Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-06-11
Red Cross Campaign
Week June 1926

Oregon hearts. Our all in devotion
and sacrifice" is the spirit overspread
ing the state since the northwes
mobilization meeting for the Rel
Cross in Portland, Monday The uni
versal service Of mercy was the pro
posal that recruited each Of the man!
prominent men and women from
every Oregon community for service
until the state has produced its 5000,
900 quota of the $100,000,000 emer
gency Red Cross fund which Presi
dent Wilson by proclamation has
thrillingly appealed to the nation tc
raise.
"The stain Of shame would indeli-
bly, be imprinted on Oregon's fail
name If by negligence of ours any
mother who has given her son and
support as a warrior for his country
should be uncared for, or If any boy
at the front, wounded, should lack
the hospital care needed to bring him
back to that mother"
These words, uttered by one of the
speakers at the great heu Cross con-
ference Of leaders from Washington,
Idaho, Montana, Utah and Oregon,
were the words needed to bring home
the nature Of Red Cross work and to
make the spirit of giving and Of sacri-
flee burn clear and high in every
heart It did not need to be said
that the amount asked OF Oregon is
less than a dollar for each member OF
the states population, whereas Can
ada's contribution to war relief now
totals more than s17 for each man
woman and child Of that country.
It was only necessary to outline the
plan Of campaign, which was done
clearly and tersely by Lyman L.
Pierce, western secretary; II. L. Cor
bett, state chairman, and L. G. Mich
OILS, state campaign manager, in or
der to add definiteness to every state
committee members determination
that Oregon shall exceed rather than
fall under Ire nuofa
The campaign week is June 1926.
Each community will have as chair
man of the local committee the big
gest man in heart, patriotism and ex-
ecutive ability Of that community.
Teams will he organized in accord
ance with the size of the community.
Committees on publicity, headquar-
ters and meetings and office adminis-
tration will be created. All prelimi-
nary work will be done systematical-
ly; all possible information will be
gotten into the hands of the people
When committees call there should
be but one thing left, have the money
ready.
The individual apportionments Of
Oregon communities are as follows:
Portland 100000, Albany 5000,
Astoria 100000, Ashland $4,000,
Baker 100000, Bandon $4,000, Bend
SIS, 900, Burns $500, Condor sS,-
500, Coquille $2,5OO, Corvallis $1O,-
300, Cottage Grove $4,000, Dallas
$500, Elgin $500, Enterprise &c.
300, Eugene $4,000, Falls City So
300, Forest Grove $4,000, Grants
Pass $4,000, Hillsboro $4,000, Hood
River $4,000 independence $4,000,
klamath Falls $1,000, La Grande
s15, 900, Lakeview $4,000, Lebanon
s5 900, McMinnville $500, Marsh
'ield $4,000, Medford $4,000, New
,erg $500, North Bend $4,000. On
ario $4,000, Oregon City $4,000,
'endleton $50, 900, Priueville IS, 900,
Rainier $1,000, st. Helens $1,500,
aoseburg $500, Salem 35, 900, Sea-
ide $1,000, Sheridan $2,500, Silver
on $4,000, Springfield $4,000, The |
)alles $4,000, Tillamook $4,000, !
Jnion $500, Vale $4,000, Wood
,urn $4,000.
Each community organization will |
include canvas of nearby smaller
owns.