Show 1016 I 1 il 1 1 11 M HICA RED CROSS C 13 A ARY R 1 Y 5 5 9 66 6 3 Ci children ildren of 2292 12 schools Mow nov in movement of to humanity the american junnor red crosa crop which was organized as a childrens auxiliary during wartimes war times especially to help the young refugees in europe and to exemplify in peacetime peace deace time the red cross ideal of service has now a 5 membership of in the schools of the united states and the insular possessions this junior movement gives gaves opportunity for the children to share mare in rod red cross effort parallel to that 0 of the harert organization juniors are ther therefore eforo identified in varying degree I 1 with the health services disaster dl basler relief work salvage and other sult abl activities of value to lo the operations of the red cross it is a valiant host in marching arching on under its 1 I serve baerer in the cause of happier childhood every where and aid particularly wherever the american flag lies flies the enrollment embraces schools and school rooms a gain over 1923 of schools an and school rooms tho years yeara gain in membership was children or nearly for each month of thi school year the educational and social values of the junior red cross movement Is thus ovide nein iha firm and cordial endorsement ol 01 0 school authorities tho the government has added the weight of recognition by en extending ending the junior red cross tra ti the schools for american indian children the american red cross Is also planning to develop the junior program in rural schools in isolated sect sections lons there Is no abatement of the exchange of correspondence between schools in tho tha united and schools in the insular possessions and foreign I 1 linds lands during the year the junior red reda I 1 cross in pert supported operations in twelve european countries it is a potent influence for the cultivation of international good wilt ill and its example has been the means of at stimulating latu lating the formation of junior red cross societies in more than wirty thirty countries |