Milford chronicle., 1921-11-18

New Chairman of the Central Commit
tee of the American Red Cross.
American Red Cross at home and
abroad. Each dollar paid during the
coming Red Cross Roll Call to be held
between Armistice Day, November IL,
and Thanksgiving Day, November "a,
will be spread over a large part of the
world.
Full Value
From the moment it starts on its
errand of mercy, knowing no sect, col
or or creed, the chief thought of those
directing its course is that full value
shall be received for every penny.
That this aim is more than achieved
is manifest when one considers the
loyal army of volunteer Red Cross
workers contributing their time and
labor to Red Cross activities, thus Civ
ing the Red Cross dollar a value not
attainable by the ordinary dollar.
The life story Of the Red Cross dol
lar will undoubtedly be interesting to
many Red Cross members. In brief it
follows:
Fifty cents of every dollar men,
bership is retained by the Chapter
which collects it. That half dollar re-
mains right in the local community
and is used by the Red Cross Chapter
to promote useful activities which
may include: Helping the disabled
fighting men and their families, al
ways the prime obligation of the Red
Cross; cooperation with the authOri-
ties in fighting disease and making the
community a healthier place in which
to live; teaching first aid in factories,
schools or railroad yards; teaching
home hygiene and nursing, care of the
sick and proper selection of foods
making over worn garments for the
needy children of their own cOmmuni-
ty and for the destitute children of
Europe; financing and assisting pub
lie health nurse in keeping the COM
munity well; making the community
ready for disaster emergencies; coop
Grating with other organizations for
the development of better cOmmuni-
ty spirit.
Foreign Relief
The remaining so cents is forwarded
to National Red Cross Headquarters
in Washington. This part of the dol
lar travels farthest, for, in cOnjunc-
tiOn with funds composed of vOlun
tary contributions, it is at once put to
work relieving distress in many parts
of the world, teaching health rules and
sanitation and establishing or helping
to establish hospitals in others, extend
ing to welfare organizations and gov
ernment agencies everywhere the bene
fits of the organizations vast expert
ence with human problems. Upwards
of twenty-five European countries
have received help in varying degrees
from the American Red Cross since
the armistice. In a number of these
countries the organization is still ac-
tive to the extent of providing medical
treatment for millions Of sickly and
undernOurished children.
In addition to its work overseas,
some of the second so cents is kept
busy in the United States rendering
many services to the thousands Of dis
abled men in hospitals, to the able
bodied soldiers, sailors and marines
in the army camps, to the families of
these men; it provides the fund which
s Immediately available for relief
work in case Of explosions, forest Ares'
tornadoes and other disasters; it
makes possible the close cooperation
with the Federal Public Health Serv-
ice and the strengthening Of the coun-
try's nursing resources.
By this time the dollar is all but
exhausted as a result Of its worldwide
activity.
Statisticians who have trailed it say
there is something less than 4 cents
left at the end of its journey.
And it is this three and a fraction
cents that pays all the management
expense of the American Red Cross.