The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-06
RED CROSS ROLL CALL SUNDAY IS
 GREAT SUCCESS


bers Added to Organiza-
 ton by Local Campaign,
 The local Red Cruss Roay Saturday evening and Roll Call Sunday. were productive of very good results far the Fourth Annual Roll Call of tn: Red Cross, according to statemen; made this afternoon by M. s. Whit tier, District Chairman. Definite figures are not yet obtainable, he said, but it is estimated that between 200 and 300 additional names were adedd to the membership roll of this coty "Too much credit for. the part they played in this achievement, cannot be given the women and men who had charge of the various booths, the Boy Scouts for their act ivities, and the churches" said MT. Whittier.
 Every citizen of Juneau should, if in no other way, become mem- Der of the Red Cross through the SDitlL Ol Oul tCAl, " hANi A1 S--N Golden Rule of lfc," declared Rev. H. E. Grecning at the close of the Red Cross Roll Call union service at the Presbyterian Church last evening. Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them for this is the law and the proph cts"
 ''The recent world war was veritable he'll" he said; but was not so bad as the selfishness living in the hearts of the American pee- pie. For that spirit of irresponsi- bility for the welfare of others had well nigh. choked out the love for humanity, without which no nation can long survive.
 Men and women of our nation all at once were compelled to turn their attention from themselves to others. No longer did our love stay within our little family group; yet. it overleaped even the community, it became nationwide; it became worldwide, and the spirit of do unto others as you would that they should do unto you, though forced upon us, at last became a privilege, until we rejoiced in giving"
 Turning his attention to the for nation, by those who stayed at home, of helpful organization, he said: There were other organiza- itons on the field, serving men, but not one SO efficiently organized as was the Red Cross; for it was left to that organization to look after the mans interest at home, and to core for him until he either went over the top to death or returned a victor to his own fireside."
 He spoke briefly of the work car ried on by the Home Service section the help it had given families of men enlisted in the armed forces of the United States. Stories might be told, he said of where all over the United States, the Red Cross has helped a million wives and mothers of soldiers and sailors, by personal attention and material help"
 He referred to his personal ob servation of the work carried on by the organization at Camp Lewis among the soldiers stationed there during the war. The Red Cross hospital there covered 40 acres and not only took care of service men but also their families. Go into any ward you might and ask the patients what kind of treatment they were getting" he said, and they would tell you, Fine! Never better What was done in Camp Lewis was repeated in every camp throughout the nation and clear up to the front line trenches in France"
 Since Armistice Day, 1918, he fol- lowed the Red Cross as it carried on its work through the mazes of the demobilization of American forces; its continued service to the forces remaining as a part of the Allied forces of occupation along the Rhine; it's connection with the regular army and naval forces; its care of those who lost their sight in the war, which work has been turned over to the Red Cross by the he said. He spoke Of the work still being done in Russia, Poland and the Balkans, declaring: The Red Cross is the agent of the American people in the work of mercy and help throughout the world, and she goes forth to her task knowing no creed, bound to no sect, but with the Stars and Stripes