The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-10-15

ION to want and demand better living
conditions. There has never before
in the history of the world been an
organization so thoroughly fitted to
undertake and carry forward this
great work. With it's thousands of
chapters and millions of members
there can quickly be gathered an au-
dience for such educational work as
has never been seen.
In determining your chapter needs.
be governed by the requirements OF
your local conditions.
Are there agencies already in ex-
istence, official, unofficial or private,
with which the Red Cross can co.
operate? The Red Cross should be
"a cooperative medium, rather than
operative; because it is big and pow
erful it should not say 1--WE will TAX
over all these activities and proceed
to do them" 1t would be absurd
to do this. but it would be legitimate
to assist in building them up and
carry on the work until better ager
cies can take them over. The Red
Cross can and will then withdraw
from that locality.
The first step taken by the Central
Committee in formulating a definite
postwar program was to issue a plar
to continue an dexpand the nursing
service espeeially--in- tHe--diseetions,-
Home Nursing and the education of
families in fundamental problems,
and secondly, Public Health Nursing
particularly in those counties where
official Public Health activity is I'M
developed. Both these plans are 20
be operated through the chapters
Meanwhile the Red Cross itself is
continually developing new plans Of
extension in this field.
Home Service is 10 continue on q
definite program of assistance to
fighting men and their families, and
of extension to others according a.
the need is discovered, especially IL
communities where there is no Or
ganized welfare work. This Depart
ment of Red Cross has multiplied,
many fold, the trained social work
ers of the country and has made to
the United States an invaluable con-
tribution in social preparedness.
| First Aid instruction, somewhat in
terrupted by war activities, is being
renewed. Headquarters is prepared
to supply all necessary instructions
and guidance. and chapters can form
First Aid classes in schools. clubs, in
dustrial centers, mines and factor
| les.
Completing the definite formulated
plans for the future is the Junio'
Red Cross program, The Junior or
lganizatiOn was the answer made to
the spontaneous demands of the
school children of the country for :
plan whereby they too might help
their country in its war needs. They
are now asking for continuance OF
organized activity. This organiza-
tion exists for service and education,
to inculcate ideals and habits of ser
vice, to provide motives for purpose
full relief to suffering children
Throughout the world, and to develop
international understanding and good
will.
Intelligent education, in the future
must emphasize service to others fol
lowing the awakened public con-
sciousness that nations can not live
isolated lives, can not avoid obliga-
Itions imposed by the claims of COM
mon humanity. The Junior Red
Cross is like the League of Red
Cross Societies in this, that it too
hears the voice of the future and
discerns the paths along which the
generations of the future will GER
tainly travel.
Such are some of the plans which
the American Red Cross has FOR the
future. to which other plans will
be added and many details develop
ed.
Membership.
For the purpose of tran stating the
Red Cross vision into reality people
are more necessary than honey. and
the Red Cross during the war re-
vealed an unexampled capacity for
drawing people into combined SER
vice, The people responded because
they were patriotic. The present
summons to membership is still
call to patriotism which remains
dormant until the bugle blows for
war. He who intelligently loves his
country in war will persistently
love it in peace. If country is
worth dying for, 1t is worth living
for.
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