Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
MORE THAN 1000
RED CROSS MEMBERS
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with population of 40.000,00O. has
100000 Red Cross members, and Ger
many, with a population of 67.000.0O0.
has 100000 Red Cross members. and
that the United states. with a popula-
tion of 100. .000. 900, has less than 100000
Red Cross members. it certainly be-
comes the patriotic duty of every
American to help build up and
strengthen this wonderful organiZa-
ton.
Your duty will consist of organizing
the workers in your precinct. and SUI
pervise the canvass. Accordinly it will
be necessary for you to appoint your
own assistants. block your precinct
and see that every man and woman in
your district is interviewed. The can
vass will begin Tuesday. April "a, and
close May l.
Wont you. therefore. attend and
help us to organize and to push this
local campaign to a successful close,
so that Harrisburg will stand far up
in the line of those interested. not
only in the welfare of our country, but
of those who are ready to prepare to
succor our suffering .countrymen when
wars terrible hand shall strike us?"
The membership campaign of the
Harrisburg chapter of the Red Cross
Will receive great impetus following
Everybody's Patriotic Parade Satur-
day afternoon. hTere will be a RED
Cross division in the line of march.
Red Cross workers who will march
in this division are requested to reg
ister in the booth at headquarters, zoe
Walnut street, before o'clock this
afternoon. 1t is planned to have nc
less than fifty workers in the parade
Mrs. V. Lorne Hummel, chair
man of the committee in charge of the
flying squadron" attached to Rec
l..
Cross division of the parade.
anticipating a rush of members fol
lowing the pageant the Red Gross
headquarters will be open Saturday
afternoon from $40 until o'clock tc
receive new members. The workroom
however, will be closed.
At a special meeting of the executive
committee yesterday the new constitu'
tion was adopted. 1t provides that the
executive committee becomes the boarC
of directors of the branch. The direc-
tors will elect an executive committee
of five, which will carry on the work
The directors will meet subject to the
call of the chairman, and annually foI
election of officers.
First Ward-The Rev. Frank P
Mackenzie, James NJ. Lehr, George w
Leiseman.
Second Ward-Harry A Boyer
James D. Shields. f. e. sheaffer
Frank j. Wallis, Harry d. Reel, c.
Wesley Fisher, s. Brady Caveny.
Third Ward-C. Emmit Murray and
I. J. Grove.
Fourth Ward. Douglas, NJ. Royal
and ]. William Bowman.
Fifth Ward-Frank Q. Sites, Ed
ward Halbert, Albert NJ. Hamer, Dr.
John II. Eager.
Sixth Ward-W. w. Caldwell. John
]. Keffer, Charles d. Sucker.
Seventh Ward-J. William Bayles
DIR. C. II. Champion, the Rev. Henry
w. A. Hansen, John Shaner. Herbert
E. Sloat, b. Il. Drum, Joseph w
Ibach. George a. Schriner.
Eighth Ward-E. Moeslein, Harry
E. Whitmoyer, E. Bruce Taylor.
Ninth Ward-R. Ross Seaman, DR.
William Hughes, Clarence e. Weber
Andrew T. Sides, NJ. NJ. Tawney, Earl
E. Rem, James H. Gingrich, II. c
Baum, the Rev. William S. Harris
Walter E. Dietrich.
Tenth Ward-William B. Bennett
Howard c. Townsend, Albert Koenig
Joseph l.. Shearer.
Eleventh Ward - William Smith
Charles A. Mehring, James B. Mer-
sereau, John c. Orr.
Twelfth Ward-George r. Neff
George E. Williams, Edward Trego.
Thirteenth Ward-E. Earl Graeft
and Hugh A Cover.