The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-11
RED CROSS ROLL GALL OPENS 4
TODAY WITH GOAL At 12,0gl
DRIVE FOB RENEWING MEMBER
SHIPS GETS STARTED THIS
MORNING.
Team Captains and workers Expect to
Reach the Goal Before End OF
Campaign.

The second anniversary Of the signing
of the armistice will be the opening day
OF the fourth annual roll call or the
/ Potomac division Of the American Red
Cross. which includes Maryland. Vtr-
ginia West Virginia end the District OF
! Columbia The roll call is not cam
paign for funds, but 1t is merely an OPP
portunity for American men and women
! TO renew their membership and to pay
/ their annual dues.
! The primary obligation Of the Red
| Cross was to the men OF the army and
navy, and Of that obligation many
! things remain 10 stay with the army or
! occupation, to continue in the hospitals
! OF France and Belgium and the public
! health service; to keep in touch as an
! advisory organization with the dis
! charged men Of tho army and navy. and
/ be ready. not financially. but, what IS
! worth more, to contribute friendly ad-
! vice and kind assistance: to continue
! The work that has been going on with
| families of soldiers and sailors. ana
! while the government Itself IS carrying
! on vocational training for manned ana
| crippled soldiers. 1t has turned over 10
! tho Red Cross the care OF those VINO
! have been blinded in the crash OF war.
! One Of the most humanitarian scrv-
: ices that has been rendered by the
! local chapter is The caring for OF ex-
: soldiers suffering with tuberculosis. Tu-
, necessary, but is disease OF defec.
tive civilization OFFICIALS Of the Red
cross say. Realizing this. the Red
! Cross has assumed the duty OF placing
| those unfortunateS who have contracted
the dread disease in santtariums for
| treatment. .
| Another of the results Of the roll
call will be the practical instruction
. and demonstration in domestic santa.
| ton. community hygiene. dietitics and
I Chi. ID welfare The local nurses have
! conducted classes in the above, and have
helped to nrenare the citizenship in the
new crusade for higher standards OF
physical lfe ard the expansion Of ma
; tional strength and rigor.
Fifty cents OF every dollar received
! from annual membership dues Is re-
! tanned by the local chapter TO care for
The sick and needy in this community.
! This state has been the nrst state In
, the Potomac division to enroll in the
! Junior E"d Cross. application having
been m"uc on September II from the
sixth grade of the school at farkers.
burg. This state also has the honor OF
enrolling the first two room school at
Nicelyvlle and LonEston school. prin.
cipaI. Mr.. Robert Hurd. The first 100
per cent enrolment has been received
from the Point Pleasant. w. Va, grad
cd and high school.
The following pledge was made by
tTVn Al y -
chief Of the AmcriC n cxpeditionary
forces during the world war: 1t gives
me great pleasure TO pledge my heart!
support to the fourth roll call or the
American Red Cross. While the oppor-
tunity Off its greatest service comes
during times Of war. and its achieve
mcnts during the late world war nave
hccn UNPARALLELED. yet there is and per.
hans there always will be vital need
for the humanitarian work when II
renders The present and former serV-
ice men can never forget the Red Cross
not only for what 1t did Tor tnen oul
inc the war. but for what IT is dong
now in the army camps and posts and
wherever needed in assisting the cS-
service men throughout the country.
The value OF the American Red Cross
as a peace time organization can hnru-
" be overestim1.cd. and we owe II our
loyal support and active cooperation:
John J. PershinG.
The following workers have peen
chosen to assist the district chairman
y IN reaching the quota Of 1900 members
which has been set as goal:
Union district-Cha:rman: MSS sSra
tToctzc: precinct workers. Mss Ber.ha
Eir1z. Miss Ada Bonncson. Miss Louise
Woods, Miss Matianna Trus"hel, Mrs
W. #. Morris. Mrs. Louis Stccnrod. Mrs.
Joseph Metcalf. Mrs. John Warren, MISS
Margaret Klevcs. Miss Margaret Rose
DiGion: precinct workers. Miss Grace
Wagner, Misses Nolte. Mrs. Mary Nc
Carthy. Mrs. voidc!. Mrs. McColiouf"'
Miss Reah Steel. Mrs. McElroS. NJ
Tra:ncr. Mrs. Harth. Miss c. Fil!mer.
Miss Stipes. Mrs. Pcarly' Miss Deiah
| Bonds. Miss carp
Madison Observation-Disclosures. Miss
Louise Evans: precinct captains. Mrs.
Ed MrAlliSter, Mrs. SteYart Graham,
Miss Anna Fossler. Mrs. - b. Moore,
Mrs Oliver Beans, Mrs. W. r.. II. Ca!d-
we'll. Miss Carrie Laupny Miss Mary Nc
Nash.
Observation-Disclosures. Mrs. Del Mar
Lt;r: ward captains. Mrs Walter Policy,
Mrs. Charles EN ans. Mrs. BeChtel. Mrs.
Fred Bake Mrs Amelia Baum.
Liberty Observation-Disclosures ], captain.
Mrs. c. r. Boggess: precinct . captain
Mica Gertrude Rogers.