Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-21
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
OPEN S ARM|ST|CE DAY.
Continues Two Weeks---Each
Local Branch will Raise
Money Also for Its Own Work
Burlington Will Re.Enroll
2,100 Members

The fourth roll call for r1ernbershio n
the American Red Cross will start in
Nnlttenden county. in conjunction with
me national roll call. on Arnistice Day
november II, and the time limit ia set
for Thanksgiving Day. November Is Dur
ing this time, 1t is hoped to re-enroll in
the American Red Cross all the present
members and as many more as will join
in the big task which this organization
Is doing all over the world
Burlnston's part in the fourth rolI call
VIII consist in re-enrollins the present
membership, which Is between 200 and
2'2o and In raising sufficient amount of
money To carry on its local work, which
| includes the home service, the social ser.
vice exchange. etc. No money is to be
called for from the various branches this
year for foreign work. Each branch will
raise money simply for use IN IT'S iocA
program.
some people may ask why the Fad
/ cross Is again calling for money now
the war Is over. The American Red Cross
rs carrying on peace time program.
which equals. II II does not surpass the
wartime program, of which the whole
nation has heard 80 much in praise The
basis Of the fourth roll call is we'll ex.
| planned IN a letter from Frederic c. Nun.
roe, general manager of the American
! Red Cross, IN all division managers The
| following Is a paragraph from the letter:
J While tho roll call this year is pr.
marily TO secure public approval Of what
We nave done and are to do in the ads
! Vancement Of the Peace Program, Il IL
both fitting and necessary that the COM
| pletion Of our war tasks at home and
abroad should play part. When the
statement of our peace work is published
I ohAr
the sun Of our operations in disaster relief
| and preparedness for the future, in the
placing and education of public health
nurses. in the teaching Of home care Of
the sick. first aid and dietetics: in tbs
development of Junior Red Cross. in
| the extension Of home service to civilian
| families and in the advancement Of the
cause of public health, the importance OF
| the Red Cross in the life Of our country
| will he evident to all"
! In the fourth roll call. there will bs
/ a new division of membership dues, which
is of great Importance TO chapters and
| their communities. This new division Is
as follows: Annual membership 800
| of which ~ cents goes TO the chaptar
and 50 cents to national headquarters .
contributing membership, 500. of which
500 will go to the chapter and $50 70
national headquarters; sustaining mem
bership. 5000. Of which $500 goes to the
chapter and $500 TO national hsadouar-
tiers. life membership. 5000. and Pat
ron membership. $4,000. which go to
the endowment fund by provision OF the
by laws. Under this new division Of
fees. one contributing membership will
be worth to a chapter eight annual mem
berships, and one sustaining member
ship will be- worth is ANIMALS.
Each person who enrolls as q member
| Of the Rad Cross for 1921 will receive a
| certificate proving membership and serv.
ing also a receipt for money paid Each
person who enrolls will receive, also.
a hutton. with Red Cross emblem on
| white background. and with 1921" i'm
printed below the emblem. Each Is re.
ouested TO wear this button at least dur
ing the roll call period
Each member Ia to receive a window
service flag to be placed in a window
Of the house, as IN past roll calls, and
kept there throughout the year. The
window service flag will bear the Rad
Cross emblem on a white background.
with heavy blue border and outlirs
| figures. 1921. and with four horizon
tai bars indicating that It is the fourth
roll call The emblem on the flag rep
resents one member In the family. Small
red crosses, one inch. will be provided
to place on service flags TO indicate ad4
ditional members.