The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-05

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he made to get in the territory of each
oh .pter as nearly one hundred per
cent membership in the Red Cross as
lit is possible to get"
The southern division includes the
five states OF Georgia, North Carolina,
South Carolina. Tennessee and Flor
ida. Last year the division, for it's
population, made as fine a record as
any part of the country in enrolling
Red Cross members. This year it is
the eager purpose of every chapter
to put the southern division on top
again.
A friendly but keen rivalry exists
among the various chapters to be the
first to report that their quotas are
secured. A different system has been
used this year in assigning quotas to
the various chapters. Instead OF de-
ermining the quota for the division
first and then dividing this out among
he various chapters, each chapter
arefully estimated the amount OF
money needed to finance it's needs and
It's plans during the coming year. Ine
chapters quota was then based on this
amount, and the quota for the entire
division made up from the various
chapter quotas.
Thus. the Roll Call this year is more
than ever local proposition in each
community. When local people sub
scribe to the Red Cross, they are sub
,cribing to meet local needs, and for
every dollar paid for m embership in
he FED Cross. fifty cents will be kept
by the local chapter to finance its
plans for next year. The other fifty
cents goes to national headquarters,
to maintain the national work OF the
Red Cross.
1--WE challenge every other chapter
in the southern division to beat our
Roll Call.record," wrote one Roll Call
chairman in North Carolina. I'VE in
tend to be the first over the top.
for we are laying our plans to get our
full quota of members early in the
morning OF November H."
This spirit is typical of the way
the vast majority OF chapters are
awaiting the Fourth Foil Call. 1t is
rare exception where chapters are
not thoroughly organized and plans
worked out to secure the quota OF
members easily and quickly.
Hundreds of newspapers throughout
he southern division will cooperate
With the local Red Cross chapters to
axe the Roll Call a success. Speaa.
ng of the view with which most Amer
!cans regard the Fourth Roll Call. one
Atlanta paper already has called upon
Atlantans to join the Red Cross IT
lie following editorial language:
"The Red Cross Roll Calls are MOI
trives', not attempts to raise large
ans of money for untried causes, but
hey are institutions in the nation /
fe. the one time uf the year Whe1 |
ne American people, old and young !
re asked to renew their membership; !
4 the organization that is so expires
i've of the national Spirit and so grea |
benefit to the nation as a whole.
The American Red Cross is differ
MT in this respect from the Red Gross |
f other nations, in most OF which II |
maintained by large contributions
rom the wealthy. The American Red |
ross is ess 9ntially democratic. Ii |
Jas founded by the American people !
hey maintained it for nearly forty |
ears. In the war, thousands OF them |
ound in it the opportunity to serve
hox, co or6ont1v cOnOht
$50, today, the Red Cross belongs |
o the American people. 1t gives then |
The chance they all want in thei |
hearts TO do some good in the world |
Singly, their dollars for memberships /
ni.ht amount to little; but matched |
oy millions of other dollars from eV |
,ry part of the country, they become |
a mighty factor in caring for our sol |
diers and sailors; looking after the |
interests of the wounded and manned !
Of the war; safeguarding the discharg |
A service man and his family; dOini !
he same thing for thousands of un |
fortunate civilians; bringing publ |
health nursing and good health to hun
dreds of communities; training GU
boys and girls in the way they SHOULD /
go; doing many other things that en- |
ter intu the peace-time program OF tn
Red Cross which, in the two year |
since the signing of the armistice, ha !
been demonstl ated to all as one
The finest agencies for public welfar
in tho life Of the country.
THAT is what Red Cross membel
ship dollars can do. 1t would seen |
that no American citizen, with tn
good OF his country and his own con
munity at heart. would refuse to join