The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-24
FINAL DAY OF RED CROSS DRIVE
TO BRING DISTRICT TO $4,000 GOAL

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over-Snnday canvass indicate that til
southern district of Oklahoma. of whic
Ardinore Is headquarters, will reach II
goal OF 10000 new members.
Reports compiled Saturday put th
district over it, quota, 3i,79s, by a maj
gin of l,sl2. II the $4,000 mark
reached, the excess will he l2.203. o
nearly thirty.tiiree and II third per cen
more memberships than were allotte
TO this district.
ported 9,5i6 memberships. AN excess q
3.239 and Russell Brown, county man
ager, Is confident that the county tO,a
viii be 1900.
OlSiahona's quota has been givin a
100000 and present figures indicate tn
canvass has resulted, up to last night
il u total of 600, 900. Originally quot,
of 100, 900 was suggested for Oklahoma
but State Manager Phillips gave Ou
orders for half "a million, and 1t il lilsel.
no other state will so far exceed IL
allotment. The southwestern division
including Oklahoma, is far ahead OF an.
other division in the country. and Okla
honia, state headquarters report. Is far
In the lead of the other states.
Advices received by Senator Fred +
Tucker. southern district manager, in
the drive for Red Cross Christmas
memberships are to the effect that the
work was vigorously prosecuted yester
day and was renewed this morning with
Increased enthusiasm, every worker
giving evidence of determination ~
reach the so 900 mark
Telephone service has been unsatis-
factory In all the counties of the dis
trict and TO this is due, largely. the
Inability to receive complete reports.
The district so far has exceeded its
quota and has been the recipient of
many compliments from the national
headquarters at Washington and the
southwestern headquarters at st.
Louis.
Senator Tucker says he will have a
complete report Wednesday.
While reports from over the district
have been delayed there have been
many reports coming in from over Car
ter county. Farmers and others COM
ing to the city today for their final
Christmas shopping have besieged
headquarters with money and reports,
AT the close of the services in all
the churches yesterday memberships
were solicited, and while there We're
many responses, ii was apparent that
nearly every church member had al
ready Joined the Red Cross. The work
of securing Red Cross members was
vigorously renewed this morning. every
worker being determined to secure as
many memberships as possible. Twenty
five memberships were received today
from Tatums, negro settlement.
T. j. Pollock and George W. Coff.
man. county superintendent of schools,
went to Cisco Saturday night. where
the school children had Christmas
tree and entertainment. Talks were
made in the interest of the organiZa.
tion and many memberships secured.
DIR. J. +. Young and George Jenkins
held a Red Cross meeting at Hignight
school Saturday night.
Doctor Young and Mr.. Pollock visited
the Confederate home yesterday, where
Doctor Young preached to the veterans.
Additional memberships were secured,
and now every inmate of the home IS
member of the Red Cross.
Kingston, in Marshall county, was
late in starting the work, but in
letter received .by Senator Fred r.
Tucker, district manager, from c. n.
Click, cashier of the First State bank,
il is stated that there has been gen
erous ersponse, and already 256 mem
berships have been secured out of the
population of 1000 and the work is
still going on.
Reports coming to headquarters to-
lay are encouraging, with the pros |
poets for memberships until the last
minute.
L. f.. Phillips, state manager, has
wired Russell Brown, Carter county |
as follows:
Congratulations; Oklahoma division !
IS over the top with maximum quota |
IF half million Christmas members. |
Monday is the final day 10 give |
an opportunity to enroll. !
Every captain in your county can
EASILY add ten names 10 your splendid |
record. Just think that 1t would mean |
100 900 more for our division. Present
returns indicate Oklahoma leading all
states. A final determined push on the |
last day should cinch thd position.
Wouldn't il be great to send such al
Christmas message to our boys, our
lilies and our sister states.
"The more Red Cross here the less |
white crosses over there"
Senator Fred f. Tucker, district man.
age, is in receipt of the following tele. i
zrarf from j. l.. Johnston. chairman OF
he southwestern division:
From Washington comes the inspir'
ng news that the southwestern division
low leads the country in the Christmas
of the Red Cross. Oklahoma
$ ahead in our division. but you can't
lold the lead without further Efforts
fou have done wonderful work in your
district and you have good reason to
% proud, but you must not fail TO raiiy
he remaining loyal hearts in oklahoma
o the standard of the Red Cross. so
hat when the shadows fall Christmas
we there will not be one truly Ameri |
AN home in your state from which |
loes not shine out through the service |
lag our message of love ana Loyalty |