Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-08-18
FED CROSS WILL
HOLD FOURTH roll
CALL NOV. 11-25
Announces Plans For Annual Appeal
to Millions of Members to
Renew Their Allegiance.

LAY, NONcu1DCI LIZ ~
Day, November %. In this period the
organization viii make its nationwide
annual appeal to its members 10 re
new their allegiance and support and
ask those who are not members to join
the ranks.
With more than 100000 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 10 the
American Red Cross with 100000
members, according 10 the latest avail
able figures. Argentine has 1000
Members; Brazil. $500; China, $4,000;
Denmark, $4,000; France, 100000;
HoIIand, $4,000; Italy, 100000; New
Zealand, 10000: Norway, 5000; Po-
land, 10000; Portugal, $500; Rouman-
ia, 1900; Serbia. 1850; Spain, $4,000;
Sweden, $4,000; Switzerland, 42,500;
Uruguay, 500. Current figures for
England, Canada and Australia, which
have important organizations, are not
s1ailahle.
Primarily for Memberships.
The Roll Call appeal this year win
b primarily for memberships. There
are four classes OF membership; first,
he dollar annual membership, which
Is divided on a ffty-ffty basis, one
h-f going to National Headquarters
and onehalf to the Chapter that Sc
cured the membership for its own
uses; second, the FIVE dollar or con-
tTibuting membership OF which the
Chapter retains four dollars, the re-
raining 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 60 to the en-
dawment fund by regulations OF the
bylaws.
The Chapters have not In the past
r. ceived such large proportion OF
the membership dues fer use IN their
own communities. Under the new d.
vision of fees one contributing mem
barship 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 renews mem
bership or joins the Red Cross in the
Fourth Roll Cal viii receive receipt
in the form OF a membership card. in
addition to the membership button for
1e21 and the Fourth Roll Call service
flag.
The National 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 thu
Roll Call in their own territories Il
carry on their peacetime program
developed since the Third Roll Cal
LIST November. The Chapters viii Sc
t11eir own quotas for their local NJ
ais
In the Third Roll Can the Red eros
b-sed its appeal for continued sur
port on its obligations to complete #
pre-wT work overseas and its serEic
tc men who served in the army an
navy of the United States during tn
var, and on the peace-time program
hich 1t was about to inaugural,
This year, in addition 20 the work
is still continuing overseas and il
otfcial service to the peace-time arm
and navy Of the United States as we
as to the sick and disabled ex-servic
IN. the Red Cross can point to de.
rte accomplishments in this countr
IL the development Of its peace DR.
vam, including preparedness for di
ter relief, the establishment of pu
lie health nursing services, the teac
ing OF home hygiene, dietetics, ar
fist aid. the extension OF home seryi,
t. civilian families, and the create
Of a comprehensive health service.
In statement discussing the has
&C the Fourth Roll Call and the spir
that must animate its leaders, Ere
6 lex c. Munroe, General Manager
tie National Organization said:
Value Evident To All.
While the Roll Call this year
primarily TO secure public approval
what we have done and are to do
tie Advancement Of the Peace P,
F-am. it Is both fitting and necessa
that the completion Of our war tas
at home and abroad should play