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^ _ | I YOUR DEO CROSS + 4 The American Red Croes, by Ita congressional cnarter, is omciany designated: To furnish vobnteer aid to the sick and wounded of armies in time of war, in accordance with the conventions of Geneva. To act in matters of voluntary relief and as a medium of communication between the American people and their Army and Navy. To continue and carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and to apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods and other great calamities. To devise and carry on measures for preventing these causes of suffering. FOURTH RED CR08S ROLL CALL November 11-29, 1920. MEMBERSHIP FEES: Annual 9 1.00 Contributing 5.00 Life 50.00 W Sustaining 10.00 Patron 100.00 Send dues to your nearest local chapter. FIRST AID TRAINING TO MEN AND WOMEN American Red Cross Is Teaching Hundreds of Thousands LifeSaving Methods. TD6 purpose OI instruction in rim Aid to the Injured offered by the American Red Cross Is to train men and women to administer First Aid treatment promptly and intelligently when emergencies demand It First Aid treatment Is not intended to take the place of a physician's service. A surgeon should always be summoneed as a precautionary measure where there la an Injury of any consequence, bnt jtm when one cannot be secured a few mlnW utes* delay may mean a fatality. In r such a case a person trained in First ft Aid Is invaluable not only to the inr dividual, but through him to the cominanity In which he Uvea There is perhaps no way of ascerPF talnlng the number of deaths or serlous disablements which result from lack of proper safeguards or prompt emergency treatment. It is safe to assert they number thousands daily. There can be no doubt that the application of First Aid methods to each would immeasurably lighten the country's toll of suffering and death. The d'ssemlnation of First Aid training and information has already produced a.farreaching and beneficial influence in the prevention of accidents on railroads, in mines and in great industrial concerns. The benefit of a widespread knowledge of First Aid in the event of a great disaster, such as a train wreck, an explosion, an earthqulke, etc., is obvious. Laymen who have had First Aid training can render efficient assistance. Many lives may depend upon such emergency care. Red Cross First Aid work includes (1) the formation and conduct, through Red Cross chapters, of classes for in structlon Is accident prevention ana (Pint Aid to the Injured among men Jl and women In all communities and In every Industry; (2) the Introduction of courses of instruction In high schools and colleges. The Red Cross Is prepared to supply L First Aid books and equipment at rea| sonable prices. Every person in this country able to ido so should, in his own interest, receive Red Cross First Aid instruction. Information about the course and instructioa classes may be had at the nearest chapter headquarters. RED CROSS EXTENDS RELIEF TO POLAND More than $5,000,000 has been spent by the American Red Cross in aiding - at.ulran nannlo nf PaIhtiH The IUU OUiVAVU ^VV|/?v a. organization has nursed the sick, fed the starving, clothed the naked, sheltered the homeless, schooled the children and cared for the orphans there. It has conducted a relentless fight against typhus, cholera and other terrible diseases. So today millions of men and women in that resurrected nation speak in grateful appreciation of "The Greatest Mother in the World." Nearly 200 American Red Cross workers are now engaged In relief activities in Poland. Four large relief * bases are in operation and eleven mobile units are in the field. During the last twelve months this organization was largely instrumental in the re-es^ tabllshment of a million refugee at 9 BflA cost for general relief of more than $1,000,000. Last winter one-half ralllion war orphans were aided materially^ ly, and since then a series of large or phanages have been established to give HHl ^ -them permanent care. But for American Red Cross aid, offlcials of Poland declared recently, millions of people in that country would have perished of disease, exposure Hr starvation the last eighteen months. W And the work there must be kept op for another year. t.' : A> i i-J'jfJi - > AMERICANS ABROAD IN RED CROSS WORK i United States Citizens Far Away Enthusiastic Members of the "Fourteenth" Division. ??Among the most enthusiastic and i energetic members of the American j ! Red Cross are those citizens of the j i United States, who live outside the j i continental boundaries of their country : ; ?sons and daughters of the Stars and I At. . M ^v# ! ; stripes resiuing ai me mr cviueio ui i tie earth. These people compose the Insular | and Foreign Division of the parent or- , I ganlzatlon, generally known as the ' j "Fonrteenth" Division, which has I : jurisdiction of all territory outside ' the country proper; that is, Alaska, { Porto Rico, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, the Philippines, Guam, and even the Island of Yap, which came under our ! j flag as a result of the world war. For ; the year 1920 this division reported ! 80,808 paid up members. The main object of this division is to give our citizens everywhere the opportunity to participate in the work of the organization which stands for ' the best national Ideals. Americans j In far places Intensely loyal and pa- j triotlc, treasure their membership in the Red Cross as the outward expression of their citizenship. )t Is another tie to the homeland and to each other. There are chapters of this division In Argentine. Bolivia, Brazil, Canal zone. Chile, China. Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, ' Ecuador, England, France, Guam,- ' Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Manchuria, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Porto Rico, Siberia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Uruguay, \ Venezuela and Virgin Islands. During the war these scattered members of the Red Cross contrib- I uted millions in money, and millions of dollars' worth of necessary articles i for the men In service, and sent many 1 doctors and nurses to France. At the ' same time they carried on an excel- j lent Home Service In their respective , communities for the families of those ; who had gone to war, and in some re- ; gione gave large sums of money and ' Immeasurable personal service to the I relief of disaster and disease victims. The division Is now establishing | service clubs In foreign ports for the benefit of sailors In the American Merchant Marine, making plans to aid j Americans In trouble In foreign lands j and completing arrangements for giv- j lng Immediate adequate relief in case of disaster. It is the Fourteenth Division's part j In We great re ace xime yrugiuu v*. the American Red Cross. RED CROSS ASSISTS DISABLED VETERANS The American Red Cross Is carrying on a wide program of service for the disabled World War veterans receiving treatment In United States Public Health hospitals, and those being trained through agencies of the Federal Board for Vocational Education. In each of the Public Health Service hospitals Red Cross workers devote their time to the general welfare of the service men from the day they enter the receiving ward until they are discharged. After the soldier's discharge the Red Cross continues its friendly service through the Home Service Section in his own community. The Red Cross maintains a convalescent house at all of the hospitals, where patients can amuse themselves after they are well enough to be up and around. Parties and picture shows Id the wards are also furnished, with i occasional excursions when contains- ' cence comes. V Great service has been rendered by | the Red Cross in mental cases in iden- | tifying those who have appeared In state hospitals for the Insane, and helping them secure compensation due from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. Id the Federal Board's various district offices the Red Cross worker, acting with the Home Service Section, makes necessary loans to the men, ar- t ranges suitable living conditions, helps 1 collect evidence and supply facts to the Board, assists in "appealing cases" and settles various personal difficulties for ; the men. The workers also follow up i and aid all men who discontinue train- I ing. The Red Cross agents find men "lost" to the Board, help clear up delayed cases and aid the college counselors in their friendly work with the men. Many Red Cross chapters have set up recreation facilities, and in some inlirinr clubs, so these victims of war may have attractive surround-1 Ings and the fun which must go with, j effective school work. To the American Red Cross Institute for the Blind near Baltimore, Md., more than half of all the Americans blinded In the World War have come for training. The Institute, through the Red Cross, long ago conducted an exhaustive Industrial survey to deter "!"? vocations for which blind men could be fitted. As a result It Is i putting forth well trained men equip- j ped to meet the social, civic and eco- . notnlc requirements of their respective communities. Aid for Spanish Red Cross. The Iberian chapter of the American Red Cross, composed of Americans resident In Spain, has Just contributed $480 to a fund being raised b^fhe Spanish Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies for the purpose of fighting malaria. Are You a Bore? There are many kinds of borespeople who talk too much and peopN who will do nothing but listen; peo pie who won't listen to music, anc others who sing out of tune; peoph who write books and talk about them and people who write books and won'1 talk about them. Like Gilbert's Lord High Execu tioner, one could go on ad infinituir adding to the list. The bore is al ways with us?he (or she) is immor tal without being divine! Yet, no man who is a bore think: himself such. There is poignancy ant THORN! WAGOl superior in ir and workma 1*1 * IJLgill 1UIJ1111J guaranteed th durable w; nude. Have just rece: Southern standard "S< WILLIAM! rz 3 i Roads f 4 5 V i IF YOU AE 1 FOR A DEMONS | LET OR A 490. ? 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