The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-16
PRESIDENT URGES
RENEWED MEMBERSHIP
Appeals to American People In His
Annual Red Cross
Message.
To The Amerlcan People:


The assurance, based on many
years experience, that there will be
prompt and generous response, makes
1t always q satisfaction 10 direct pub.
lic attention to the annual member.
ship roll call of the American Red
Cross. This year II will open on
Armistice day November II, and
close on Thanksgiving day. Noyem.
Der 30. AS President of the United
States and also President of the
American Red Cross, hereby pro-
claim November Il as Red Cross
Sunday. and invite all the people to
unite with their spiritual leaders in
such observance OF it as may pro-
mote renewed conservation 10 the
gospel Of service based upon divine
injunction and sanctioned by all good
conscience.
By the terms of the congressional
charter which called ii into being, the
American Red Cross is charged with
certain clearly defined duties and
obligations. These it has continued.
during the past year, to discharge
faithfully and efficiently. There are
peculiarly urgent reasons to appeal,
this year, In behalf OF an even great.
er generosity than has been neces-
sary in some other times. because of
the extraordinary demands upon such
services OF mercy and humanity. One
of the most fearful disasters OF all
history has befallen the ill-fated Near
Eastern area, where the lives OF mil.
lions of unfortunate people even now
depend. and must continue for a long
time to depend, on the untiring liber-
ality OF more favored communities. A
very great sum Is required to be
raised II the emergency shall be met,
and while the task Is one to which all
well-disposed peoples must contribute,
our own country in virtue alike of its
inspirations of humanity and its for.
tunate endowment in material pos
sessions, must be conspicuous for
both the great share it shall give
and the high spirit animating the
gift. 1t is therefore asked that co
operation be established between the
Red Cross, the Near East relief, and
all other agencies which are con
cerned TO assist in dealing win this
crisis.
In the domestic field. demands con
.,nue to press heavily upon the Red
Cross. The government is earnestly
seeking to insure to every diseased
or disabled ex-seryice man the full
measure of care and help which ma
.ional gratitude and simple justice
dictate. The aim must be 10 restore
every service man to the, best pos
sib'e health and the largest opportun
ty for normal and selfsupporting
life. In this effort the government,
the army and navy, have gladly avail
ed themselves of the assistance Of
he Red Cross which. due to its ma.
tion-wide volunteer organization, has
been constant and valued aid,
In the broad field concerned with
he physical welfare Of the people,
the Red Cross, in sympathetic con
TACT with other organizations, and
the Federal and state bureaus, ha:|
been particularly active in the estab-
ishment and support OF public health
activities for the prevention of
iisease and the encouragement OF
sound sanitation. In its peculiar and
historic field of disaster relief, the
Red Cross has met the emergencies
brought about by the large number
Of floods and other calamties dur
ing the past year. and is still called
upon to aid the suffering in foreign
'ands due to war and pestilence. For
these reasons. regardless Of the muir.
tude Of local problems in every com.
munity, the American Red Cross de-
serves well at the hands of the
American people.
In the interests of our common hui
nanity and OF the service which We
,we to our fellow men, | invite my
fellow citizens to renew their allegi-
ance to the American Red Cross dur
ing the period of the membership roll
call.
(Signed) Warren G. Harding.
Tho Nhita uouen