Evening star., 1921-11-10
Support of Red Cross Fund
:: Campaign ASKED BY President


: Liberal support to the annual
campaign Of the American Red
Cross for relief contributions
which begins on Armistice day and
continues two weeks was asked
of the American people last night
by President Harding. who issued
a formal statement declaring the
call OF the Red Cross should be
regarded as "the call Of country
and humanity"
President Harding designated
next Sunday as RED Cross Sun
day." requesting churches through
out the land to devote that day to
emphasizing "the gospel Of serV-
ice" --I :. ......
Mr.. Harding's statement follows:
ITO the American people: AS
President of the United States OF
America and as president OF the
American Red Cross, ! announce
that the Red Cross annual roll call
will begin on Armisttce day. No
vember II, and continue through
Thanksgiving day. November -.
and I designate November IS as
Red Cross Sunday.
The Gospel of Service.
Il recommend ministers and
priests of all congregations to
stress the gospel of service on No
vember 13. and 1 invite and urge
my fellow citizens to accept the
entire period of the roll call as an
occasion for rededieation Of them
selves to the principles and pFae-
tice Of service. The American Red
Cross is both the volunteer and
semi-ofiicial medium through which
our people may appropriately sx-,
press their patriotic and humane
desires to render practical assist
ance to their soldiers and sailors,
to their fellow citizens in civilian
life and to those peoples of other
lands who have a human claim on
the sympathetic concern of our
own people.
The American Red Cross has
kept faith with the principles
which gave it birth and with the
obligations laid upon 1t by con-
gressional charter-'to act in mat
ters of voluntary relief and in ac-
cord with the military and naval
authorities as a medium of COM
munication between the people Of
the United States and their Army
and Navy after a notable war
service, it. in conjunction with the
Veterans Bureau and other activi-
ties, stands by Jour veterans and
their families in a period of pain
fui reconstruction, in which, as
too many of us have been prone
to forget, thousands are in press
Ing need. not only of governmental
attention and assistance, but also
Of those supplementary acts of
human kindness which only vol
pnteer mercy can supply.
FulAns Calls For Relief.
by systematic and scientific
plans and equipment for relief
from disaster. and by prompt re-
sponse to many urgent calls
throughout the past year. the
American Red Cross has fulfilled
another requirement of its con-
Eressional charter to continue and
international relief in time Of
peace and to apply the same in
mitigating the suffsrings caused
by pestilence. famine, fire, foods
and other great national calami-
ties
after liquidating it's obligations
Of general relief to peoples of
other lands who were associated
with US in the great war. it has
concentrated its foreign efforts on
a program for the medical relief
OF children in central Europe. and,
from funds made available last
year. it continues this work of
mercy. and also contributes from
its medical and hospital supplies
for the work Of relief in Russia
which is operated under American
direction.
"As a result of vast and varied
experience during the world war,
the American Red Cross has de-
vised and put in operation an ex--
tensive domestic health and well
fare program whereby our: Amer
lean communities are instructed
and directed in the solution Of
those community problems upon
which the public will ultimately
rest.
"It is fundamental principle
Of the Red Cross not to duplicate.
but to supplement the efforts of