Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-08-11
RED CROSS WILL
Held FOURTH ROLL
CALL NOV. 1l-25
Announces Plans For Annual Appeal
to Millions Of Members to
Renew Their Allegiance.

| The American Red Cross viii hold
its Fourth Roll Call from Armistiee
Day, November IL. 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 10000. 600 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 I,90o. 900
members. according to the lates, avail
able figures Argentine has 1000
members; Brazil. $500; China. $4,000:
Denmark, $4,000: France, 100000:
Holland. $4,000; italy. s0o,n 600: New
Zealand. 10.oo0: Norway 5000: Po-
| land. 80 .o00 Portugal $500: Ronman.
Ia. 1900; Serbia. 1850: Spain. $4,000:
/ Sweden. $1,000: Switzerland. 42.500:
| Uruguay. 500 Current figures for
England. Canada and Australia, which
have important organizations, are no,
available.
Primarily Tor Memberships
The Roll Call appeal this year will
be primarily for memberships. There
are four classes Of membership; frst.
the dollar annual membership, which
is divided on a ilfty-ff;y basis. one
half going TO National Headquarters
and onehaf TO the Chapter that Sc
cured the membership for its own
uses; second. the Ave. dollar or con.
tributing membership Of which the
Chapter retains four dollars. the re-
manning 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. so TO the en-
dowment fund by regulations OF the
bylaws
The Chapters have not in the past
received such 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 Gard for Everyone.
Every individual who rensws mem
bership or joins the Red Cross In the
Fourth Roll Call win receive a receipt
In the form Of a membership card. in
addition 10 the membership button for
1921 and the Fourth Roll Call service
flag
The NatioSal organization will not
this year make 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 territorie 10
carry on their peace-time programs
developed since the Third Roll Cali
last November The Chapters will set
their own quotas for their local ap-
peals.
In the Third Roll Cali the Red Cross
based its appeal for continued sup
port on It's obligations 70 complete its
pre-war work overseas and its service
to men who served In the army and
navy of the United States during the
I war. and on the peace-time program
which II was about to inaugurate.
/ This year. in addition to the work II
is stil continuing overseas and its
| official service to the peace-time army
and navy OF che United States as well
as 10 the sick and disabled ex-sersce
men. the Red Cross can point 10 def
mite accomplishments in this country
! In the development Of its peace pro-
gram. including preparedness for dis
aster relief, the establishment OF uuh-
1 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
! - = ~SA"iF+ NN14tSs's hSaitH service
In a statement discussing the basis
OF the Fourth Roll Call and the spirit
that must animate its leaders, Fred.
sTick c. Munroe, General Manager OF
The National Organization. said:
I Value Evident To An.
While the Rel Call this year is
I primarily TO secure public approval OF
I What ye have done and are to do In
the advancement OF the Peace Pro
gram. ii is both fitting and necessary
that the completion of our war tasks
al home and abroad should play a
2 part When the statement Of our
/ peace work is published showing In