The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
RED DCROSSSTARTS
 ANNUAL ROLL CALL
 MONDAY MORNING
Seriousness of Peoples of Near East Inspire Work- CTS to Greater
 Efforts


 American Red Cross begins Monday morning a large number of men and women will take the field to enlist members In that organization. The membership fee is sl per year and every penny of the money will go to the causes aided by the Red Cross. This year there is an especially urgent call for funds on account of the thousands of Armenians, Greeks and other non Mohammedans in Asia Minor, who have been deprived of their homes and their property and most of them driven into exile. Many of these have been forced to leave their own country and seek refuge In foreign lands. where they are at the l mercy of the charity of the philan- thropic people of the world. Other thousands remain in the Near East, homeless and without the necessities of life. Unless succored by the American people. the only people on earth able to extend ma terial aid, the great majority of
 
 In it's campaign for members the representatives of the Red Cross will appeal for funds to be used in admin istering' to the needs of these unfor- tunate victims of the World war and the brutality of the Turks. Clubs to Canvass
 The luncheon clubs and the Junior Chamber of Commerce have agreed to canvass the large office buildings for members during the week. each of the clubs taking a designated build ing where it's team will visit every office and present the claims of the Red Cross.
 The Community club has been as- signed the American Trust building and it's team will call on the occu- pants there Tuesday. On the same day the Civitau club team will can vass the First National Bank build ing, the American Business club the Farley building and the optimist club the Title uarantee building. 1 Wednesday the Junior Chamber of i Commerce will send It's team to the Woodward building, the Kiwanis club to the Jefferson County Bank build ing, the Rotary club to the Empire building. and the Exchange club to the Brown Marx building.
 The club teams will be organized by the president of the respective clubs in time for them to canvass the build ing on the days named. Speakers at Theatres During the week 30 speakers fur nshed by the Junior Chamber of Commerce will make short speeches at all the theatres Tn Jefferson county, and at the club luncheons and other assemblies of men and women. The members of the Junior Chamber volunteered their services for this work. which will be carried on in connection with their campaign for the manager plan of city govern ment.
 Roland l., Shine. executive of the Boy Scouts, called at Red Cross headquarters and rendered the serv- ices of himself and every member of campaign. Several of the Boy Scouts are constantly at the quarters, work ing In relays, to perform such service as may be required of them.
 Mrs. Thomas D. Parke, chairman of the woman's committee of the Red Cross roll call. has selected as her assistants Mrs. John London. Mrs. Earle Dr ennen, Mrs. F.. H. Dryer. Mrs Samuel Earle. Mrs R. K Haugh-
  Landgrebe. Mrs. A. w.. Nelson and Miss May Hansis and Miss Lima Denny
 They will have general supervision of the booths which arc to be opened in central places throughout the city Monday. and continued until the end of the campaign.
 Churches to Help
 During the coming wek the booths will be in charge of members of the different religious denominations. The Roman Catholics will have charge on Monday, with Mrs. Latham as chairman; the Baptists. Tuesday. with Mrs. N E. James. chairman: Hebrews. Wednesday, with Miss Sal lie Blach. chairman; the Presbv terians. Thursday. with Mrs. R, .. Burnett. chairman; the Methodists. Friday, with Mrs. A. J. Wilkerson. chairman, and the Episcopalians and the trained nurses on Saturday, with Mrs. c. B. Glenn chairman of tho Episcopalians. and Miss Lillie Denny chairman of the nurses.
 The following chairmen have also teen appointed for the suburi,s Ensley, Ensley Council of Women's Clubs; Fairfield. Mrs. Harry c. Hille Louse; Pratt City. Mrs. James Wal Ter; Woodlawn. Woodlswn Woman cub; East Lake. Mrs. W. N. Griffin; Avondale. Mrs. A. L. Brown; West End. Mrs. Sellers; Edgewood. Mrs. :. Hamilton North Birmingham. Mrs w W. Walker; Elyton, Mrs. Wallace Johns.
 The various industries and lines ot business are being organized and eacn of these will be put In charge of person in touch with the people com ing under the respective classifica- tions.
 All Funds for Relief
 Although this Is a membership cam paign, in which the committee. head ed by Edgar Bowron and J. F. An drews. chairman and vice chairman. hopes to enroll not less than thirty thousand members In the Jefferson county chapter. additional funds will also be asked of the people of the county.
 All funds collected during the cam paign, whether in the form of mem bership fees or additional contribu- tions, will be used by the American Red Cross in administering to the needs of the destitute and dependent people wherever they may be found. but principally in Europe and Asia. where the greatest suffering now exists.
 President Oscar Wells of the First National bank 10 chairman of the ex- ecutive committee of the Jefferson county chapter; W. H. Manley of tho Birmingham Trust and Savings com pany Is treasurer. and Mrs. Trenton Fisk Is secretary.
 Campaign headquarters for the roll call is located ct 3ooe Ttfth svsnue.
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