The sun., 1919-11-03
RED CROSS OPENS
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
5000 Solicitors in City viii
Add Million New Names
to Roster.
PASTORAL LETTERS AID
Buttons and Flags to Every
Subscriber to Prevent Sec
ond Solicitation.

Wherever the New Yorker may &C
to-day he will encounter persons young
and old Of both sexes wearing the over
seas uniform of the American Red Cross
or badges issued by that organization
who will seek to enroll him in the fight
which the organization Is to make
against distress and unhealthy copdi-
lions in the United States.
For the American Red Cross begins
to-day It's campaign for 100000 men,
bership in the Greater New York. and
will continue II until Armistice day, the
nth of the month.
There will be booths in all the big
hotel Hobbies. clubs. railway terminals
and. other places where the public Is
wont to congregate. There will be three
minute speeches upon the great work
done by the organization during the war,
delivered by persons who have helped In
the performance Of that work or have
CLEANED first hand knowledge in the shell
swept areas. Members Of the American
Legion and other war veterans will can
vas the theatres and motion picture
houses
Badges for All Subscribers.
This drive. which Is called the Third
Red Cross Roll Call. Is to have a dis
other organizations In that lapel buttons
are to be given to all subscribers in or
der that those who have given will not
be solicited a second time.
Women who have volunteered to make
house to house canvasses for the cam
paign will have small flags to give to
contributors for display in the win
dows, so that every home that has given
to the cause may be known.
According to announcement made by
Miss Alice Lavinia Day, director of
the district membership campaign, the
number OF canvassers employed will be
In the neighborhood of 5000. These
will be directed by a well organized
central force.
AS a preliminary to this campaign
which starts at 8 o'clock this morning
appeals were made yesterday in prac-
tically all of the churches of Greater
New York. Pastoral letters urging sup
port were read to congregations of all
denominations: among those issuing
such letters being Archbishop Hayes.
Bishop Mcdonnell. Bishop Birch, Bishop
futile and Rabbi Wise Organizations
that have Joined in asking their MEM
bers to contribute include the War
Camp Community Service. Y. NJ. c.. A..
Y. NJ. H. A. and various foreign and
nationistic societies.
Appeal to Children.
An appeal to children to Join the
Junior Red Cross will be made in the
public schools. but AS many OF the
pupils would be unable to contribute
the fee of rs cents this will be waived
and pledge of service ana payment
Of some small part OF the fee accepted
In its stead.
The main features Of the peace pro-
gramme of the Red Cross for which
the money Is asked are described as
countrywide activities for the promo
ton Of health and the prevention of
disease; expansion of Red Cross home
service. which has been confined to
assisting soldiers and sailors ana their
families; first aid and accident pre-
vention education; greater preparedness
for disaster relief and the building of
the Junior Red Cross. which aims at
constructive education and service for
the school children of America and
widespread relief work for the needy
children of Europe.