New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-18
NOVEMBER ROLL CALL
To Establish Red Cross Com
munity Welfare Work.
STATE CHAIRMEN AND QUOTAS
FOR ALABAMA, LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI,

AND MISSISSIPPI.
New Orleans.-There will be two
Victories celebrated on Armistice Day.
q 1919. First there will be the an
adversary of the Germans last Kan
erad," of course. Next, there will be
at the same hour Of the same day. the
successful termination OF the Third
Red Cross Roll Call which will be con-
Quoted, according to an announcement
made Saturday at the headquarters Of
the Gulf Division here, from Novem-
her 2 to II.
The State Chairmen and the state
quotas were also announced. For
Alabama, Lloyd M. Hooper, Of Selma.
will head the drive. In Louisiana,
Judge e. H. Randolph. of Shreveport.
will mobilize the Red Cross forces.
Thaddeus hampton. Of Jackson, y
Chairman for the State Of Mississippi.
The national goal is for SIS, o00, 900,
and 2O,000.000 members. Alabama 10
asked for $73,O 900 and $40, $50 members.
The Louisiana quota is $4,000 and
149y600 members, and tho Mississippi
mark il $5s,940 and 65.45O member
ship.
The campaign is to supply the
American Red Cross with the men,
womer, and money needed not only
to complete wartime activities Of the
Red Cross, but to establish in local
communion the newly formulated
peace program Of which work such ~
that now being done by the Red Cross
in the stricken areas around Corpus
Christi, 10 one branch.
Other branches OF this peace-time
program are the Home Service D.
partment, which gives help and ad-
vice TO tho needy, works for better
schools, Fairgrounds. recreation and
social centers. and community Clubs:
. Nursing Department, whose aim Il
will be to provide . Public Health
nurse in every Chapter, and to do
emergency nursing in times Of cpl
denies; . First Aid Department, to
give training In emergency treatment;
and . Department of Disaster Relief.
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 IL being waged in
Siberia. Poland and the Balkans: and
,4pntirued care, assistance 1hd ser~-
dee to the 10000 american soldiers
still in military hospitals. and the sew
1hral hundred thousand who have been
discharged disabled.
i Ono of the high lights Of the oam-
paign here in New Orleans win 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 8, in the swing he ID making
about tho country In the interests Of
the Roll Call, and will make an I'd.
dress here the same night. He win
leave on the following morning for
jackson, where no will speak that
evening. On the tenth Dr.. Farrand
will speak in Birmingham, Alabama
incidentally, there IL one chapteS n
the American Red Cross which hAa 81.
ready fae exceeded It's quota. despite
the fact that the roll call will not be
completed until the sleventh hour Of
the eleventh day Of the eleventh
month, and that Chapter IL Honolulu.
According 70 telegraphic an
nouncement from Washington head
quarters Immediately upon receipt Of
the campaign plans the Hawaiian
.fbranch cabled . subscription Of VS.
loo. This sum was much larger than
The quota which would have been -.
!. signed the Honolulu chapter.
The following "Can" was issued Ct
urday by Manager Homer w. Borst.
Of the Gulf Divisions Third Roll Call:
'For the purpose Of alleviatng Au'
man suffering among cur recent allies
OF the great war: Of continuing Red
Cross service 70 the soldiers and cal.
on ~ our country; Of aiding disabled
soldiers and sailors TO regain health
and haDpines; Of confusing He'd
Cross advice and assistance IN every
locality 20 the families Of flghkinu
men: Of extending the aid Of the Red
Cross to all those IN need: and Of
using every practicable means for he
elimination Of disease and Distress,
Red Cross calls upon every American
TO give loyal response 70 the Third
Roll Call, November to IL.
RRp cRoss TASK uNFlNsoHgA
The Armistlcs did no@ PIT 80
d Red Croes activities n Tie camSa
and hospitals Of he Gulf Division,
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