Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-31
NOV. A To Be
A. R. {. SUNDAY
!, IS PROCLAIMED
Governor Asks People Of
State to Show AppreCia-
ton of Red Cross By Re-
neWing Subscriptions.


A proclamation has been issued
from the executive office of the
governor designating sunday No
vembcr "A. 1870. as Red cross sun
day. The annual roll call of the
organization will he held this year
from November II to -. during
which time memberships may be
renewed. The proclamation Of the
governor follows
The Red Cross orgapiHation,
chartered as such by the national
congress. is one Of which the
American people should be and, |
have no doubt, are justly proud.
The charitable and humane work
that it has done in our country is
so great as to be almost Impossible
of description; the work that it
accomplished among our people,
and the people of Europe, during
the great world war is generally
known to us all, and We all feel
that through its agency and oper-
ations America has become known
to the outside world more affcC-
tionately and gratefully than by
almost any other means or agency
of our nation. Wherever poverty,
want, suffering or calamity of any
kind afflicts any part or portion OF
our common country there the
heneficient and helping hand of the
Red Cross is Immediately felt In
our state. the unusual floods on the
Rio Grande last spring and sum-
mer destroyed the homes and the
crops of many of our people in the
lower section of that stream. so
that a great many families lost
their all. Immediately, the Red
Cross came to our assistance and
through its efforts and assistance
ministered to the wants and needs
of the flood sufferers. In the
mountain division of the Red
Cross, comprising the states of
Utah, Colorado. Wyoming and
New Mexico it has 1863 chapters
organized; forty-soven Red Cross
public health nurses are on duty.
Nearly S425,0OO has been expended
in relieving families Of soldiers
and sailors. and also of needy civil
ians during the past three years;
10000 ex-serVice men registered
with the bureau Of after care. who
are receiving assistance or lntor-
NATION in regard to government
compensation, government lnSur-
ance, or vocational training; 4"O
Junior Red Cross auXiliarics with
an enrolment Of 1890 school
children, are teaching the lesson
of service to the youth of America.
1t is organizations of this Kind
that deserve and should receive
the unstintcd support and assist
apce of our people.
The annual roll call of the or
Plantations will be held this year
on November II to %, and in
compliance with the request of that
organization |, O. A. Larrazolo,
governor of the state of New Mex
leo, do hereby proclaim sunday.
November IA. 1920. to be observed
-as -Red Gross Sunday, on which
dav invite the people of our state
to show their genuine appreciation
of the good work done by that or
ganization by renewing their sub
scriptions thereto, and by adding
new ones to the membership
thereof, and otherwise to do all in
their power to facilitate and fur
Their the great work of the Amerl-
can Red Cross in our state.
Done at the executive office in
the city of Santa Fe. state of New
Mexico. this 2Sth day of october,
A. D. 1920. Witness my hand and
the great seal of the state of New
Mexico. O. \. LARRAZOLO,
Attest: Governor.
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