The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
MORE Than 40 PER CENT
DISTRICT QUOTA SECURED
TN RED CROSS CAMPAIGN

The drive for Red Cross memberships
Is progressing i'm "a manner satisfactory
to the managers. The returns so far
received. Senator Fred II. Tucker, dis
trict manager, says. are gratifying, al
though no reports have been given by
Stephens and Coal counties. This II
due largely to the lack of rural tele
phones In these localities and the fac'
that county managers do not desire 70
send incomplete reports, but from ad
vices received it. Is shown that the
country districts In all the counties are
doing really more than their share.
The total for seven of the nine coun
ties of the district showed memberships
secured Monday to the number of TO-.
522, and on Tuesday, 1873, total OF
l5,50l More than 40 per cent of the
quota of the district has been secured
in two days. and Senator Tucker Is
satisfied that If the reports were I'm
from Coal and Stephens counties the
total would be 80 and perhaps GO per
cent of the quota.
The lack of telephone facilities is
largely the cause of many sections fail
ing to report in all the counties. In
Carter county no report has been re-
ceived from New Wilson or the oil fields.
The report in Ardmore is incomplete
ana IL WAS lIflDOSSlDlt iOili ,opp'l
city captain, to give out anything like
complete report, but by tomorrow II
is expected to have in all the returns,
so that the people may be shown just
what has been donN and what will re-
main necessary TO complete the quota.
Memberships are being taken rapidly,
and nearly every person approached is
readily responding.
Russell Brown, county manager, said
an impression had gone forth that he
wishes to correct. A report was started
that persons refusing to take member
ship were listed as "slackers." He said
this idea is ridiculous, that persons
taking memberships are in no way OBJ
ligated to do field work, but that an
assurance of their moral support is
what is wanted, and in case they do
not see their way clear to take mem
bership, they are in no way blamed,
and that Red Cross ideas were those Of
charity in everything, that the friend
ship of all the people Is wanted, and
that the idea of the membership Is
largely a matter of classification, that
they may know on whom they may de-
pend. II is broad and kindly work,
and there is no place in II for an un-
kind word or thought.
The work in the city is being carried
on ne Woihtii WI hNiS
were busy, and when the reports come
in il will be found that they have met
with great success.
Whiteman & Simpson secured one Oh
the booths and have dressed Red
Cross window in their store. 1t makes
an attractive display, and will draw
attention to the. work.
Arthur l.. Sullivan went to Oklahoma
City last night, where he addressed
Chamber of Commerce MONDAY lun-
cheon today. He spoke of Red cross
activities on the battle front.
With population of only l'5eo. ska
took. Tulsa county, has reported mem
bership of 1,207. Another Tulsa county
town, Owasso, with population OF
$50. reports "a membership of l52.
A report from Chickasha. Caodo
county. gives membership of 1000.
A total of 1910 members have been
reported from Oklahoma City
Reports from the southwestern as
trict covering complete returns for the
first day gave Tillman county 3,ooo,
Kiowa county 1900; jackson county
2OOO Harmon 1900; Greer 1,ooo; Co.
manche 200; Cotton 1.lS7. In many
instances about half of each countys
ouota has been subscribed, which lends
encouragement to the hope that the
states quota of 100000 members VIII
be doubled.