The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-31

nation are giving much time and
thought to the peace program of the
juniors. With the Junior Red Cross iGea
already firmly established in the schools
of America and the home energies sys-
tematized and bearing fruit, Mr. j..
IL Studebaker, the director of the de-
partment of junior membership, is Civ
ing special attention to the plans for
the work on a world wide basis. The
Junior Red Cross is the American Red
Cross of the future, said the general
manager of the American Red Cross 1t
emphasizes the permanently of the work
which is to be carried on under, the
Red Cross emblem, and presages a hu-
mainly approximating the IDEAL.
The purposes of the Junior Red Cross
are divided into five general ideas.
These are. to furnish relief to suffering
children throughout the world; to slim
ulate community activities appropriate
Ito the spirit of the American Red Cross,
Ito develop an international understand
ing and good will made necessary by the
new world conditions resulting from the
war; to provide motives for purposefui
and useful school activities and to incul-
/ cate ideals and habits of service
Everyone knows how terribly the chill
dren of foreign lands suffering as a
result of the war. The immediate care
the countries in which they live. The
children of America, millions strong,
and filled with the spirit of helpfulness
and pardonable Importance which the
situation warrants are going to assist
in relieving the misery of the unfor-
Inmates; aid in clothing their bodies,
and build up, mentally and morally
those whose development has been re-
tarded by the suffering visited upon
vii al assist the
unfortunate children at home.
To make the plan effective, school
teachers beginning with the autumn
( terms, are to be supplied with manuals
of instruction, regarding conditions
among children in different countries;
the manuals containing stories and III
Illustrations applicable to pupils of every
grade.
DR.. Livingston Farrand, who is now
in Europe, studying the situation af-
fecting the children of the different
countries says: I'VE haYe learned much
during the war but one of the most
! important of it's lessons is the necessity
for actually teaching service in our
! schools. 1t is perfectly clear now that
! the peoples off the earth cannot live
apart from each other. In the future
i therefore education will emphasize ser
! vice The great humanitarian appeal Of
the Junior Red Cross will undouptedl!
offer the teacher an opportunity to IN
! c-ulcate in the children under her guild
ance attitudes and habits of common
| living which will result in a quality OF
citizenship of inestimable value
! Miss Ruth Hereford Huff whose splen
did work with the Y w. G. A. girls en-
deared her to large circle of admirers
| in Admission, has gone to Birmingham
to assist in organization plans for tn
| birmingham Y. w. C. A. Her place il
being capably filled by Miss Avis War
/ rcnfels the girls club secretary. TIL
recreationai features of the Y. W. c. A.
under Miss Warrenfels supervision, hav'
/ brought a great amount of pleasure
! throughout the summer months Weekly
I camping parties have had jolly times a
Coke creek. Tennis tournaments, hikes
and swimming parties have been among
| the delightful diversions planned by Mis-
Warrenfels. \ playground has been wei
equipped by the Y. W. G. A. and ha'
: been in constant use by Anniston's glrl