEAS Academy, later the Covington
High School, and concluded his tour
" appearing before the st. Tam
many Branch of the New Orleans
Chapter which met in monthly ses-
aion Wednesday afternoon.
"The purpose Of the Junior Red
4 Cross" Mr.. Stier said, sis not to col
lect merely the % cent fee, nor have
We any desire to create the impress
sion in the minds Of the school child
rem that we are organizing them
simply to get So much work out o'
them. We want them to work, it is
true, but what We want most at this
time is to create a greater Red Cross
activity on the part Of the parents.
That's one of the main objects OF
the Junior Red Cross, and if we are
3 to Judge by the developments Of the
last few weeks, President Wilson and
DR.. McCracken, who head the junior
movement in this country, made no
mistake in undertaking the organi-
sati0n of the 22,0O0,O00 school child
rem as Junior Red Cross members
Mr.. Stier explained that pamDn-
lets have been prepared by the
heads Of the Junior Red Cross indt-
eating the character Of work that
can be done by the boys and girls.
Naturally the bulk of the work will
fAll to the girls, the main duty ct
the boys being to finance the school
anxiltaries. This latter feature"
he said. "can be accomplished thru
the sale Of knitting needles that are
to be made by the boys: also thru
the sale of boxes measuring three
feet by two feet and made OF wood
measuring five-eights of an inch in
thickness. There are numerous other
activities that will net handsome cash
returns for the auxiliary. This
money can only be spent upon reQu!-
sition from the school society. The
parent body merely acts as the Gus
todlan Of the fund.
The officers of the st. Tamnahy
Branch" the speaker said, will
Gladly assist in the junior work.
They will assist in giving the child
rem the necessary Instructions and
viii aid them in every way possible
% make the schools private
and parochial-one hundred per cent
Red Cross
The speaker said the children-the
eifis-will be called upon to make
ntant refugee garments to be wcr:.
y children ranging in ages from
one to five years. These garments
& afe to go to the poor children OF
o'elstum and others Of the allied
eountries where the need may be
greatest. Many of them will be
used in America, no doubt" Mr.
stier said, before long. All we are
esking Of the school children is tu
yetiorm their patriotic duty and
nothing more"
Ar. Stier said the New ORLEANS
3aapter, the parent organization
nas more than $4,000 members. By
me end OF the current month the
society expects to have more than
soO.O00 members. This will be
tought about through the organiza.
uon OF the Junior Red Cross.
IN his tour Of the schools Mr.. Stiel
accompanied by John l.. Haller
B s'ce Chairman of the s.. Tamsnany
branch. and D. H. Mason.