The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-11-11
YOUTH OF SOUTH
SET EXAMPLE IN
RED CROSS WORK
With Opening of Schools, Thou
sands Join Junior
Organization


are displaying in renewing their al
legiance to the Junior Red Cross, the
southern division will show a record
number of Red Cross members when
the Roll Call ends.
Truly, children are learning the way
for the groWnups" in joining the Red
Cross, according to figures given out
today at Red Cross division headauar.
ters in Atlanta.
Reorganization of the Junior Red
Cross was begun when schools opened
this fall Now, although but little
more than month has passed, more
than twenty thousand children in the
southern division have renewed their
membership in the Red Cross, and be-
fore Christmas, it is expected triple
that number will have enrolled.
The Junior Red Cross, while auxil-
iary to the American Red Cross, is a
separate and distinct organization,
with it's own program of service 1t is
organized through the schools, where
it is one of the most popular and high
ly regarded Of student activities. The
Juniors have their own roll calls,
the time varying with the different
schools
Many Juniors had their roll calls
when school first opened this year.
That the children are more enthusias
tic than ever in Red Cross work is
demonstrated by the fact that, while
less than 1000 had joined the Red
Cross by November 1, 1919, more than
10000 have joined already this year.
Last year the Junior Red Cross in
the southern division had total mem
bership of 1S2,S07. Judging by the
way in which children are enrolling
this year, the 192O-21 membership will
go we'll beyond 100000.
The purpose of the Junior Red
Cross and it's activities could not be
better explained than by James N.
Rule, national director of the Junior
Red Cross. He says:
'The Junior Red Cross is the child
hood of America modified through the
schools-public, parochial and private
for the purpose of intoxicating ideals
and habits of service among children
the world over, with the idea that the
men and women of tomorrow will, as
a result Of this childhood practice,
think in terms of service to others;
for the purpose not merely of training
in citizenship for the future, but of
making unselfish, useful young citi-
zens today; for the purpose of instill-
ing respect and obedience to the law
of the land, and for the purpose of
transmitting America to succeeding
generations cleaner, healthier and
happier than it, was found,
! .'The requirement Tor Membership
is solely one Of service. There is no
individual membership fee. The use
fulness of a Junior Red Cross auxil-
iary in alleviating want and suffering
among children at home and abroad
depends on the initiative and enter
prise of the classroom group and the
teacher, the latter being the auxiliary
leader.
Everything done is by cooperative
effort of teacher and class, whether 1t
be in raising money by some entertain
ment or industry; the making of gar
ments, furniture, toys, scrapbooksSBr
in a community betterment activity.
Training in Citizenship Through Serv-
ice and Happy Childhood the World
Over are slogans of the Junior Red
Cross which broadly characterize its
mission.
Formed in 1917 to help win the
war, the Junior Red Cross, with mem
bership of 100000, produced in
twenty months s15,00O,O0O worth oil
nseful articles for American soldiers,
sailors. marines and war stricken
people of other lands. But In this
service the childhood of America was
onlv awakened to consciousness OF
its power for good, with the result that
Armistice Day, 1918, sounded to this
unprecedented childhood's organlza-
ton as a clarion call to carry on
"Since then the Junior Red Cross
has grown to approximately l,00o'ooo
members; has raised considerably
more thar million dollars in money;
has rrodu~ d countless articles OF prac-
tiesl use for destitute families at home
and abroad, these articles including
'syettss, clothing, toys, tables and
chairs, and has distributed free milk
and other food in various forms.
Essentially a school organization,
the Junior Red Cross operates along
educational liaes, it's relief projects
be;ag introductions for the promotion
Of goodwill, good citizenship and al
truism.
Forty per cent of the auxiliary
finds raised by group cooperation Is
devoted to purely local relief among
needy children. Sixty per cent is for
varded to National Headquarters In
washington, where it is administered
vithout overhead expenses.
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