Show Splendid Service The annual campaign of the American American American Amer Amer- ican Red Cross gets under way in Salt Lake County and the nation as a whole Sunday and will continue throughout the month of March We Ve are sure there is little need to explain to most readers what the Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross is and what it il does docs For almost a century this great world-wide world movement movement movement move move- ment to bring aid to those in distress has been carrying on its humanitarian program Initially aimed solely at taking care of wounded left helpless on the battlefield the Red Cross has developed into the major privately financed and directed disaster relief agency with many associated services and responsibilities responsibilities b l ties in the f field eld of health and s safety fety and of aid to men in the armed forces and their fam families lies One of the finest things about the Red Cross is the way in in which it encourages encourages encourages ages service minded men and women to give of themselves to the cause of human welfare Last year in Salt Lake County for or example scores of volunteer Gray Ladies Nurses Aids automobile le service drivers canteen service workers first aid and accident prevention instructors swimming and life saving teachers and workers in many other kinds of volunteer volunteer volunteer volun volun- teer Red Cross service gave thousands and thousands of hours of their time Most of the work of the Red Cross is done in just this fashion by volunteers Most of those who direct its flung far-flung activities in this country and all over the world are citizens who serve without salary Personal services to lo people in need of help safety and accident prevention instruction services to lo servicemen veterans veterans veterans vet vet- erans and their fam families lies nursing service Junior Red Cross disaster relief work with prisoners of war collection and distribution distribution distribution dis dis- dis- dis of blood provision sion of medical aid and other assistance in distress areas all over the world such as last year in Korea these Korea these are the kind of things the American Red Cross does as Americas America's greatest Good Samaritan organization Remember that record of splendid service when you are asked to make your contribution this month |