Arizona republican., 1921-04-25
JUNIOR RED CROSS
 AUX|L|AR|ES TOTAL
 4.69O,OOO MEMBERS

With nearly a quarter of million school boys and girls in Arizona, California. Nevada and Utah enroll ed in Junior Red Cross auxiliaries, the national membership in the jun for department of the American Red Cross has reached 4,69T .150. with 29,- 46S different auxiliarfes- This enroll ment has taken place during the past seven months of the school year and memberships will continue to reach Red Cross national headquar- ters at the rate of several thousands a month until schools close Tor the summer vacation, according to recent announcement made at Pacific olVi- sion headquarters.
 Schools are organized into junior auxiliaries upon the pupils taking pledge of service and jointly subscrib- ing for the Juniors magazine.
 On the first of April the state of New York led the country in the to- tai number of pupils in the Junior Red Cross. having s52.s35 enrolled. while Pennsylvania led in the num- Der of auxiliaries. total of S.094.
 A statement of the junior enroll ment given out by Miss Mary Con cannon. director of junior activities in the Pacific division, gives Junior Red Cross members in California as 2O9,55O in 1,646 schools: Arizona. A. 049 in Is schools: Nevada, 2,392 in 25 schools; and Utah. 6.150 in 4s schools.
 National headquarters gives the the following complete data on jun for enrolment as of April l, 1921: Maine. 24.367 with 209 schools; New Hampshire. 6.709 with 66 schools: Vermont, 3.770 with S7 schools: Massachusetts, 2S7,34o with S97 schools: Rhode Island. 2.303 with 8 schools: New York, S52.935 in 1851 schools; New Jersey, 239,64S in S23 schools; Connecticut, 65642 in 721 schools; Pennsylvania 607.03 in 3,097 schools: Delaare, 31.037 in 300 schools: District of Columbia, 41,259 in 9S schools: Maryland. 113,4s6 in 407 schools: Virginia, S9.10s in 577 schools; West Virginia. 33,63S in All schools: North Carolina, 35,579 in 197 schools: South Carolina. 1S,069 in 70 schools: Georgia. 31,733 in 137 schools; Florida. 16,9N7 in 72 schools: Louisiana, 33, ,977 in 174 schools: Miss issippi, BAYS in 2S schools; Alabama, 3S.310 in 100 schools: Tennessee, BE- TAT in PAT schools: Kentucky. 20.S67 in 142 schools; Ohio, 212.609 fin 1419 schools: Illinois. 172017 in 672 schools; Michigan, 213,047 in S96 schols: Wisconsin. 10S,S92 in 17o0 schools: Iowa, 97,962 in 1870 schools: Nebraska 34.7S9 in 6s9 schools: Min nesota, 135, 900 in 2.143 schools, Mon- tana, 10,035 in 2S6 schools; North Dakota, 44,S25 in 1,152 schools; South Dakota, 39.0s4 in 1.1ST schools: Col orado, 43.615 in 3e7 schools: New Mexico. 3.614 in 19 schools; Utah 6,150 in 4s schools: Wyoming. S.s79 in 1S2 schools; Arkansas. 1S,415 ir 125 schools; Kansas, 75.6S1 in 15C schools: Missouri. S3.4S7 fin 74s schools: Oklahoma. 54,533: Texas 133,420 in $40 schools: Arizona, 4.04s in 15 schools: Nevada. 2,392 in 2; schools: California. 20s.550 in 164t schools; Idaho, 27.4s3 in 45S schools; Oregon. 39,28I in 253 schools: Wash 1 ington, 73.915 in 630 schools.
 The Junior Red Cross is co-operat- 1 ing with the schools of the coutry 1T
 providing activities that make for 2 1 broad conception of citizenship. Int 1 juniors are financing school lunches | helping children's hospitals. providins | dental clinics, making school room and playground equipment, making
 toys and garments for sick and need, l children. transporting crippled chil dren to school. participating in clean
 up. thrift and school garden cam paigns. and otherwise actively par 1 ticipating in community and welfar 1 work
 The foreign program is largel. | along educational lines. The junior are aiding war orphans in school i in France, Italy. Albania. Roumania Montenegro and Checho- Slovakia Model junior backgrounds operated il l France and Belgium are being cop I jed throughout Europe as an agenc,
 for the upbuilding of children. Ii braries are being supplied to school T bereft of books during the war an 1 American juniors are now makin I benches and tables for schools in dev T astated regions of France and Bel 1 gium.