The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
RED GROSS CANVASS ENTERS STAGE PRIOR 10 THE FINAL DRIVE Atlanta Gave S2OO,O00 Fol lowing S1O0,OOO Raised for
 Fire Sufferers PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
 BEING WORKED OUT President Wilson Has Named Red Cross Week and Work Will
 Commence June IS

Chairman George Gordon Crawford of the campaign committee of the local Red Cross chapter, though a bit busy with several of the big officials of his com pany, who are in the city for few days, finds time to keep on planning on the team work that he expects to get to- gether early next week. and his an- nouncements that will come later will be of intense interest.
 Atlanta, apportioned $425, GOO by the American Red Cross as it's pro rata share of the $100, 1000 to be raised in the United States, was released from any obligation whatever, when the details of the disastrous fire that recently swept that city sifted into the Washington headquarters of the Red Cross. But At lanta would not have it that way, and though she had raised $100,O00 for fire vic- tims, Atlanta answered that she would raise $200,000 and Atlanta did it. They have already completed the work. All of which goes to show that city can do, when a city will, and it is a we'll known fact that Birmingham always does her part.
 WAR RELIEF FUND
 Beginning Monday, the Red Cross cam paign for $10O,0O0,000 war relief fund en- ters the stage before the final drive dur ing the week of June IS to 25, which has been set aside by President Wilson as Red Cross Week
 With campaigns already well under way in the larger cities, efforts are now being directed by the war finance com mittee, of which MT. Cleveland H. Dodge is Chairman, to the organization of teams in more than 800 cities and towns.
 From the central headquarters of the finance committee in Washington, 50 expert organizers today were sent out to assist local chapters and committees in forming their teams. Ten teams will be organized in each city. The captains of these teams will be leading business men and bankers of the community, who will devote practically their entire time dur ing Red Cross Week to the raising of the largest relief fund ever attempted through voluntary subscription. Each captain will be assisted by 10 associates chosen by himself.
 EVERYBODY AIDING
 In New 4ork city, practically every figure in the financial district has been enlisted in the Red Cross ranks for this campaign. Dominant figures of finance like J. Plerpont Morgan, Jacob H. Schiff, Frank A. Vanderlip, Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr., A. H. Wiggin and Charles H. Sabin will devote practically their entire time to personal canvass of every man in the Wall street district. Subscriptions running into the millions of dollars are expected to be gathered here.
 In the same way, other cities through out the country are being thoroughly or ganized. Every man has been carefully listed in card catalogues for personal so- licitation during the week.
 Churches and clubs will cooperate with local committees, by appeals to their membership.
 Each city will be expected to raise funds equivalent to it's total population or greater. Not less than $1 for every man, woman and child in the United States must be collected if this campaign is to be made a success. That is the minimum. But in some cities the com mittees are planning to raise several times their allotment. Like the liberty loan and the great national loans in the countries abroad, every person capable of contributing is expected to take part in this campaign. Subscriptions from 10 cents to those running into the millions of dollars are counted upon and are es- sential if the war relief work in America Is to be put on the same plane in effi- ciency and resources as has been done by the Red Cross in other beligerent countries.