The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13


 chairman of the Red Cross roll call for Greater Birmingham, spoke on the campaign before the weekly luncheon of the -Civitan club yesterday. His talk, in part, follows: -.srhe idea of the organization of the Ted Cross arose in the work of Flor encc Nightingale in Great Britains Grimean war of 1854 and the subse- aoent proposal by a Swiss physician that an international organization be formed for the care of the sick aud Lle wounded in battle.
 The proposal was accepted and II rations met at Geneva. Switzerland. and formed tho international organiza- ton. adopting the Red Cross as the emblem of the society, this being the Swiss flag with the colors reversed in honor of the little nation within whose borders the convention met.
 The American Red Cross was first Chartered in 1881 with Clara Barton as IS first president. Under it's present it has q fourfold function-to care for the sick and wounded of ar lres in time Of war. to act in matters of voluntary relief as a medium be- tween the people and the army and navy. to continue and carry on a sys- n of naticual and international re- teJ III t;iaeS Uf peace and to apply the j me in lnafSatng suffering from fire ni5estilence, disease and other adver- @Sties, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing disease an1 ' esiffering
 ''rhe American Red Cross per-
 formed well auG .a0biy Its task in
 time of war--st DoVe seeeks its place
 io serve in times of peae-
 PEACE HAS PROBLEMS
 Peace has her problems no less than Nar' Out Of the great war has emerged a new spirit among our people anG tie nation has found its conscience We fought to serve not ourselves alone -rus for mGnstfnd women our soldier bcys had iSSAr seen, of q different blood and race and men and women of ihe generations yet to come. Some of the best and noblest young men of this city made the supreme sacrifice not for their own alone, but that men and women everywhere might enjoy
 
 blessings of new peace.
 That new peace has come. bringir1 with it an awakened national con science and a national spirit of service and sacrifice. In this new peace, the American Red Cross seeks to exemplify the new national spirit and stretches fcrth i+s hands to serve, still the great est mother of all the earth
 SERVICE AND SYMPATHY
 In the fourth annual Red Cross rcll call. with the great mother spirit-the sweetest love. the dearest sacrifice, th,, lEost unselfish service, the most com fcrting sympathy that can ever DC Nnown. this organization of love and sacrifice and service and sympathy ap- peals to the men and women of Amer .ica to see that every member of every household joins it's ranks. It takes a Acllar and a heart, and We have both of them.
 We will not fail to help this great agency in our new peace to fulfill it's mission so in keeping with the spirit os that peace
 @Thc war Is over. Have we lost
 it's enthusiasmf The war is over.
 Have we lost our patriotismf The
 war is over. Shall we cease our sacrifices: The war Is over. Shall we lose it's lessOnsf The war Is over. Shall we fail to reap its blessings bought at its fearful price of death and suffering. r>~Peace is here. Shall we accept lts responsibilities? Peace is here. Shal: We continue our patriotism? Peace is here. Shall we renew our sacrifice? Peace is here. Shall we build on our