The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-15
OFFICERS OF RED CROSS ARMIES BUSY LINING UP F FORCES General Mrs" Kirkpatrick to Command Women
 Forces MRS. BEECHER TO READ FOR RED CROSS AID Negro Forces Called to Meet Today by Chairman Oscar W. Adams.
 General Barnett Will Ad-
 dress His Forces
 

The officers in charge of the Red Cross Christmas drive are getting their armies in shape and everything is in readiness for the firing of the first gun on Monday, December r., when the Dig battle will be started. large force of stenographers and Boy Scouts are assisting Field Mar shal Rushton and General Robert JeInison, Jr, state chairman, and Gen eral Cha1ifoux.
 General Rushton, when seen yester- day afternoon, spoke most enthusiasm cally of plan being inaugurated by number of merchants in Birming- ham to have their business 100 per cent Red Cross; that is, to have ev- eryone in their employment a member of the Red Cross. This plan is being adopted in the larger towns of the south and it is believed that Birming- ham will make as good a showing, it's size in the south.
 GENERAL MRS" KIRKPATRICK
 Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick has been
  chosen general of the women's forces and they will have charge of the booths in the hotel Hobbies, department stores and public buildings in Bir- mingham. The women in charge of these booths have been divided into teams who will work in shifts at va rious times during the drive
 Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher, Birming- hams talented dramatic reader, has offered her services to Chairman Rob- ert Jemison, Jr., to go anywhere in the state or district and speak in the interest of the Red Cross Christmas drive for members. She is also will ing to extend her aid to any town in the gulf division. MT. Jemison stated that the committee would accept Mrs. Beecher's offer and much good was expected to result from her presenta- tion of the aims of the American Red Cross and the purpose of that organi- zation.
 THE NEGRO FORCES
 General Barnett says the colored people are rallying to the Red Cross campaign and are showing a com mendable enthusiasm. He will meet with the colored men today.
 A call has been issued by the can,- paign chairman in the Christmas Red Cross membership campaign for con ference of colored men to meet at the Alabama Penny Savings bank build ing, BIO North Eighteenth street. at 2 o'clock today. Letters have been sent out setting forth the purpose of the meeting and that purpose Is to organ ize the city for immediate work and to lay plans for next weeks drive for m embership.
 This announcement is made because to the lateness of the hour in mailing letters, that some letter may be de- layed. Among those who are requested to meet today are the following:
 pr. A. c. Williams, George Johnson Rev. l.. G. Duncan, Rev. G. W. Mitchell, Rev. J. H. Kelly, Rev. J. w. Goodgame. Rev T. W. Walker, Rev. c. J. Baker, Rev. c. w. Brooks, Dr. U. G. Mason pr. A. M. Brown, Dr. H. c. Bryant DT. William F. SaunderS,< <J. I. Harrl- son, H. Strawbridge, w. B. Driver. R. A. Blount. pr. I. B. Kigh, R. T. Jackson, J L. Peterrnan, Prof. George w. Scott, Prof A. H. Parker, Prof. W. c. Davis, Prof. w. E. Wood, Prof. c. s. Lewis, Prof. J. S. Johnson, Prof F. M Davis, Prof. c. T. Mabry, Prof. c A. Payne, J. w. Gillispie, pr. Wal ter Brown, Rev. G. L. Thornton. Dr. F. s, Moten, pr. D. L Johnston, Rev r. W. Riley, pr. J. B. F. Shaw, Rev. w.. J. Turner, pr. J. c. Johnson, E. A. Brown, Rev. w. M. Gladden.
 The colored preachers and citizens of Bessemer are urged to assist in this great work and General Barnett asks that they cooperate with the Birminghan organization with Oscar w. Adams as campaign manager.
 The preachers are especially re- quested to talk to their respective con- gregations regarding the Red Cross Christmas drive and endeavor to se- cure their assistance in caring for the colored soldiers who have already gone to war and those who will soon fol- low.