The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-27
SOUTHERN DIVISION
WORKERS ARE ACTIVE
Terse Review of What Red Cross Has
Done and Now Is Doing on
Peace Working Basis

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 00-Public spirit
ed men and women by thousands in the
five states of the Southern Division
Of the American Red Cross, are lay
ing their plans to break all member
ship records for the Red Cross when
the Fourth Annual Roll Call Is held
from November II to November rs.
From every part Of Georgia, Florida,
North Carolina South Carolina and
Tennessee comes the report that com
munity after community is organized
for the Roll Call, and that many are
only awaiting the word "Go!" to get
their quota of members on the very
first day.
The Roll Call is expected to be start
ed by the renewal Of memberships by
every chapter worker in the division.
There are 12S chapters organized for
the Roll Call, and many more that are
expected to complete their organiza-
tion before Armistice Day, when the
Roll Call opens.
The Roll Call Opens
Memberships in the Red Cross are
of five different classes, the annual
81; the contributing, S. the sustain
ing, $40: the life, $50; and the pa
iron, $100 Any one can join under
any one of these different classes in
the Fourth Roll Call.
nF OnoE,s
Quotas for the Fourth Roll Call
have been based not on population, but
on the plans OF the different chapters
for the coming year and their actual
financial needs. The money, too, will
be spent largely right where it is sub,
scribed.
OF the annual memberships of 81
fifty cents is kept by the chapter; OF
the contributing membership of So
81 is kept by the chapter; of the sus
tanning membership of $40, IS is kept
by the chapter; of the life member
ship of $50, and the patron member
ship of 500, the chapter sends the
entire returns to Washington, where
the interest is used to carry on the
national work of the Red Cross.
To those who are not as familiar
as others with the work of the Rec
Cross since the war, Il brief review
will give an idea of what the Rec
Cross has done in the past two year,
and what 1t expects to accomplish
for America in the next few year
to { ne.
The Man in Uniform.
& nas held, course, as its frs
and most sacred duty its obligation
to the man in uniform and to the mel
who fought and served for Americ
in the world war. Red Cross has cor
tinued to serve the American Exped
tionary Forces in Germany. Red Cros
has continued to keep up its servic
to the $4,000 men at American mil
tary posts, at all of which it mail
tains a personnel to help out the boy
in difficulties of bonus and back pa
and transportation and the like. t
help in family problems. to asst.
IllCIll III ICNi tullSii anu NAlNIi lblAllliCll
to be, in short. the same great mot
eHD to them that the Red Cross wa
to the man overseas in 1917 and 191
Besides such service. Red Cross hs
given its care and attention TO 81
900 former service men taking trea
ment in United States public healt
hospitals. 1t has put practically ever
man blinded in the world war into Il
Red Cross Institute for the blind
Baltimore, it has kept in touch wit
$4,000 returned soldiers and their fan
lies to re them help when it wl
most needed For the fiscal year en-
ing last June 80. It spent SS.600,000
III llitary relief in the United States, e
elusive of money spent by chapters
similar service.
That much for Red Cross work vii