The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-05
RED CROSS means
MUCH IN GEORGIA,
DECLARE LEADERS
Fourth Roll Call Expected 60 Ia.
crease Membership 100 Per Cert.


Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 00.--If the PEG.
pie of Georgia will stop to realize what
the Red Cross has meant to their
state in the last twonyears following
the signing of the armistice, they will
unite in joining the Red Cross one
hundred per cent during the Fourth
Red Cross Roll Call, November 1926,
declare leading citizens in number OF
Georgia commur tiles in letters 10 the
Southern Division headquarters of the
Red Cross, describing preparations
for the Roll Call.
Il have been telling our people
something about the health work Of
Red Cross in Georgia." writes one
man. Here and there are families
where some member has been saved
from disease and possible death by the
public health nursing of Red Cross.
Here and there are others who 70.
call what Red Cross nurses did for
them during the influenza epidemic.
They are anxious to renew tAeiP
membership without any urging what.
ever. for they know that, without Red
Cross Georgians would be without ono
OF their greatest assets.
Il find, too, that when give others
some few facts about Red Cross work
in Georgia, they are equally eager to
join. Some of them have an idea that
the Red Cross has been doing most
OF its work in Europe, even since the
war. But when tell them about the
nursing service Of the Red Cross In
Georgia, about the seven public health
nurses placed in the last year in ad.
dition to others, about the sixty-sevep
classes in home hygiene, and care OF
the sick organized, about the sac
Georgia women and girls taught those
principals In the classes, about the
oO5 women and girls trained In home
hygiene in Georgia by the Red Cross
IN the past year, about the big mart
the Red Cross has played in checking
malaria in South Georgia, then they
tell me that, if they had known before
what the Red Cross was doing. they
would not only have joined, but Given
big subscriptions, too"
People like to know that Red Cross
has been seeing he soldiers
through, writes another correspond.
emit to Division headquarters. They
like to know that at Lawson General
Hospital at Fort Mcpherson. Csnn
Jesup, Camp Oglethorpe, Camp Cor.
don, Camp Benning, Fort Screven ana
other places, Red Cross has maintains
cd Its service for the man in uniform"
Finishing War Job
Finishing the war job has not been
entirely the work Of the military re-.
lief department Of the Red Cross"
states Division headquarters, "for
while Red Cross field directors have
been looking after the men in CAMPS
and hospitals, the chapters have been
serving the ex-service men and their
families, handling the perplexinK prob.
lens Of allotment and insurance. Of
vocational training, Of adjustment to
the conditions of civil life, and other
troubles too numerous to mention"
twenty chapters in Georgia, It ia
stated, have extended their activities
SO as to give the same sort Of social
service to civilian families in the com.
munity that the Red Cross gives to
soldiers families. Thirteen chapters
have trained workers for this activity,
and twelve chapters have unframed
workers. The other chapters have
volunteers doing the work.
The kinds OF service have bean Al.
most innumerable," state Red Cross
executives, ranging from such
seemingly insignificant thing as writ.
ing letter for an illiterate mother to
her son in the hospital, to furnishing
expensive medical and surgical treat
ment for crippled child"
Reviewing disaster relief Of the BED
Cross in Georgia since the var, re-
ports mention the West Point floods,
the Lagrange storm, and the GaineE
vile tornado, on which occasions tie
Red Cross aaat timely helA. "a