The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-13
ORGANIZE
CITY FOR RED
CROSS DRIVE

At a meeting at the Exchange Ma
tional bank last night a conference OF
the city and ward captains of the Red
Cross Christmas campaign was held
Tom Cooper city captain. Fred Carr
captain for the First ward, c. W. Rich.
ards, for the Second ward. Errett Dun.
lap for the Third ward, George Coff
man for the Fourth ward and ]. r.
Easley. representing Fred T.. Tucker
district manager. were present at the
meeting.
The plan of campaign was fully dis.
cussed and IL was decided to secure
workers, one for each block This will
be taken up by the ward captains at
once and another meeting was called
for late this afternoon at Coopers
garage.
A time will then be fixed for calling
all the workers together and fully ex.
planning to them just how the cam.
paign is to be prossu.ted-- The hope
and the belief were expressed at the
meeting last night that no difficulty
would be experienced in securing one
or two workers in each ward.
Manager COOper's Statement.
Manager Tom Cooper has issued the
following statement to the people of
Ardmore:
We must build a mercy machine
which will be more efficient than the
kaiser's military machine. The Red
Cross Christmas Membership Campaign
offers the United States an opportunity
to do this thing. There is no other or
ganization of mercy of worldwide scope
which goes wherever humanity is suf.
fering and gives relief to the dying and
comfort to the living.
1t is the one channel of mercy pro.
vided for our energies.
Its objects are worthy of every
minute of our time and every dollar
of our money
There has never been before so lib
eral response to a call for help as
there has been to this membership
campaign. Busy men have left their
offices and gone out TO work.
You want the privilege of co-operat
ing with the workers and here is a
plan by which you can make their
work lighter and by which you can do
your part.
Talk the Red Cross Membership
Campaign over with your family. In
doing so have in mind the intense suf-
fering of our boys and the boys of our
allies. Then decide 10 take out a mem
bership for as many of your family as
you can possibly afford.
This much decided upon. then leave
at your home on the morning OF Mon
day. December II. $l00 for each mem-
bership you and your family decide TO
take. There will be workers enough to
call at every home on Monday. Be
ready for them.
This campaigr will demonstrate the
stuff of which America is made
Let us not disappoint the world. Let
us take care of the boys who are across
the sea fighting our battle. Make up
your mind now to dispense with some
of the needless Christmas giving our
habits have gotten us into.
Our own boys are giving their lives
rid the world of the German war ma
chine and they will do it. Their blood
shall not be sacrificed without achiev-
ing the object Of that sacrifice and sure
ly we can give a few of our own dollars
and surely we can give these workers
our earnest cooperation by leaving our
membership fees at home on the morn
ing of December Il. Make up your
mind now to do il and it shall be done.
A Christmas OF mercy TO all.
TOM COOPER,
Ardmore Manager Red Cross Christ
mas Membership Campaign.