Show JUNIOR R ED CROSS ARMY children of schools now enrolled in movement of Servi service ceto to humanity the american junior red cross which was organized as ag a childrens auxiliary y during wartimes war times especially to help the young refugees in europe and to exemplify in peacetime peace time timo the red cross ideal of at service has now a m membership ember ship of at in the schools of the united states and the insular possessions this junior movement gives opportunity tor for the children to share in red cross effort parallel to that of the parent organization juniors are therefore identified in varying degro with the health services disaster relief work salvage and other sul tabla activities of value to the operations of the red cross it Is a valiant host marching on under its 1 I serve banner in the cause of happier childhood everywhere and particularly wherever the american hag flag flies the enrollment embraces schools and school rooms a gain over 1 1923 of schools and school rooms the years gain in membership was children or nearly for each month of the school year the educational and social values of the junior red cross movement Is thus evidencing the orm and cordial endorsement ot of school authorities the government has added the weight of recognition by extending the junior red cross in the schools for american indian children the american red cross Is also planning irig to develop the junior program in rural schools in isolated sections there to in no abatement of the exchange of correspondence between schools in the united states and schools in the insular possessions and foreign lands during the year the junior red cross in orrt supported operations in twelve european countries it Is a potent influence tor for the cultivation of international goodwill and its example has been the means of stimulating the formation 0 of junior red cross societies in more than thirty countries |