Evening journal., 1919-10-29
king ALBERT WEARS.
RED CROSS BADGE.
Presented to Him During His
Visit TO Philadelphia
on Monday
PRE- T FAVORS
re IL CAMPAIGN

When King Albert OF Belgium, was
in Philadelphia on Monday, he was
presented with Red Gross service
badge by officials Of the Red Cross. lie
requested the woman who presented
the badge TO pin u on his coat which
she did. She also gave the King a
badge for the Queen, VINO was visiting
Bryn Mawr at the time. King Albert
wore his Red Cross badge when he
visited Hog Island shipyard and christ
ened vessel there.
Recently 554 service certificates were
given to members OF Delaware Chapter
Of the Red Cross who had given over
/ 800 hours or six months service to
that cause during the war. These GER
/ tificates entitle the recipient 10 pur-
/ chase Red Gross servec badge Tor one
dollar from NJ. +. Davis. ieweler. Any
other member who Is entitled. by rea-
son OF service performed, TO a service
certificate may obtain II by applying to
Miss Emily p. Bissell. and then secure a
badge.
It is suggested that all Delawareans
who have a Red Cross service badge
wear II during the Red Cross roll call
campaign.
General Pershlng, a few days ago
at Locust Valley, Y. Y, where he was
on his vacation, paid his dollar and
enrolled as a Red Cross member.
President Wilson has issued the fol-
lowing message regarding the cam
paign:
.As President OF the United States
and as President OF the American Red
Cross. | recommend and urge a gen.
erous response TO the Third Red Cross
Roll Call which opens on November the
second with the observance OF Red
Cross Sunday and appropriately closes
on November the eleventh, the first an
niversary Of the signing OF the armis-
tice.
Twenty million adults Joined the
Red Cross during the war. prompted by
a patriotic desire TO render service TO
their country and to the cause Tor
which the United States was engaged
In war. Our patriotism should stand
the test OF peace as well as the test OF
war. and 10 IS an lntelllgently patriotic
program which the Red Cross proposes,
a continuance OF service 20 our soldiers
and sailors who look TO It for many
things. and a transference 20 the prob
lens OF peace al home OF the eXper-
ience and methods which Il acquired
during the war.
10 is on membership more than
money contributions that the stress OF
the present campaign is laid. for the
Red Cross seeks 10 associate the pe0-
ple In welfare work throughout the
land. especially In those communities
where neither official nor unofficial
provision has been made for adequate
public health and social service.
1T is in the spirit OF democracy that
the people should undertake their own
welfare activities, and the National Red
Cross wisely intends TO exert upon
community action a stimulating and CO.
ordlnating influence and 10 place the
energies OF the organization behind all
sound public health and welfare agen-
cies.
"The American Red Cross does not
purpose indefinite prolongstlon OF Its
relief work abroad. a policy which
would lay an unjust burden upon our
own people and tend TO undermine the
seI!-reliance Of the peoples relieved, but
there Is a necessary work OF compile
tion TO be performed before the Amer
lean Red Cross can honOrably withdraw
from Europe. The Congress Of The
United States has imposed upon the
Red Cross a continuing responsibility
abroad by authorizing the Secretary OF
War TO transfer to the American Red
Cross such surplus army medical sup
niles and supplementary and dietary
focLstuffs now in Europe as shall not
be required by the army, to be used by
the Red Cross to relieve the distress
which continues in certain countries OF
Europe as a result OF the war
ITO finance these operations. to con-
clude work which was begun during
the war. and TO carry out some
comparatlvely inexpensive constructive
plans for assisting peoples in eastern
Furope 70 develop their own welfare
organizations, the American Red Cross
re0uires. in addition to membership
fees. a sum Of money small In com
parison with the gifts poured into It's
treasury by our generous people dur
ing the war.
"Both the greater enduring domestic
program and the lesser temporary for
eign program OF the Red Gross deserve
enthusiastic support. and venture to
hone that its peace-time membership
viii exceed rather than fail below us
IMPRESSIVE war-membership.
WOODROW WILSON
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