Show RED CROSS PRAISED BY I 1 LEGION AUXILIARY PRES airs mi a robert L hoyal of 0 douglas arizona retiring national president det af f the american lesion legion auxiliary urged support of the ile red d cross roll noil call in the following address to the delegates of the american legion auxiliary convention in detroit midi mich agan gan september 23 1931 tills this year marks maiks the finseth birdeth birtal day of the american red cross cros it ii was as just a half century ago that CI clara a r barton the angle of mercy ag as she was wag called in III after years by 6 d soldiers of the civil war whom she e ima had nursed on oil the battlefields drourr f washington organized in ill her ter bd in 11 washington ashington the first R red ed crog cios s k society in fit america Ame ilca about fifty men and ft women omen jol jonhey heY that first society today there are imore moie than four ur million members or of the red cross lr tile the red cross hp hig lone done mag aln cent things most of us its who ale aie heril heri today day were workers in fit Us its ranks lanks daring the world war wai when through it we felt we were were in III aaser closer with I 1 on oil Ilits husbands bands sons and brothers bro theis who were at it the front sa J now wel we roust must its support last year hie R red edar dro os 1 s the g rest est cst piece of work woric outside of its world war tasks that any organization orann has ever bee been n called upon to ilo 10 fiefer I 1 to the drought diou cht rell beliet of the ried red cross fed clothed and save gave other relief to more than people in fit 23 states this winter the red cross planters pl apters in hundreds or of coment communities il litts where there are no other welfare agencies aRen cles play may face an equal task in it no year 11 since I 1 the lie world war has it been anoro 1 vital for every man mail and woman tp join tile he rod gross cross its roll call fot foi Inci members libers will be held from armistice day to lla liall y 1 I knew tie not need to argea urge members to be alie farst to join A |