Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1919 — VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO LAUNCH THIRD ROLL CALL [ARTICLE]

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO LAUNCH THIRD ROLL CALL

ONE million volunteers to help in the work connected with the Third Red Cross Call. November ML is the appeal leaned by the National Headquarters of the organisation Each local Red Cross chapter Is interested in enrolling workers in the community who win make this Roll Call an overwhelming success. The November campaign has two purposes—to secure for IMO as nearly universal membership as possible, and to obtain $16,000,000 for the completion of relief work abroad, undertaken during the war. State campaign managers for the Lake Division of the American Red Cross have been appointed by MacKenzle R. Todd, campaign manager for the division. R F. Grant is manager for Ohio, Clarence Stanley for Indiana and John R. Downing for Kentucky. Under the leadership of these men the Lake Division, comprising these three states, hopes to equal its previous records. In the last War Fund Drive the division oversubscribed its quota Of 1J.400,000 by almost $4,600,000. In the first Roll Call these states were the first to go over their quota. In the second Roll Call, In spite of the influenza epidemic, the Lake Division managed to enroll over 2,235,000 new members. During ths war there were two annual Red Cross campaigns, the War Fund Drive and the Christmas Roll Call for membership. The November campaign win be the only one this year, and in succeeding years there will be only the annual. Roll Call. In naming this sum of $16,000,000, the Red Cross has tried to determine the smallest amount which will enable ft to round out its work. It is believed that the end of our foreign obligations is in sight and, accordingly, the Red Cross is turning its chief attention and energy to the development of a clearly defined home program, which already Includes systematic preparedness for disaster relief, a widespread nursing plan, continuing Homs Service operations, First Aid instruction, and a Junior Red Cross program, all of which depend for their success upon large and vigorous chapters. For these reasons, the enrollment of members is the chief purpose of the November campaign. It is the primary ambition of the American Red Cross to be of service to Americans.