The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-10-22
AMERICAN RED CROSS.
Miss Dora Katie Appointed Roli-Cali
Chairman for Dona!dsonvilse.


The acceptance Of the appoint
ment as roll-call chairman for Dom
aldsonvilIe of Miss Dora Katie, has
been received at headquarters of the
Southern Division of the American
Red Gross, at Atlanta, Ga. Miss
Katie will Immediately begin active
| work Of organization TO make The
roll~call the most far-reaching III
the history Of this city.
Increased and extended activities
of the Red Cross make this appoint
ment one Of tremendous Importance
this year.
Activities Of the Red Cross are so
extensively enlarged that a maxi
mum membership must be obtained
in order that the growing demands
| made on the organization may be
met.
| The work of the Red Cross for dis
abled veterans Of the world war and
members of their families has reach
ed absolutely staggering proportions.
| The numbers of soldiers in hospitals
| under government care has grown
| from $500 in 1919 to $4,000 in 1921,
and the new year is expected to see
this number increased in even great
er proportion.
The work that the, Red Cross has
| undertaken in connection with the
ex-soldier is to furnish the connect
! ing link between the veteran and his
family that needs aid on the one
hand and the government that is
glad to furnish this aid on the other.
| The Red Gross has. realized chat
there must be humanizing element
connecting the man and the com
pensation OF hospital treatment fur
nished by the bureaus at Washing
ton. The man cannot regain his
health in government hospital
when he realizes that his loved ones
at home may be suffering in the
meanwhile. He cannot acquire the
new usefulness that vocational train
ing strives to give him if he thinks
that while he is working to attain
this usefulness, the folks back home
are feeling the pangs of privation.
Finding work for these veterans,
seeing to it that in this work they
are permitted to enjoy the privileges
that were theirs before they an
swered their country's call, are
functions that come within the scope
of endeavor of the Red Cross.
During the current year the Red
Gross spent s10,000,0O0 on this
soldier work and more money was
needed and needed desperately. The
fifth roll-call makes it its aim to see
| that every single case is adequately
provided for.
Hardly less important is the work
undertaken by the Public Health
Nursing Service of the Red Cross.
A brave little army Of nurses has
been widely scattered over vast
terrain in the south in the best
tactical positions to give the benefit
Of their services not only in a per-
sonal way in thousands of homes en-
tered by affection but to extend the
benefit Of their experience and
knowledge in teaching the basic
principles Of health and hygiene and
proper care of the sick in homes
| where such things have been un-
heard of.
Everywhere this service has been
installed there have been demands
from neighboring sections for a
nurse. Soon it must extend to every
neighborhood of every county or
parish in the south. The, Toll-call
response makes this service possible
| And then these nurses from re-
serve army that can be assembled
Immediately in cases Of national
stress or local calamity. There was
|no flood, cyclone, or. fire in the south
during >the year of 1921 that did
not find force of Red Cross nurses,
properly equipped and ready for the
most arduous service, on the scene
within twelve hours after the dis
aster. 3D..
Should another war come, these
nurses would form the nucleus of the
same splendid Red Cross organiza-
tion that did such noble work in 1T,
'18 and 10, and by having this
nucleus ready the army of nurses
would be functioning practically on
a moments notice.
These are just few of the phases
that the organization is undertaking
in its peace program. The success
of all other activities naturally de-
pend on the response of communi.
ties to the roll-call.
People who make good do not
have to make excuses.