The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-11-10
THE JUNIOR RED CROSS Oh
AMERICA

self, for who can hold high his own
American flag when his arm is weak
and his face pale and pinched. The
disease germs are finding strong
knights Of health who are carrying on
the modern Health Crusade with a
vengeance.
In Berea the Junior Red Cross
members have been very active In
this health campaign for strong boys
and girls to do service for America.
Every room in the public school Is
being organized as a Red Cross unit
and is filed with enthusiasm to have
every child an active health soldier.
In the Training School all the rooms
carried on the health crusade last
year. They have not all become or.
ganized for II this year, but they have
already begun active work for the
boys and girls who need help.
But Junior Red Cross members
cannot stop with the service of max
ing themselves strong and healthy,
for that would seem too much Ike
selfish~ess. They try TO learn more
about the boys and girls in different
parts Of their own and foreign coun-
tries. To the Junior Red Crosser.
geography Il no longer dry and un-
interesting lot Of names and places to
be learned. When he hears the name
France, he thinks Of the little Ro-
maine or Pierre, who Is writing to his
pal, Johnnie. Italy means more than
boot-shaped picture on the man be-
cause he has been sending Christmas
boxes to some Of the poor boys and
girls in the Pc river valley. Poland
isn't an indefinite bloch IN the center
Of Europe, for he read in the last
Junior Red Cross magazine about the
school with a good playground and
a warm lunch-room which was estab-
lished in a city Of rnat country BY
the American Junior Red Cross; and
teacher pointed out on the map the
city Of Warsaw, where this is being
done.
Many Junior Red Crossers IN
America have been spending long
hours in making small layettes for
the babies of Belgium and France.
Many little girl in Ohio has pricked
her finger with a needle and the drop
OF blood which fe'l on the garment
she was making travelled away across
the ocean to little girl in Armenia,
for the Ohio girl was a Junior max.
ing garments for the orphans Of
Armenia whom the Turks treated
very cruelty.
Berea Junior Red Cross members
are doing their share in this treat
work. too. They can shut their ewes
and see many little boys and girls (
IN Europe who will, on Christmas
Eve, laugh and clap their hands over
The Christmas boxes the Berea bows
md girls from Mr.. Nichols's and
Miss Parker's room in the Trainine
school, The Berea Juniors do not
forget the people In their own town,
Tor last Christmas fifteen baskets
we're sent out by Miss Parker's
Juniors. They are planning to do
his again this year.
The Red Crossers in M Nichols
'oom furnished shoes for several
'eedy boys and girls. The children
n the third and fourth grades bought
he a"titoxin for a child very i'll with
liphtheria.
At Bobtown the boys and girls
landed together and bought shoes for
'ome children who could not attend
'chool because Of this lack. Truly
'uch acts are in keeping with the
MOTTO, IT serve"
Besides the organized service each
Junior Red Cross member tries to do
ome service to the people about him
very day. He is trying to make his
ervice extend from his own home to
he needy places in those countries
ecovering from the great war.
Junior Red Cross links together the
hildren Of all nations, In a bond of
ove and helpfulnsss. Help Is being
xtended to children in Albania, Bel
ium, Czecho-Slovakia. France, Greece,
hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Poland.
'oumania, Russia, Serbia, China,
here local Junior Red Cross Chap
ers are organized and actively carry
~ on the work. Surely this linking
ill achieve an urrivaled power for
he guaranteeing Of international
istice and peace In the future.