Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
CLIFFORD APPEALS
FOR RED CROSS AID
Green, Hyde. Doak and
StraWn Join in Backing Drive
in Annual Roll Call.

TS1e Presidents Organization on IN
eTnpioyInent Reief. through Waiter S.
Clifford national director. yesterday
urged the greatest possible support Of
the annual Eed Cross membership roll
cali. which begins Armistice day and
continue through Thanksgiving day
At nc same time many other prom
incnt mrn and aomeu Joined Clifford
IN urrinR the public enroll IN the Red
Gross this year, Among those making
appeals " ere William Green. president
OF the Amtrioan Federation o. Labor.
Secretary Of Agriculture HYDE, Secre-
tary az Labor Doak Postmaster General
Brown and Si!as II StraWn. president
Of thn United States Chamber Of Com
fnerce.
Clifford Makes Appeal.
"The American Red Cross, through
ifs local chapters and the national
organization" Clifford said, has its
usual and important task to perform IN
meeting the countrys needs during the
coming year. We must keep this great
national organization at fun strength.
As director OF the Presidents Organ
ization on Unemployment Relief, l
earnestly urge every community to give
ifhffFA-@fAe
nual Rcd Cross membership roll call.
Every American should be glad Of the
opportunity 10 participate IN the hui
manitariar work Of the Red Cross
through individual membership"
In his appeal, Green said that both
IN my personal and official capacity
appeal to the masses Of the people, to
all citizens. to respond in a most gen.
eroug way" He declared the value of
Ii rod .~r i1n 1rA
has been shown on numerous occasions
when help and assistance have been
extended in prompt unselflsh and
necessary way"
Hyde Praises Drought Relief.
Praise for the drought relief work of
the Red Cross was given by Secretary
Hyde Last year the Red Cross did
a noble and indispensable work through
out large section of rural America
which suffered acutely from drought
so severe as to be a national calamity"
Secretary Hyde said Right now the
organization is on the firing line in
distressed rural areas. Farmers always
have been admirers and supporters of
the Red Cross. Contributions to it are
in the nature of insurance premiums
against disasters that may occur to
any Of u.s."
Americans to answer Here as the roll
is being called" said Secretary Doak in
his appeal and Postmaster General
Brown asserted that "the Nation is
fortunate indeed to have at its COM
Ynand this humanitarian agency with
its so years experience in administering
to human needs, and urge my fellow
citizens to accord it their hearty sup
port"
Strawn Sees Duty TO Aid.
81 do not regard membership in
the Red Cross as a charitable gift It
is the discharge of a patriotic duty
which one owes the less fortunate"
Strawn said.
The heads of the following organiza-
tions also Endorsed the membership roll
call and urged their members to join
and support the Red Cross: Mrs. John
F. Sippel, president of the General Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs; Mrs. Hugh
Bradford, president of the National
Congress Of Parepts and Teachers: Mrs.
Frederick C. Williams, national presi-
dent of the American Legion AuXil-
larry; Miss Florence NJ. Hale, president
National Education Association, Ralph
T. O'Neil, retiring national commander,
American Legion. Julian G. Hyer, pres
ident Lions International. and William
o. Harris, president Kiwanis 1nterna-
tional