The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-10-18
RED CROSS NOTES.

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at the chapter house on last Tuesday
afternoon was well attended. Besides
the Officers. with the exception of the
chairman, most Of the local members
we're present. DR.. VIM. Porter, Mr..
j. p. Edwards aBd Miss Agnes Fullem
or Ocean Springs were present. In the
absence OF the chairman, Mr. Edwards
was elected as chairman pro TEN.
Reports Of the various officers showed
the chapter still doing "A considerable
amount cs much needed work.
The principal matter taken up at
tue meeting was the appointment of
chalrmen for the different branches to
take up and arrange the annual Red
cross Roll Call, the drive for members
OF which will take place on November
End to nth. Miss Anita Eustis. field,
representative of the Gulf Division
was present and explained the meaning
and need Of this Third Roll Call The
National Red Cross is calling for S15..
Oo0.ctt to complete it's work overseas.
aud the different chapters throughout
ne country are in need of funds 10
carry on local work. The Red Cross
Roll Cali plan, in the fewest possible
wo'd' =, to see that every man ard
woman in every city and community !
in the United States, is asked face to
lace, by some other man or woman, to
Join the Red Cross, or to renew his or
her membership and make such addi-
tonal contribution to national or local
needs as he, or she, is able Mr.. Nc
Yea Young was elected chairman of
the drive, and Mr.. Varnoy captain for
O2ean Springs and Miss Dora Jane for
Pascagoula Mrs. r. A. Bowers was
elected as publicity manager for the
Why the Red Cross Is Going On.
Because our war responsibilities are
1oet yet discharged. Thirty thousand
men are still in military hospitals,
many of them crippled for life. They
'equire Red Cross care. Nothing will
AXE its place /,
Because several hundred thousand
men are discharged from ihe army and
lavy, disabled Thousands of them
ire at home and under the care of /
A |
eaching Europe how to fight disease /
n Siberia, Poland and the Balkans.
t is a sacred responsibility. !
Because the time has come when 6
We can say "And now-America too" s
The Red Cross has peace program a
or America. The keynote is health. 6
he plan includes the extension Of !
ONE service to all the people. Re-,
member that IN 80 per cent Of the i
in which home service is S
ow operating, there is no other social t
,ork agency. Public health nursing d
! to be developed in every community.
here is to be provision of adequate q
lclities for disaster relief The spirit il
Red Cross is to be cultivated in the e
carts of children through the Junior I
ed Cross. The number of unneces- &
ary deaths is to be reduced through n
aiming in first aid The Red Cross 3
an not let go now. p
Attend Roll Call.
The following delegates and officers
tended the Red Cross roll call at
ew Orleans last week: Rev John S,
hipman, chairman of Home Service T
ascagoula Branch; Madames j. l. tt
ord, r. G. HibbIer, Dora Jane, Eugene O
autier, G. W. Hollister Ocean Springs d
as represented by DR.. VIM Porter, al
r. j. p Edwards and Miss Agnes tt
lllem. The meetings were held in h,
e st. Charles Hotel and were pre-
ded over by Judge Randolph, of C,
chairman of Louisiana. al
r. Livingston Ferrand, head of all the bl
merican Red Cross, was the princi- L.
i speaker. h.
Sewing Material Ready. W
The local chapter of the Red Cross CT
IS received the material for the fol- de
wing garments; 300 women's skirts, h,
0 girls skirts and 25 sweaters. Vol b,
teer workers are requested to call to
the Chapter House and get some of