The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-15
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PRESIDENT WILSON ANNOUNCES
MAMMOTH MEMBERSHIP
MPAIGN
1sMake This Red Cross Christmas
to Be Slogan All Over the
Nation

Ten million new members In a week!
That is the goal the American Red
Gross has set for itself in it's Christ
mas membership campaign that, Isl TO
be launched December 16. Through
out the United States Red Cross chap
iters are preparing for the enrolment
of the new army which is to stand as
the organized support OF the boys In
the trenches.
The Red Cross has now approximate.
ly 100000 members, 4,5OO,OOO OF
whom have enrolled since war was
declared by the United States against
Germany. The success OF the Chrlst-
mas membership campaign, therefore,
means Red Cross active lst OF
15,O0O,O00 men, women and children:
Each of the thirteen territorial Ked
Cross divisions within the continental
United States has had it's proportion
of the desired 100000 recruits al
lotted in advance of the campaign.
Each of the division managers will ap-
point a. division Christmas member
ship drive committee to take charge OF
the campaign under the general d.
rection of the National COMMITTEE:
Carrying out the systematic plan OF
action from. National Committee TO
local community, each Red Cross
chapter also will appoint local drive
committee under the immediate super
vision of the. Division Commlttee'
Attorney T. F. .Murtha OF Dickinson
has been named the "drive" manager
for Stark county.
SO Install Booths
Many novel. features have been
planned to give zest to the campaign.
There will be special Christmas mem
bership enrolment blanks and Christ
mas membership certificates which
can be used as Christmas gifts. At
railway stations and in public utility
offices, banks, department stores,
theatres, and other places where
people congregate, enrolment booths
will be open from the start to the I'm
isf Of the drive, each in charge OF one
to three workers in Red Cross uni
forms. 80, ~. !. -,s..,. ,..s..,...
Everybody to Help
Ministers have been requested to
preach Red Cross Christmas sermons
on December 16. Heads OF colleges
and schools are expected to arouse the
interest of students and pupils to work
for the greater Red Cross at the close
of the term preceding the holidays;
Throughout the country local ana
group organizations will devise cam
paign features of their own IN great
variety. Various phases OF the drive
will follow each other In quick success
sion from December II until the
chimes on Christmas Eve ring the END
of the campaign.
A particularly noteworthy feature
of the campaign will be the placing OF
transparent Red Cross service tiags IN
the windows of homes throughout the
country. The display Of this nag
bearing the Red Cross emblem, Will
mean that a person in that home IS a
Red Cross member. Space Will pe
provided on the white field Of the nag
for additional emblems to indicate the
number of members of the household
who have joined the Red Cross.
Stores, banks, manufacturing Plants,
ETC., will be encouraged to dlsplay
ennblems to indicate the full Red Cross
membership in the respective estap-
lishments.
Illumination As Climax
Plans have been perfected to make
the Christmas Eve ceremonies a NJ
ting climax of the patriotic campaign.
AT 1880 o'clock on the, night before
Christmas it is proposed that Lighted
candle shall be placed behind the
transparent flag in the window OF
every Red Cross home. Local chap
ters will strive to see that gthls ldea
is carried into effect. The candles are
to burn until 9 clock, and at hall
hour intervals during the evening
church bells are to be rung to lend
impressiyeness to the Red Cross cere-
mony. During the same hours groups
of Red Cross workers in every com.
munity will march through dltterent
neighborhoods singing carols IN
further acclaim of the spirit OF the
Red Cross Christmas.
AT the conclusion of the Red Cross
membership drive there will not pc
any excuse for any one not having pc
come member. There are hundreds
of thousands Of persons whose names
are not on the Red Cross roll merely
by reaon Of their own thoughtle lessness;
All these will have the chance and
be reminded Of their patriotic duty 70
Join the Red Cross. In the words OF
President Wilson, the people as q
whole will be afforded opportunity to
show the Christmas spirit u terms OF
action. ~ sS:$ s,5
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