THE RED CROSS FLAG
When we say we love our American flag, we mean that we love what our flag stands for. We mean that we love our people and the land on which we live.
But there is a flag which means that we love all people who need us as good neighbors, no matter where they live, no matter who they are.
May that flag some day fly in every country of the world to show that all boys and girls have learned to be Good Neighbors.
The Red Cross flag is the second flag of American citizens. Do you know how many members the American Red Cross would have, if every American citizen were a member?
One of the best ways to show how much you love your country’s flag is to enlist in the services of your country under the Red Cross flag.
Of course you are wondering how we came to have a second flag, and how our American Red Cross came to be.
Before you can learn about that, you must find out how the Red Cross first came to be. You must think about two people. One is Florence Nightingale; the other, Henri Dunant.