| Show calendar reform 0 0 A new cut in larger form of the world calendar has been received which we suggest you clip from this issue for future use it has been impossible to include m more re information on the subject recently because of so much other material but we are preparing additional articles which will appear f from rom time to time it may be interesting to our readers to know that other papers are showing interest in in the proposed change and only a few weeks ago a fine article with a photo of the president elizabeth achelis appeared in the grand junction sentinel A short sketch of her life follows chii which ch but proves that miss achelis is an outstanding person and that she jeanv to accomplish what she has bas new york lots of women have flouted time but elizabeth achelis of new york is trying to change it she wants to revise the calendar this handsome white haired woman president of the world calendar association proposes a new world calendar which would divide the twelve months into four equal quarters even up the lengths of months and make dates fall on the same day of the week each year the constant change of the present calendar brings confusion she says you dont change clocks and tape measures from year to year why there be a changeless calendar miss achelis a former debutante and member of the league for political education claims no credit for the original idea but sho has put a lot of punch into it eleven years ago she heard beard a lecture on calendars and agreed a change was needed A year later she founded the world calendar association which now has members K step with the boys called to the colors in americas new defense army and navy will be the american red cross fulfilling its mission of service to the men in the line and to their loved ones at home chairman norman 11 II davis announced in washington several thousand red cross nurses already have been called 0 o the colors mr davis said and red cross field directors and thousands of red cross workers in chapters throughout the nation are ready to help americas soldiers solders and sailors with personal problems just as in the 1917 18 world war period every patriotic man and woman in the united states who wants to do his or her share shard in upholding the national defense of our nation can do so by sharing in the vitally important work of the red cross join as a member of the local chapter during the roll call november 11 to 30 and through your support you will strengthen the red cross army of mercy recruits are needed not alone as members but also as volunteer workers in the red cross chapters red cross work will continue undiminished in its usual domestic program of relief in disaster community public health nursing safety education and promotion of the junior red cross an individual membership supports all of this work not only in red cross chapters but in the nation relief to war victims in europe is financed by the war relief fund contributed by the ille public during the summer of 1940 |
