The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
WARTIME ENTHUSIASM OF LAST
YEAR REVIVED.

WARTIME ENTHUSIASM OF LAST
YEAR REVIVED.
General Pershing Is Among 'FRONT.'
nent Speakers Who Are Dey0ung
Energies to Red Cross In Roll Iali
Behalf.
with the inception of the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, Sunday, No
vember 2. the opening day was OBJ
served as "Red Cross Sunday" m
thousands of churches throughout
Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas
and oklahoma, and a vast force OF
men and women workers began the
task of garnering Red Cross member
ships for the coming year.
Clergymen, in pulpits OF all de-
nominations, referred to the human
itarian attributes Of the Red Cross
in sermons prepared especially for
the occasion and Red Cross tributes,
in some instances, augmented the US
ual morning and evening devotional
services.
Preliminary reports reaching cam
paign managers in each state indl-
cate an increasing volume OF IN
terest in the drive that angus well
for its successful conclusion. The
quota for the Southwestern Division
is set at 100000 members, while
the nationwide campaign has for its
objective the attainment of 20,0OO.OOO
members. Officials in charge Of the
drive expect the Southwestern Divis-
ion to exceed its quota by 100000
and state quotas have been assigned
on this basis. The quotas follow:
Missouri, 100000; Kansas, 100000;
Texas, 100000; Arkansas, 100000;
Oklahoma, 100000.
The opening of the drive found the
Red Cross organization, which slowly
has been mobilizing for months, ready
for the job in hand. In manner
that recalls wildly the wartime en-
thusiasm of year ago uniformed
women workers magically have APP
peared in each city, town and county,
to solicit memberships. A house-to-
house canvass is now being carried
on.
Women Workers Re-enllsting.
Groups of women whose services
were rendered so generously during
the war have re-enlisted. Canteen
workers, nurses and nurses aids.
motor transport crops workers, sur
gical dressing workers, knitters and
gament workers, all are asked to ex-
tend their efforts again to the ut
most to help establish the Red Cross
firmly upon peace basis.
Thousands of clubs and fraternal
organizations will observe a Red
Cross" day during Roll Call week by
special luncheons, dinners and meet
ings, at which speakers will tell the
story of the Red Cross and its future.
In many cases motion pictures illus
trative Of its work will be shown.
Former Fighters Help.
Returned soldiers, sailors and ma
rines have enlisted in large numbers
to assist in the campaign, grateful
for the manifold comforts and ser
vices provided for them by the Red
Cross. AS members of the American
Legion and as individuals, thousands
of returned 'Yanks" and "gobs" will
become volunteer canvassers for Red
Cross memberships during Roll Call,
up to its close, on Armistice Day,
November II. In some places veter-
ans of the world war are directing
the campaign. All such workers will
be in uniform.
Permission has been granted TO
all present and former Red Cross
workers to wear their regulation Red
Cross uniforms while engaged in cam
paign work. This permission applies
to all nurses, foreign service workers,
held service directors, canteen, motor
corps and chapter workers.
One of the most remarkable mobili-
cations of speaking talent that has
ever volunteered for an effort of
this kind will go into action for the
duration of the drive. Former Amer
lean ambassadors, high Army Off
GERS, Cabinet officials, flying SQUAD
ron OF Red Cross overseas nurses and
other workers, State Governors, men,
bers of Congress, clergymen, editors.
business men, returned fighters and
even laborers, will speak in behalf
VI 'uS ANCh SlOSo uuTl0R hOlI Gail
Week.
General Pershing to Speak.
Foremost among those who have
volunteered is General Pershing. 9th
ers are Former Ambassador to Ger
many, James W. Gerard. and former
Ambassador to Turkey. Abram l.
Elkus. Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer has consented to give what
ever spare moments he has to making
Red Cross appeals, and other mem
bers of the Cabinet are being called
upon.
Women of national prominence are
out on speaking tours for the Roll
CAN, notably Miss Mabel T. Board
man, of the Central Committee of the
American Red Cross, Mrs. Larz An
derson of Boston. and DR.. Esther G.
LoVeJoy of Portland, Oregon. Red
Cross nurses, many of them decorated
ior bravery overseas, are speaking In
the interests of the peace-time health
program of the Red Cross.
Third Red Cross Roll Call, Nov.
2-11. N"''