Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-10-28
MAY ORGANIZE
CHAPTER HERE
RED CROSS MEETING TO BE HELD
THURSDAY EVENING AT THE
n. II. HALL
RED CROSS WORKERS INTERESTED
Big Membership Drive Scheduled for
Week of November ? to III

Is the Boomers Ferry auxiliary of
the American Red Cross to be dis
banded and are the people of Bound
airy county to no longer participate
in Red Cross work except what may
be done by the home service branch
or shall an independent chapter be
organized in this county in which ev-
cry citizen shall have a membership
and voice in its management?
These questions will be answered
once for all at meeting to be held
at the X. p. hall on Thursday night of
this week at eight o'clock when Mrs.
Burns, of Seattle, Wash, will be pres
ent to give a short address and to as
sist in any organization plans. Mrs.
Burns is an excellent speaker and she
will tell the people of this county who
attend the meeting of the future plans
of the American Red Cross organiza-
ton.
The officers of the Boomers Ferry
auxiliary and prominent Red Cross
workers are all anxious to see an in
dependent chapter organized in this
county but no attempt will be made in
this line unless there is assurance
that large majority of citizens will
take an active part in the work OF the
chapter. 1t is therefore hoped that
large crowd Of people interested in
Red Cross work will be out Thursday
night A program will be rendered
in addition to the speaking and the
business session.
Officers of the Red Cross auxiliary
have been advised that II chapter
is organized here that all monies that
have been paid by the Boomers Ferry
Auxiliary to the Standpoint chapter in
the way of membership fees will be
returned here.
The third annual Red Cross Roll
Call drive will be made in this county
the week of November to IL under
the direction of Mrs. l.. N. Brown, VINO
has been named chairman of the drive.
Mrs. Brown will name an executive
committee today and will meet with 1t
at once TO make appointments OF the
district chairman and arrange FOR
Thorough canvass of the county TOT
Red Cross memberships. This year
only adult memberships will be solic-
tied and the object of the drive in this
county will be to secure 1000 mem
> bers for the Red Cross. Last year
; the number of members secured was
> little below this mark.
Booths will be established at the
/. postoffice and in several of the stores
; of the city during the drive week and
the ladies in charge of these booths
: will receive renewals and new mem
. berships in the Red Cross.
. Headquarters for the drive for the
IN
the Commercial Hotel lobby.
+ The Red Vross has nothing to give
I but service in its after-the-war pro-
y gram.
S First, the Red Cross is going to com
: plete its war program one hundred pei
d cent. This includes help to soldiers
/ and sailors and their families. In 9
u single month the Red Cross home ser
IS vice has helped 466,031 families o.
il American soldiers and up to July list
l1919. the total of 100000 distinct fam
* lilies had received service of variou,
k, kinds.
l. The Red Cross has assumed respon
IS sibilities in Europe which must b.
carried through Especially in East
ern Europe the aim of the Red Cros
is to aid these peoples to get on thei
~ feet and shoulder their own burdens
70 The Red Cross cannot and will no
r leave babies and mothers to die whel
O. the tragedy can be prevented. Thi
g does not mean the pouring OF none
and supplies into stricken Europe, bu
Y the establishment of organization
as with proper training and equipmen
he Ito meet the needs that exist owe
he there
he Second, the Red Cross is to be tn
he permanent disaster relief agent of tn
or United States. It now has fifty unit
a spread throughout the country read
an to give relief at a moments notice.
NO Third, the Red Cross is now maxim
he plans for the building up of the vita
nut ity of the county The objective
of to prevent and cure disease and ste
needless death
Fourth. the Red Cross is the mo
effective agency for fighting epidemic
like the influenza. A course in hon
mn nursing is now prepared and ready
u be taught in each community. To
"a. certain extent this will enable u
la people to take care of themselves, b
should the need arise the local al
ee' national organizations are ready
N, u, step in and do whatever is necessaI
All Fifth. to show the world that Z
u1 Red Cross has not only started {
r.s greatest humanitarian movement tn
ue the history of civilization has ev
'.e seen but that It is going through wi
s ~, it to a one hundred per cent finish.
VIZ There is a provision in the Leag
of Nations. assented to by all powel
that the Red Cross organizations
the different nations are the most I
erd, fective means of building up the heal
in of the world. This means that {
concensus of opinion of the great DO
Try ers is simply this: The Red Gro
to must not only go on but 1t shou
in and must become permanent orga
ISL lization. II the Red Cross is wor
r a while, then 1t is worth while to
age come a member and IL 1t Is wor
no while to become member then 10
in the Roll Call, November to III