Arizona republican., 1919-01-13
RED GROSS

has worked diligently to complete its 1 allotment of refugee garments and l there is on hand as vet large amount | of work to be accomplished Because 1 many prefer remaining at home during the epidemic to attending the down town work rooms, arrangements have been made whereby the sewing can be taken home and returned when com pleted to the chapter headquarters in the chamber of commerce building.
  A shipment of jellies and jams to the convalescent hospital at Fort Whipple will be made this week. Mrs. Sims Ely, chairman of the canteen depart ment is collecting the preserves and asks that all those who will contribute to do at an early date.
 From reports filed by Red Cross chapters at Pacific division headquar ters, Christmas Roll Call committee, it is estimated that about 700,000 mem berships were secured up to Christmas eve in the Roll Call campaign. Com plete returns on the Roll Call will not be secured unti after January 10, the time for enrolling members having been extended to that date upon au- thorization from National headquar- ters, Washington.
 In making the announcement for the extension of time, R. B. Hale, chair | man of the Roll Call committee, stated | that owing to influenza conditions ! many Red Cross chapters in the three state. California, Nevada and Arizona has been prevented from making the 100 per cent returns to which they ad frir- l chapters opportunity to redeem this spledge and all chapters a better chance l to put the Pacific division in a lead- ing position among the fourteen divi- 1 sions, the extension of time was made l general. All the Red Cross chapters in the 1 division will maintain their Roll Call committee organization until January 10. Reports will be filed by these com 1 mittees at division headquarters as 1 new memberships are added.
 l The ton and half outing flannel | received at the chapter headquarters | to be made into garments for the 1 refugees is being utilized rapidly. The 1 energetic women workers in Phoenix l and the surrounding districts appre- ciating the needs of the families over 1 seas are giving much of their time to the work, Although the response has been generous it has come largely from I the same women who have always taken an active part in war work ana ! the chapter is particularly desirous l of interesting untried workers. The | sewing rooms in the War Work build | ing are open daily and all are well come.
 Where is the first American war 1 orphan? The American Red Cross has s260, which has been placed in it's 1 treasury in two contributions for the 1 benefit of the first American war or phan whom the Red Cross may have occasion to help financially
 Home Service Sections are asked to report any case which they think may be the first American war orphan" to the Bureau of Civilian Relief at Divi- sion headquarters, San Francisco.
 Prompt attention to the matter is urged by the director of the bureau, as the national treasury is anxious to have the fund designated.
 Indicating that broad scope of work is still contemplated, Mrs. H. A kluegel, director of the bureau of Junior Red Cross has outlined the fu- ture program of the association. IT the official bulletin of the Pacific coast division, Mrs. kluegel writes as follows:
 The future of the Junior Red Cross as a contributing agency to the great program of human service which is bein goutlined by the American Red Cross is assured. It is not possible just now to announce a complete pro- gram. We are hoping to do this be- fore long, but We must necessarily await the decision of the general man agement, which, of course, depend. upon the conclusions reached by the associated governments. This, how ever, will be announced at the earlies possible moment. In the meantime let it be understood that the Juniol Red Cross will not only continue thu work on which they are now engaged but that their moral and financial sup port to the Red Cross is just as es sential as that of any of the adults.
 The purpose of the Junior Red Cros is to educate through service. I capitalizes the emotions stimulated through the events of the day for con
 
 Peace will bring new social demand which will not allow the teacher to re turn to the routine of school work es tablished before the war. The peac , program of reconstruction will call fo new redistribution of time and a ney combination of school activities.
 The world crisis brought to ou consciousness the fact that the course of study should be sensitive to de termine the most important needs 0 the present and future social order: This principle demands that the teach ings and purposes of the Red Cros and the direction of it's activities shoul be included nthe regular school pro gram.
 Schools train and educate pupils { take their places places in society. they are to fulfil this function it is be hoped that the old activities wi yield to these new demands by givin up part of the time formerly allotte to them.
 We must bring to the boys and girl of today, the adult citizens of tomor row, full realization of the fact tha their lives and heir destinies are ur avoidably bound with the fortunes ( their fellows. AS result of this ther will be a conservation of resource production of materials and the ur building of nation wide morale, etc.
 It is highly desirable that servic period be included in the weekly tin allotment. It is heartily urged that graded schools a period of twenty-fi, minutes as a minimum and thirty fi1 as a maximum be set aside as serviC period, to include the Junior Re Cross program. During this perio ,,t.x T