The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-11-18


With it's essential activities in be-
half of the disabled veterans of the
World War and their families I'M
abated and its peace program firmly
established by another year of SER
vice, the American Red Cross opens
its nation wide annual Roll Call on
Armistice Day, November 18th.
During the two weeks following,
through Thanksgiving Day, November
24th, the 3,64S Chapters of the organ
1zation in the United States, and
their Branches, will ask the more
than six million present members to
Te-enron and will seek additional
members for 1922.
There will be no national appeal for
FUNDS to maintain the work. aside
from the membership fees, but many
of the Chapters Will go to their com
munities for such amounts as are
necessary to support their local &C
tivfties.
Everyone Asked To Join.
The minimum quota of members
for the country has been set at eight
millions. The combined quota for the
129 Chapters and 1016 Branches in
the five New England states of
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is
100000, or 100000 more than the
present New England Division mem
bership.
The purpose of every Red Cross
organization in the Roll Call is to
give every man and woman in the
munity the opportunity to help con-
tinue the local, the national and the
overseas service of this great organ
tzation, by becoming a member.
Because of the steady withdrawal
of the American Red Cross from over
seas, where the work is now largely
concentrated on child welfare in the
Central European countries, and the
increasing Importance of the service
at home, a readjustmet of the divi-
sion of membership fees has been
made.
To Maintain Local Work
Beginning with the present Roll !
Call, all but fifty cents of each mem
bership fee will be retained by the |
local Chapter for the support of its |
work in and for it's own community. |
In other words Chapters will keep |
fifty cents of every one dollar annual |
membership. $3.50 OF every $500 con-
tributing membership, and $3.50 OF |
every $1,000 sustaining membership. |
The fifty cents that goes to National |
headquarters helps maintain the child |
welfare service abroad and hospital |
work for the disabled former service
men. In some instances the member
ship fees will not provide for the local
activities Of a Chapter and it will
be necessary to ask for funds in adj
dition to enrolling members.
Plan To Co lover the TOP"
The Red Cross organizations in All
parts of New England are. with very
few exceptions we'll prepared to 90
before their communities and ask for
continued support of the Red Cross
and the prospects are much better
this year than last for an enrolment
that will carry the membership in
this section Of the country from a lit
tie over half a million. back towards
the million mark
The services Of the American Rcd
Cross to the sick and disabled OF the
World War and their families contin-
ne on a scale and il n variety of
methods unsuspected by the public al
large, and practically every Chapter
in New England is doing its share OF
this work, which Il Is estimated. viii
not reach its height before 1925 and
possibly not for two or three years
later.
Peace Time Services
In addition TO this major Obligation
the fulfllment OF the promise OF the
American Red Cross 20 the people. the
Chapters and Branches are each
carrying on one or more Of the es-
tablished peace time services. which
include public health nursing. instruc-
ton in home hygiene and care Of the
sick. preparedness for relief in dis
aster, nutrition service. health SER
vice. volunteer service which includes
the production Of layettes and gar
ments for children in foreign lands
first aid and life saving
These activities are expressed in
enc phrase. The Union Of all who
Love in the Service Of all who Suffer