Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1919 — YOUH RED CROSS IS STILL VERY BUSY [ARTICLE]

YOUH RED CROSS IS STILL VERY BUSY

Read What Your Dollar Is Doing • JUNIORS of today make the Red Cross of tomorrow I In the membership drive during September the Lake Division of the Red Cross wants to enroll 200,000 school ehlldren and more, to help the Greatest Mother In the World. Red Cross Juniors have an extensive after-war work to carry out Junior Membership Is only 25 cents. It is taken out In scbodl-room units so that every school child can be a member of the Junior Red Cross. A world of opportunity for helping other chil dren all over the world la open to Red Cross Juniors. Even as far away as Hawaii children busy in school all day sell coffee by lantern light at night to earn money for their Junior Red Cross. The National Children’s Fund to which Is contributed Junior Membership fees has a two-fold purpose With it, relief is furnished to suffering children throughout the world and at home community activities expressing the spirit of the American Red Cross are fostered. In a word the Junior Red Cross alms to establish international understanding and good will among all children; to provide motives for purposeful and useful school activities and to Inculcate Ideals and habits of service.