Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
MECHANICSBURG
RED CROSS DRIVE
Committees in Every Ward
Named For Work Between
Now and Christmas

Mechanicsburg. Pa, Dec. H.
Earnest workers for the Red Cross
Christmas drive for new members
started out on a vigorous campaign
in this place and vicinity yesterday
afternoon. Prominent citizens are
boosting the movement and standing
back of the efforts put forth. Booths
for securing memberships are To-
Gated in Biddle's department store,
the post office and e. c. Snyder's
drug store.
With the Rev. II. Hall Sharp as
campaign manager. the following
persons launched the work yester-
day:
First Ward-Guy II. Lucas, cap
tain; George w. Hershman, first
lieutenant; DR.. J. A. Kilmore. Mrs.
Charles Il. Brindel, Mrs. Lewis ID.
Cook, Miss Grace e. Wilmer, Miss
Carrie Anderson, Miss Ethel Kumler,
Mrs. Weir Seifert, Mrs. II. II. Mer-
cer Mrs. J. c. Lambert, Miss sara
Swartz, Mrs. Guy II. Lucas, John A.
Davis. Frank Rowe. Abram S. Hertz
Ter. George C. Dietz. A. A. Morrett
and John e. Fenton, solicitors.
Second Ward-Miss Hattie j. Hop
ple. captain: Miss S. Edith Swartz,
first lieutenant: Mrs. Frank Ritchey,
Mrs. e. E. Strong, Mrs. II. c. Brown,
Miss Sue Swartz, Mrs. II. NJ. Lamb,
Miss Catharine Hummel, Mrs. Frank
E. Wilcox, Mrs. Charles ID. Getz
Charles II. Smith. Mrs. II. l.. Snyder,
NJ. b. Ibach, Clarence Morrett,
George B. Hoover Louis A. Diller,
Mrs. Charles Eberly, Mrs. n! l.. Sc
ger, Charles L. Martin, III. G. Ryan
Mrs. r. AZ. Burnett, Mrs. FRANK Iate'
Mrs. Ross Lehman and Mrs. Phlnp
Shelter. solicitors.
Third Ward-Russell n. Biddle,
captain; ]. G. Bentz, first lieutenant;
Mrs. E. E. Steele. Miss Violet Bethel,
Miss Nell Bethel. Mrs. r. B.. Schroe-
der, Miss Mary Clark, Mrs. Harry
Wise, Miss Helen Bentz, Miss Julia
Hefflefinger, Miss Esther V. Farence,
Mrs. r. n. Biddle. Miss Clara Titzel,
John S.Davis, S. Harper Myers, a.
L. Black William Roller, Harry E.
Bethel, George Wenk, /. Nj. Fought,
Morris l.. Pass, Frank Hare, and
Frank Steele, team.
Fourth Ward-Miss Maude K. Will
hanson, captain; A. e. Barnes, first
lieutenant; w. A. Huber. Mrs. NJ. d.
Schafhirt, Miss Martha Schafhirt,
Mrs. Ralph Mumma. Miss Catherine
d. Faller, Mrs. j. V. Miller, Mrs. Ar
thur Young, Carroll Miller and j.
H. Hinkle, team.
Fifth Ward-M. E. Anderson, cap
tain; Robert NJ. Martin. first lieuten-
ant; Mrs. r. NJ Martin, Mrs. n. w.
Hershner, Mrs. Murray J.. Dick, Mrs.
George Wertz, Mrs. l.. p. Baum, X.
Wilson Hurst. Mrs. E. L. Sansfield,
Mrs. NJ. Il. Anderson, e. /. Stans-
field and j. w. Dietz.
Following are the committees:
Campaign manageable Rev. II.
Hall Sharp.
Membership-H. C. Brown, chair
man: Fl. A. Mishler, G. e. Lloyd. p.
A. Burtnett, ]. j. Milleisen, s. f.
Hauck, DR.. M. NJ. Daugherty, f. 10.
Wilcox, DIR. f. e. Campbell, G. w.
owens, ]. H. Roller. M. e. Anderson,
r. n. Biddle, Miss M. K. William
son, Miss Hattie Happle, G. II. Lu-
cas-, w. S. Zimmerman.
Citizens'-The Rev. George Full
ton, chairman; ]. u. Prowell, f. 5.
Mumma, H. c. Ryan, II. l.. Snyder,
]. N. Clark, /. NJ. Fought. F.. K.
Ployer, Mrs A. S. Hauck. ]. S. Da-
Wis, J. II. Dearborn, G. Westhafer, j,
G. Bentz, Lewis Rodgers, M. l.. Dick
DIR. ]. A. Kilmore, Mrs. r. n.
Thomas, Jr., Clarence Morrett. j. X.
Hinkle, NJ. X. Dry. the Rev. p. G.
b. Castle, S. Harper Myers. J. {.
Rider, w. 7. Lucas, A. B. Crawford,
]. L. V. Smith, II. r. Senseman, l..
Fl. Lamb, w. A. Huber. Miss Edith
swartz, Mrs. ]. I. Steel, c. P. Shau66'
G. NJ. Wertz, S. f. Miller, the Rev. ]:
s. Adam, A. e. Seiber, Mrs. David
Watts, f. S. Weber. t. ]. Scholl, j.
l.. Young, l. B. Springer. |. d. Fish,
Sr., John Robertson, DR.. B. F. Hunt,
H. NJ. Lamb, the Rev. pr. T. j. Fer
guson, G. B. Hoover, Miss Centred
Walters, G. A. Finkenbinder, Thomas
Lindsay, DIR. ]. II. Swartz, the Rev.
b. L. c. Baer. I. c. Swartz. II. Berk-
heimer, the Rev. DIR. II. N. Fegley,
Charles Nelly, George shumberger,
A. l.. Brubaker. w. r. Hurst, the
Rev. S. S. Garnes. Frank Kanhaus,
Charles Eberly, Il. j. Webb, e. G..
Lutz e. c. Snyder. r. Nj. Martin,
ID. II. White, A. o. Sample, j. p.
Fenton. Frank Hare.