The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13
LOCAL BRANCH PLANNING TO AID
IN THE NATIONWIDE
SlO0,0OO,O0O CAMPAIGN.
FOR WEEKS DRIVE
Beginning Monday Systematic Effort to
Raise Fund in Seven Days viii BE
Under Way All Over the United
States.

Preliminary arrangements are being
made by the Ardmore Red Cross for its
part in the one-week nationwide cam
paign drive to be made, beginning June
Is and lasting till June 25, for raising
S1OO,OOO,OOO. Ardmore is expected to
raise her part. Chairman Mark Kirkpat.
rick, together with a campaign chair
man to work with an executive commit
tee composed Of leading men of the
city, ten captains to be appointed by
this committee, and ten teams to work
under the captains. win compose the or
ganization which will conduct the cam
paign
Americas business leaders, heads Of
great banking houses, railroad systems
and other interests, are giving their
time and money to make this campaign
a success. The New York organization
is headed by such men as ]. Pierpont
Morgan, Fred ID. Underwood, president
Of the Erie railroad; c. A. Coffman. pres
ident of the General Electric Company;
A. II. Virgins, president of the Chase
National Bank; John Puroy Mitchell.
mayor Of New York Jacob H. schiff,
banker and capitalist; Charles II. Sabin,
president Of the Guarantee Trust Com
pany; H. G. Noble, president Of the
stock exchange; +. II. Outenbridge.
president Of the Chamber Of Commerce:
William NJ. Kingsley, vice president Of
the United States Trust Company, and
w. b. Thompson.
The Wichita Conference.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick was present at a
meeting Of the Red Cross held last
week in Wichita, Kans., which was
attended by representatives from states
west Of the Mississippi. Missouri, Okla
homa, Arkansas, Texas and Kansas sent
25O delegates to attend the conference
Of the War Council of the Western Di-
vision, hear plans presented and receive
inspiration for the gigantic campaign
o be launched by America next Monday.
1T was a real inspiration to see these
leaders and hear them talk, Chairman
kirkpatrick said yesterday. All the
speakers at the Wichita meeting were
big men Of the nation. The list included
John b. Miller, Of Los Angeles, president
of the Southern California Edison Com
pany; Fred Harvey, OF Kansas City.
president Of the Fred Harvey Com
pany; William Joseph Leppert, OF New
Orleans; George b. Talliaferro, of San
Antonio, retired jurist Lawrence C.
PhippA of Denver, former partner OF
Andrew Carnegie; William c. Crocker.
president Of the Crocker National Bank
OF San Francisco.
The Germans are holding out be-
cause Of their Red Cross. Under the
guise Of civil religious work. long ego
they had trained Red Cross nurses. put-
ting 100000 into the field. and 10000
trained ambulance drivers. When ia
pan whipped Russia she had one OF the
best Red Cross organizations in the
world The leaders in America know
that an efficient Red Cross IS absolute
ly necessary for victory. This Red Cross
campaign Is under as efficient and eco
nomical administration as any organi-
zation Of thu country. Every dollar
raised viii reach the object for which
1t is intended.
There is no opportunity for big sal
aries in the Red Cross. nor for graft.
Everything in the campaign will be car
ried out on the biggest and best finan-
eial basis. The amount we are asked
to give is a little bit after all. when we
think Of the prosperity OF the country.
II is a duty to give-give from the
heart until you feel, give untll II hurts
and then keep right on giving until Il
does not hurt any longer
Not Hampered BY Tape.
mo red tape is used in helping peo-
pie through the Red Cross. Whenever
distress is found relief Is made lmme.
diately. II the Red Cross were under
the control OF the government II would
take months, perhaps to get any ac-
tion. The Red Cross IL recognized in
ternationally as a neutral organization
and thus workers on the field are given
protection from the enemy.
THE Red Cross movement is sweep.
ing the country like flame. enrolling
men and women in every town. com
munity and section. A year ago there
were $1,000 members OF the Red Cross
In the United States. The membership
IL now 0OO O0O -