Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-10-09
SPEED PLANS FOR
RED CROSS drive
IN NEN EnGlf.kI||j)
Chapters Appoint Chairman to
Direct Third Roll Cali
in November


can Red Cross have already appointed
chajrmen 10 direst the Third &ed
Grass Roll Call Cor members and
money from Nowember to IL. and
these chsirmen are rapidly organizing
their forces for the campaign. Every
effort will be made to exceed thb pres
tent RED Cross membership Of 1,500,,
090 in 'the Nsty England Division.
The Roll Cell will open on Sunday.
November 2, and before that date the
clergynen of all faiths will As asked
to devote fheir services On Red
Cross Sunday to tie Amc'acan Fed
Cross and its membership appeal to
the American people. Tna clergy
will be provided with, leaflets outlin-
ing what the American Re& Gross did
during tbs war. and preventing IN
formation on the things still to De
done, together with suggestions sor
services ,on Red Cross Sunday"
1t is haped tat every church in
New England Ma nave at least one
Red CrcEs service on the oper ing
day of .fae campaign.
Te Aware Honor Flags.
To stimulate chapters and branches
to exceed their quota in the Roll Call,
James Sackson, manager of the New
England Division, has decided to
award konOr flags Each chapter that
exceeds its quota viii receive Z Red
Cross banner made Of bunting and
each branch that exceeds it's quota
will receive Red Cross bannoer of
bristol board These banners may be
hung in the Red Cross headquarters
and Will have the red cross on a white
field with the words Honor Flag
written above and Third RoK CalrT
written below the cross.
The chap that exceeds it's quota
by the largest percentage will receive
Red Cross bapner r7ade of silk.
1t Is believed thai tisHs2 Ionor flags
will prove splendid Incentives Tor
chapters and branches to work for
big results in their efforts to secure
renewals of memberships and new
members.
New Red Cress Films.
The New England Division has al
ready secured four new Red Cross
films for the Chapters to use In the
motion picture theatres and at meet.
ings in their territories. One of the
most interesting of the films is a
photo.play entitled Winning Her
Way" 1t deals with the public health
nursing work Of the Red Gross and
relates "a story of how a Red Cross
public health nurse, supported by the
local Red Cross organization, won the
support of the towlspeople for com
munity nursing.
The other new films are Goodbye
Brest," which shows American troops
leaving Germany and France and enI-
barking for home; "ROunanian Re
lief" which shows the distribution or
Red Cross relief supplies in Rouman-
ia, and "Hclping Our Boys at Home"
which illustrates the service rendered
homecoming American troops il their
journey across the United States 81
their homes.
Several other films will probably be
ready for use before the close of the
Roll Call canpaisn,
Another interesting feature Of the
Roll Call will be a lecture entitled
"The Heart Of a Nation" illustrated
by 100 colored stereopticon slides,
picturing briefly the history of the
American Red Cross during the war
Division Tour a Success.
Division Manager Jackson is havinz
splendid success in arousing incereGr
in the Third Roll Call in his touf
of Division territory, which will con.
tinue until the end OF this month
He is accompanied by Miss Lavinja
II. Newell, director Of Chapter Pro
duction; Miss Elizabeth Ross, direc
tor Of the Bureau Of Nursing and
Cheney c. Jones, director of Civilian
Relief, all Of whom are presenting
details of the future work Of the
Red Cross in New England.
Dr.. Livingston Farrand, the execu-
tive head of the American Red Cross,
has started a tour of the 13 divisions
of the Red Cross in this country, and
will come to the New England Divi-
ion just previous to the opening Of
tie Roll Call According to his pres
schedule, he will address public
mass meeting in Symphony Hall
Boston, on the evening Of October "a,
and If his time permits meetings will
be arranged for one or two of the
other larger cities in New England.
It is expected that Red Cross workers
from all over New England will 20
to Boston to hear DR.. Farrand who Is
devoting the principal part OF his ad-
dresses to the health center plan.
Roll Call Posters.
Only three posters will be used
throughout the country for the Third
Poll Call The most conspicuous OF