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Show Fiftieth Anniversary Of Organization RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Community leaders headed by tre Rev. W. A. McClencghan are completing complet-ing plans this week for the Fiftieth annual Roll Call of the American Red .Cross in Bingham, November 11 to 25, to be held in cooperation with eighteen other organization of the Salt Lak County chapter, it wa announced announc-ed Wednesday by Gaylen S. Young, 'county chairman. The lxal committee it contemplating contemplat-ing an increase over the 500 member enrolled ltt year due to the incrtistd burdens of the organization. A wider wid-er interest in the service of the local committee is anticipated undct the new plan of distributing service and relief directly through the local committee whereas before all relief hat been given giv-en through the county chapter, tbe Rev. McQeneghan explain. Selections Selec-tions of the full membership of tbt committee will be made this week, he said, and efforts will be made to complete the quota for this, district during the first week of the campaign. Observance of the Fiftieth anniversary annivers-ary this year hi focused attention upon up-on the expansion and accomplishment of the Junior Red CtoM ai well U tbt adult society. The Junior organization, organiza-tion, international In scope, ha a total membership of more then 12.000,000. with more than 3,000 ia Utah. Tbe work of the junior, first tpoa-sored tpoa-sored for the strengthening of international inter-national friendship with the children1 of other nation, ha grown and widened wid-ened to include service within th local community. Chairman McCleneghan explains. Junior member are now actively engaged throughout: tW ccjujj" ty in making wa,cm,: ggBWH H jot nfojiunate children to, be distritj; teuted a.t Christmas, a.nd. during, th. winter months, The JumON Will be Ued by the total committee during the Roll Call for the distribution of educational material but not for oi-ictation oi-ictation of tbe memberships, the chairman chair-man explained. i Red Cioss cheers bave, gien. - vice? Vict :t('?f V! aa .yera,g of 1 ex-service men an thit fanli ecjj month during th' pa,. vif, Mrs. Mr A. .llen, executive secretary of the county chapter reports. The extended war service constitut.es in np,urm.o,u.t, PI'! f lh Silt LiU 9tt!W tbapwa t 1 1 . 1 - J 1 .JJ'll. A JSk work, she explained, in addition to its program of first aid, life saving,, nutrition, nut-rition, public health nursing, horn hygiene and care of sick. Utah't participation part-icipation in national funeUj J " been coiderTe,' "h pvf , and esp&iiriy in"f5alt Lake County has the organization served in time of disaster. During the past year the American Red Cross has served in, djiiffttt 'hit IP1 deduction over J I states. Mrs. Allen said. This service in addition to the enormous program of relief in tbe drought areas, she. laid. By virtue of the increased burdens this year local committees will endeavor to muster the largest membership Umtf. siVito &wV& w! man Voun!' advises. In the face ot adverse times, when thousands of families fam-ilies are in need, more fortunate persons per-sons will tie asked, 19 increase the. siite pf their mfmbf5hp fi. he explained. Memberships will be solicited in denominations de-nominations of $1, $5. $10 and $25. Last year's Roll Call resulted inv more than three thousand member A this county, Spt of which were U eirfgMnV'fce eV. TlcCrneghn when explaining that only 50 cents of any" single membership, tSgaiU 1 ff the sje. jt tent tq the national ot-' ot-' ganizafipn- In return for this fee, the national society hat spent $16?,OOQ.-' $16?,OOQ.-' 000 in service and relief since the close, of the Worlcj Vfar," b, Thj - atopat does not include many Rot millions spent by locl chapters. J Instructions to lqcal cgsmunit committees was complied, eaaly U b week and. the Roll CJl opened on A mistice Day morning, the Rev. Mt Clenegban announces. If local committees bav been completed com-pleted please pick up |