The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
RED CROSS WILL
HOLD FOURTH ROLL
CALL NOV. 11-25
Announces Plans for Annual Appeal
to Millions of Members to
Renew Their Allegiance.

Day, November II, to Thanksgiving
Day, November 25. In this period the
organization will make its nationwide
annual appeal to its members to re-
new their allegiance and support and
ask those who are not members TO join
the ranks.
With more than 100000 members,
not including the 100000 members
of the Junior Auxiliary. the American
| Red Cross has today more than three
times the combined enrolment OF all
the rest of the Red Cross Societies of
| the world. Its present membership is
more than twenty times its enrolment
previous to the World War. The Jap
anese Red Cross stands second to the
American Red Cross with 100000
members, according to the latest avail
able figures. Argentine has 1000
members; Brazil, $500; China, $4,000;
| Denmark. $4,000; France, 100000;
Holland, $4,000; Italy. 100000: New
Zealand. 10000; Norway, 5000; Po-
| land, 10000; Portugal, $500; Rouman-
ia, $4,000; Serbia $3.50; Spain, $4,000;
Sweden. $4,000; Switzerland, 42,500:
Uruguay, 800. Current figures for
| England, Canada and Australia, which
have important organizations, are not
available.
Primarily for Memberships.
The Roll Call appeal this year will
be primarily for memberships. There
/ are four classes of membership; first,
the dollar annual membership, which
! 0Cfc
half going to National Headquarters
and one-half to the Chapter that Sc
cured the membership for its own
uses; second, the five dollar or con-
| tributilg membership of which the
Chapter retains four dollars. the re-
| naming dollar going to the National
Organization; the ten dollar sustain
ing membership, of which the Chapter
retains eight dollars and National
Headquarters receives two dollars
The fees for all life memberships, fifty
dollars, and all patron memberships,
one hundred dollars, go to the en-
dowmeft fund by regulations of the
!, bylaws.
4 The Chapters have not in the past
il received such large proportion Of
the membership dues for use in their
Il own communities. Under the new di-
J vision of fees one contributing mem
II bership will be worth TO the Chapter
4 eight annual memberships, and one
sustaining membership will be worth
to the Chapters sixteen annual mem
berships.
Membership Card for Everyone.
Every individual who renews men,
bership or joins the Red Cross in the
Fourth Roll Call will receive a receipt
in the form OF a membership card, in
, addition to the membership button for
1921 and the Fourth Roll Call service
flag.
! The National organization will not
this year make a general appeal for
funds unless some now unforeseen
emergency Of worldwide Importance
arises previous to the Roll Call period,
; but Chapters have the privilege of
raising funds in connection with the
Roll Call in their own territories to
carry on their peace-time programs
. developed since the Third Roll Call
last November. The Chapters will set
|
peals.
In the Third Roll Call the Red Cross
based its appeal for continued sup
port on its obligations to complete its
pre-war work overseas and its service
to men who served in the army and
navy of the United States during the
war; and on the peace-time program
which it was about to inaugurate.
This year, in addition to the work 1t
] is still continuing overseas and It's
official service to the peace-time army
and navy Of the United States as we'll
as to the sick and disabled ex-service
men, the Red Cross can point to def
1 mite accomplishments in this country
| in the development of its peace pro-
/ gram, including preparedness for dis
/ aster relief, the establishment of pub
| lie health nursing services, the teach.
i ing of home hygiene, dietetics, and
/ first aid. the extension of home service
/ to civilian families, and the creation
: of a comprehensive health service.
In a statement discussing the basis
of the Fourth Roll Call and the spirit
that must animate its leaders, Fred
6TlCh u. MuuTO6y NIeuSIdl hdudS6T Ol
the National Organization, said:
Value Evident To All.
while the Roll Call this year is
primarily to secure public approval Of
what we have done and are to do in
the advancement of the Peace Pro
gram, it is both fitting and necessary
that the completion of our war tasks
at home and abroad should play {
part. When the statement of oul
peace work is published showing IL
! statistical and narrative form the sun
of our operations in disaster relief anc
preparedness for the future, in the
placing and education of public health
nurses, in the teaching Of home care
Of the sick, first aid and dietetics; il
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