Show GOAL OF RED chass U ANNUAL HOLL CALL I 1 disaster relief and work for veterans cause heavy drain on resources in order to enable the american red cross to carry on its broad activities ranging from service to the world war veteran to instant response in time ot of disaster a membership of should bo be enrolled and in this year of 1928 1929 1020 that Is the goal set for the twelfth annual roll call to bo be hold held from november 11 to 29 armistice to thanksgiving day john barton payne chairman ot of the american red cross at washington in calling upon tho the nation for adult members directs attention to the great expenditures required of 0 the red cross for disaster and veteran relief work and tor for its many other activities tivi ties devoted to health preservation and improvement and to cutting down the number of accidental deaths through life saving and aid courses the red cross should at all times ha have v e a large reserve fund judge payne stated because when disaster strikes and this organization Is called into instant action there Is no time to stop and raise funds dollars may mean lives so BO wo we should have at all times a good wo itule been forced each year to draw upon our reserves and we find that the demands are increasing annually judge payne pointed out that in thu this fiscal year ot of 28 the red cross had extended aid in GG major catastrophes in tho the united states and its insular possessions and tn in 22 nations abroad this does not include the west indies hurricane disaster tn in porto rico and florida which occurred after the close of the red cross fiscal year juno june 30 1928 tho the red rea cross expenditures tor for disaster la in that period were 1 of which approximately was expended in the mississippi valley for the flood relief work which came front from a fund contributed by tho public more than tann was expended in tho the st loul louis ls tornado damage and moro more than in now new england in both cases public relief funds were raised although in nov england tho red cross con contributed triba in excess of from its own funds for tho the relief relict work lu ili the majority ot of tho the other CS CC disasters and in nil all of the 22 foreign catastrophes la in which the rod red cross exion extended ded old U me ammo caiua noni nom ica own oin resources the largest item in the annual budget ot of the red cross la Is for its ita veteran relief and work for disabled ox ex and service men upon which it ex bonded in this year every man and woman la Is asked by judge payne to join the red cross during the roll call period to aid in these humanitarian enterprises |