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Show WHV THE RED CROSS NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT Since the war the .American Red Cross has found opportunity for service in fulfillment of its obligation. obliga-tion. With thousands of war veterans still in hospitals, with disasters oc-curing oc-curing almost weekly, hundreds of thousands dying yearly through preventable pre-ventable disease, in preventable accidents ac-cidents and through lack of knowledge know-ledge of the simplest rules of hygiene hygi-ene and health, the need for the work of the Red Cross was never so great. Beaver chapter's program is for volunteer home service to ex-service men, and' cooperation is financing the local health clinic. It has been said, and well said, "If people want it, it can be done." Moreover, it has been perdicted, "Beaver chapter over ov-er the top." The stage is set and machinery that has been in preparation for the Eighth Red Cross roll call is operating. oper-ating. Chapter o cials wish to take this opportunity t ohank Mrs. Gennieve Joseph for her far-reaching and eloquent elo-quent Red Cross adldress on Arims-tice Arims-tice day, which proved it a wise suggestion sug-gestion of Legion Chairman Wm. Hurst to Miss Martha Beaumont, chapter chairman, that a woman member of the Red Cross be asked to give this address. Mrs. Joseph has at various times contributed really expuisite offerings to the appreciative apprecia-tive audiences of Beaver; and she was at her very best on this occasion occas-ion seemingly inspire dlby the spirit of her subject K. K. Franke home service and chapter secretary. |