The Lambertville record., 1921-02-18
new HOPE
SCHOOLS ACTIVE
NOW DOING JUNIOR RED CROSS
WORK

New Hope Borough schools were of
the first in Bucks County to enroll as
an auxiliary to the Junior Red Cross.
During the war considerable sum of
money was raised by this organization
and used to purchase materials from
which was made great quantity of
useful articles for the soldiers in
France. Not only did the soldiers
profit by the work carried on in these
schools, but the children themselves
received a great deal of vocational
training. The Junior Red Cross work
is being continued in the New Hope
&,~nooA, and big results are being ex-
pected of the organization this year.
The members recently contributed the
sum of S19.38 to be used by Miss
Kncwlton, community nurse, IN pur-
chasing scales needed n her work. The
work assigned to the students this
year is to collect children's clothing,
new ones also. All the finished gar
of Miss Knowlton that she might
d4SLI aDOtE liACIl ~ ttlC ICCQN as SiAE
might see fit. The cooperation Of
every good citizen is urged to assist
the students in this Home Charity
project.
The Junior Red Cross is the child
hood of America mobilized through
the schools-public, parochial and pri-
vate-for the purpose of intoxicating
ideals and habits of service among
children the world over, with the idea
that the men and women of tomorrow
VII, as a result Of this childhood prac-
tice, think in terms of service to
Others; for the purpose not merely of
training in citizenship for the future,
but of making unselfsh, useful young
citizens today; for the purpose of in
stiIling respect and obedience to the
law of the land, and for the purpose
of transmitting America to succeeding
generations cleaner, healthier and hap
pier.
The requirement for membership is
solely one of service. There is no indi-
viudal membership fee. The useful
ness of a Junior Red Cross auxiliary
in alleviating want and suffering
among children at home and abroad
depends on the initiative and enter
prise of the class room group and the
teacher, the latter being the auxiliary
leader.
Everything done is by cooperative
effort of teacher and class, whether
il be in raising money by some enter
tainment or industry; the making OF
garments, furniture, toys, scrapbooks;
or in a community betterment activity.
Training the Citizenship Through
Service" and Happy Childhood the
World Over" are the slogans of the
Junior Red Cross which broadly char
acterizes its mission.
Formed in 1917 to help win the war,
the Junior Red Cross, with member
ship of 10000 900, produced in twenty
months S15,000,000 worth of useful
articles for American soldiers, sailors
and marines, and for war stricken peo-
ples of other lands. But in this service
the childhood of America was only
awakened to a consciousness OF It's
power for good, with the result that
Arrnistice Day, 1918, sounded to tnls
UNPRECEDENTED children's organization
as a clarion call to Garry on.
Since then the Junior Red Cross has
grown TO approximately $4,000, 600
members; has raised considerably
more than a million dollars IN money ;
has produced countless articles of
practical use for destitute families at
home and abroad, these articles IN
Guiding 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 introductions for the promotion
of goodwill, good citizenship and
altruism.
Funds raised by group co-operatlor
are devoted to purely local relief
! among needy children, except that
part which is forwarded to national
I headquarters in Washington, where Il
/ is administered without overhead eX
penses.
This is being used for orphanages
schools, gardens and health and play
ground activities in Albania, Monte
negro, Belgium, Czecho Slovakla
France, Greece, Italy, Palestine
Poland, Roumania, Serbia, Siberia
China and the Virgin Islands. Full
400 900 of the 100000 members Q
the Junior Red Cross are in Port
Rico, Panama, Alaska, Hawaii, tn
Philippine Islands and in China.