The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23

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The southern district of Oklahoma
last night had exceeded its Christmas
Red Cross membership drive allotment
by 12l2 The district quota was 37.797
and the total membership reported last
night wa6 39,009. Senator Fred f.
Tucker. district manager. is now conf
dent of reaching a total of $4,000.
Love and jefferson counties joined
hands with Pontotoc and Carter last
night. jefferson reported 1893. a total
of 418I, an excess of 1893. Love county
is 40i over her quota.
Carter county's total last night was
1876. an excess Of 3.239. and Carter
passed Pontotoc in total memberships
reported. Russell Brown. county man.
ager. is now confident of reaching the
$4,000 mark
Pontotoc reported TAB more members.
making its total 1900, an excess Of
ITS.
II was impossible to secure a report
from Murray county last night, but as
her total is only $50 short of her quota.
it is reasonably certain that Murray
has also reached her allotment.
Marshall county turned In an addi-
tional 1000. a. total OF 1910. which Is
only 972 short OF her quota.
Johnston county reported 1.o4s. max
ing her total 3,227. which Is s6s less
than her quota. f.t-
Coal county turned in As3s last night.
raising her total to 274S, which Is f,20e
sAert Of her allotment. Considera9A
difficulty has been experienced IN se-
curing reports from some portions Of
Coal county. Rf
Stephens county added 1900 yester-
day. her total reaching $500. which Is
i.246 short of her quota. Reports from
Stephens county rural communities al
SO, the county manager states are slow
in reaching headquarters.
From what Is wanting in some of the
counties. the counties that did not go
over the top" yesterday. which county
managers are confident of securing,
and with the additional numbers ex-
pected in the counties that have already
secured their quota. the outlook for 50,-
900 in the district is good.
Reference to the table above will
show the splendid work done Saturday.
1t is known that many localities in Car
ter county have not reported Even in
the city OF Ardmore many reports are
lacking. This condition must exist in
every county in the district and when
full reports for the work done up to last
night are in. it will probably be found
that others are 'over the top" II GER
tainly will go far toward making good
the prediction that $4,000 will be
reached i'm the district
Carters Best Day.
Carter county had its best day yes
terday. the total reported being 1872.
The report is not given by townships.
and wards in Ardmore, because of the
act that several places were not heard
from. In the county one of the best
reports came from Writ showing 3S2
additional memberships. In this To-
,ality the employees of the Carter Oil
and in that field j. F. Nc
iuigan of the Roxana company. did
excellent work, Mr.. McGuigan taking
his own car and working hard for two
lays.
Today is to be made the feature day
n Ardmore and throughout the county.
Extra efforts are to be put forth. Every
member who has service flag is re-
luested to see that 1t is displayed. as
IN effort will be made to find why the
lag does not appear. The managers
wished it announced that they now
ave a limited number of buttons. Tom
:
RS have turned in the money they re-
'eived without the receipts. He said
must have the receipts, as
hey cannot check properly without
hem.
As an evidence of what was done in
he city yesterday some Of the booths
ook in more than 100 memberships
The twenty ty-seven-pound utrkey do
lF-ed to the Red Cross fund by the
deal farm was sold at auction on the
orner Of Main and Washington streets
yesterday afternoon and was bid in by
senator Fred E. Tucker for $26, who
edonated the turkey to the Red Cross
ause and 1t was resold to Henry Davis
or 81.
md sold at auction. bringing $3.50.
4. e. Ewing. Marshall county manager.
donated a doll which sold for IS.
The business men have given their
ime willingly to the work and some OF
hem are already receiving their ~
ward. Tom Cooper, city manager has
cross memberships but he said last
st net profit OF any week In Its his
ory.
All of the wards I'm the city had not
made completes returns, but the First
ward made the splendid showing OF
.3s7 for its total
Among the good reports received
we're those OF New Healdton with $50
md Wynnewood with 1O45
Barrett Scouts for 81. Louis.
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