The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-11-01
NOVEMBER ROLL CALL
To Establish Red Cross Com
munity Welfare Work.
STATE CHAlRMEN AND QUOTAS
FOR ALABAMA. LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI.

victories celebrated on Armistice Day.
Of 1919 First there will be the an
niversary 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 Novem-
Der to IL.
The State Chairmen and the state
quotas we're also announced. For
Alabama, Lloyd NJ. Hooper, of Selma,
will head the drive. In Louisiana,
Judge E. H. Randolph, Of Shreveport,
will mobilize the Red Cross forces.
Thaddeus Hampton, of Jackson, is
Chairmen for the State of Mississippi.
The national goal is for $4,000, 900,
and 10000. 900 members. Alabama is
asked for $7S,O60 and S4,150 members.
The Louisiana quota is $4,000 and
149, 800 members, and the Mississippi
mark is $56,94O and 65.450 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 Homo Service De-
partment, which gives help and ad
vice to the needy. verbs for better
schools, Fairgrounds. recreation and
social centers, and community tlubs;
a Nursing Department, whose aim 1t
will be to provide a Public Wealth
nurse in every Chapter, and ito do
emergency nursing in times of cpl
denies; First Aid Department, to
give training in emergency treatment;
and a Department of Disaster Relief
In addition TO this peace program
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 sery-
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 Call, 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 DIR. 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 he |
completed until the eleventh hour of |
the eleventh day Of the eleventh month. |
and that Chapter is Honolulu.
According to telegraphic announce
ment from Washington headquarters
Immediately upon receipt of the cam.
paign plans, the Hawaiian branch ca.
bled a subscription of $4,000. This
sum was much larger than the quota
which would have been assigned the
Honolulu Chapter.
The following Calf was issued Sat
urday by Manager Homer w. Borst
OF the Gulf Divisions Third Roll Call:
For the purpose OF alternating hui
man suffering among our recent allies
Of the great war; Of continuing Red
Cross service to the soldiers and sail
ors Of our country; of aiding disabled
soldiers and sailors to regain health
and happiness; OF continuing Red
Cross advice and assistance in every
locality to the families of fighting
men; Of extending the aid of the Red
Cross to all those in need; ar. OF
using every practicable means for the
Of disease and distress.
Red Cross calls upon every American
TO give loyal response to the Third
Roll Call, November 2 to H.
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