j "The American people should still
I he ready to go forward and provide
! adequate relief for the many iieopb
I in Florida, who are in diie need of it
IWe have something more than
j s3.nlio,noo now What we will do in
j the future rests with you. Some es-
I fort should hi* made to complete our
j campaign. We should, at least, have
jthe satisfaction of feeling that we
j have done our utmost."
In the address which h«' oast aside,
j Judge Payne had begun to declaring
j that "again the meaning of Ceil Cross
I service is emphasized by the dreadful
, disaster to the people of Florida, and
j shows the imperative nee.l of main
| taining our peace-time strength ” The
I power to meet great emergencies, he
said, depends on membership, on nr
ga.niza.tion and on the financial and
spiritual resources of the American
I ted Cross.
"That we are able to keep our
t»eace-time strength to more than
3.00(1,000 by our annual roll •■.•]) js a
I great tribute to the organization and
to its active and influential chapter
workers.” he said. "These constant
ly-reeurring disasters suggest the
need of an even greater membership,
and I confidently believe If all eouM
realize the great opportunities as
forded io members to rentier service
to their fellow men. we might even
hope for a mnibership of 10,000 000.”
Cell Call Armistice Day.
I On Armistice day. Judge Payne add
I ed. the mil will be called again. He
! urged all who can to join. To il
lustrate the need for peacetime or
ganization, he pointed out that in
the fiscal year which ended June 3n
there were 63 domestic disasters alone,
In which the Red Cross participated.
