The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-10-30
MILLION MEMBERS
STATES GOAL IN
RED CROSS DRIVE
OWENS EXPECTS WAR TIME
MEMBERSHIP MARK TO
BE BEATEN IN. COMING
DRIVE NOV. 2.11

1
be l.ool.2oo. according to an announce
ment by J. +. Owens. state director
Tor the campaign.
This IL about what our quota was
last year and we oversubscribed It,"
Mr.. Owens said today. so we should
do much better this year for we ex-
pect to not only re-snroli all the men,
bers we obtained last year. but to OBJ
tain many more.
| Appeal In Peace Program
"The peace time program Of the
Red Cross gives us an opportunity to
make strong appeal for members
this year. A big part Of the. Red
Cross work In Oklahoma will be In
combating disease and bettering the
health conditions Just how import
ant this work is In Oklahoma can be
realized when II is known that last
year needless deaths and needless ex-
penditures for medicine and doctor
bills totalled 100000 in this state.
| In order to get our quota In Okla
homa, It is absolutely necessary frst.
that the people understand the mecca,
sity Of this campaign. The thing We
have to fear is the people viii take
the attitude that the war Ii over and
that they want nothing to do with
anything that was connected with the
war. We must realize however that
the work Of the Red Cross has just be-
gun and that 1t Is important not only
to the state. but to every community
In the state that the work be carried
| on.
Must Care for Service Men
First Of all. the Red Cross must be
able to take care OF the wounded and
disabled soldiers In the hospitals.
Thousands OF men still are in hospi.
tails abroad and In camps awaiting dis
charge. The Red Cross must take
care OF these men until the last enc II
home.
"The Red Cross still has obligations
to foreign countries that must be met.
Red Cross relief commissions have be-
gun work abroad that must be finish.
ed. The safety of America hinges ON
the checking Of disease and Bolshe-
yism abroad.
But paramountly this is cam
paign for our home communities. Our
eyes have been turned abroad and we
have been engrossed in the helping Of
stricken in foreign countries. who
were unable to help themselves. In
doing this. perhaps we have neglected
the folks at our own front door. Now
we must get back to them.
Welfare Depends on Health
Public welfare depends upon pub
lie health, Health conditions revealed
by the draft, an alarming infantile
mortality. the terrible toll from the
influenza scourge-all these things
point to the growing need Of health
knowledge.
People have realized the value Of
Red Cross home service because of
its activities have reached communi.
ties where no other social agency Is at
work. The coming campaign will en-.
able the Red Cross to carry it's home
service work to further ends
"One Of the best reasons for the
maintenance of Red Cross is that II
provides an agency for quick relief in
times of disaster. Just as the Marines
are the first to fight. so is the Red
Cross first to help.
! "The present high state OF organix
alton and efficiency to be found In the
Red Cross is illustrated by the prompt
relief measures taken when the recent
storm swept the country. The first
train into Corpus Christi following the
storm was a Red Cross train. which
carried supplies and workers to re-
lieve the suffering of the stricken peo
pie. As an illustration of the prompt
ness with which the Red Cross acts
when Alfred Fairbank. manager oi
a the Southwestern division Of the
e American Red Cross, was in Oklaho
:. ma City. he was handed a noon edi
r ton of q newspaper telling of the tor
nado that struck Hoisington. Kansas
causing loss of life. and much prop
= erty damage. Mr.. Fairbank immedi
a ately wired the Red Cross chapter
|. chairman of Hoisington. placing al
N the resources OF the Red Cross at hi
;. command for the relief OF the storm
: sufferers.
: Aims Of Red Cross
!. "Just briefly the aims Of the Rex
/. Cross can be divided under five head
nursing service. home service. frs
aid, Junior memberships and servic'
In foreign lands.
"Under the head Of home servtc'
" comes the caring Of the families o
% soldiers and sailors. continued help d
!. y the service man. and family relic
"A where there is no other -gency In tn
,d community and disaster relief. In 8
he per cent Of the communities wher
o home service has been at work. ther
at n no other relief agency.
OF u - - nAA Evnaa In mr.