Declaring the Period Between Independence Day, July 4, And July 31, 1939, As the Time for the Fourth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines
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Declaring the Period Between Independence Day, July 4, And July 31, 1939, As the Time for the Fourth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines
Proclamation No. 409
June 8, 1939
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Proclamation No. 409Declaring the Period Between Independence Day, July 4, and July 31, 1939, as the Time for the Fourth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines
- Declares the period between July 4 and July 31, 1939, as the time for the Fourth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines.
- Emphasizes the need for the Red Cross in the Philippines and other nations due to the critical times the world is passing through.
- Outlines the original and principal objectives of the Red Cross:
- To provide for the amelioration of the condition of soldiers wounded in battle and civilians who are victims of warfare.
- To neutralize and protect persons engaged in providing relief.
- To furnish supplies for these purposes.
- To carry on a system of relief in times of peace.
- To mitigate suffering caused by pestilence, famine, fire, flood, and other calamities.
- Acknowledges the Philippine Red Cross's daily program of practical service to the people in all parts of the Archipelago and its record of service during the past year.
- Expresses the Government's desire to encourage and support efforts to develop the Philippine Red Cross as a volunteer agency.
- Calls upon all citizens, residents, business interests, officials, clergy, teachers, and public-spirited individuals and institutions to actively assist in the organization and conduct of the Roll Call and to give generous and special support this year.
- Signed by President Manuel L. Quezon on June 8, 1939, in Manila.
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Declaring the Period Between Independence Day, July 4, And July 31, 1939, As the Time for the Fourth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines
Proclamation No. 409
•June 8, 1939
MALACAÑANG PALACEManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 409
DECLARING THE PERIOD BETWEEN INDEPENDENCE DAY, JULY 4, AND JULY 31, 1939, AS THE TIME FOR THE FOURTH COMMONWEALTH ROLL CALL OF THE RED CROSS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the period between Independence Day, July fourth, and July thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, the time for the Fourth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines.
The need for the Red Cross in the Philippines and in other nations is emphasized by the critical time through which the world is passing. The original and principal objectives for which this great international organization was established are: to provide for the amelioration of the condition of soldiers wounded upon the fields of battle and of civilians who are the unhappy victims of warfare; to neutralize and protect persons engaged in giving such relief, and to furnish supplies for these purposes; to carry on a system...
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