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November 20, 1929
Smyrna Times
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
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In 1929, the American Junior Red Cross celebrated its 10th anniversary with 3.9 million members in US schools, emphasizing youth-led international service through correspondence and gifts to children worldwide; 51 nations in the League of Red Cross Societies support global health and relief.
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Six Million Children In Junior Red Cross
The year 1929 marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of the American Junior Red Cross. There are now Junior Red Cross societies in forty-one nations, all pledged in the common cause of service to their fellows.
Membership in the American Junior Red Cross in the United States and insular possessions is 3,878,000, and is largely through grade and high schools and private schools. The organization is governed by the boys and girls. One of its chief features is conduct of international correspondence with schools of other nations, through exchange of albums and small gifts. The American Juniors sent 85,000 Christmas boxes of small gifts to children of many nations last year.
The American Junior Red Cross gained 349,171 in membership last year.
Fifty-one nations belong to the League of Red Cross Societies, and are prepared to carry on health, disaster relief and life saving programs all around the world.
The year 1929 marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of the American Junior Red Cross. There are now Junior Red Cross societies in forty-one nations, all pledged in the common cause of service to their fellows.
Membership in the American Junior Red Cross in the United States and insular possessions is 3,878,000, and is largely through grade and high schools and private schools. The organization is governed by the boys and girls. One of its chief features is conduct of international correspondence with schools of other nations, through exchange of albums and small gifts. The American Juniors sent 85,000 Christmas boxes of small gifts to children of many nations last year.
The American Junior Red Cross gained 349,171 in membership last year.
Fifty-one nations belong to the League of Red Cross Societies, and are prepared to carry on health, disaster relief and life saving programs all around the world.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Junior Red Cross
Membership
International Correspondence
Christmas Boxes
Red Cross Societies
Where did it happen?
United States And Insular Possessions, International
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United States And Insular Possessions, International
Event Date
1929
Story Details
The American Junior Red Cross, founded in 1919, reached 3,878,000 members in 1929, governed by youth, focusing on international correspondence and gift exchanges, with 85,000 Christmas boxes sent last year and a gain of 349,171 members.