The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-19
MOVE WILL Be 4
GREAT SUCCESS
IS THE OPINION
Yaryan Plant Visited and One
Shift OF Men Give a
Days Pay.
NEARLY $4,000 SUBSCRIBED
Committees Will be Out Again
Today and it is the Opinion
That Movement viii be Very
Successful.

Brunswicks Red Cross campaign
was started with much enthusiasm
yesterday morning A number Of
workers, composed of some of the
city's most prominent business and
professional men. started out bright
and early soliciting contributions.
Prominent among these were Albert
Fendig, Jas. S. Bradley, Constant Mil
Ter, all of whom head teams, and their
co-WorkerS, among whom were E. II.
Mason, A. j. Gordon. e. l.. Stephens.
NJ B. McKinnon, r. l.. Philips, j. NJ.
Couric. r. II. Trant, Jr, f. NJ. Scar
lett, Jr, and others.
j. & Abrams, chairman of the cam.
paign committee. stated last night
that the campaign was progressing
wonderfully we'll, and that he was en-
tirely satisfied, as he had always
been, that Brunswick would do her
part promptly and willingly
The campaign committee had ex-
pected to have the names of contrib
utors who have been seen up to last
night ready for The News this morn
ing, but owing to the absence of Mr..
Fendig, one of the team captains,
who spent the night on st. Simon.
and whose list could not be obtained
in his absence, it was decided to de-
lay the publication for the time be
ing.
1t is understood, however, that the
contributions already pledged aggre-
gate $500 or more, and it is conf.
IDENTIFY expected by those having the
work in charge that by tonight the
total will have reached $4,000.
The campaign committee hopes to
raise at least $4,000, and Mr.. Abrams
stated last night that he had no doubt
this amount or more would be sub
scribed
Among the interesting features of
yesterdays campaign was the visit of
a committee to the Yaryan plant The
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days pay toward the fund great
majority of those who were present
promptly signed up, some donating
two days pay instead of one. AS
there are three shifts at this plant,
only one shift could be present at
the meeting yesterday, but two meet
ings have been arranged for today
when the other two shifts will be ad
dressed
The colored workers are taking
lively interest in their part in the
campaign They have agreed to raise
from 81 500 to $4,000, and held an en-
thusiastic meeting at St. Paul's A.
NJ E. church last night, at which a
number of speeches were made and
reports of committees that have al
ready been at work were received
and further and more detailed plans
for the balance of the week were laid
out. The campaign committee wish
it distinctly understood that all con-
tflDutlOnS Hlduc ny COloIeu pant
workers will be credited to the por-
tion of the amount which the colored
people have so willingly agreed to
raise.
All industrial plants in the city wi.
be visited during the week. and the
plan of donating one days work to
the cause presented to the workers
1t is believed that at least $2,500 will
be raised in this manner. Brunswick's
= g.dustrial population is now quite
1arge, and many of the workers are
skilled and draw excellent wages. I'm
skilled labor is being paid on high