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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
7
The Red Cross Christmas Roll Call is framed as a Christmas spirit drive urging the American public to enroll many names rather than focus on amounts. It emphasizes humanitarian purpose, relief for the hungry and sick, and a worldwide pledge of support beyond wartime needs.
Fifteen hundred anti tuberculosis associations in every state have set aside their ordinary work to aid the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call. The movement shifts from seal sales to a direct Red Cross appropriation of 2,500,000 dollars to support tuberculosis relief efforts.
The tuberculosis campaign machinery will be repurposed to boost Red Cross membership nationwide. Each state has organized structures and active local branches. Trained workers will partner with Red Cross chapters to organize districts so no one can dodge solicitation with universal membership as the goal.
War-time policy bars comfort kits from soldiers bags due to Wattasdom room limits on transports. The American Red Cross will ship large consignments through its Foreign Commissions to deliver comfort and pleasure to troops. Stories of relief include a grateful soldier who cherished a simple puzzle and another who received a kit with a toothbrush, brush, and comb, inspiring a future donation from his pay.
Jasper and surrounding communities feature a flurry of visits and transits with residents and guests traveling to and from Evansville Huntingburg Ferdinand Louisville St. Meinrad and other locales. Names include Seufert Beckmann Baalmann Grewe Hagen Fleig Dilger Gerber and many others in town on various days last week and over the weekend.
The message urges participation in the Christmas Roll Call from December 16 to 23. It praises the Red Cross flag over Europe and calls every citizen to answer Here when his name is called, framing the roll call as a patriotic census to support allies.
The Red Cross opinion from Rabbit Abba H. Silver of the Cleveland Temple speaks on mercy and healing. It frames repentance truth consolation love sacrifice amid wars, presenting Reg Cronn as a symbol of these gifts and guiding moral response.
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