The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-10-16
HI1..EIii'l.f'I| II,...,.II CALL
To Establish Red Cross Com.
munity Welfare Wor,,:,.
STATE CHAiRMEM AND QUOTAS
FOR ALABAMA, LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI.

New Orleans.-There will be two
victories celebrated on Armistice Day,
Of 1919. First there will be the an
nlyersary OF the Germans last Kan
erad," Of course. Next, there will be
at the same hour of the same day, the
successful Termination Of the Third
Red Cross Call which will be con
Quoted, according to an announcement
made Saturday at the headquarters OF
the Gulf Division here, from NoveIn.
Der 2 to II.
The State Chalrmen and the state
quotas were also announced. For
Alabama, Lloyd M. Hooper, Of Selma,
will head tho drive. In Louisiana,
Judge q. H. Randolph, Of Shreveport,
will mobilize the Rcd Cross forces.
Thaddeus hampton, Of Jackson, |.
Chairmen for the State Of Mississippi.
The national goal is for S15,O0O,OO0
and 20G9O,000 members. Alabama Is
asked for $4,000 and S4,15O members.
The Louisiana quota Is $4,000 and
49,600 members, and the Mississippi
mark is $56,S40 and 65,45O 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 To-
cal communities the newly.formulated
peace program Of which work such IS
that now being done by the Red Cross
in the stricken areas around Corpus
Christi, is one branch
Other branches Of this peace time
program are the Home Service De,
partment, which gives help and adj
vice to the needy, works. for better
schools, Fairgrounds, recreation and
social centers, and community clubs;
Nursi0g Department, whose aim it
will be to provide Public Health
nurse in every Chapter, and to dc
emergency nursing in times CT cpl.
denies; a First Aid Department, to
give training in emergency treatment;
and a Department Of Disaster Relief
In addition to this peace p"oGra.
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 seTy.,
ire to the 10000 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 Farrand,
Chairman of the national central com
mittee of the American Red Cross,
will pay the Crescent City. Dr.. Far
rand will reach New Orleans on DC
tober s, in the swing he is making
about the country in the interests OF
the Roll Gail, and will make an ad.
dress here the same night. He will
leave on the following morning for
Jackson, where he will speak that
evening. On the tenth DR.. Farrand
will speak in Birmingham, Alabama.
Incidentally, there is one chapter in
the American Red Cross which has al.
ready far exceeded its 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 a telegraphic announce
ment from Washington headquarters
Immediately upon receipt Of the cam.
paign plans, the Hawaiian branch ca
bled subscription Of $4,000. This
sum was much larger than the quota
which would have been assigned the
Honolulu Chapter.
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