Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-20
YOUTH OF SOUTH
SET EXAMPLE IN
RED CROSS WORK
With Opening Of Schools, Thou
sands Join Junior
Organization

enthusiasm in the Fourth Red Cross
Roll Call that children Of the south
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 head9uar-
tcrs in Atlanta.
Reorganization of the Junior Red
Cross was begun when schools opened
this fall Now, although but little
more than a month has passed, more
than twenty thousand children in the
southern division have renewed their
membership in the Red Cross, and be-
fore Christmas, 1t is expected triple
that number will have enrolled.
The Junior Red Cross, while auxil-
larry to the American Red Cross is a
separate and distinct organization,
with its own program of service 1t is
organized through the schools, where
1t 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 enthusiast
tic than ever in Red Cross work is
demonstrated by the fact that, while
less than 1000 had joined the Red
Cross by November l, 1919, more than
10000 have joined already this year.
Last year the Junior Red Cross in
the southern division had a total men,
bership of 162,S07, J6dging by the
way in which children are enrolling
this year, the 192O-21 membership will
60 well beyond 100000.
The purpose of the Junior Red
Cross and its activities could not be
better explained than by James N.
Rule, national director of the Junior
Bed Cross. He says;
The Junior Red Gross IS the child
hood OF America modified through the
schools-publie, parocniai ana private
for the purpose Of intoxicating Ideals
and habits Of service among children
rns world over. With the idea that the
men and women Of tomorrow will, as
. result Of this childhood practice
think In terms Is service 10 others.
for the purpose nj merely OF training
In citizenship 10, Inc future but OF
making unselfish. useful young Citi.
sens today. FOR the purpose oI instill
ing respect and obedience TO the law
of the land. and Tor the purpose OF
transmitting America to succeeding
generations cleaner. healthier and
happier than il was found
The reaurem at for memberships
n solely one oi service There is ~
Individual membership fee. The Hse-
hilness of a Junior Red Cross auN,l
larry in alleviating want and suffering
among children a. home and abroad
depends on the initiative and enter
prise OF the ella ssroom group and the
teacher the latter being the auxiliary
leader.
Everything done is by cooperative
effort OF teacher ard class. whether 1,
be In raising money by some entertain
ment on industry; the making of gar
ments, furniture, toys, scraphooks, or
In community bctterment activity
Training in Citizenship Through Serv-
Ice and Happy Childhood the World
Over are slogans u the Junior Red
Gross which broad characterize its
mission.
Formed in 1917 to help win the
var, the Junior Red Cross, with mem.
bership of 100000, produced in
twenty months s16,00O,OOO worth of
useful articles for American soldiers,
sailors, marines and war stricken
people OF other lands But In this
service the childhood Of America was
only awakened to q consciousness OF
It's power for good. with the result that
Armistice Day. 1918, sounded to this
unprecedented childhood's organiza-
ton as a clarion call to carry on
Since then the Junior Red Cross
has grown to approximately 100000
members: has raised considerably
more than million dollars in money;
has produced countless articles of prac-
tical use for destitute families at home
and abroad, these articles including
layettes. 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 lines. its relief projects
being PRODUCTIONS for the promotion
OF goodwill. good citizenship and al
truism.
Forty per cent OF the auxiliary
funds raised by s.aEp cooperation is
devoted 10 purely zeal RELIEF among
needy children sky per cent is for
sulded To NRtionsi Headquarters in
Washington. where II Is administered
without overhead expenses.
This is being used for orphanageS
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