Evening journal., 1919-08-28

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-Followins
The announcement OF the third Red
Cross roll call TO be held November
10 fl, WHEN the American people viii
- asked 10 renew their membership
for 1920 and contribute Si5,OO00OO for
the future work OF the organization
m outline OF the peace time program
II the American Red Cross was given
Today.
Foremost will be nationwide activity
FOR The promotion Of public health and
aand IN hand with this crusade will go
a vigorous campaign for the extension
Of the country's nursing resources; the
broadening. of Red Cross home service;
which i'm fhe war proved so helpful
through the assistance II was aDle 10
give the families Of soldiers ana sail
ors. TO be Of general usefulness where
other social agencies are lacking: greai-
Is increased Junior Red Cross activities.
extension OF Red Cross facilities Tor
emergency disaster relief; completion
~f relief measures for the victims or
The war in This country and overseas
and preparation 10 fulfill whatever
duties may he laid upon Il as the oni-
cial volunteer relief society authorized
10 assist the army and navy.
The plan OF the Red Cross public
health campaign calls for cooperation
with other existing health promotion
and disease prevention organizations
,hroughoIt the Vnited states acting by
Itself where no health agency now eN-
isis. in an effort 20 reduce the higl
mortality due 10 preventable disease
and 10 improve general health condi-
lions
Public health nursing will he one OF
the important features Of this cam
paign. Red Cross public health nurses
viii he assigned TO as many small COM
nunIiies as possible, thus extending 10
the rural population the bedside nurs-
ing. school inspection. classes In ny
rlene and home nursing and search Tor
tuberculosis and other preventaDle Us
Ease that has been so effective In the
cities and larger towns.
In This connection Il Is planned 10
offer ia every woman in America in
.irucfion in home sanitation. hygiene
are Of the sick dietetics, thus proNlu-
Ing first hand knowledge ot now ~
Keen the family well and what 10 40
where illness or accident cannon ~
avoided These courses are now pens
introduced in the public schools ano
colleges and are offered to departheh
store employees. factory operatives. glr
scouts nursemaids and others. tttina
fhem 10 help combat infant and emo
mortality. malnutrition. unsanitarY liN-
ing conditions. preyeniablc disease 'h'
svon epidemics i'm their own homes.
Tho seven thousand public healU
nurses i'm the United states are Tar loo
fe,v io meet the ever increasing de
nonds for their services, and funds are
needed for ihe establishment o
echolorships for the postgraduate
training Of nurses returning from ~
rone for This specialized public heaIl'
uo-t for the development NJ the nece>
sarv teaching STATS and for researcI
work. Al.
Rcd Gross home service among in'
families of American soldiers ana san
mrs has brought ont the imnorlant rae
that in ~ per cent. Of the places Wher'
homo service is now operating there y
M oihe- social work agency. Accord
nelv there is an imperative demand. ma
lional In scnpe. that ihis service, VIII
lis thousands of highly trained WORK
ors he continued and extended to assls
an needy families i'm communiue
u-bore other neighborly relief Is not a
,snd Where social agencies are estaD
fisbei The Red Cross will act as a co
,noraiinr and co-ordinatins organiza
ion when requested 90 do so.
A. aiNavs in its long history OF gen
oil
,old itself ready for instant relief serN
90 i'm time of public disaster such. "
yreat fires. floods. cyclones. shlpWrecN'
aarlhquakes. pesiilence. famine an
spidemics. Experience in the war an
The great organization built up throuE'
shat emergency viii with qulchl
,vailahle funds make this brancl O
Rcd Cross activity more effective thaI
eyer before.
The Junior Red Cross with its mi.
lions Of members in the schools. puD,il
and nrivaie. throughout the Unite
states. has laid plans calling for sou
oO0 Tor relief work abroad, this amour
constituting GO per cent. Of the none
,bo Juniors raise. the remainder to b
used for local RELIEF in cO-operatio
,yiih home service. 10 is also planne
IN have the junior members supple
men, and assist I'm the work OF the ma
tfonal organization wherever possible
,yitb especial regard TO the needs q
,hildrcn.
rho turning over to tlle America
Rod Cross OF the surplus medical an
Surgical supplies and supplemental
food Stores OF the American arm
,broad for distribution among the st
suffering native population, togeiie
With the foreign relief programme s'l