The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-01
YOUTH OF SOUTH
SET EXAMPLE IN
RED Cross WORK
With Opening of Schools, Thou.
sands Join Junior
Organization

Atlanta, Ga. Nov.-If the men and
women of the south show one-half the
enthusiasm in the Fourth Red Cross
| Roll Call that children OF the south
pre- displaying in renewing their al
| legiance to the Junior Red Cross, the
| southern division will show d record
humber of Red Cross members when
the Roll. Call ends.
Truly, children are learning the way
Tor the grownups i'll joining the Red
Cross, according to figures given out
today at Red Cross division headquar-
| LerS in Atlanta.
Reorganization of the Junior Red
Cross was begun when schools opened
this fall. Now, although but little
more than month has passed. more
than twenty thousand children in the
southern division have renewed their
membership in the Red Cross. and be-
lore Christmas. it is expected triple
hat number will have enrolled.
The Junior Red Cross, while auxil-
larry to the American Red Cross, is a
separate and distinct organization,
with its own program of service. 1t is
organized through the schools, where
It is one Of the most popular and high
y regarded of student activities. The
Juniors have their own roll calls"
the time varying with the different
schools.
Many Juniors had their roll calls
when school first opened this year.
That the children are more enthusiasts
tic than ever in Red Cross work is
demonstrated by the fact that, while
less than 1000 had joined the Red
Cross by November l, 1919, more than
10000 have joined already this year.
Last year the Junior Red Cross in
the southern division had a total men,
bership of f62SO7. Judging by the
way in which children are enrolling
this year, the 1920-2l membership will
go well beyond 100000
The purpose of the Junior Red
Cross and its activities could not be
Better explained than by James n.
Rule, national director of the Junior
Red Cross He says:
The Junior Red Cross is the child
hood Of America modified through the
schools public, parochial and private
for the purpose of intoxicating ideals
and habits of service among children
The world over, with the idea that the
men and women OF tomorrow will, as
result OF this childhood\ practice,
| think in terms of service to others
| TOP the purpose not merely If training
making unselfish useful young citi-
Gems today; for the purpose of instill-
ing respect and obedience to the law
OF the land, and for the. purpose of
transmitting America to succeeding
| generations cleaner, healthier and
happier than it was found.
The requirement for membership
is solely one of service. There is NO
individual membership fee. The use
fulness OF Junior Red Cross auxil
larry in alternating want and suffering
among children at home and abroad
depends on the initiative and enter
prise of the classroom group and the
teacher, the latter being the auxiliary
leader,
Everything done is by cooperative
effort of teacher and class, whether il
be in raising money by some entertain
ment or industry; the making of gar
ments. furniture. toys, scrapbooks, Oh
in community betterment activity
Training in Citizenship Through Serv
ice and Happy Childhood the WorlC
Over are slogans of the Junior Rec
Cross which broadly characterize 1T
mission.
Formed in 1917 to help win tn,
var, the Junior Red Cross, with q mem
bership Of 100000, produced il
/ twenty months $15,00o,o00 worth o
useful articles for American soldiers
sailors, marines and war stricken
people of other lands. But in thi
service the childhood Of America wa
only awakened to a consciousness o
its power for good. with the result tina
Armistice Day, 1918, sounded to thi
: unprecedented childhood's organizs
ton as clarion call to carry on.
Since then the Junior Red eros
= has grown to approximately 1000, 90
r members; has raised considerable
E more than u million dollars in money
las produced countless articles Of praC
teal use for destitute families ut HON
, and abroad. these articles includin
/ iayettes. viothing. toys. tables an
! -ssirv sd. hiss distributed free mil