Show MEMBERS GOAL OF RED GROSS CROSS ANNUAL ROLL I 1 1 leed of expansion due to excessive demands for disaster relief and other services A red cross membership ot of la in the united states will be sought this year during the eleventh annual roll call november 11 to 21 chairman john barton payne announced following completion ot of a study of 0 the demands which the past year made on all branches ot of the red cross organization he be stressed particularly the increasing demands of 0 disaster relief relict as pointing to the need for an increased membership to aid in carrying the growing responsibility in this field for several years our membership has remained at a little more than adults he be said we are proud of 0 this membership it Is a body of our choice spirits but there are many more of 0 like spirit who should be counted in this roll call we need at leat least adult members we are obliged to draw annually upon our reserves and the demands upon in I 1 u In increase creast each year our roll call funds should meet our normal needs need and aad add something to our reserves for the great disasters ers we must have a large reserve no one can tell when a situ situation aaion may arise when this reserve will be essential to the lives of thousands the red cross cannot wait to raise funds judge payne declared action prompt instant Is its life instant action means the lives of many it must be strong it must be ready this means a large reserve tow expenditures ot of the american red cross in the fiscal year to june 30 last in all fields amounted to 16 60 of which rep resented the national organizations appropriations and tho the cost to the red cross local chapters in clouded in this total was a disaster relief tor for which had bad actually been expended to the close of the year this does not dot cover expenditures which continued to be made in the mississippi valley flood or in other disasters originating luring during the fiscal year but whose operations ex tended over into the current period service to disabled veterans an other outstanding demand on the organization called tor for and service to men of the regular army and navy maintenance ot of an enrolled nurses reserve from which the need of disaster service and other emergencies are met and which numbers more than nurses curses to for the public health nursing program a nationwide tion wide activity of the red cross was as expended other services contributing to health and well being included instruction in home hygiene and care ot of the sick alch tor for which was spent nutrition instruction which teaches thou sands annually correct food principles in relation to health 73 first aid and lite life saving a service which Is actually curtailing accident and water casualties 06 junior red cross the childrens branch of red cross activity and one ot of the most unique organizations in the world other red cross chapter activities including coira service to civilians amounted to while 0 ther other national domestic operations required an outstanding american con tribu tion to the rest of the world is red cross assistance in foreign disasters which the report shows called for to the end ot of the fiscal year aati activities aties under the league of red cross societies junior red cross foreign projects assistance to american insular chapters chapter and other for eign and insular work completed the demands on the total appropriation tor for the year these expenditures were cited by chairman payne as emphasizing the need for a growing membership and increased income |