The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-05
coUTHERN DIVISION
WORKERS ARE ACTIVE
Terse Review of What Red Cross Has
Done and Now Is Doing on
Peace Working Basis

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 00.-Public spirit
ed men and women by thousands in the
five states Of the Southern Division
of the American Red Cross, are lay
ing their plans to break all member
ship records for the Red Cross when
the Fourth Annual Roll Call is held
from November II to November %.
From every part of Georgia, Florida,
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Tennessee comes the report that com-
munity after community is organized
for the Roll Call, and that many ere
only awaiting the word "Go!" to get
their quota of members on the very
first day.
The Roll Call is expected to be start
ed by the renewal of memberships by
every chapter worker in the division
There are 1913 chapters organized for
the Roll Call, and many more that are
expected to complete their organiza-
ton before Armistice Day, when the
Roll Call opens.
The Roll Call Opens
Memberships in the Red Cross are
of five different classes, the annual
81; the contributing, SIS; the sustain
ing, $40: the life, $50; and the pa,
tron, $500. Any one can join under
any one of these different classes in
the Fourth Roll Call.
Basis of Quotas
Quotas for the Fourth Roll Call
have been based not on population, but
on the plans of the different chapters
for the coming year and their actual
financial needs. The money, too, will
be spent largely right where it is sub
scribed.
Of the annual memberships Of 81,
fifty cents is kept by the chapter; Of
the contributing membership Of SIS,
s. is kept by the chapter; of the sus-
tanning membership of $40, So is kept
by the chapter; of the life member
ship of $50, and the patron member
ship OF $500, the chapter sends the
entire returns to Washington, where
the interest is used to carry on the
national work of the Red Cross.
To those who are not as familiar
as others with the work of the Red
Cross since the war, brief review
will give an idea of what the Red
Cross has done in the past two years
and what it expects to accomplish
FOR America In the next few years
TO come:
The Man in Uniform.
It has held, course, as it's first
and most sacred duty its obligation
20 the man in uniform and to the men
who fought and served for America
IN the world war. Red Cross has con-
tinued to serve the American Expedi-
tior airy Forces in Germany. Red Cross
h continued to keep 70 its service
so The $4,000 men at American mill
tary posts, at all of which it main
tains personnel to help out the boys
in difficulties of bonus and back pay
and transportation and the like. to
help in family problems, to assist
them in recreation and entertainment,
60 be, in short, the same great moth
err to them that the Red Cross was
to the man overseas in 1917 and 1918.
Besides such service, Red Cross has
given its care and attention to 3d.
600 former service men taking treat
ment in United States public health
hospitals, it has put practically every
man blinded in the world war into the
Red Cross Institute for the blind at
Baltimore, it has kept in touch with
$4,000 returned soldiers and their fami-
lies to give them help when it was
most needed. For the fiscal year end
ing last June 80, it spent sS,6OOOOO in
military relief in the United States. ex.
elusive Of money spent by chapters in
similar service.
That much for Red Cross work with