The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-21
Farmer Parts With Cherished Ornament
for Membership WhsR Caught TEN
pOrarily Short Of Funds
VOLUNTEERS REPORT
MORE CAN BE USED
Local Headquarters Still handicapped b
Supply Shortage; Stick Up Flags
With Seals is Suggested

Demonstrating the truth OF the old
saying about a way being found
where there is a VIII, a how Joe
Anderson, a farmer living near Chick
asha became member Of the Red
Cross yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. r. A. Lyle ,was In charge OF
the booth at the First National bank
building yesterday Anderson passed
through the lobby and was invited
10 Join the Red Cross He expressed
his Willingness and thrust his hand
into his pocket to produce the nee
essary coin Of the realm. He with
drew the hand, but the movement re-
vealed the fact that he possessed
an immediate cash balance Of about
half enough to take out member
ehip He was perplexed for mo-
nrnt and ran bis hand over q troub.
led brow IN search Of On idea. It
came
Dangling from his watch fob was
perfectly good American dollar. en-
cased and held IN place BY a sold
hand. without hesitation he jerked
the ornament from the chain and
handed it to Mrs. Lyle, gold band and
all, for Red Cross membership.
Mrs. Lyle set an extremely good rec
ord at her booth yesterday. It Is
one OF the best records made BY an
individual at booth during the en-
tire campaign, Her receipts were
s5s00
The volunteers for the Red Cross
girls brigade began to report at head
quarters this morning and every ap-
pearance was that they would be on
the streets in force for the remain
der Of the campaign Mr.. Kayser
stated that he could use several more
young ladies' to work In costume for
Saturday and Monday. Local head
quarters are still handicapped BY the
shortage OF supplies which we're ex-
pected on every train.
Outlining the work IN general and
relative to service flags and seals IN
particular 4 member of the Red
Cross said today:
Put a Red Cross service flag N
your window and on Christmas eve
place lighted candle behind It 50
that ali who pass may know that in
ycrr household are one or more
members Of the greatest humanitari
an organizations III the world
eThis is one big feature Of the ma
tional drive for l5,000UV0 Christmas
members Of the American Red Cross
that now is in full swing
Great says the American citi-
zen. Now let's see. what shall We
use to make the flag stick to the
Window Paste is too mussy, pre-
scription labels are too cheap, chew
ing gum win hardly do and you cant
very well use a hammer and tack on
a window
"The solution came today il 3 sug.
gestion from the Illinois Red Cross
Seal war Council 'r1se Red Cross
Seals
"The central division Of the Red
Cross likes the suggestion so much
that they Immediately advised their
committees In every state in the d.
vision to adopt the idea The idea
has been passed along from Red
Cross Seal headquarters to every
Red Gross Seal agency in Oklahoma.
III requires just forty Red Cross
Seals to make bordel FOR the reg
ulation Red Cross service Tags.
The gummed sides Of the seals viii
hold the flag firmly In place. The
row of Christmas trees, each iilum-
ined by a Red Ssoss, gives iust the