Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 288, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1918 — BED GROSS FUTURE IS LINKED WITH ROLL CALL [ARTICLE]

BED GROSS FUTURE IS LINKED WITH ROLL CALL

Davisen, War Council Hoad, Outlines Tasks That Lie Ahead Next week's Red Cross Christmas Roil Call for members Is characterized as “the foundation of the Red Cross” by Chairman H. P. Davison of the Red Cross War Council in his statement describing the future of the Red Cross. “Wherever our soldiers and sailors may be, the Red Cross will stay with them until they are demobilized. Nothing which we may dp will be left undone, either for the men in the war zone, their families at home, to whom will continue to be devoted the ministrations of the Red Cross Home Service,** promisee Mr. Davison. Volunteer Aid Needed. "The wake of the war will, however, reveal the prevalence of disease, and give rise to emergencies Which in all parts of the world will call for unlimited voluntary effort "Here will be the opportunity for the American Red Cross. Bui even our Red Cross must not act and cannot act most effectively alone; we must labor in cooperation with the national Red Cross and relief societies of other nations, to the end that not alone the heart of America but the heart of all mankind may be mobilized on behalf of suffering humanity.** Mr Davison deciares the American Red Cross to be planning “to develop its permanent organization In this country on a scale never before contemplated in time of peace.**

Home Work to Grow. “Study,” he says, “is being given by the national organization not alone to problems of international relief,.but to plans in this country for enlarged home service, promotion of public health education, development of nursing, care and prevention of accidents yd other co-related lines which may contribute to the health and happiness of men. women and children. “The work of supplementing governmental activities, which the Red Cross will be called upon to do in all parts of the world, will be upon a great scale, but it will call for human service rather than for large expenditures. “What the Red Cross needs now is not so much contributions of money, as the continued devotion and loyalty of its members. Join and Servel “Annual membership involves the payment of only one dollar. “The money thus received not only defrays aH' the administrative expenses of the organization, but leaves a substantial balance, which, together with all funds subscribed directly tor relief, are solely devoted to that purpose. “The Roll Call of the nation is thus to be caned at Christmas time, that througfi enrollment in the Red Cross the American people may send a message to soldiers still overseas and to the peoples of the world that we are not merely content with seeing our arms united with our allies in victory, but that oar abiding purpose is that the love, the sympathy and the intelligence of all America shall be rededicated to the permanent service of mankind.”