Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-10-20
naval limitation than was the govern
ment OF Premier Hara.
FED Cross Roll Gail.

ment OF Premier Hara.
FED Cross Roll Gail.
On the. eve of the national conven
ton of the American Red Cross, which
opens here Monday, Oct. o, with dele
gates from chapters In all parts of the
country attending, announcement Is
made at national headquarters that q
preliminary survey In relation to the
annual roll call indicates that the pres
ent strength of the Red Cross of over
4,000,O00 members will be maintained
for 1923.
From reports sent in by the six Red
Cross divisions 1t is forecast that there
will be widespread revival of the
wartime enthusiasm for enrolment of
members and that hundreds of volun-
teer workers Of the war years, when
there was built up the largest member
ship ever gathered into such an or
ganization In the worlds history, are
coming back into the work, giving
their service to continue in peace the
achievements of the American Red
Cross In war.
The roll call, which will begin ARMS
tice day, Nov. IL, and close with
Thanksgiving day, Nov. 80, will be no.
table this year In the marshaling Of
forces throughout the world for a
straightforward advance toward set
objective, rallying under the slogan
Every American Everywhere a Mem
Der of the Red Cross" Under the
leadership Of John Barton Payne, chair
man of the American Red Cross, It Is
to be an intensive campaign from start
to finish, that the organization may
maintain its strength to carry out the
obligations laid upon It by its congress
sional charter.
Help for Ex-Service Men.
The direct appeal in behalf Of a
great sustaining membership is to be
made for support of the service rem
dered by the American Red Cross in
their homes and in hospitals to dis
abled sx-service men and their fami-
lies, for which some $10,000,000 will
be spent this year in work the govern
ment is not authorized to do and for
which no government funds are avail
able. This work is going on In vir-
tually every community In the United
States, through Individual and SYM
pathetic contact with the veterans by
chapter workers.
Three other important duties are
also emphasized In the Red Cross pro-
gram of activities--public health nurs-
ing service for rural communities
where adequate health facilities are
lacking; preparedness for relief In dis
aster, famine, flood and epidemic, and
the work of the Junior Red Cross at
home and abroad In building up among
children everywhere spirit of mutual
trust and confidence and the will of
unselfish service. These are the out
standing Red Cross services in a pro-
gram which includes widespread in
struction In home hygiene and care
of the sick, in nutrition. general health
conservation, first aid, water life-sav-
ing, production of Braille for the blind
and the vast production Of clothing
for the needy at home and overseas
by chapter volunteers.
q A new field of action In the ap-
preaching campaign will be roll call
on the high seas designed to register
members on every ship afioat or in the
ports Of the world, in which merchant
marine companies and ship captains
have been enlisted and the cooperation
of the United States Navy department
obtained. The campaign In the insular
possessions and in foreign chapters Is
also definitely planned with the view
Of increasing the enrolment.
Membership Cards Issued.
In Joining the Red Cross this year
the new member, as well as the old
member renewing his membership, will
receive certificate of membership, de-
signed to fit purse or card case, In
addition to the white button bearing
the symbolic cross In red. This certif.
cate is the stub Of filing card adopted
by the Red Cross for the first com.
plete system of registration Of mem
bers in all the $500 active chapters
The cards containing names, addresses
and classes of membership will be re
tanned as permanent records by the
chapters and as lists whereby it will
be possible in the future for the Rec
Cross to keep in touch with its mem
bers for all emergencies, whether 10
cal, state or national.
A series of posters impressively Wis
ualizing the work of the American Rec
Cross have been designed by well
known artists and these will be dis
played in every nook and corner Of the
country. A special poster has als'
been designed for use by the chapters
overseas. A Red Cross workers badge
new in this campaign, will identify thu
solicitors In the roll call.
The outlook for an increase in mem
bership. it was unanimously agreed a
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