Show THOS A TO BE CHAIRMAN OF REDCROSS RED CROSS DRIVE mr thomas A has been chosen to act as chairman of 0 the red cross roll holl call for or east millard county mr has ills his organization perfected and workers will be out soliciting memberships between now and thanksgiving the following is a copy ot of the call to membership made by the national chairman of the organization we are privileged and obligated to extend to everyone an invitation to join the red cross during the annual roll call this year from november 11 to 26 it Is the new and renewed annual memberships voluntarily given which enable the essential work of 0 the red cross crosa to go forward will you help the red cross is the agency through which the people of 0 the nation act to relieve distress and buffering with your cooperation we will continue to meet the perennial challenge of 0 disaster neglect and ignorance during 1927 1937 your thoughtful thought tul assistance on red cross sunday november 8 will be deeply appreciated will you not give your congregation a reminder on this day to serve through the red cross sincerely yours CARY T GRAYSON chairman ch ahlet let justice charles E hughes vice president ol of the red cross has this to say regarding this organization this extraordinary cal work runs runs so smoothly that there Is no friction whatever observable we lad find nothing in the public press with respect to any difficulties in the working of the machinery of this great organization we find no critics no lobbyists hobbyists ew know of nothing of public reproach but its work Is an enormous undertaking there are few undertakings in connection with our government that involve so vast an amount of skillful labor in order to avoid waste in its conduct it is an extraordinary exhibition of tile the capacity of our people tor for voluntary effort last years record of service the red cross brought relief to the victims of disasters during the spring floods and tornadoes alone affecting 20 states tile the red cross aided families sufferers were given food clothing shelter and medical attention thousands of homes were rebuilt or repaired red cross public health nurses made one million visits to the sick first aid instruction was given to men and women completing the course eighty thousand persons were trained in ill water safety sa rely and rescue methods first aid and lite life saving was taught laughl to enrollees of the civilian conservation corps seven hundred highway emergency E mer ge ney first aid stations were established by red cross cros a chapters at key points to increase the immediate n B val ot of proper an ana persons trained in first imbt aid at the scene acene ot of accident more than additional stations will soon be in operation right eight hundred chapters gave belte t to the needy ot of t their 11 e 1 r com communities mu I 1 it ties home hygiene and care of 0 the sick instruction was waa div given on t to 0 persons persona eight million school boys and girls were enrolled in the american red cross where they were 91 given ven training in service lor for others service to disabled veterans their dependents and men now in service tee has been carried on and will be continued thousands of volunteers made garments tor for the needy served in hospitals atals transcribed braille books tor for the blind and otherwise aided in meeting 9 community needs |