XTREME practicality marked all Red Cross work during the year. This fact becomes outstanding as one studies the list of activities sponsored by the organiza- tion In its gram. One of national pro- the most recent projects launched, and one which has aroused great i interest, Is that designed to curtall automobile accident tolls. The utility of that service Is too ap- parent to need “selling” It is an undertaking which requires careful development though, and Red Cross leaders have not stressed speed so muuch as thorough attention to every necessary detail, Only Red Cross chapters which have adequate resources, as to size and qualified personnel, are encouraged to undertake such a duty in their terri tory. Nevertheless, progressive com- munities are collaborating with their led Cross organizations in providing novel protection for their and transient, automobile traffic. his own, As may be known to some, the plan contemplates establishment of Red Cross first aid adequately manned, either by volunteer Red Cross members trained in first aid, or equiv- alent staffs, and provided with emer- gency first ald equipment and facili ties for obtaining medical and pital service in addition. To the Red Cross has invited co-operation from national, state and loeal authorities: automo- bile trades and associations : the medi- cal profession, insurance companies, and other nationally important bodies. Obviously it is a program requiring time and public eo.operation: equally posts hos- insure success, obvious, it Is a ploneer step of first Importance to all groups mentioned and to every one who drives an auto mobile, Approximately €350.000 people have qualified under the Red Cross in first aid and life saving so that, of that number, it is certain that many volun- teers will be available for the posts as they are established In the various communitics in which these experts live, Since the World war, to mention an- other practical work, the Red Cross has assumed, as required by its char- ter, certain responsibilities toward ex- service and service men, particularly the disabled. The peak of this serv. ice had yet to be reached when new and sweeping legislation at the last session of congress made It apparent to the Red Cross branch engaged In this fleld that their already heavy duties were about to be vastly aug- mented, Slek and disabled veterans are aided in presenting their cases to the neces- sary governmental bureau, a process which is often beyond the abilities of the Individual; emergency needs are met for certain veterans hospitalized while awaiting compensation, or with ceferred claims of one kind or ane other, Its work in this fleld has met such approval that in certain communities, reports Indicate, there Is a tendency to have work for thelr veterans and service men centralized under the 1. Red Cross workers at a military hospital discuss soldiers’ needs. 2. Red Cross “Grey Lady” minister. ing to disabled veterans. 3. Red Cross volunteers making surgical dressings. 4. Learning to give baby his bath, with Red Cross help. local Red Cross chapter, In collabora- tion with other interested. Wherever the problem of the disabled service man, or his family, exists to any extent, this activity of the Red Cross has proven its value. agencies The country, as a whole, has been comparatively free from severe cata- ciysms of nature such as earthquake, tornado, or flood, in the recent past, Taking advantage of the lull, Red Cross disaster relief forces are organ- izing through their local chapters and with the backing of state and munie- ipal authorities, comprehensive plans fer those communities in event they should be swept by some unexpected calamity requiring prompt relief meas. ures, No attempt Is made here to list all Red Cross chapters ard the communi. ties they represent, which are pre pared for disaster relief work among their people. However, approximate. ly 400 Red Cross chapters in the midwestern area of the country are taking an active Interest in this pro. cedure. In general, substantial prog- ress has been made by Red Cross chapters In New England, In the southeastern states, and a high degree of preparedness exists in the larger centers of Indiana, Kentucky, Missis. sippl, Ohlo and Tennessee, Provision inake fullest is now being made to use of every modern facility. The airplane has proven in- valuable on a number of occasions already, and now the vast radio com- munication resources of the country’s amateur stations are being organized in connection with the local Red Cross chapters, to Insure emergency com- munication In case the established telephone or telegraph systems are temporarily made useless, despite all efforts, Still another phase of Red Cross work which Is of practical use to the individual deals with his health. The various “diets” of one kind or an- other which have taken hold on the imaginations of a considerable number of people, not only women but men, too, prove that the subject of food In its relation to physical appearance and condition occupies a im. portant place In the public mind, en. tirely apart from the vital necessity of “just eating.” The Red 5 ery Cross, through its nutri tion service, has for years preached the importance to the individual of studying his food requirements scien- tifically to get the best results In health. It has done more than preach, ft teaches: and in this modern day when every one Is talking “diet” a cor rect knowledge of what to eat is es sential to individual and heaith., in the fleld of national important contribution is made each year by the Red Its several hundred public health nurses assigned to communities ail over the United States co-operate with school authori ties, with health departments and the medical profession, in guard ing and building up public health. Instruction in Individual care of the health, of the sick in the home, the latter instruction intended to supple ment the efforts of the family doctor in speeding the patient's recovery, are other phases of Red Cross health work, First aid and life saving is a popu- lar and well known science taught by the Ned Cross, enhancing its value to the Industrial world: to athletic de- partments of schools and colleges: and municipal recreational authorities respectively, health, an Cross. local Perhaps the best gauge of the prac tical value of all these activities to the men and women who annually are asked to enroll as supporting Hed Cross members, Is the statement that approximately one person in every 120 of the country's millions of citizens has passed through some form of Red Cross Instruction, such as nutrition, first ald and life saving, home hygiene and care of the sick: a rather large army of men and women equipped with knowledge which is of practical value every day, not alone to them- selves but to their families and their neighbors. It represents a very considerable percentage of the nation’s people who have had beneficial contact with the Red Cross, without considering the other thousands who have benefited on occasions, as In disaster relief, or as when some Red Cross-trained one has saved a life or eased the pain of an accidental Injury in the shop or home. In the popular mind the word "hn manitarianism” Is most often asso ciated with the Red Cross. A study of some of these facts will show that the particular brand of humanitarianism put out by the Ned Cross Is the kind which every one would like to share, not only for himself, but with his neighbors, The annual Invitation extended hy the Red Cross to join its ranks, this year between the dates of November 11 and 27, Is the opportunity to share the Red Cross. Its work is made pos. sible because so many thousands feel that way about It, aud Join every year, AND HE DIDN'T KNOW THEM P'res. Aquila Chumiee of Bessie Tift college told a schoolboy story ut a col- lege ten in Forsyth, “A school visitor,” he sald, “was putting questions to a8 class of boys, He nodded to a handsome ttle fellow with curly bluck hair, “Do you know the Ten Commund- ments? he asked. “INo. sir, sald the boy. “*Whnt! You don't know the Ten Commundments? What's your game? “Moses,” sald the boy." — Springfield Unton, COLOR WAS HER OWN Mary—My complexion Is my own! Louise] don't doubt It's pald for, my denr. A Similarity i» something lke a flab tiways in demand! it's migh'y good to talk about, But mighty hard to land. Too Risky exclaimed Mr Oh. Peace Fhat's» Meekton's from a journey, “1 am at a understand your when we parted. | sald good by to you” “Yes, Henrietta" “Why didn't you response?” “Herbert on his return loss to wife, Ney conguct say ‘good-by’ In ahout to do so. 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