Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-10
PRESIDENT FAYORS
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
Proclamation Issued Urging All
Americans to Join the Or
ganization.

Washington. Nov. 1o.-President
Harding today issued the following
proclamation in connection with the
annual roll call of the American Red
Cross which opens tomorrow, Armis-
tice Day:
To the American People.
THE assurance based on many years
experience that there will be prompt
and generous response makes 1t al
WAYS a satisfaction to direct public
attention to the annual Membership
Roll Call of the American Red Cross.
This year it will open on Armisdce
Day. November IL, and close on
Thanksgiving Day, November 80. AS
President of the United States and
also President of the American Red
Cross. / hereby proclaim November
II as Red Cross Sunday, and invite all
the people to unite with their spiritual
leaders in such observance of 1T as
may promote a renewed concentration
TO the gospel of service based upon
divine Injunction and sanctioned by
all good conscience.
by the terms of the Congressional
Charter which called it into being. the
American Red Cross is charged with
certain clearly defined duties and oh
legations. These it has continued dur
ing the past year to discharge faith
fully and efficiently. There are pecu-
liarly urgent reasons to appeal this
year in behalf of an even greater gen.
efosity than has been necessary in
some other times, because of the eX-
traordinary demands upon such SER
vices of mercy and humanity. One of
the most fearful disasters Of all his
tory has befallen the Inflated Near
Eastern area where the lives of mill
lions of unfortunate people even now
depend and must continue for a long
time TO depend upon the untiring lib
crafty of more favored communities.
y very great sum is required to be
raised If the emergency shall be met;
md 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 posses
eions must be conspicuous for both the
great share il shall give and the high
spirit animating the gift. 1t is there
fore asked that cooperation be estab-
lished between the Red Cross, the Near
East relief and all other agencies
which are concerned TO assist in deal
ing with this crisis.
"In the domestic field demands con-
tinue TO press heavily upon the Red
Cross. The government is earnestly
seeking TO insure to every diseased or
dissb ex-service man. the full meas
ure Of care and help which national
gratitude and simple justice dictates
The aim must be TO restore every SER
vice man TO the best possible health
and the largest opportunity for a nor
NAL and self-supporting life. In this
effort the government, the army ano
navy have gladly awaited themselves
of the assistance Of the Red Gross
which due to its nation wide volun-
teer organization has been constant
and valued aid
In the broad field concerned with
the physical welfare of the people the
Red Cross in sympathtic contact with
other organizations and the Fedora
and state bureaus, has been particu-
larly active in the establishment ant
support of public health activities fol
the prevention Of disease and the en-
couragement of sound sanitation. II
its peculiar and historic field Of Dis
aster Relief. the Red Cross has me-
the emergencies brought about by tbs
large number of floods and othel
Calaxlities during the past year, anC
is still called upon TO aid the suffering
in foreign lands due TO war and pesti
lence. For these reasons regardless O
the multitude of local problems IL
every community, the American Rex
Cross deserves well at the hands o
the American People.
an the interests Of our common hu
mainly and Of the service which w
owe TO our fellow men, l invite m.
fellow citizens to renew their ale
glance 10 the American Red eros
during the period Of the Membership
Roll Call.
Warren G. Harding"
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