The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13


 presided over the meeting.
 The afternoon session was devoted to the discussion of publicity for the com ing membership drive It was announced that Alabama's quota is 10000 members, and that of Jefferson county D,0oo mem bers
 It was pointed out that the quota for was last, but the reason is given that during the past year the public has had an opportunity to see something of the peace-time programme of the organization which does so much for suffering nu- nianity.
 Vernon D. Blank publicity and roll call manager for the gulf division, in brief talk, stressed the importance of allow
 ing the people to know of the work pelns done by the Red Cross now that the war is over. At the conclusion or the war the organization was ffty-hve times larger than it was prior to the war. he stated, and this proved that the people realized the Red Cross had become factor in the communities and could not be dispensed with. He spoke or the work done during the war, declaring 1t was largely of a foreign nature, put everything done today and all money re- C6lVeQ IS TOT the WelldTc Ol tiiC pONRAS -~~ home. Out of every membership only 50 cents goes to headquarters to aid the foreign sufferers, while the remainder
 is spent at home. This also applies to larger memberships. and they may De secured as large as a person wants them, and all but 50 cents of the money IS Kept at home to aid in the work there, ne said.
 pr. Walter H, Brown, assistant director |af nd caryica for the natlOnal |, Red Cross. made a splendid talk, which was, in part, as follows:
 THE ADDRESS
 ''The world has come to recognize that quite frequently the by-products or ln- dustry are of equal value with the org iLal product. This thought has alreaoy been deminstrated widely in the field or social and political activity. While the great war was fought primarily to make democracy safe, it has brought to our attention numerous by-products rom which, if we are wise, we can gain great benefits. I propose in the brief time at my disposal to discuss few of these important by-products
 DEVASTATION
 '"The first and most. striking of the by- products of war is the devastation so- cial dislocation and disease that ever accompany military and naval engage IS. | very definitely the physical condition or the countries of Euripe, but l dc wish to call your attention to the latest reports that have come to us or the physical condition of the people of these lands across the sea. Dr. Livingston Far rand the chairman of the executive com mittee of the American Red Cross' mas just returned from a tour of inspection in Europe He reports that it is estl- mated that at this minute there are IT, GOO 900 orphans who have no prospect or pr oper care and attention in the years that are before them. As we all nnow the major part of the funds ana eher gies of the European governments must necessarily be devoted to the econoHlc rehabilitation of their individual coun- tries. He reports that considerable pro. gress has been made by the assistance or relief agencies to provide for the prop- lem of food and ordinary care; put ms report of the medical and nursing neeun | oc those countries are heartrendlns. AIlu | he believes that it would be a cataSeIo- | phe for the American Red Cross to "i'h- = ! draw it's participation III the soiu..U. os this side of the problem. He believes that the problem of child conservation , and the control of epidemic disease IS { task that challenges the American peo, nle hoth for the sake of humanity ana 1 for their own safety for just as we nave | found that no country IS saie uHti. Vei country is safe, we now know that no mothers child is sate uie" eNei
 mothers child is safe.
 SECOND FEATURE l '-rhe second great by-product or the
 war is the spirit of service. Never m
 the history of the world has there been
 such a wonderful outpouring of sery-
 ice to humanity. It needs no words 7, of mine to describe the deeds or the | brave boys who were part of the mil, tary and laval organizations or our
 country They have written their own
 story in letters of gold in the hearts ! of the peoples across the sea. They
 have demonstrated that the great heart
 of our people will willingly pour out ] in service even to the supreme sacrl- flee all that we have. But this great i war developed and glorified another
 type of service; eight million men
 women. and men enlisted under the
 banner of the great American Red Cross, learned for the first time the i joy and privilege of service for the other fellow.
 Through the long period of the war
 this great number of people scattered in thousands of cities. villages and