The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-18
NOVEMBER ROLL mi
10 a Establish Red Cross co,,I
munlty Welfare Work t'a'
FOR ALABAMA, Lo,u., soora
AND MISSISSIPPI

| We" Orleans.-Thcro mill
| victories celebrated nm De n
| OF 1913, First there will be- s't =, D.
ni'erSary of the Germans, y, le 4,
| e e,a ,ha Of course. Next, there v, A'a
| at the same hour of the SAM VII
successful termination Of ,bs a'S ,, D
heo Cross Roll Call which will ), 'aa
Quoted. according to an anuouD.s %
maze Saturday at the headuuarsa u's
the Gulf Division here, from ', ~ d
Der to IL. ~ NoVea
Inc State Chaitmen and III.
quotas were also announced 'as
Alabama Lloyd NJ. Hooper. o, e., ~
VIII head the drive In 'e'as
Judge Z. H. Randolph, of sbrsraa41
VIII mobilize the Red Cro,. 'p'7
Thaddeus hampton, of jackson '0''s
chairman for the State OF N,..,.', =
TAe national goal is for sl5N0ss w
and 2O'OOO.0OO members. Alab.m'
asked for s7S,O6O and S4l5O mas. =
Inc Louisiana quota is slsOOOO =,
l4S,6OO members, and the N,..,.
mark is s56,s4O and $3.50 msn 's
ship. 0a
The campaign is to SUNNY =.
american Red Cross with the -.
women, and money needed No, :.
70 complete wartime activities q, \.
Red Cross, but to establish IN -,
communities the newly Formulas.
peace program Of which work such !.
that now being done by the Red On.
IN the stricken areas around Conn
Christi, Is one branch.
Other branches of this peass.,,,.
program are the Home Service N
partment. which gives help and :.
vice to the needy, works for bath,
schools. Fairgrounds, recreation ana
social centers. and community euA,.
q Nursing Department. whose aim !
will be to provide a Public Hs,m
nurse in every Chapter and to A,
emergency nursing in times OF sn
denies; First Aid Department IA
give training in emergency treatment
and a Department of Disaster Rslit
In addition to this peace program
the completion OF the present war nm
gram includes the care and service |,
American soldiers in Russia, German,
and In France; the continuation Of IN.
disease fight which is being waged N
Siberia, Poland and the Balkans. ana
care, assistance and sery.
Ice to the 10000 American soldier
still in military hospitals, and the ss,.
eral hundred thousand who have been
discharged disabled.
One OF the high lights OF the can.
paign here In New Orleans viii N
he visit OF DR.. Livingston Farrsnd
OF the national central com
nittee of the American Red Cross
will pay the Crescent City. DR.. FIR
and will reach New Orleans on o.
ober !, in the swing he is making
bout the country in the interests Of
ne Roll Call, and will make an sa
ress here the same night. He will
cave on the following morning for
ackson, where he will speak that
vening. On the tenth DR.. Farrant
I'LL speak in Birmingham. Alabama
Incidentally, there is one chapter b
he American Red Cross which has a.
eady far exceeded its quota, despite
he fact that the roll call will not b.
ompleted until the eleventh hour Of
lie eleventh day OF the eleventh
lonth. and that Chapter is Honolulu
According to a telegraphic an
ouncement from Washington head
larters Immediately upon receipt Of
lie campaign plans, the Hawaiian
'anch cabled a subscription Of SIS;
10. This sum was much larger than
e quota which would have been as
gned the Honolulu chapter.
The following Call" was issued Sat
day by Manager Homer W. Borst
the Gulf Divisions Third Roll Call:
For the purpose of alleviating hu-
an suffering among our recent allies
the great war; OF continuing Red
oss service 70 the soldiers and sail
OF our country; Of aiding disabled
ldiers and sailors to regain health
d happiness; of continuing Red
oss advice and assistance In every
'ality to the families OF fighting
IN; OF extending the aid OF the Red
oss to all those in need; and Of
ing every practicable means for lido
of disease and distress
q Cross calls upon every American
give loyal response to the Thru