| Show proclamation this year the economic emergency lends special importance to the annual roll call for membership campaign of the american red cross which will be held from armistice day to thanksgiving november 1124 11 24 the red cross is the recognized relief agency throughout the nation mation it is chartered by congress and accorded the cooperation of the federal government in the unemployment crisis it has borne a great relief responsibility 2276 of its chapters giving direct aid to nearly a half million families it has been the authorized medium for distribution of farm board wheat and cotton clothing to those in need and distress its volunteers have been unstinting in devotion to the task of collecting and distributing supplies and in the production of finished goods from materials hundreds of thousands of gardens planted from red cross seed also have yielded their produce to feed the hungry to unemployment and drought relief projects have been added 95 disasters calling for red cross assistance si in the period of one year drought in the northwest tornadoes in the southeast floods in the central south and a variety of other catastrophes have entailed mighty burdens on the organization notwithstanding all the manifold relief calls regular red cross services such as assistance to veterans lifesaving life saving first aid public health nursing home hygiene and junior red cross have carried steadily forward our present debt of gratitude to the organization lovingly known as the greatest mother is great every one who is able to take out a membership as aa a good citizen and as a patriot should do so As chairman of sevier county commissioners I 1 therefore proclaim red cross roll call november 1124 11 24 as a matter of prime civic duty and urge our citizenship to lend its heartiest support signed MORONI JENSEN chairman sevier county corn com |
