The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-04
RED CROSS ROLL CALL

ANONtilDtI anu
closing Armlstice Day. November II.
were formally announced tonight by
Dr. Livingston Farrand. chairman OF
the executive committee of the
American Red Cross. The primary OBJ
iect of the campaign. which will be
known as the Third Red Cross Roll
Call will be to enroll members for
1920 but there will be in addition
general appeal for $4,000, 900 to en-
able the organization to complete it's
war obligations ut home and abroad.
There will also he local appeals.
where necessary. conducted by the
Chapters, to secure funds needed for
local programs.
During the war there were two
annual Red Cross campaigns. the War
Fund Drive in the late spring and a
Christmas Roll Call for membership.
The only campaign this year will be
the one In November and in succeed
ing years there will be only an
annual Roll Call in which the Red
Cross will seek the re-affirmed al
I legiance of the American people ex-
pressed in dollar memberships. The
money so derived will be used for
American purpose and the approval
thus received is TO be regarded as a
mandate to carry on future programs,
THE first task o. the American
Red Cross is, of course. to complete
its obligations to American soldiers
and sailors" said DR.. Farrand in an
nouncing the program. THE organi-
zation plans. as its future policy. to
concentrate it's efforts upon peace
problems at home, unless America
should again be involved in war or
confronted by great disasters creating
special emergencies.
"The Red Cross programs are pri-
plarily within the field of public
health and will aim particularly at
cooperation with official activities.
1 federal, state and local. The Red
Cross will seek not to duplicate the
work of established organizations,
but will endeavor to supplement other
agencies where they already exist or
to stimulate and organize work where
none exists"
The tremendous task of the Amer
lean Red Cross in the war has, how
ever. left continuing obligation
which cannot be fulfilled for some
months to come, DR.. Farrand stated.
In an amendment to the Army Bill,
Congress has prolonged the RESPONSE
bility OF the Red Cross abroad by au-
thorizing Secretary of War Baker to
transfer to the Red Cross such medi-
cal and surgical SUPPLIES and supple
mentary and dietary foodstuffs now
in Europe as is not needed by the
, Army abroad or at home Ito be used
by the American Red Cross to re-
lieve and supply the pressing needs
: of the countries involved in the last
war"
Inventories of these supplies are
now being made/ To them will be
added much material as the Amer
ican Red Cross itself has in Europe
and these will be distributed in the
countries where the organization II
concluding its war relief program
and where, because of the ravages o
war, famine and epidemic, the dis
tress is most pronounced, as in thu
Balkans, Poland and other Eastern
, European countries. To meet these
obligations and administer this for
eign relief the Red Cross must rails,
at this time fund of SIS, 100000
DR.. Farrand stated.
"The Red Cross authorities realiz,
that the astonishing generosity o.
the American pepole during the wal
and the present high cost of livini
at home might legitimately lead man,
to expect a release from further de
> mands for assistance to other peo
ples," continued DR.. Farrand, "bu
we must remember that our Allie,
3 were much harder hit by the wa
than were we and that we have in
: Cured obligations to them whicl
honor demands shall be discharged
In naming the sum of $4,000, 900
the Red Cross has tried to determine
the smallest amount which will en-
able II to round out its work ant
? make effective the appropriation o
e Army goods rather than to estimat
I. the generosity of the American peo
n ple."
e 1T is believed that the end of ou
q foreign obligations is in sight. and
! accordingly, the Red Cross is turnin
i its chief attention and energy to tn
development of a clearly define
4 home program. which already In
O cludes systematic preparedness 70
: disaster relief. widespread nursin
IS plan, continuing home service opera
# ton. first aid instruction, and Jur
d ior Red Cross program, all OF whic
r will depend for their success upo
d large and vigorous Chapters. Fo
5 these reasons. the enrolment {
,, members is the chief purpose of tn
% November campaign. II is the pr
o mary ambition of the American Re