The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-08-19
RED CROSS WILL
HOLD FOURTH ROLL
CALL NOV. 11-25
Announces Plans For Annual Appeal
10 Millions Of Members 10
ReneS her Allegiance.

vide annual appeal 20 It's members 70
renew their allegiance and support
and ask those who are not members
60 Join the ranks
with more than 10000 900 members
not including the $4,000 900 members
OF the Junior Auxiliary the american
Red Cross has today more than three
times the combined enrolment of all
the rest % the Red Cross Societies OF
the world its present membership
H. more than twenty times It's enroll
ment previous 70 the World War The
japanese Red Cross stands second 20
the American Red Cross with / 800. :
900 members according 20 the latest
available figures Argentine has 1000
members. Brazil. $500; China &c 900 !,
Denmark. $4,000: France. $50 900
Holland. 1900: Italy. 100000 New
Zealand 10000. Norway. 5000: Po-
land 10000. Portugal. $500 Rou-
mania. $4,000; Serbia. 2s50. Spain.
$1,000: Sweden. 5000: Switzerland.
1880; Uruguay. 800 Current figures
for England. Canals and Australia
which have important organizations
are not available
Primarily for MEMBERSHIPS.
The Roll can appeal this year will
be primarily for memberships. There
are four classes OF mbership. first,
the dollar annual membership, which
Is divided on a ffty-ffty basis. one
half going TO National Headquarters
and one-half 10 the Chapter that Sc
cured the membership for its own
uses. second the five dollar or con-
tributing membership OF which the
Chapter retains four dollars. the re-
naming dollar going to the National
Organization: the ten dollar sustain
Inc membership. OF which the Chapter
retains eight dollars and National
Headquarters receives two dollars.
The fees for al life memberships.
fifty dollars. and all patron member
ships. one hundred dollars, go to the
endowment fund BY regulations OF
the bylaws
The Chapters have not in the past
received such a large proportion Of
the membership dues for use in their
own communities Under the new di
vision OF fees one contributing mem
bership will be worth TO the Chapters
eight annual memberships. and one
sustaining membership will be worth
10 the Chapters sixteen annual mem
bershlps
Membership Card for Everyone.
e.s4
bership or joins the Red Cross in the
Fourth Roll Call viii receive a receipt
In the form OF a membership card, in
addition 70 the membership button for
1921 and the Fourth Roll Call service
dag
The National organization will not
this year make a general appeal for
funds unless some now Unforeseen
emergency ~ worldwide Importance
arises previous to the Roll Call pc
Rod. but Chapters have the privilege
OF raising funds in connection with
the Roll Call in their own territories
TO carry on their paace-timp rro--ams
developed since the Third ROD Gail
last November. The Chapters will
set their own quotas for their local
appeals
In the Third Roll Call the Red Cross
based rs appeal for continued sun
port on IS obligations 20 complete its
pre-war work overseas and It's service /
20 men who served in the army and
navy % the United States during the !
war. and on the peace-time program 1
which Il was about TO inaugurate.
This year in addition TO the work II /.
70 still continuing overseas and its I
osbciAl service TO the peace time /
army and navy OF the United States 4
as well a. 10 the sick and disabled /
ex-seryice men. the Red Cross can /
point TO definite accomplishments in 4
this country in the development OF its /
peace program. including prepared
ness for disaster relief. the establish I
ment Of public health nursing ser /
vices. the teaching OF home hygiene.
dietetics. and frsi aid the extension /
OF home service TO civilian families.
and the creation OF a comprehensive
health service,
IN a ehaifAufAA DISCUSSING tue OASIS
OF the Fourth Roll Call and the spirit
that must animate It's leaders. Fred
eriek C. Munros. General Manager o.,
the National Organization said
Value Evident To All.
While the Ron Call this year Is
primarily 70 secure public approval o,
What se have done and are 20 do in
the Advancement OF the Peace Pro-
gram. Il Is both afi'ng and necessary
that the completion % our war tasks
III bone and abroad SHOULD play
part When the statement % our
peace work Is Published showing IN /
statistical and narrative form the sum
% cur operations IN disaster relief and
for the future. IN TIE
placing and education o. public health
nurses. IN ihe teaching o. home care
q TIE sick. arsi aid and dieteiics: in
the development % Junior Red Cross.
IN the extension o; home service 20
civilian families aud IN the advance
me1t % the cause o, public health.