Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-05-25
W AN I 5000
MEMBERS IN
RED CROSS
Double Number Set for Goal
in Membership Drive Be-
ing Made in County; Have
2,4OO Enrolled.
WILL HOLD MEETING
IN FARSON TONIGHT

- The patriotism of thu
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Cross when it placed ths
goal of membership at 5000. This fig
ure will be surpassed and the drive
now underway is being made for 5000
members in the county. The thermom
eter today registered 2,400, a gain Of
500 over yesterday and the mercury is
still rising,
The workers on the streets in the
1 various booths had excellent success
yesterday afternoon and today. The
shoppers and others along the streets
! in the business district are asked to
I become members and buy a flag. The
organizations in charge of these
/ booths. which are located at prominent
| street corners, have two to four
| women at each place and few persons
escape making a purchase or enroll
| ing in the movement.
MANY TO BE HEARD FROM.
The goal first set will be so far dis
| tanced that it has been decided to
nearly double the number originally
established. With 2,400 Ottumwans al
ready enrolled and but three days OF
the big drive spent, the outlook is most
gratifying to the volunteers at head
quarters and the officers Of the chap
ter. Several hundreds more are expect
ed in Ottumwa and these will be turn
ed in this afternoon and within the
next few days. Some of the industries
where large forces are employed have
not yet turned in their reports and all
are striving for 100 per cent efficiency
the enrolment Of their entire force
as members of the county chapter OF
i he Red Gross SSgsS
MEETING IN FARsON TONIGHT.
The country districts are all to be
heard from as are the towns and cities
in the county outside of Ottumwa.
Meetings have been held in most OF
these places and organizations formed
among the citizens to get as many
members as possible. A meeting will
be held in Farson tonight and G. F.
Spry in charge Of the country work OF
the chapter went to Endyville today to
make arrangements for a meeting
there. A meeting is to be held soon in
Kirkville and other places outside OF
tumwa but the dates have not been
assigned Local speakers and members
of the county chapter address these
gatherings and make stirring pleas for
everybody's help in making Wapello
county rank among the highest in
membership of the counties Of the
state.
HEADQUARTERS BUSY PLACE.
The staff of volunteers at headquar-
ters is being kept busy issuing re-
ceipts and buttons to those who call
and sending out supplies to those
whose memberships have been turn
ed by workers. Buttons, flags and re.
ceipts are given out in large quanti
ties to the various booths, and the in
dustrial firms where the work of en-
rollment is being carried on are also
being supplied. Representatives, from
some of the outlying towns and coun-
try places in the county have called
and received supplies. A number Of
willing workers are engaged as clerks,
stenographers and checkers at head
quarters. Men and women are donat-
ing their services daily to this work
and the chief aim is the making Of
Wapello county's chapter one of the
biggest in Iowa
MORE ON HONOR ROLL.
The desire of firms and families to
be enlisted on the honor roll of 100 per
cent efficient has increased this list to-
day by twenty-five names. They are:
John Morre1l, r. c. Loomis, Rev. NJ
Dana. d. 3. Johnston. c. S. Harper, w.
10 Wall. William NcNett, DR.. A. l.
Hoaglund, 10 r. Jaques. L. r. Clausen,
+. B. Leonard. Eliza B. Picken, c. F..
Mcdaniel. c. y. Evans. Howard Har.
rington. Dr. W. Hanse1l. J. w. Meas
ham. John Hurd, j. B. McCarroll. The
Parisian Mynard drug store. Central
Drug Co., Donelan's store, Ottumwa
Iron Works Office force Celania
brothers.