Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19
RED Gloss WILL
HOLD FOURTH ROLL
CALL NOV. 11-25
Announces Plans for Annual Appeal
to Millions of Members to
Renew Their Allegiance.

The American Red Cross will hold
its Fourth Roll Call from Armistice
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 it's enro1lmeNt
previous to the World War The Jap
anese Red Gross stands second to the
American Red Cross with 1900, 900
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, $780, Rouman-
la, $4,000; Serbia, 1850; Spain, Sc, 900;
Sweden, $4,000; Switzerland, 42,50O;
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
is divided on a fifty-fifty basis, one
half going to National Headquarters
and onehalf to the Chapter that Sc
cured the membership for it's own
uses; second, the five dollar or con-
tributing 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 hunGced dollars, go to the en-
dowment fund by regulations of the
bylaws.
The Chapters have not in the past
received such a large proportion of
the membership dues for use in their
own communities. Under the new di-
vision OF fees one contributing mem
bership will be worth to the Chapter
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 mem
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
rN"!r own quotas for their local ap.
| Deals.
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 1t was about to inaugurate.
| This year, in addition to the work II
is still continuing overseas and its
! 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.
mite accomplishments in this country
in the development of it's peace pro
gram, including preparedness for dis
aster relief, the establishment of pub
lie health nursing services, the teach
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 statement discussing the basis
Of the Fourth Roll Call and the spirit
that must animate it's leaders, Fred.
erick c. Munroe, General Manager OF
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 a
part. When the statement Of our
peace work is published showing in
statistical and narrative form the sum
Of our operations in disaster relief and
preparedness for the future, in the
placing and education of public health
nurses, in the teaching Of home care
| ~ ha 81 ly R-Ct OF tat ~,