The St. Charles herald., 1919-10-18
November ROLL GILL
To Establish Red Cross Com.
munity Welfare Work.
STATE CHAIRMEN AND QUOTAS
FOR ALABAMA, LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI

new OrIe3nS.-Ihcre Will be two
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 Roll Call which will be con-
Quoted, according to an announcement
made Saturday at the headquarters Of
the Gulf Division here, from Nover-
Der to Il.
The State Chairmen and the state
quotas were also announced. For
Alabama, Lloyd NJ. Hooper, OF Selma,
will head the drive. II louisiana
Judge Z. H Randolph, of Shreveport,
will mobilize the Red Cross forces.
Thaddeus Hampton, Of Jackson, is
Chairman for the State Of Mississippi.
The national goal is for $15,000,000
and 10000 600 members. Alabama is
asked for s73, $50 and S4,150 members.
Ths l,s,s,f, iiea.Ra, quota Is $lJo,goe and
'e-r--r-1-| - ta>.. 49, :-r',, y;
14S,600 members, and tic =. .s45 .tas
mark Is s56,9s0 and s5,450 member
ship.
The campaign is to supply the
Americaa Red Cross with tie men,
women, and money reeded not oaly
to complete wartime activities OF the
Red Cross, but to establish in local
communities the newly formulated
peace program OF which work such IS
that now being done by the Bea Cross
II the stricken areas around Corpus
Christi, b one branch.
Other branches Of this peace-tine
program are the Home Service De-
partRent, which gives help and ad-
vice to the needy, works fer better
schools, Fairgrounds, recreation and
social centers. and community clubs;
Nursing Department, whose aim 1t
Will be to provide a Public Health
nurse in every Chapter, and 70 do
emergency nursing In times OF epi-
denies; a First Aid Department, to
give training in emergency treatment;
and 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 uf the
disease fight which is being wageG in
Siberia, Poland and the Balkans; and
continued care, assistance ard eafy
Ice to the $4,000 American soldiers
still in military hospitals, ard tia seT-
oral hundred thousand who have been
discharged disa nled.
One of the high lights of the cam
paign here in New Orleans will be
he visit OF DR.. Livingston Farrend,
Shatrnlan OF the national central con-.
nittee ef the American Red Cross,
will pay the Crescent City. Dr. Far
and will reach Naw Orleans on o.
ober 8, in the swing he is making
about the copatry in the interests CT
re Roll Gail, aad VIII make aa adj
'ress here the saGle night He win
cave ON the following morning Fer
where lie will speak trat
Cn the tenth Dr. FaTr4ad
Will speak in Birmingham, Aiabai4a
Incidentally, there Is ore chapter In
he American Red Cross whieh has al
eady far exceeded its qa0&a. des2ise
he fact that the ro,t call VIII lot lie
onpleted uati) t&e eleventh hour OF
be eleventh day Of the el2yonah
nonth, and that Chapter is Honolulu.
According to telagraphIc an
from washington head
uarters Immediately UPON receipt ef
he campaign plans, the IIawailssa
ranch cabted q subscription os $75,-
90 This sum was much Larger thaa
be quota which w0ul1 have beea as
ig1ea the uo@o'ujg chapter.
The foIloHirs call vas issued Sae
rday BY 1Ianaser Hcnar " Borst,
( She Gulf Divisions Tnifd Roll eau:
''For TIE purpose of aIleyiatins au-
ian suffering among eur recent aliiss.
+ the great war. of c0ntin 4ing nad
ross service to !ho safdters oI5 "zti-
RS Of ouT country; OF ailias disabled
oldiers and sailors t. feEaia heaita
I'd happiness; II cent? .niag Red
ross adyioe aad ASSISTANCE IL ercty
,cality to the families cl fE!t.irs
IAN; OF extending tae ala cr fhe 8oa
ross to G'l these fl reed; and O.
sing every practicable raeaus ior ta9
iminatioa OF disease aid d!stfess,
ed Cross calls upon syery Anerioas
} give loyal response to the THIRD
oil Call, November to IL ,
6of quickly relieves coa@,i
on. BIyi usaess. loss u appe; te
I'd Head .cLeS. due u L. nas