Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-17
Organization Perfected For Strenuous Drive For
 Great War Fund.
CAMPAIGN WILL
 START MONDAY
Jefferson County Will Be Called Upon to Provide SjO,CO For Work Among Soldiers fin Allied Armies,
 and, Among Refugees.

The strenuous drive" to raise the S15,OOO,OOo asked of the states west of the Mississippi by the National Red Cross in it's effort to raise Sl0O.0OO,- eco during Red Cross Week, June IS to 9 has been successfully organized through the tireles, efforts of ehe committee which has just finished it's tour of the five districts in the Vest ern territory.
 Meetings were held in San Fran cisco, for the California district north of Bakersfield and for Nevada; i'll Los Angeles for the California district south of Bakersfield, as we'll as for Arizona and Western Texas; in POGt- land for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana; in Denver, for Colorado, New Mexico. Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah. Iowa and Ne trasl1a, ard in Wichita for Kansas, East Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
 In every city where these meet ings were held. the response to the call was remarkable for the prompt ness of the answer to the appeal and for the enthusiasm manifested. The most important men in the commun- ity have attended the conferences. and rendered their personal services as well as promised substantial contrlbu- tions A carefully organized canvass of each community has been prepared; i; team captains have been selected from the strongest men available, and the details of the campaign have been worked out in the same lines which have proved so successful in those cities where Y. N. c. A. campaigns for buildings and other endowments have been conducted.
 In each city and district, the can vass will be as thorough as organiza- ton and enthusiasm can make it. No possible source of money will be overlooked. and no method ot arous- ing interest in the undertaking will DC sighted Billboards, street car ad- vertising signs. posters, striking and artistic, circulars, stamped envelopes and slips in mail will all he used ill bringing to the attention of all the people the urgent need for raising the hg sum which has been asked fol military and civilian relief at this inl' tial stage of the war.
 Plans Completed Here.
 Tie Pine Bluff chapter has virtual ally completed it's plan for raising tht $50,CoO allotted them. At meeting o1 the executive board in the chamber O commerce last night, it was decided to raise tue amount in campaign fol contributions throughout Jefferson county. Teams to solicit the contri buttons will be organized and captain: for these teams named at meetin, in the chamber of commerce assemb ly room tomorrow morning.
 The executive board wishes all min isters of the city, all members of thA local Red Cross chapter, and all inter ested in the Red Cross work to attent tomorrow mornings meeting.
 Every minister in the city has beer asked, it has been announced, to hav' 20 of the leading members of his con gregation in attendance at the meet ing Monday morning at the chambe of commerce assembly. and it is be ing urged that these prominent resi- dents be present. because of the i'm portance of the work to be done.
 w. A. hIlu6, lIclu SeCIcIdIy Ol IH' gulf division of the Red Cross, wh' is making his headquarters temporar ily at Little Rock, will come to Pin Bluff early Monday by automobile and will be present at the meeting, tt make an address. MT. kling will poin out some of the particularly stronI reasons why Pine Bluff should l. .her full share in the great work tha is demanded of the Red Cross chap ters, and the citizens generally al over the United States.