The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-14
S|LCOx PLANS DRIVE
FOR RED CROSS FUND
Arrangements Made for Rails
ing $4,000 for Relief
in County.
BEGINS NEXT WEEK
Intensive Appeal to Missoula
People Aim of Special
Committee.
BEGINS NEXT WEEK

Tnere are busy days for F. A. Sill
cox. campaign manager in Missoula
county for the Red Cross I'pon him
devolves the main work of collecting
$4,000 from this county. the amount
allotted 1t Of the 100000 600 Red Cross
Iund Tor which President Wilson re-
Gently called. just now Mr.. Silicon is
organizing his forces and completing
pans for the intensive canvass of Mis-
souia citizens which will begin next
Monday and last throughout the week.
Name Committee Today.
a committee will be named today to
list all the prospects for Red Cross
contributions and another one to look
after the publicity work as initial
preparations for the campaign. This
, afternoon the members of the cxecu-
i've council of the society will meet
with Mr.. SiIcox at O'Clock. unless
otherwise notified, to consider further
arrangements.
Ten teams, each composed of from
10 10 Is men and women. will be APP
pointed during the week to follow up
the prospects listed by the committee.
me central council VIII appoint the
captains of these teams and they in
turn will name their assistants. AS
Tar as possible the campaign will be
conducted through groups of persons
such as the churches and railways
War Makes Need Great.
The hundred million dollars needed
by the Red Cross will be used for both
military and civilian relief. The send
Ing of frnnnc fn
Ing of the draft army of 5000 this
year makes necessary great expan-
sion of the Red Cross work and y cor
resPoholnRly large increase in its
iunds Is necessary for it to carry out
Its duties.
The American Red Cross will handle
an the war relief work for this coun-
Try. The many voluntary organiza-
uons nave been centralized in II bv
proclamation of the president. The
Red Cross is under the direction Of tbe
war department.
Nation Wide Movement.
Last year the Red Cross receivod
1rom volunteer contributions and mem
ueiship lees over one and a half million
collars. Then the country was o+
= Leaee ana the base hospitals We're
lew. Now, great supplies are needed
10 establish and equip additional hos
r''ais ana field units to take care of
.ne American wounded. Money for
inns purpose must be had immediately
me campaign which begins in Mis-
souia next week will be part of q ma
tlon wide movement.
contrary to the general oponion
Req Cross nurses are not admitted 10
the battle front. This zone of relief
operations is entirely in the hands of
we iied1cal corps of the regular army,
me Red Cross work begins back of the
front at the base hospitals. It is also
mace use of in the home country
where the wounded are sent durinr
convacscence.
Congress Swamped.
'h)ections may be made" said Mr.
Hhcox' TO the plan Of volunteer con-
'rinut1onS to the Red Cross on tho
ground that this work, being under tho
direction OF the government. shonld he
iaiu Tor by taxes Just as anv other do
''''"ent Of the government" While
'h'lltting the apparent Justice OF this
proposal, Mr. Silcoy points ont tb,,
congress is now overwhelmed with tho
oota'ls or food legislation and other
war acts. Leaving the Red Cross
'nhds to the mcrcies of the aprropria-
''oh committee would mean n ,onr do
10y The hundred million is needed
d, once and Mr.. Silcox believes that
,i'iHehs VIII volunteer to provide II
'."'fe'iatelN. The proposal of getting
the fund by taxes he thinks can ho
made use of for the later jncremep,s
which will be needed bv the ped C,roos
fund '''