Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-25
10000 MEMBERS ADDED
TO RED CROSS CHAPTER
Campaign Director Boykin Greatly
Pleased With Response
OF Public.
MANY CALL AT HEADQUARTERS
Loaded With Bundles, They Take
Out Membership Cards and Join
in Making This Red Cross
Christmas-Orpllan Enrolled.

There is no longer any doubt about
died 10000 new Nom
bcrs 10 the Richmond Chapter OF the
\wcricau Rcd Cross
Accompanying it with an expansive
smile. II. q. Eoykin. campaign dirccto:
OF the Red Cross Christmas member
ship drive. made this statement la ST
night after checking up the reports
for the final day OF the drive. There
are now IS 100 Red Cross members IN
this city.
1T means that Richmond has made
a wonderfully fine showing in this
campaign" said Mr. Boykin. The re-
Spouse to our appeal has been gene
rous and Widespread. the new mem
bers by no means being confined Ia
certain sections OF the city. and the
me m berShip committee is deeply graf
flied over the heartincss with which
Richmond people evidenced their de-
sire to support this splendid Red Cros:
work.
All day yesterday there was a steady
stream of new members pa sSins in and
out OF Red Cross headquarters. Fourth
and Grace Streets. Announcement had
been made that while no membership
booths would be opcu the day before
Christmas. new members could regis
ter at headquarters. but tho number
OF patriotic men and women who
arailcd themselves OF the opportunity
to enroll before nightfall. was IA,
greater than had been anticipa ed
Many late Christmas shoppers went 10
conSidera BILE Inconvenience 10 pay :,
visit to headquarters and become Il
member Of the Red Cross army by pay
Ing u dollar for a years subscription
JOIN IN MAKING A
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS
Il just wouldn't 20 home until | ha,
cnfoiled. christmas wouldn't have
been the same ii | had done other
wise remarked u woman caller who
entered headquarters just before clos
ing time. She was heavily burdcnet
with Christmas bundles. but the salts.
faction she seemed to derive from hav-
ing obeyed the injunction to make it
a Red Cross Christmas more than of
set the time which she lost from her
bclated shopping tour.
The office force of the II. \. patter.
sou iob"cco Company. the StenoSra
piers Association, and the orphans O.
-. Pauls Home the latter througt
the generosity OF patriotic citizens
were added last night TO the Red eros.
one Hundred Per Cent Club" This
is the name ths has been given To
institutions and business houses where
every person enrolled in the Red Cross
Director Boyliin stated that il was no,
TOO late for others TO join the honor
roll Although the drive. which be-
gan December Il. Officially ends on
Christmas Eve: mem berships tina, are
received at Red Cross headquarters be.
iorc ia nuary |. Will be counted in the
Christmas week campaign" said the
director.
Much valuble assistance was rem.
dered Director Boykin by l.. Is. stern
ce-chairman of the membership com.
mittees. ana thanks are due. the dircc-
tor said. to numerous volunteer women
WORKERS. the owners OF stores whore
membership booths were located ana
advertisers who heiped 10 keen the
campaign before the public eve hy
mentioning it in their ads. The stem
osraphers' Association. SUNDAY school
childrcn public school children and
many others were OF grea; helm
AmonG the Italian colony. Mrs. Chasie
Trahcri was instrumental in sainin.
many new members.