The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-11
NOVEMBER ROLL CALL
To Establish Red Cross Com
munity Welfare Work.
STATE CHAlRMEN AND QUOTAS
FOR ALABAMA, LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI.

FOX ALABAMA, LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI.
New Orlsans.--There will be two
victories celebrated on Armistice Day.
OF 1918. First there will be the an,
Dtversary Of the Germans last Exam.
erad," Of course. Next, there win be
ct 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
tbs Gulf Division here, from Novem.
Der to II.
The State Chairmen and the state
quotas were also announced. For
Alabama, Lloyd M. Hooper, of Selma.
will head the drive. In Louisiana,
Judge q. H. Randolph. Of Shreveport,
will mobilize the Red Cross forces.
Thaddeus hampton, OF jackson, Id
Chairman for the State OF Mississippi.
The national goal is for $4,000, 900,
and 20,000.000 members. Alabama is
asked for $73,06O and s40,15O members
The Louisiana quota is $4,000 and
149,600 members, and the Mississippi
mark is s56.940 and 65.4b0 member
ship.
The campaign is to supply the
AmaricaM Red Cross with the men,
women, and money needed not only
to complete wartime activities OF the
Red Cross, blu. to establish In local
communities the newly formulated
peace program Of which work such as
that now being done by the Red Cross
in the stricken areas around Corpus
Christi, is one branch.
Other branches Of this peace-timg
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;
q Nursing Department, whose aim it
will be to provide a Public Health
nurse In every Chapter, and to do
emergency nursing in times Of cpl
denies; 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 OF the
disease fight which is being waged in
Siberia, Poland and the Balkans; and
continued care, assistance and serv.
ice 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 8, in the swing he ID making
about the country In the interests Of
i the Roll Call and will make an ad
i dress here the same night. He will
leave on the following morning fol
Jackson, where he will speak tina
evening. On thu tenth DR.. Farrant
will speak in Birmingham, Alabama.
Incidentally, there Is one chapter II
the American Red Cross which has al
ready far exceeded it's quota, despitt
the fact that the roll call will not By
completed until the sleventh hour o
/ the eleventh day of the sleysatl
month, and that Chapter 10 Honolulu
4 According to tslegraDhic an
nouncement from Washington head
quarters Immediately upon receipt o
the campaign plans the HaHaiia1
branch cabled subscription OF $7b
600. This sum was much larger thai
the quota which would have bean q
signed the Honolulu chapter.
The following .Callp was issued4 q
urday by Manager Homer w Bors1
Of the Cult Divisions Third Roll Call
''Fof the purpose Of alleviattng ~
man suffering among our recent allie
Of the great war; Of continuing Re
Cross service to the soldiers and sal
ors of our country; OF aiding disable
soldiers and sailors TO regain healt'
and Happiness; OF continuing Re
cros9 advice and assistance In ever
,.a1,+r ~ ina families OF fighttn