Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-10-11
NOVEMBER ROLL CALL
To Establish Red Cross Com
munity Welfare Work.
BTATE CHAlRMEN AND QUOTAS
FOR ALABAMA, LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI.

New Orleans There will be two
victories celebrated on ArmIstiCc Day.
Of 1919 FIRST there win be the an
adversary of the Germans last KAN
Grad" Of course Next. there will be
NJ 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 Calf Division here. from Novem
Der 2 to II.
The State Chairmen and the state
quotas were also announced. For
alabama, Lloyd NJ. Hooper, OF Selma
will head the drive. In Louisiana.
Judge e. Fl. Randolph. OF Shreveport,
will mobilize the Red Cross forces.
Thaddeus hampton, OF Jackson, IL
Chairmen for the State OF Mississippi.
The national goal Is for 100000,
and 10000, GOO members Alabama is
asked for S73 600 and S4,l50 members.
The Louisiana quota is $4,000 and
i49, 500 members. and the Mississippi
marx is S56,94O and 65,40 member
ship.
The campaign Is to supply the
American Red Cross with the men,
women, and money needed not only
20 complete wartime activities of the
Red Cross, but 10 establish In 10.
cal communities the newly.forrnulated
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 time
program are the Home Service De-
partment, which gives help and ad-
vice to the needy, works for better
schools, Fairgrounds, recreation and
social centers, and community clubs;
a Nursing Department, whose aim II
will be to provide a Public Health
nurse in every Chapter, and to DO
emergency nursing III times OF cpl.
denies; First Aid Department, to
nS s u s n s % Dssassss ssiiei.
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.
Ire to the 10000 American soldiers
still in military hospitals, and the sev.
ssal 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 Oc-
.ober s. in the swing he is making
about the country in the interests OF
the Roll Call, and will make an ad.
iress here the same night. He will
leave on the following morning for
Jackson, where he will speak that
evening. On the tenth DR.. Farrand
will speak In Birmingham. Alabama.
Incidentally, there is one chapter In
me American Red Cross which has al
ready far exceeded its quota, despite
the fact that the roll call will not be
completed until the eleventh hour OF
he eleventh day OF the eleventh month,
and that Chapter Is Honolulu
According to telegraphIc announce.
nent from Washington headquarters
Immediately upon receipt OF the cam.
,aign plans, the Hawaiian branch ca.
oied a subscription OF 5000. This
sum was much larger than the quota
which would have been assigned the
Honolulu Chapter.
The following Call" was issued Sat.
arday by Manager Homer w. Borst.
" the Gulf Divisions Third Roll Call:
For the purpose OF alternating hui
nan suffering among our recent allies
u the great war; OF continuing Red
Cross service to the soldiers and sail.
'rs OF our country; Of aiding disabled
folders and sailors 10 regain health
and happiness; Of continuing Red
Cross advice and assistance in every
ocality to the families OF fighting
men; OF extending the aid Of the Red
Cross to all those in need; and OF
ising every practicable means for the
elimination OF disease and distress.
Red Cross calls upon every American
% give loyal response 10 the Third
Roll Call Noyernber 2 "a IIn