The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-06
SPEED PLANS FOR
RED CROSS DRIVE
IN new ENGLAND
Chapters Appoint Chairmen
Direct Third Roll Call
in November

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Seventy of the 108 Chapters In the
New England Division of the Ameri:l
can Red Cross have already appointed
ehairmen to direct the Third Red
Cross Roll Cali for members and |
money from November to IL, and |
these chairmen are rapidly organizing |
their forces for the campaign. Every
effort will be made to exceed the pres
ent Red Cross membership of 1.500,-
900 in the New England Division.
The Roll Call will open on Sunday.
November 2, and before that date the
clergymen of all faiths will be asked
to devote their services on Red
Cross Sunday" to the American Red
Cross and its membership appeal to
the American people. The clergy
will be provided with leaflets outlin-
ing what the American Red Cross did
during the war, and presenting in
formation on the things still to be
done, together with suggestions for
services on Red Cross Sunday"
| 1t is hoped that every church in
New England will have at least one
Red Cross service on the opening
| day of the campaign.
To Award Honor Flags.
To stimulate chapters and branches
to exceed their quota in the Roll Call,
James Jackson, manager of the New
England Division, has decided to
| award honor flags. Each chapter that
exceeds its quota will receive a Red
| Cross banner made of bunting and
each branch that exceeds it's quota
will receive a Red Cross banner of
bristol board. These banners may be
hung in the Red Cross headquarters
and will have the red cross on a white
field with the words Honor Flag
written above and Third Roll Call"
written below the cross.
The chapter that exceeds its quota
by the largest percentage will receive
a Red Cross banner made of silk
1t is believed that these honor flags
will prove splendid incentives for
chapters and branches to work for
big results in their efforts to secure
renewals of memberships and new
members.
New Red Cross Films.
The New England Division has a.
ready secured four new Red Croa
films for the Chapters to use in the
motion picture theatres and at meet
ings in their territories. One of the
most interesting of the films is a
photo-play entitled Winning Her
Way" 1t deals with the public health
nursing work of the Red Cross and
relates a story of how a Red Cross
public health nurse, supported by the
local Red Cross organization, won the
support Of the townspeople for com
munity nursing.
The other new films are Good Bye
Brest," which shows American troops
leaving Germany and France and EN-
r barking for home; "Roumanian Re-
| lief" which shows the distribution OF
} Red Cross relief supplies in Rouman
: ia, and Helping Our Boys at Home,
which illustrates the service rendered
Homecoming American troops in their
journey across the United States tc
their homes.
Several other films will probably be
ready for use before the close of the
Roll Call campaign.
, Another interesting feature Of the
Roll Call will be lecture entitled
! 1.-THE Heart Of a Nation" illustrated
by 100 colored stereopticon slides
picturing briefly the history of the
American Red Cross during the war.
Division Tour Success.
[. Division Manager Jackson is having
splendid success in arousing interes
S in the Third Roll Call In his tour
o of Division territory, which will con
tinue until the end of this month
He is accompanied by Miss LAWNS
H. Newell, director of Chapter Pro
duction; Miss Elizabeth Ross, direc
v tor of the Bureau of Nursing. anC
Cheney C. Jones, director of Civilian
e Relief, all of whom are presenting
II details of the future work of tn,
e Red Cross in New England.
n DR.. Livingston Farrand, the execu
y tive head of the American Red Cross
has started tour of the Is division,
Z of the Red Cross in this country, ant
! will come to the New England Divi
sion just previous to the opening o
t. the Roll Call. According to his pres
10 emit schedule, he will address a publi
id mass meeting in Symphony Hall
E. Boston, on the evening Of October "a
e. and IL his time permits meetings will
D. be arranged for one or two Of tn
y other larger cities in New England
o 1t is expected that Red Cross worker
from all over New England will g,
=, to Boston to hear DR.. Farrand who
M devcting the principal part of his ad
+. dresses to the health center plan.
ut Roll Call Posters.
of Only three posters will be use,
s throughout the country for the Thir
- Roll Call The most conspicuous O
ne these is entitled "The Spirit of Amer
e, lea" and was painted by Howar
~ Chandler Christy. The feature of tn
u poster is an attractive young woman
IA wrapped In the folds of the America
10 flag and beneath this figure is hug
ororr ord tho uord aTo;r IT,