Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-11-04
SOUTHERN DIVISION
WORKERS ARE ACTIVE
Terse Review of What Red Cross Has
Done and Now Is Doing on
Peace Working Basis

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 00-Public spirit
d men and women by thousands in the
i've states of the Southern Division
If the American Red Cross, are lay
ng their plans to break all member
hip records for the Red Cross when
he Fourth Annual Roll Call is held
rom November II to November 25.
From every part Of Georgia, Florida,
torth Carolina, South Carolina and
tennessee comes the report that COM
lunity after community is organized
or the Roll Call, and that many are
My awaiting the word Col" to get
heir quota of members on the very
rst day.
The Roll Call IS expected to be start
by the renewal of memberships by
very chapter worker in the division.
there are 1913 chapters organized for
he Roll Call, and many more that are
expected to complete their organiza-
ion before Armistice Day, when the
oil Call opens.
The Roll Call Opens
Memberships in the Red Cross are
[ five different classes, the annual
i; the contributing, IS; the sustain
ng, $40: the life, $50; and the pa
ron, $500. Any one can join under
my one of these different classes in
he Fourth Roll Call.
Basis of Quotas
n,,a4oc Gov Eonrfh Poll Gall
ave been based not on population, but
N the plans OF the different chapters
.or the coming year and their actual
financial needs. The money, too, will
oe spent largely right where 1t is sub
,cribed.
OF the annual memberships of 81,
fifty cents Is kept by the chapter; of
he contributing membership of IS,
"A is kept by the chapter; of the sus-
aiming membership of $40, So is kept
" the chapter; of the life member
hip of $780, and the patron member
hip of 500, the chapter sends the
,ntire returns to Washington, where
he interest is used to carry on the
ational work of the Red Cross.
To those who are not as familiar
others with the work of the Red
ross since the war, a brief review
ill give an idea of what the Red
ross has done in the past two years
ind what 1t expects to accomplish
or America in the next few years
come.
The Man In Uniform.
1t has held, course, as its first
I'D most sacred duty it's obligation
. the man In uniform and to the men
Who fought and served for America
n the world war. Red Cross has con-
.inued to serve the American Expedi-
.ionary Forces in Germany. Red Cross
las continued to keep UP it's service
o the $4,000 men at American mill
airy posts, at all of which 1t main
aims personnel to help out the boys
IN difficulties of bonus and back pay
ind transportation and the like, to
help in family problems, to assist
hem in recreation and entertainment,
be, in short, the same great moth
r" to them that the Red Cross was
the man overseas in 1917 and 1918.
Besid es such service, Red Cross has
gwen its care and attention to So
100 former service men taking treat
d snt In United States public health
hospitals, it has put practically every
raA blinded in the world war into the
Red Cross Institute for the blind at
Baltimore, it has kept in touch with
$1,000 returned soldiers and their fami-
les to give them help when it was
lost needed For the fiscal year end
ag last June 80. it spent sS,eoo,o6o in
Hillary relief in the United States, ex-
lusive Of money spent by chapters in
liniiar service.
That much for Red Cross w6rk with