The ideals and the objective of the
Junior Red Cross are embodied in the
pledge of service which the pupil takes
when he signs the membership roll and
pins on his coat the Junior's badge.
The pledge which binds together serv
ice and citizenship reads:
"We will seek in all ways to live up
to the ideals of the Junior Red Cross
and devote ourselves to Its service.
"We will strive never to bring dis
credit to this, our country, by any un
worthy act
"We will revere and obey our coun
try's laws and do our best to Inspire a
like reverence and obedience In those
about us.
"We will endeavor In all these ways,
as good citizens, to transmit America
greater, better and more beautiful than
she was transmitted to us."
At the foundation of this school pro
gram of tho Junior Red Gross la a
great love for America's children.
RED CROSS ACTIVE
IN DISASTER RELIEF
When disaster hits community
flru, flood, earthquake, explosion, Imrtj
wreck or tornado-the American R
Cross can be depended upon to follow
right tit its been with help for the
stricken people, Red Gross relief li
fllmt ImmedlHlely forthcomingfood,
clothing, sheller end funds,! doctors,
nurses nflH special workers iwltb long
experience in handling similar trouble
elsewhere,
During the last year, ending June 80,
there was an average of four disasters
a month In the United States, Oneyou,
hundred and fifty communities In
twenty-seven states suffered, The
largest and most destructive of these
were the tidal wave at Corpus dhrlstl,
Texas, and tornadoes In Mississippi,
Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois.
