Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-21
OKLAHOMA IN LEAD
THRU TULSA'S AID
State Outstrips Rivals in Red
Cross Donations; Half
From Here.

According to telegraphic bulletins
received by The World last night
from national headquarters of the
Red Cross, oklahoma leads almost
every other state in the southwest,
with the exception of Missouri. in
donations to the Red Cross fund.
Tulsa's mighty liberality being re-
sponsible for half of the Oklahoma
showing, a great deal of honor can
be diverted from the state to this
city.
Owing to the fact that the bull
letins give Oklahoma credit for only
Sl1lOOO. IL is thot that this is
very early report of only those sub
scriptions which are definite. 1t Is
now thot that Tulsa alone will APP
proximate this figure, and oklahoma
City is claiming to have raised
$50, 900.
Record by States.
Following is the preliminary re-
port of states in this section as given
out last night by the national head
quarters: Arkansas $4,000, Kansas
100000, Louisiana s16S,O00, Missis
sippi $4,000, Missouri $772.000. New
Mexico $4,000, oklahoma Sl1l.000,
Tennessee $4,000, Texas s71, 900.
Not content with having reached
the goal of 100000 three of the
most important teams in the local
Red Cross drive refused to report
yesterday and announced their in
tention of further probing their
field These teams are expected to
make their final stand today, so
that the campaign may be brought
to a close.
Amount Net Known.
Owing to the action of these three
teams, it is impossible as yet to de-
termine the exact returns of the
campaign. Early estimates are being
fully borne out by returns. and there
seems no doubt that more than
500 900 will be sent from Tulsa for
war work.
Several hundred dollars, a great
part of it voluntary, strayed into
Red Cross headquarters yesterday
Managers of the movement are elated
at the number of small contributors
who have helped send Tulsa's total
skyward.
Comfy Record, TOO.
in the country for its size will have
such report to present as will
Tulsa, when the returns are in.
East news interests are calling at
tention to the showing made by the
middle west, of which Tulsa is the
leader.
Employees of several oil COM
panies thruout the field are making
up budgets to send in to the fund
today. Thru an error 1t was stated
in yesterday mornings World that
the employees of j. s. Cosden at
Healdton had contributed $400,
whereas the credit for this donation
should go to the Sinclair Oil com
pany.
Students Next.
In the meantime. preparations con-
tinue for the great school children's
rally, which is scheduled to be held
at Convention hall tomorrow night. |
Nothing of this kind has been done
in this part of the country and the
response of the young folks promises
to be an inspiration.
Admission to the rally will be en-
tirely free to any who may be in |
terested. in this patriotic movement |
Donations will be entirely voluntary |
altho it is expected that the school |
will come forward almost
In a body with donations of 25 and
50-cent pieces.
Word was received last night that'I
the people of Cushing have sub !
scribed total of $4,000 with only a |
half days work recorded. Twelve I
teams. composed of six men each,
will continue the campaign until