The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-20
RED CROSS DRIVE
IN FULL SWING
EXPECTED THAT TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS WILL BE RAISED
BEFORE NIGHT.
10 WORKERS OUT
Every Man and Woman in ArdmOre
to be Given Opportunity to Contrib
ute to Citys Allotment of S1OO, ,OOOO 600
Relief Fund.

The Red Cross drive to raise Ard
more's part Of the $1O0,OO0,0 900 Red
Cross fund commenced this morning
after the captain of each team held
a meeting with the members Of his
team at $3.50 this morning. I'VE expect
to raise at least $4,000 today" C. l..
Anderson. general chairman of the Red
Cross campaign, said. Mr.. Anderson
contributed $500 as his share of Ard
more's bit" THE 100 men and wo-
men went to work today with deter.
mination to win," he said.
Every man and woman in Ardmore
is to be given a chance to contribute
during the week Men and women
are to be asked according to their abili-
ty. Each will be presented with a red
tag bearing a red cross and the in.
scrpton: Il have helped, have you?"
No person in Ardmore who has the
ability to give is to be allowed to
escape. If one person fails to sell the
contributor a red tag there will be nine
ty-nine others who will call on him be-
sides additional members that NAV be
appointed by any team captain. All
the canvassers will work on the streets,
in public places and all other places
Of vantage until Friday night, at which
time the city will be districted and an
effort made to catch any that may
have escaped during the week.
Il viii not have TO wire Washington
now that Ardmore is not going to give
her quota" President Mark Kirkpatrick
said this morning. "One hundred en-.
thusiastic workers now canvassing the
town is the answer to the challenge.
viii we raise our part? The workers
went TO work this morning with con-
siderable spirit. There is every reason
to believe that the canvass will be a
great success"
Question Of Duty.
Contributing TO the Red Cross Is
not a question Of giving" Mr.. Kirk.
patrick said. 1T is not a question of
charity. 1t is a question of duty.
1t is sacrifice and not inconveni-
ence that is going to preserve this coun.
try. We are going to sacrifice our
money now, or both our money and
our honor later on. We hope no ex-
cuses for not contributing win be ac-
cepted in Ardmore such as are made
in other places: Il have just bought so
many Liberty bonds, l have contributed
so much here and so much there, taxes
are high and the cost Of living is grow.
ing"
The captains Of the different teams
composed OF ten persons each, are to
make Saily reports to Mr.. Anderson
concerning the progress Of the work.
Reports were coming in today that the
members Of the teams We're making
great headway in securing money. rang.
ing all the way from small amounts
20 considerable sums. In many bust.
ness houses Of the town the employees
are giving individually or collectively.
\ hearty response has been met on ev.
cry hand. one team just before noon to-
day reported that nearly $4,000 had
been secured by its members.
The members Of the teams distrib.
uted so many promise TO pay" slips
this morning that a scarcity OF blanks
developed The contributor is allowed
to pay all the contribution at one time
ore in four monthly installments be-
ginning July l. Contributing TO the
Red Cross fund does not make the con.
tributor a member unless he desires to
be enrolled as such.
A delegation OF workers will go "a
Lone Grove and Wilson tomorrow to
make canvasses.