The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-25
THIRD RED CROSS
ROLL CALL NOV. I'll
Local Chapter Wants 5000 Mem
bers and $5OOO.OO In
Subscriptions.

From the subscriptions a certain
amount, about $4,000, will have
to be sent to the National head
quarters, and the balance will be re-
tanned by the Lincoln County Chap
ter. OF the membership dues, $1.00
per year, one half will be sent to
the Headquarters and the other half
will be deposited in the Lincoln Co.,
treasury, to be used for home service
work.
The executive committee has de-
cided to extend it's home service
work all over the county, and has
purchased an automobile for its
trained secretary. No doubt all the
members of this chapter can recall
with great satisfaction the efficient
work done by the Red Cross workers
in this section during the "fiu" epi-
demic last January.
THE WORK BEFORE THE
RED CROSS.
Our war responsibilities are not
yet discharged. Our soldiers are still
in Russia, Germany and France. 80
thousand men are still in military
hospitals, many of them crippled for
life. Our allies need us. The Amer
lean army abroad has turned over to
the American Red Cross all their
supplies, and the Red Cross is teach
ing our brothers in Siberia, Poland,
and the Balkans how to fight disease
The Red Cross will fight Tubercu-
losis. The Red Cross is trying to
conserve the welfare of children. rs
percent of our returned disabled SOL
diers are tubercular and the Red
Cross is trying to guard against an
increase of this dread disease in these
families. 1t is estimated that there
are 10000 cases of tuberculosis in
Mississippi at the present time. The
Red Cross attempts to teach human
beings how to live successfully.
The Red Cross attempts to safe
guard the interests of the returned
service man and his family.
The Red Cross stands for human
betterment and community uplift.
The Red Cross is the worlds in
ternational idea of service. The l.
deals of the American Red Cross are
the ideals of democracy. If in doubt
as to why the Red Cross should con-
tinue, go to the local Home Service
Headquarters and you will find the
convincing argument of work being
done. We have the job that isn't
fnished-the job of rounding out
our promise to the boys who went
to the front and fought, bled and
died for freedom.
The Red Cross stands for the pro-
lection of, and the building up of the
health and vitality of the world |
which was checked by the great
World War.
The Red Cross goes into War a.
gainst anything that makes unhap-
py our people and so long as there |
is single returned man to be serv-
ed-so long as the community needs
aid-the Red Cross MUST go on.
The following officers have been |
appointed to manage the third Roll
CALI
DR.. 1. w. Cooper, Chaper Roll Call
Chairman; Rev. A. F. Fogartie,
Chapter Roll Call Vice-Chairman;
Mrs. R. S. Butler, Chapter Roll Call
Secretary; J. w. Brennan, Chapter
Roll Call Cashier; Miss Eva Kohl
man, Chairman Chapter Roll Call
Women's Committee; D. R. Hayes,
Chairman of Chapter Roll Call Pub
licity Committee; A. A. Cohn, Chair
man of Chapter Roll Call Speakers
Bureau.
A meeting Of the Lincoln County
Chapter is hereby called to convene
at the City Hall on Tuesday, Octo-
ber %, at 400 p. m. and all men,
mers are requested to be present.
J. w. McGrath,
Miss Mamie Martin, Chairman.
Secretary.