Magazine, "Junior Red Cross News"
Object number2017.043.99
Date1920
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions11 1/4 × 9 in. (28.6 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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This edition is from September 1920, with a drawing of a young girl, Letitia of North Italy.
The back cover is an editors letter to the juniors. World War I inspired an official organization for young people: the American Junior Red Cross. Students knit scarves, rolled bandages and built furniture for hospitals and convalescent homes. They prepared and sent Friendship Boxes containing school and personal items to students overseas. They worked in Victory Gardens (vegetable gardens that added to the nation's food supply) and raised funds. In fact, Junior Red Cross members contributed an amazing $3,677,380 to the Red Cross during the war. Junior Red Cross membership grew to almost 20 million during World War II. Activities ranged from the production of clothing, toys, furniture and art works to entertainment and recreational programs at military camps and hospitals.
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