The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-11-09
Engaged in Tremendous Relief
Task As II Enters Annual
Roll Call Nov. |
PEACE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE
Maintenance OF Strength in Mem
befship and Funds for Local.
Service Essential

The American Red Cross viii enter
its sixth annual Roll Call. November
| 18th to 10th, 10 enroll members for l
the coming year. engaged in the great
| est relief task IL has undertaken since I
the World war-the succor OF more |
| than half a million homeless, desti-
tute refugees who have ned their |
| homes and migrated from Asia Minor
and Thrace into Greece and adjacent !
European territory to escape Turkish
| rule.
! The Red Cross had up TO November
Il LIST. expended nearly one million dol
lars for this relief work an amount
believed sufficient 70 provide for the
immediate, Temporary needs sof the
refugee army, until Vice Chairman A.
Ross Hill, head OF me newly organized
Red Cross Commission to Greece, can
complete a survey and inform Nation
al Headquarters what further eXpend-
itures will probably be necessary.
The Red Cross Chapters in New
England and throughout the country
are rapidly collecting and preparing
used clothing for shipment to Greece
for distribution by the Commission,
and are calling in their volunteer
forces TO make garments, particularly
for women and babies.
IN KEEPING WITH CHARTER
Thus the American Red Cross is
meeting this disaster crisis, in keep
ing with its charter obligations and
the request of the President, so far
as II relates to the European Near
East and viii continue the task until
II is completed
Meantime, from Armistice Day to
Thanksgiving Chapters throughout
the United States will carry on the
Roll Gail, inviting every American to
I Join his Red Cross for another year
OF service In the New England Diyi-
sion every one OF the $50 Chapters,
] and their Branches, viii conduct
Roll Call by some method many Of
them planning to send their volunteer
forces from home 10 home, u make 1t
as simple as possible for the people TO
Join. The indications are that the
present membership in the New Eng
land Division win be retained ana
possibly increased
TWO PHASES OF ROLL CALL
The Roll Call presents two dis
! tinct phases, membership and funds
for local service says Arthur G.
Rotch, Manager Of the New England
Division The American Red Cross
Is a volunteer society chartered by
II Congress to relieve and prevent suf-
fering in peace and war The very
1 nature OF its charter obligation calls
for a very large membership to give
!. that moral force and potential ability
necessary to cope with the unheaval
OF war and the ever present emer-
gencies OF peace. The membership IL
y the basis OF the Red Cross. The vast
: majority OF members are annual mem
bers, who pay 800 year for their
membership. They are the minute
men and women, the greatest proved
S reserve for relief the world ever saw.
i This reserve should be maintained at
the highest level possible.
: AS money left from war days has
been depleted by the increasing and
y essential peace time activities in com
munities many Chapters find they are
unable to finance present and needed
Chapter work from the Chapter share
OF membership fees alone. The Chap
/ ters have. therefore. the necessity OF
J. reqnesting additional funds in order
TO serve their communities effectively.
y tThe peace activities. authorized By
charter and approved by the Central
= Committee. include. as primary obi
\ cation. service to the disabled veter-
ans of the World War and TO the Army
.r and Navy. home service 10 civilian
q families public health nursing and
other health activities instruction in
home hygiene and care or the sick,
first aid and life saving. volunteer ser
vice and Junior Red Cross
VALUE or PREPAREDNESS
aAnd now wo ere unexpectedly
facing the new and terrible calamity
a. in the Near East we have agreed "a
~ our share 10 meet the situation
'A which means that the Red Cross Win
deal with the emergency In Europe
whore for the most part the refugees
have been driven and the Near East
Relief viii continue as heretofore %
af operate I'm Asia. dealing with such
emergency IS exists there In addition
r TO its regular work.
,e aThe President has announced an
appeal for q special Near East Emer-
rency Fund. % be made during or
Red cross Roll Cal 20 finance the
"a relief work 81 the Near Fast The
Rea Cross has already expended 81
committed itself % expenditure 81
FTs0 900. and more probably much
more win he needed. This money ~
Ig must ask Tor during our Roll Can
sThe disaster ~ the eastern end
3 % the Mediterranean make very cleai
= the importance ~ maintaining a Red
Cross organization here ~ home pre-
e pared through is strength IN mem
r bership and funds 70 meet such crises
1y as this
n I'VE ask the people 10 Join the Red
4. Cross, 10 ooutrihate 70 ne mAinte-