The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
Number of the Telephone In
stalled Will be Eight
Z Thousand.
GREAT INTEREST N MOVE
Several Changes Made in the
Original Committee
List.

The headquarters OF the Citizen.
Committee for the Red Cross drive
which is being arranged for next weel
are expected TO be fitted up in the
store room in the Fleming building
today and before the meeting of chair
man and vice chairman Of the various
committees is held there at eight
o'clock tonight 1t is expected that tel
ephone will be installed.
The number of the Red Cross head
quarters will be 5000 a number insisted
upon by Charles w. Evans, secretary
of the executive committee, who per
fected arrangements. The numbe,
was selected because the campaign is
being made with the avowed purpose
OF securing 5000 members for the
Fairmont chapter, which has adopted
the slogan "Fairmont, the Largest Red
Cross Chapter in West Virginia"
The liberality of Thomas w. Elem
Ing In donating this large and desira
BILE store room for campaign headquar.
tiers is but one instance OF the wide
spread interest in Red Cross matters in
Fairmont and vicinity and everyone
with whom the committees come In
contact manifests the same spirit.
The worthiness of the Red Cross and
the good accomplished through It has
had instances Of appreciation on the
part Of the rank and file of the people
of this community many times recently
when folks Of little means have made
sacrifices which touched the hearts of
the workers. Only recently a lady
came to the headquarters in the city
building and in outlining her appropria
tions for various causes and allotting
her expense for the day she finished
with the expression not meant to at.
tract attention: That leaves me dol
lar for Red Cross membership and
I'll walk home"
Many oher instances OF the Red
Cross spirit are cited at the commit.
tee meetings and It is evident that ev.
cry man, woman and child in the neigh.
borhood can be secured for member.
ship In the big drive, which would send
the total way in advance of anything
that the local Red Cross leaders have
ever dreamed OF.
The Citizens Committee, selected by
the Membership Extension committee
OF the Fairmont Chapter OF the Amer.
lean Red Cross and the Campaign
Committee, which was named by the
Membership Extension committee. is
fought to represent the various local
organizations Of which much can be
expected in the drive" for member.
ship for the local chapter which starts
next week.
In addition to the various commit
tees which make up the citizens COM
mittee. printed this morning. there
will be a committee from st. Joseph's
Catholic church consisting of Rev.
Joseph .Martorana, Miss Annie Yanero
and Miss Datillo.
The Jewish Sunday school commit
tee has been slightly remodeled. Bert
Leopold being transferred to the mer.
camille committee and Simon Good.
man made chairman Of the committee
ard Miss Edith Klaw. vice chairman.
Mrs. p. p. Lipson's name was also
omitted from the published list this
morning inadvertently.
John O'Bierne is the new represen-
tative of the Salvation army OF Fair
mont and he has assured A. G. Martin,
acting chairman of the campaign COM
mittee, that he will do all in his pow
er for the Red Cross drive, which
means a great deal.