The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-09
WILSON ENCOURAGES
RED CROSS DRIVE
Asks Citizens to Cooperate in Work
Of Great Relief
ORGANIZATION.

w AiAthNbhs ANOfFH - RAAN Wv y - I
son today urged his fellow country
men to join the Red Cross 'in Inn
pressive numbers" during the fourth |
annual roll call to be held during the
fortnight beginning Armstice Day.
The Americana Red Cress,@ said
the lpresldentg sMesertes a#llearty. re-
sponse III rs fourth Invitation tosan-
nual membership, which will be IS
sued .anMne the f0Fenight beginning
November II Afmistice Day
Under the stimulus OF war and
1 through the cooperation Of our pRos
pie, this organization grew into Inn
mense size, enlarged its range CT ac-
tiyity, served not only our fighting
forces but also civilians involved in
I the hardships Of war in our own ma
/ ton and in the nations associated
with us IN a great common enterprise
and gave to the world an example of
effective mercy through coordinat-
u Cd effort
Since the cessation of hostilitles
, the organization has faced a dual
duty; First, to fulfill obligations ere.
ated by the war, and, secondly, TO
the needs Of peace.
TT is. today. still assisting govern
mental agencies in the care and cheer
of our disabled soldiers and sailors.
in replacing those able to work in
I civilian occupations and in counsel
ing aud aiding the families of foDner
combatants and it is still assisting,
with diminished resources, the tpfo-
cess OF rehabilitation in some OF The
more FRUSTRATED countries OF ourk FOR
mer associate
while continuing these manifest
the Red Cross has been
lgAcCc mmodatine methods and applying
lessons learned IN war to the normal
needs OF our own people in times cot
peace. especially in regions where
provisions for public health and wei
fare were imuerfectly developed flt
has placed public health nurses 2 9n
many localities. and has endeavered
. to enlist, greater numbers Of Young
women in t6e nursing profession in
order that the supply might more
nearly equal the steadily increasing
demand for community nurses II has
devised scheme OF public health
culture Tor the relief of maladies
and for instruction in hygiene. die
: teties land general principles of dis
case prevention. With it nurses and
. nurses aides It has rendered meal
cuabe service in the serious enider-
les Of influenza II has carried in
. rtruction in hygiene and first aid in
20 schools. the wpman's clubs and the
hrmes cf our country. IL has taught
Young and untaught mothers how 10
care 'ligentlv for their babies.
J and has done much in many waT TO
J promote child welfare. unon which the
+ welfare OF the nation ultimately rests
, n has made it a fundamental prbl
cple ~ avoid futile dupicati0ns,t 40
! fc0-Onefate with public agencies when
rs 90 oncrat'Cn was sought and to
supply deficiencies where such aeen-
clos had not vet been established.
1It bas continued its educatienRl
. w0ry among the school children
2 THROUGH is Junior Red Cross branch,
I gand IL hsy as oGe f5s,aR Of its .war
4 fYlsriegres put ergSayiS39n for sdls
Faster re'i7f on a stienflfc foundation
loo that IL is new equipped to meet
= tdisarter, eMargencies promptly IN A.
most cNN-r Part of our country
Additional to these obvious aspeats
Of the mater there is another reason
why. as president Of the United STATE
and pros dent of the American Rec
Cross URGE nv follow eountrvmen Il
iOin tho Red Cross in impressive num
] bors: Reaction follows emotion 3apd
: after greet effort comes perilous las
situde Sound patriotism and ger
, uine human service are cont nuous
not Intermittent net contingent mere
w upon the excitement of war. n
> there is In some of us an inward coo
inc of the fine fervor which animated
, us in the crisis of the nations stress
n and peril. a contraction of the spir
u r~hich enoobled MS as individual ani
y as a nation. now. during the Ret
4 Cross Roll Call" is a fitting season
Il % take counsel with our inner selves
~ rakiudle the old fame to reatIirn
81 ouer'auoe 10 practical patriotism an,
q practical humanitarianism, and 4
svmholiye the reeeperqtion of our bot
4 ter thonghtS and handsomer selves h'
H re-enlistment i'm a great army mobil
N lized for The common good. a
BP tSigndl WoodrC 81 Wilson