The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-11
NOVEMBER ROLL CALL
To Establish Red Cross Com
munity Welfare Work.
STATE CHAIRMEN AND QUOTAS
FOR ALABAMA, LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI.

New Orleans There will lie two
victories celebrated On Armistics Dag
of 1919 First there viii be the an
niyersOry Or the Germans last "Kam
Grad" of course. Next. there will he
at the same hour Of the Same day, The
successful termination of the Third
Red Cross Ron eau which will he con
Quoted, according to an announcement
made Saturday at the headquarters ol
The Gulf Division here. from Novem
Der 2 TO H.
The State Chairmen ana tie state
quotas were also announced. For
Alabama, Lloyd NJ Hooper. Of Selma
will head the drive IN Louisiana
Judge ~ II Randolph of Shreveport,
will mobilize tie Red Cross forces
Thaddeus hampton. of Jackson, is
Chairman FOR the state Of Mississippi.
Tie national goal Is for $4,000 900,
and 2o000000 menbers Alabama ia
asked for S73.0G0 and S4.l5o members.
The Louisiana quota is 100000 and
| 1tg 600, members and the Mississippi
mark is $5G,940 and G5,450 member
ship
The campaign Is TO supply the
American Red Cross with the men.
women, and money needed not only
to complete wartime activities Of the
Red Cross but to establish IN local
communities the newly formulated
peace program Of which work such as
that now being done by the Red Cross
in the stricken areas around Corpus
Christi Is one branch
other branches of this peacetime
program are the Home Service De
paitment, which gives help and ad
vice to the needy. works for better
schools, Fairgrounds, recreation and
social cenlers, and community clubs
q Nursing Department whose aim IL
will be to provide q Public Health
nurse In every Chapter, and to do
emergency. nursing In times Of cpl
denies. First Aid Department, TO
give training in emergency treatment
and a Department of Disaster Relief.
In addition TO this peace program,
the completion of the present war pro
gram includes the care and service to
American soldiers in Russia, Germany
and in France; the continuation of the
disease fight which is being waged in
Siberia, Poland and the Balkans; and
continued care. assistance and serv-
les to the $4,000 American soldiers
still IN military hospitals and the sew
eral hundred thousand who have been
discharged disabled.
One Of the high lights Of the cam
paign here In New Orleans will be
the visit of Dr. Livingston Fafrand
Chairman of the national central com
mittee Of the American Red Cross
will pay the Crescent City. Or. Far.
rand will reach New Orleans on Ocl
tober s, In the swing lie IS making
about the country in the interests Of
the Roll Call and will make an all
dress here the same night. He will
leave OH the Following morning for
Jackson. where he will speak that
evening. On the tenth Or. Farrand
wh Fpeak In Birmingha1n, Alabama
Incidentally, there Is one chapter II
the American Red Cross whica has al
ready far exceeded IT'S quota. despite
the fact that the roll call will not be
completed until the eleventh hour of
the eleventh day Of the eleventh
month, and that Chapter Is Honolulu
According to telegraphic an
nouncpment from Washington head
quarters Immediately upon receipt of
the campaign plans, the Hawaiian
branch cabed d subscription of $751;
900. This sum was much larger than
the quota which would have been as
signed the Honolulu chapter.
The following "Call'' was issued Sat
urday by Manager Homer w Borst,
'sFor the purpose of alleYiating hu-
man suffering among our recent allies
of the great war; Of continuing Red
Cross service to the soldiers and sail
ors Of our country: Of aiding disabled
soldiers and sailors to regain health
and happiness: of continuing Red
Cross advice and assistance In every
locality to the families OF fighting
men. of extending the aid OF the Red |
Cross to all those in need; and OF
using every practicable means for the
elimination of disease and distress
Red Cross calls upon every American |
To give loyal response 70 the Third |
Roll Call November to H.