Evening star., 1922-11-10
PRESIDENT FIXES
RED CROSS DAY"

Setting aside Sunday. November IL.
as RED Cross day." President Har-
ding in a proclamation today invited
the American people to unite with
their spiritual leaders In such OBJ
servance of 1t as may promote re-
newed conservation to the gospel OF
service based upon divine injunction
| and santioned by all good conscience.
| The proclamation follows:
ITO 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 pub
lic' attention to the annual member.
ship roll call of the American Red
Cross. This year it will open on
Armistice day, November II. and close
on Thanksgiving day. November 80:
! AS President of the United States and
also president OF the American Red
| Cross, l hereby proclaim November
IL as Red Cross Sunday. and invite all
| the people to unite with their spirit
| ual leaders in such observance OF II
as may promote a renewed consecra-
ton to the gospel of service based
upon divine injunction and sanctioned
! by all good conscience.
| Duties Discharged Well.
| "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 continued.
! during the past year, to discharge
faithfully and efficiently. There are
| peculiarly urgent reasons to appeal
/ this year in behalf Of an even greater
generosity than has been necessary In
| some other times. because of the ex-
traordinary demands upon such serv-
| ices OF mercy and humanity. One Of
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tory has befallen the ill-fated near
eastern area. where the lives Of mil
| lions of unfortunate people even now
| depend. and must continue for long
time to depend. on the untiring
liberality of more favored communi-
| ties. A very great sum Is required to
be raised II the emergency shall be
met; and while the task is one to
| which all welldisposed peoples must
| contribute. our own country. in virtue
| alike of its inspirations of humanity
and it's fortunate endowment i'll ma
terial possessions. must be cOnspicu-
| Gus for both the great share it shall
give and the high spirit animating
the gift. 1t is therefore asked that
cooperation be established between
the Red Cross. the Near East Relief
and all other agencies which are con-
cerned to assist in dealing 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 disabled eX-service man the full
measure of care and help which ma
ti"nal gratitude and simple justice
dictate. The aim must be to restore
every service man to the best posi-
BILE health and the largest opportu
nifty for normal and self-Support-
ing life. In this effort the govern
mcnt. the Army and Navy have gladly
availed themselves of the assistance
of the Red Cross. which, due to its
nationwide volunteer organization,
has been a constant and valued aid.
In the broad field concerned with
the physical welfare of the people the
Red Cross. in sympathetic contact
with other organizations and the fed
eral and state bureaus. has been par
ticularly active in the establishment
and support of public health activi-
ties for the prevention of disease and
the encouragement of sound SANTA
ton. In its peculiar and historic field
of disaster relief the Red Cross has
met the emergencies brought about
by the large number of floods and
other calamitieS during the past year.
and Is still called upon to aid the
suffering in foreign lands due to war
and pestilcnce. For these reasons.
regardless of the multitude of local
problems in every community, the
American Red Cross deserves we'll at
the hands of the American people.
In the interests of our common hu-
manity and of the service which we
owe to our fellow men, l invite my
/ glance to the American Red Cross
during the period of the membership
roll call.
(signed) WARREN G. HARDING"