The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-15
800 WOMEN
TO LAUNCH
RED CROSS
PUSH MONDAY
Every Precinct in City and
Every Township in County
Organized for Start of
Great Campaign.
SEEK 10000 MEMBERS

An army Of nearly 800 Richmond
women has been moblized for the Red
Cross drive for 10000 members in
Richmond and Wayne county which
will be launched early Monday morn
ing.
Final plans for the advance Of the
army, which will begin early Monday
Mrs. Ebert w. Shirk, chairman Of the
campaign, and the workers, at mass
meeting in the First Presbyterian
church.
Captains and neutenants and work
ers have been mustered into service
and are eagerly awaiting the order to
advance. It is hoped that more than,
10000 members Of the Richmond chap
ter OF the Red Cross society will have
been obtained when the campaign
ends on Christmas eve.
Will Canvass Every Home
The entire city has been organized
and every home in the city will be-
canvassed. Memberships in the So
ciety cost only 81.
The one dollar each person gives
will be used in alleviating suffering Of
wounded soldiers. Wherever the arm
les go the Red Cross follows always
giving aid to the wounded. Wherever
there is a disaster the Red Cross Is
soon ION the job" caring for the wants
of those In need.
Each block in Richmond has been
organized under lieutenant and such
assistants as are needed. The lieu
tenants will report to their captains
and the CAPTAINS will In turn report
to Mrs. Shirk.
Every person in the city and county
will have the opportunity to become
a member of the siciety. The county
has been organized in townships with
a captain in charge of each of the fif-
teen townships.
List Of Workers.
The captains with the workers and
Heutenants are as follows:
First Ward-Capta1u, Mrs. Joseph
.Connor;s lieutenant, Eleanor SeideI:
Mrs. Harry Lontz, Mrs. Dudley Elmer.
Mrs. Walter ]. Engle. Mrs. Harry
Needham, Mrs. Richard Study. Mrs.
D. D. Ramsey, Lieutenant, Mrs. Omar
Murray; Mrs. w. o. Crawford, Mrs.
Joseph Hill, Mrs Ira Swisher. Mrs.
Charles Druitt. Mrs. Charles Porter.
Mrs. Stump. Lieutenant, Miss Helen
Beatty. Mrs. Thomas Tarkelson. Mrs.
Karl Wolfe, Mrs. William Beasley.
Mrs John Hinsky, Mrs. W. E. Wilson.
Lieutenant, Mrs. S. c. Mark1ey. Mrs.
c. D. Weber. Mrs. George Reid, Mrs
Anthony Stever, Mrs. Smithmeyer.
. Second WardCEleventh precinct,
Lieutenant, Mrs. w. A. Klein; Mrs.
Edward H. Harris, Mrs. Fred Bethard.
Afvc IF hV1p
Miss Blanch Griffin, Miss Lucille Car
ney; Twelfth Precinct. Miss Gertrude
Bartel, Mrs. Omar Bullerdick, Mrs.
Herbert Cotton, Mrs. Orville Brunson.
Mrs. Roy Dye, Miss Alice Knollenberg.
Miss Virginia Thomas; Thirteenth
Precinct, Mrs. Roy Porter, Mrs. FL
mer Dickinson, Mrs. Clarence Mayhem,
Mrs. w. L. Misener, Mrs. Luther Feeg-
er, Mrs. W. G. McVey, Mrs. Gus Haf-
ner. Mrs. E. j. Dykeman, Miss Ruth
James, Mrs. Myron Crane.
Third Ward-Mrs. John H Johnson.
captain; Lieutenant, Mrs. c. S. Bond;
Mrs. Howard Dill. Mrs. Charles Nc
Guire, Mrs. Fred Miller. Miss BIanch
Scott, Miss Ruby Clark, Miss Florence
Bond; Lieutenant. Miss Anna Horn:
Mrs. E. H. Mendenhall, Mrs w. B.
Martin. Mrs. Frank Coffin, Mrs. Earn
est Decker, Mrs. Edgar Bond, Miss
Ruth Edgerton; Third Precinct, Lieu.
tenant, Mrs. e. E. McDivltt; Mrs
Sarah Stutson, Mrs. Allison. Mrs. n.
S. Cox, Mrs. L. C. Hoover; Fourth
Precent, Miss Halvey Harold. Mrs. R.
D. Morrow, Mrs. Bessie Kea.es, Mrs.
Turner Hadley, Miss Mable Keller.
Mrs. Frank Spekenhier, Mrs. ]. c.
Hunt
Fourth Ward-Captain. Mrs Frank
Druftt; Lieutenant, Mrs Fred K
Hicks. six workers; Lieutenant, Mrs
]. T. Giles. nine workers; Lieutenant.
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