New-York tribune., 1917-12-21
l44,OO0 Enrolled
In Big Red Cross
Campaign Here
Workers Are Enthusiastic
Over Outlook for 100000
New Members

With $4,000 new members enrolled
up TO last night, Red Cross workers
arc confident of victory. In the four
days remaining before the campaign
closes on Christmas Eve, they believe
that New York will far outdistancc its
allotted goal Of 100000.
The Atlantic Division. comprising
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
reported $4,000 new members since
Monday.
Now that thew are forging ahead
almost within striking distance Of sue
cess. the campaigners are redOubling
their efforts TO land the needed thou
sands who have so far eluded their
solicitations. New teams are being
sent out, new booths erected, and a
general speeding up all along the line
IN preparation for "the big push that
will send them way over the top in the
final days of the drive.
Up 10 1880 last night, only $4,000
memberships had been reported, with
many chairman still to be heard from.
Some have not reported since the cam
paign started. The women teams have
outstripped the men by $4,000 TO $1,000.
Miss Charlotte Delafeld's section is
ahead with an enrolment Of 1l,170.
while Mrs. H. ". Morganthau is rum
ring her q close second with l0.06S.
Among the men, the team headed by j.
II. NcCulluch carried OF the honors
last night with 1402 new names.
The shortage in the Red Cross en-
blem buttons for 1918 was caused by
delays in manufacture and an unlocked
for demand. Yesterday. however, a
supply of pins and celluloid button
-
of volunteer workers was put 20 work
assembling them.
Rush Work on Pins
The pins. by the way. were manu-
featured in the emergency by Walter
B. Lasher. a Red Cross worker who
is president Of the American Chain
Company. of Bridgeport. Conn. When
he heard of the shortage he halted
work on war materials I'm one depart
ment of his plant and installed emer-
gency equipment to make the pins.
Bar Candles With Flags
The suggest made in the name
Of the American Red Cross that ser
vice flags and Red Cross cmblems in
the windows OF homes be illumi-
mated on Christmas Eve by placing
candles behind them brought prompt
and widespread response yesterday
from fremen and fire msrshas.
Such q practice is absolutely GER
tain" Chief Kenlon said, 20 cause
many fires. lie communicated with
Red Cross officials, and sent a notice
10 be displayed in all motion picture
houses calling attention TO the dam
ger in such illumination and explain
ing that raised window shades would
answer the purpose equally well.
Officials Of the Red Cross were
quick TO see the merit in the fire.
mons objections, and cooperated
with them in countcractng its ef-
feet, with the result that Fire De-
U>ement officials all over the cOun-
Try were enlisted by telegraph in the
campaign 10 suppress the candle.
"Windows almost always have cur
tains." said Chief KenlOn, $50 a light
ed candle in a window becomes a very
dangerous thing. / do not believe that
the Red Cross in New York City or
elsewhere can afford TO assume the re
sponsiblity Of publicly urging a pro
gramme that is certain to result in a
large loss Of property and may cause
a great loss Of life
The notice which was sent for mo-
ton picture houses to display follows:
"Do not put lighted candle behind
the Red Gross service flag in your win
dow on Christmas Eve. To do so might
cause fire. Your service flag viii be
sufficiently displayed If you merely
raise the shade or draw the curtains
and have the room Illuminated