The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-11-24
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMs
RED CROSS sUHDal
November 13 Is Date Designated
by Harding for Special OBJ
servance by Churches.

hS. III d Soiuiu uuniNdIou sent Oul lTOI
to the clergy of Americs
he President says:
"To the Reverend Clergy:,
The President of the United
States has designated Sunday,
November 18th, as RED CROSS
SUNDAY.
1t is hoped that on that day
ministers of religion throughout
the length and breadth of the
land will make some mention to
their congregations of the work Of
the American Red Cross, and will
make an appeal to them that they
enroll themselves in its member
ship.
The Roll Call is not campaign.
1t is merely the yearly oppor-
tunity for men and women to pay
their annual dues and renew their
membership In the Red Cross.
The annual dues are One Dollar.
OF this amount Fifty Cents is sent
to National Headquarters and the
chapter enrolling the membership
retains Fifty Cents for LEGAL Red
Cross activities.
Aside from special contribu-
tions this provides the working
funds for the American Red Cross
for the ensuing year.
The American Red Cross is
unique in that it is at once vol
untary organization and a char
tered agent of the Government of
the United States.
Its membership is made up of
thousands who voluntarily join,
but under Its Congressional Char
ter 1t Is a self-pelpetuating organi-
zatlon charged with certain duties
and liable TO certain obligations.
The object of the American Red
Cross has been briefly set forth
thus:
'The Union of all who Love
In the Service of all who
Suffer-
Under its Congressional char.
ter. issued by Act Of Congress,
January 5, 1905, its duties are not
voluntary, but 1t is stated that the
purposes of this organization are
and shall me:
1. To furnish volunteer aid TO
the sick and wounded of armies in
time of war and in accordance
with the Conventions of Geneva.
g. To act in matters of volun-
tary relief and in accord with the
military and naval authorities as
medium of communication be-
tween the American people and
their Army and Navy.
.. To continue and carry on
system of national and interna-
tional relief in time of peace, and
to apply the same in mitigating
the sufferlngs caused by pes
thence, famine, fire, floods and
other great national calamities:
and
a. To devise and carry on
measures for preventing the
same
Nothing Is more significant of
the condition of things. both at
home and abroad, than is the in
sistent call for the continued ac-
tivity of the American Red Cross.
A year ago we thought that the
end of the work of the American
Red Cross overseas was in sight.
A year ago we thought that our
program at home would be along
lines similar to those of the years
before the war
1t is something of a surprise.
therefore, today to find how broad
and far-reachlng are the tasks
that the American Red Cross feels
called upon to undertake, in re-
sponse TO the demands daily made
upon Ii, and in fulfillment of the
provisions of its charter"
The Fifth Membership Roll Call
'hich will occur simultaneously al
yer the United States, will be empha
lied on Red Cross Sunday. The RED
ross work for the disabled ex-service
len, to whom this nation owes sucf
tremendous obligation. relief of the
tarving and suffering children over
cas-, public health nursing in the cit
IS. towns and rural communities OF
ur own country, which is building @
turdier and healthier next generation
ommunity work among the children
trough the Junior Red Cross, nutri
on classes TO overcome the appalling.
7 high rate Of malnourishment found
mong American children of rich and
oor alike. first-ald and life-saving
'ork to prevent the terrible death toll
ue to accidents annually in the
Tnited States, and the disaster relief
'ork, which is so important part OF
ne peace-time program of the Red
ross, are some Of the points empha.
lied in the Presidents call to the
lergy of the country. In asking for
ne cooperation of the church and the
lergy in the tasks that are set be.
Dre the Red Cross, that organizat tion
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