The Republican journal., 1922-11-16
Red CROSS WILL
ENROLL MEMBERS
Engaged in Tremendous Relief
Task As 1t Enters Annual
Roll Call Nov. II
PEACE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE
Maintenance Of Strength in Mem
bership and Funds for Local
Service Essential

The American Red Cross will enter
its sixth annual Roll Call, November
l1th to 30th, to enroll members for
the coming year, engaged in the great
est relief task 1t has undertaken since
the World War-the succor of more
than half a million homeless. desti-
tute refugees who have fed 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
LIST, expended nearly one million dol
lars for this relief work an amount
believed sufficient to provide for the
Immediate, temporary needs OF the
refugee army, until Vice Chairman A.
Ross Hill, head of the newly organized
Red Cross Commission to Greece, can
complete survey and inform National
Headquarters what further expend-
itures will probably be necessary.
The Red Cross Chapters in New
England and throughout the country
VIZ iopioiy COllcCtiDS anu PIOp<tllu6
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 1t relates to the European Near
East and will continue the task until
Il Is completed.
Meantime, from Armistice Day to
Thanksgiving, Chapters throughout
| the United States will carry on the
Roll Call, inviting every American to
| Join his Red Cross for another year
Of service. In the New England Divi
sion every one of the $50 Chapters,
and their Branches, will conduct
Roll Call by some method, many of
them planning to send their volunteer
forces from home to home, to make it
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 and
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
Congress to relieve and prevent suf-
sering in peace and war: The very
nature of it's charter obligation calls
| tor a very large membership to give
that moral force and potential ability
necessary to cope with the upheaval
of war and the ever-present emer
gencies of peace. The membership is
the basis of the Red Cross. The vast
majority of members are annual men,
bers. who pay $100 a year for their
membership. They are the minute
men and women, the greatest proved
reserve for relief the world ever saw.
This reserve should be maintained at
the highest level possible.
"As money left from war days has
oeen depleted by the increasing and
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
requesting additional funds in order
TO serve their communities effectively.
"The peace activities, authorized by
charter and approved by the Central
Committee, include, as primary Obli-
cation, service to the disabled veter-
ans of the World War and to the Army
and Navy, home service to civilian
families, public health nursing and
other health activities, instruction in
home hygiene and care of the sick,
first aid and life saving, volunteer SER
vice and Junior Red Cross.
VALUE OF PREPAREDNESS
"And now we are, Unexpectedly,
.acing the new and terrible calamity
IN the Near East. We have agreed to
10 our share to meet the situation,
which means that the Red Cross will
deal with the emergency in Europe.
where for the most part the refugees
have been driven, and the Near East
Relief will continue as heretofore to
operate in Asia, dealing with such
emergency as exists there in addition
20 its regular work
THE President has announced an
appeal for a special Near East Elmer
yency Fund, to be made during our
Red Cross Roll Call, to finance the
relief work in the Near East. The
Red Cross has already expended or
committed itself to expenditures OF
$7S6, 200, and more, probably much
more, will be needed. This money we
must ask for during our Roll Call.
THE disaster at the eastern end
If the Mediterranean makes very clear
the Importance of maintaining Red