The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-11-23
THIS IS RED
CROSS ROLL
CALL WEEK
Friday and Saturday
Named as Enrolment
Days for Filler Vicinity
Residents.

Preparations are All eoihPioeoN
for conducting the annual Red Cross
Roll Call here the last two days
OF this week, according to w. ID.
ellis, local chairman OF the drive
Committees OF ladies have been
appointed TO canvass the town FIJI
day. and on Saturday group OF
girl Red Cross nurses will solicit
memberships in the business dis-
trict.
Membership in the great national
organization costs but 81, and in
previous years several hundred
members have enrolled in the Filler
district.
Half of the fee of so cents re-
mains with the local chapter TO
provide funds for work in this COM
munity.
Ready for Service.
The American National Red Cross
is a volunteer army OF more tnan
four million American men and
women. Il is enlisted under con-
gressional authority to wage inces-
SAINT battle against disease ana DIS
aster, misery and suffering In peace
and in war.
This mighty army with its auxil-
larry force of five million Junior
members is always on the march. II
never halts.
Serves i'm Many Ways.
AS an auxiliary to the govern
ment IL provides comfort and good
cheer for our enlisted men at home
and abroad.
II has kept its pledge TO the men
who fought in the World war. Dur
ing the past year II has spent more
than nine million dollars and used
the loyal services of fifty thousand
volunteers In bringing comfort and
care TO the 10000 disabled yeter-
ans in hospitals and In keeping their
families from worry and privation.
IL has given advice and substantial
aid TO thousands OF other ex-service
men who are struggling to read1ust
their lives to postwar conditions.
Disaster Relief.
In nineteen states at a cost OF
more than s90o,000 II has, during
the past year, rendered immediate
and generous aid to multitudes sur
fering because of fire, flood and
other catastrophes.
IL has trained and assigned under
the direction OF its chapters 1854
public health nurseS. Ii has organ
ized and taught 47s classes in home 1
hygiene and 255 classes in nutrition.
II teaches our people how to keep
we'll.
To meet the menace of accident. /
IL has established ESQ hfe-saying I
corps and conducted 23s classes in
first aid to the injured.
IL has enrolled, and holds ready |
for emergent duty with the army or
navy 1856 trained nurses.
Junior Red Cross
IL is preparing five million Amer
lean children for the Red Cross OF
the future by teaching them the
beauty of unselfish service, and In
spring them to aid the suffering
children OF the world.
IL has helped TO assure the future
of the world by establishing sys-
tenn of medical. educational and SO
cial work for the children OF the
stricken countries OF Europe, and
has taught these countries how TO
carry this work forward on their
own account.
Withdrawal from Europe
With the exception Of a limited
program OF the Junior Red Cross.
paid for by the school children Of
the United States, general Red
Gross work in Europe was compiet-
ed June 80. 1922.
Red Cross duty never ends. Be
fore one task is finished another I
awaits
II is Americas answer 10 the chal-
IenEe of necessity
Is Is YOUR Red Cross.
VIII you do your part 10 enable
Il always to be ready for service7
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