The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
SEVENTY ADDED
TO RED CROSS
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN GETS
UNDERWAY WITH GENEROUS
RESPONSE.
FUND IS INCREASING
Additions 20 Local Chapters Treasury
Come From Several Sources-Syste-
matte Canvass Is To Be Carried
on This Week.

More than seventy new members
we're reported at the Red Cross meet
Ing held at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms yesterday afternoon This
number is the result OF the campaign
drive for membership inaugurated
after the patriotic parade Friday. The
gift of $50 to the Red Cross to be
made by the Sunday school children
cf the Episcopal church. was an.
nounced
Plans were discussed for making
Red Cross supplies and a committee
appointed to buy the necessary ma.
terial The sewing will be done at
the different places found to be con.
venient for the work until school Is
out Then q room in each Of the
ward school buildings will be secured
for that purpose. The women of the
Confederate home are TO be supplied
with knitting material and other sup
plies to be made into clothes for the
soldier boys
young wOman's organization. Of
which Miss Helen Sayrc is chairman.
and Miss Louise Love is secretary. has
planned To give to the Red Cross the
proceeds from luncheons 10 be- given
by its members. The net proceeds
from the Cantata given at the high
school was announced as SG3AO The
auxiliary Of the Episcopal church do.
mated S7j to the Red Cross fund as
the result of the sale of ice cream
cones Friday afternoon The dance
given under the direction OF Miss
Margaret Gravitt and Mrs. h. v
Strayhorn, brought S2S2j into the so
ciety's treasury
Campaign 20 Be 5ystematized.
The work Of the campaign is to be
systematIzed A card index was Civ.
en- the society for the filing OF names
by Chairman Mark Kirkpatrick Of the
Rcd Cross and 1900 cards by Walter
S. Gilbert secretary OF the Chamber
OF Commerce In addition to repre-.
sentatiycs placed at the picture
shows every night. and the announce.
monts TO be- made at the city churches.
the campaign committee has planned
q house 10 house canvass for next
Wednesday Red Cross pins and but.
tons have been ordered 10 be- used
during The membership drive.
DR. r W Roadway and DR. u. r.
Johnson have offered their services
IN training the members OF the organ.
izatiou The making OF comfort bags
for Ardmore boys now In the service
Of the country was discussed at the
The following committees were ap.
pointed Civilian Relief Mrs. r. S.
lleudon Mrs Julius Kahn and Mrs.
G. w Cline, Purchasing committee.
Mrs Kennel Hudson. who Is 10 an.
point two other members. Magazines.
Mrs J. r. Mason. Mrs Ed Sandlm.
Mrs y B Lynn and Mrs g. n. Hanks.
one from each ward boz the city Mrs
Hudson chairman Uf this committee.
hHs sent lil pounds of reading matter
'0 lho soldiers
Resolutions of thanks ana apprcci.
alton were unanimously adoutpd at
the meeting. mentioning the ald and
the service given hy the Chamber
of Commerce band the choir of the
Christian church, the.chorus under the
direction OF Mrs Homer Adams the
Ladies' Auxiliary of ST. Philips Epis.
copal church, OF which Mrs. Guy p.
Cobb. is president, the Diamond A Ice
Cream Company and Miss Margaret
Strayhorn and Mrs r V. Grayitt. for
The part they took In directing the
benefit dance.