Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-28
RED CROSS COMMITTEE
TO Be PERMANENT
Great Enthusiasm Prevailed
and All Ready for the
Second Call

There is a permanent Red Cross
campaign committee This was defin-
itely decided last night at the banquet
held in the Derby building by the
workers of the past week and half
John Farrar made the necessary mo
tion to perpetuate the work and it was
instantly seconded and carried unani.
mously. 1t was stated that General
Pershing has estimated the 100000, 900
will last but six months, and at the
end of that time another contribution
will be necessary.
Chairman of the evening, August
Huckestein, in introducing speakers,
said that at the beginning Of the cam
paign the reputation Of Marion county
was at stake, and that only by the eff.
ficient work of the business men in
soliciting funds, was this reputation
kept up. Mr.. Huckestein eomplimented
the ladies for their part in the cam
paign, speaking especially of their
work in furnishing luncheons to the
men.
Mr.. Huckestein introduced William
Evons, of Team No. !, as the first
speaker of the evening, and Mr. Evans
told of the $4,000 or more which his
team had been successful in turning
over to the headquarters He in turn
introduced w. /. Staley, who gave some
of his experiences while canvassing. He
was followed by Hal Patton, who told
bear story.
A Regular Love Feast.
Walter l.. Tooze was introduced as
the representative of Team No. ., and
showed his oratorical ability in pa
triotic appreciation of the boys who are
now in France. He was applauded when
he quoted Mr.. Hamilton, who had re-
Gently returned from France, to the eff
feet that there was no better soldier
than the American.
A great deal of good natured banter
ing ran through the program, and the
company was kept in laughter the
gerater part of the evening. Other
speakers were Louis Lachmund, Joseph
Ii. Albert, +. T. Barnes, Rollin X. Page,
r. A. Harris, t. X. Ford, w A. Den
ton, Charles " Galloway, f. +. Carle,
ton, G. S. Hamilton, Chauneey Bishop
w. M. Hamilton, Superintendent J. w
Todd, o. A. Hartman, Max O. Burer
and Oscar Gingrich, general manager
of the campaign.
John w. Todd moved a vote Of
thanks to Mr., Gingrich, which was
amended to include Mr.. Huckestein, and
further amended to take in the Rev.
Robert S. Gill and T. A. Liyesley The
motion was carried unanimously. a
motion was then made to thank the
committee which did the preliminary
work Of preparing the names, which
consisted of Messrs. A. A. Lee, U. q.
Bower and Ben f. West. This motion
was likewise amended to include the
stenographers and the Mesdames Laeh-
mund and Page. Of course the motion
carried
Mr.. Gingrich, in his speech, disclaim-
ed all praise, merely stating that ne, as
had the balance Of the committee, had
done the best he could, and had worked
NOT for personal honor but for the
cauae. and for the honor and glory OF
the American governments. ne slateu
that the use of $4,000 as the figures
to be reached by the county was un'
authorized, and that the county was
supposed to contribute but $5o,ooV,
what patriotic county this. is was
shown by the figures which he read
Marion county with $4T2l2.,
CO. He gave great credit to Mr.. Gill
for the idea of the flag, and stated that
+ha idea was to be advertised in the
east. with the purpose Of showing now
the city of Salem made Old GLORY,
Rev. Mr.. Pemberton, when called up
on. stated that although he was Vuak'
~ 80 u;ll;no ~ assist in all ways