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Show RED CROSS BRIVE STARTS MARCH 1 The Milford Red Cross Chapter Chap-ter will join a nationwide campaign cam-paign for members and funds, March 1 to 11, and success of the drive is essential to the continued health and welfare of millions of persons in America Amer-ica and around the world. The 1963 appeal is tied to the slogan, "Always there . . . with Your Help." This year the American Red Cross and some 90 sister societies socie-ties mark the centenary of the world-wide Red Cross movement. move-ment. During the fund and membership campaign, ARC chapters will offer Americans the opportunity to become a part of a century-old tradition of mercy, Margaret Mahoney, Milford Chapter volunteer campaign cam-paign chairman, said. "In the past 100 years the red cross on a field of white has become one of the most widely known symbols of hope for the hopeless and help for the helpless," Mrs. Mahoney said. "In war, it protects the sick and wounded, prisoners of war, and the civilian population popula-tion of enemy occupied countries. coun-tries. At all times, it is the universal emblem of aid and comfort for the victims of natural nat-ural disasters." To carry on its share of this tradition of mercy, Mrs. Mahoney Ma-honey said, the ARC Chapter relies on the voluntary fund contributions of Milford. "In this comine vear. tier- haps as never before in a time of so-called peace, the Red Cross must be ready and able to provide its traditional help to the victims of disaster, disease dis-ease and war. "And . . . with your help. ... it will be." |