The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-12
HARDING PLEADS
RED CROSS CAUSE
IN PROCLAMATION
Work of Relief Society Is Out
lined as Chief Executive
Calls For Assistance
From Public

Today has been set aside by Prea-
ident Harding as Red Cross Sunday,
being the first Sunday of the Red
Cross annual membership roll call.
President Hardingss proclamation was
{ issued on the eve of Armlstice Day,
3 and It told of the pressing peace
time demands that have been made
upon the Red Cross since its great
contribution in the World war.
The membership roll call began
c Armistice Day and will continue until
, Thanksgiving Day. An effort viii be
made to enroll every valuable citizen
in the organization.
Presidents Proclamation
President Hardins's proclamation
follows:
To the American people:
The assurance, based on many
years experience, that there will be
prompt and generous response, makes
it always a satisfaction to direct
public attention to the annual men,
bership roll call of the American Red
Cross. This year il will open on
.Armistice day, November Ii, and
close on Thanksgiving day, Novem-
her - As President of the United
States and also president of the
American Red Cross, I 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 a renewed conservation to the
gospel of service based upo divine
injunction and sanctioned by all good
conscience.
BY the terms of the congressional
charter, which called 1t into being,
the American Red Cross Is charged
with certain clearly defined duties
and obligations These 1t has con-
tinued, during the past year. to dis
charge faithfully and efficiently.
There are peculiarly urgent reasons
to appeal, this year, In behalf of the
even greater generosity than has
been necessary in some other times,
because of the extraordinary demands
upon such services of mercy and hui
manity. One of the most fearful dis
asters of all history has befailen the
Inflated Near Eastern area, where
the lives of millions of unfortunate
people even now depend and must
for q long time continue to depend,
on the untiring iiberality of more
favored communities. A very great
emergency shall be mot; and while
the taks Is one to which all we'll
disposed people must contribute, our
own country IN virtue alike OF Its
Inspirations of humanity and it's for
turate 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 with this
cricls.
Aid for Veterans
In the domestic field, demands
montinue to press heavily upon the
Red Cross. The government is
earnestly seeking to insure to every
diseased or disabled ex-service man
the full measure of care and help
which national gratitude and simple
justice distate. The aim must be to
restore every service man to the best
possible health and the largest OPP
portunity for a normal self-support-
ing life. In this effort the govern
ment. the army and navy, have glad
" awaited themselves of the assls-
tance OF the Red Cross which, due to
its nation wide volunteer organiza-
tion, has been a constant and valued
aid.
In the broad field concerned with
the physical welfare of the people
the Red Cross, in sympathetic con-
tact with other organizations. and
the federal and state bureaus, has
been particularly active in the estab-
lishment and support of public health
activities for the prevention of dis
case and the encouragement of sound
sanitation. In its peculiar and his
toric field of disaster relief. the Red
Cross has met the emergencies
brought about by the large number
of floods and other calamities dur
ing the past year. and is still called
upon to aid the suffering in foreign
lands. due to war and pestilence. For
these reasons, regardless of the null
titude of local problems in every
community, the American Red Cross
deserves well at the hands OF the
American people.
In the interests of our common
humanity and Of the service which
we owe to our fellow men, invite
my fellow citizens to renew their
allegiance to the American Red Cross
during the period OF the membership
roll call.
WARREN q. HARDING.
ThA yvhtta T1ousa