Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-11
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEES PLAN
Met and Organized for Work
this Morning and Per-
fected Plans

A meeting of the Citizens committee
for the creation of the special $4,000
war fund, which is Salem IS apportion
ment to the $100,OOO,OOO war fund OF
the Red Cross Society of America. met
at the Commercial club at 8 'cIock
this morning.
Those present were: T. B. Kay, Rol.
lin K. Page, Louis Lachmund, Rev.
Robert S. Gill, Rev. James Elvin, H. w
Meyers, Jos. H. Albert, Frank Davy,
VIM. McGilchrist, Jr., Sam Cozier. T. 4.
Llvesley, August Huekestein, o. b.
Gingrich, David Eyre, Geo F. Rodgers.
Mrs Carleton Smith and Mrs e. e.
Fisher.
Mr.. Geo. +. Rodgers, who is the rep.
resentative of Mr.. Henry L. Corbitt,
chairman of the executive committee
OF the Red Cross for Oregon, presented
the work of the Red Cross, setting forth
the necessity of raising the 100000, 900.
celebrating ON a suggested form of or
ganization.
After considerable discussion follow
ing Mr.. Rodgers talk, the assembly pro-
eeeded to organize. Mr.. August Huck-
estein was elected chairman and is to
Lave full sway in the prosecution of the
campaign. Mr.. Oscar B. Gingrich, sec
retary of the Y. M. C. A., was elected
campaign manager.
The board of directors of the Y. NJ. G.
A. placed at the disposal of the commit
tee the services of Mr.. Gingrich, who
will be called upon to give practically
his entire time for the prosecution of
the campaign from now ON until it is
closed June 25.
The following committees have so far
been appointed:
Executive committee-August Hucke-
stein, t. A. Livesley, 0. B. Gingrich.
Publicity committee-Frank Davy,
Rev Robert s. Gill, James Mott.
Mr. Sam Crozier was elected official
accountant and auditor and will him
self choose his committee.
= A committee consisting of David
Eyre, Frank Davy, H. W. Meyers was
appointed to select captains for 10I
teams which are to do the selecting.
After considerable deliberation the
following men were designated as cap
5ains: t. A. Livesley, senior captain;
Il. H. Olinger, Louis Lachmund, Asahel |
Bush, Jr., Curtis Cross, Jos. H. Albert,
Rollin K. Page, Theodore Roth, R. G. !
Bishop and G. S, Hamilton.
Messrs. Huckestein and Iivesley were
appointed committee to visit these
nen and draft them into the Red Cross
n the capacity for which they have
,een designated.
Each captain will choose in addition
u himself, nine members to compose his
cam, two of whom shall be minister
md a physician, the other seven will be
optional.
The meeting adjourned until clock
omorrow. morning at the Derby build
ng.
The headquarters and offices Of the
pecial Red Cross war fund campaign
ommittee will be located in the Derby
'uilding from now on until the con
lusion of the campaign. 1
In order to facilitate matters and to
insure their getting before the execu-
i've committee for proper disposition
II telephone messages and communica-
ions regarding the campaign and it's
york will be addressed to the campaign
Derby building.
Mr.. Derby has been very generous in i
onating the use of the building, which :
he Red Cross will occupy. II
The Imperial, c. S. Hamilton, and +
lax o. Buren Furniture companies will 7
lstall the office equipment for the use
the campaign committee and manage
tent, free of charge.