The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-20
PERIOD NOVEMBER Il TO
THANKSGIVING DAY
Numerous Activities of Society
Are Enumerated BY Frede-
rick G.. Monroe

Formal announcement was recently
made by Dr.. Livingston Farrand, act
ing for the Executive Committee OF
the Red Cross, that the period from
Armistice day, November IL, to
Thanksgiving Day, November rs, has
been set for the renewal of member
ships in the American Red Cross and
the securing of new members. Mar
ion G. Scheitlin, national director or
publicity, has been appointed direc-
tor of the fourth roll call.
General plans conducting the roll
call were set forth in letter from
Frederick c.. Monroe, general man
ager of the American Red Cross, to G..
c, Held, division manager Of the
northern division. In this letter, MT
Monroe emphasizes the fact that the
Red Cross is a permanent national
organization, whose members band
together with the purpose of bringing
about better conditions OF health ana
living to all people.
Mr.. Monroe enumerates the various
activities of the Red Cross, including
not only the war-work which 1t has
done at home and abroad, but chiefly
the peace time operations which 1t
has assumed as it's gigantic new task.
This comprises work in disaster re-
lief and preparedness for the future;
placing and education public health
nurses: teaching home care OF the
sick, first aid and dietetics; develop
ing Junior Red Cross; extending nome
service to civilian families; and ad-
vancing the cause of public health;
In expressing the spirit OF that
should animate those who are to act
DC 1eadars Mr. Monroe saws.
Fell Pride In Labors.
1--WE feel pride in what has been
done to meet our obligations to serv-
ice and ex- service men and their
families, in divisions and chapters and
in military, naval and public health
service hospitals. OF equal import
ance. and of even more dramatic sig
nificance has been the work or our
foreign units in fighting conditions OF
disease and restitution. We ask the
approval of the American people for
this work and accept the duty OF
helping to make clear to them that
humanitarian conditions aI-d self In
terest alike require every possible Ell.
fort. on their par to prevent the spread
of conditions prevalent in Eastern
and Central Europe. In this connec-
ton / have recently sent out a let
ter asking chapters to make layettes
ana CiOSUluS lOT Ulotl lOuIioh AZ eA<SSS
European fields"
Each Anniversary to Be Observed:
In connection with announcing the
dates for the annual enrolment OF
Red Cross members for the year 1871,
the chairman Of the central and exc
cutive committee made known the
decision of the American Red Cross
to make each anniversary Of the emo
of the World war, henceforth. the &C.
casion for renewing popular allegiance
to the Red Cross through dollar an
nual roll calls, for the matter Is to
secure as nearly as possible universal
membership.
Ten million members are now en-
rolled under the banner of the Amer
lean Red Cross and, Mr.. Held an
nounces, the returns are still coming
in. This is twenty times the pre- war
membership of the Society, and in
addition, there are fourteen million
members of the Junior Red Cross. Of
ficers of the northern division are al
ready making plans to have the 1921
roll call a more enthusiastic and more
nearly universal function than it's
predecessor, counting on the greater
popular knowledge, founded on the
practical work put into effect during
the past year, and a better conception
of the peace time program, to sttmu-
late interest among all classes Of the
cpuntry's population