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Show Annual Summons to Red Cross Banner On Armistice Day America's great humanitarian effort j in behalf of stricken Japan early in ' September gave the answer to the j question, "What Is there for the Red ! Cross to do in time of peace?" What ! the American Red Cross did at once j when this crushing earthquake dlsas-: dlsas-: ter came without warning showed I that It was ready on the instant with ; country-wide team work to carry out ! quickly and effectively the request of j the President to lead the national effort ef-fort for the relief of the many thousands thou-sands of sufferers. Preparedness to take the field when relief Is needed is a charter duty of the Red Cross. Without a membership enrolled In every ev-ery community In the land this readiness readi-ness would be impossible. That Is why your dollar membership Is moBt Important. It is imperative that the structure of the American Red Cross be made up of millions of individual units. Opening Armistice Day. November 11, and closing with Thanksgiving Day, November 29, the Roll Call this year will penetrate to the ends of the earth and to the ships sailing the seven seas. The 3,600 Red Cross Chapters in the United States will have their busy volunteers enrolling members during this period imbued with renewed enthusiasm due o the recent revival of effort when the call camo from Japan. |
