Connecticut western news., 1917-12-20
RED CROSS WEEK
300 New Members Needed in Town < of North Canaan.

A national campaign to secure ten million new members for the Red Cross, in the United States was in augerated last Monday, and North Canaan's quota is about 800. To secure this number of new members will re quire strenuous work on the part of the canvassing committees and every patriotic person should assist by volun- tarily joining this great national or ganization which has done and must do so much at home and abroad to alle- viate the suffering of the soldiers and women and children W 10 are helpless
 At meeting held at the offices of the exemption board Tuesday evening Miss Mary Collin, Mrs. Ross aud Mrs. Durrett were appointed to devise ways and means to secure new members and they will undoubtedly call upon other members of the Red Cross to assist in making a house to house canvass in an effort to secure new members. A large booth has be D placed in the post office which explains the cost and the various kinds of memberships and there will be member of North Canaan Auxil. iary on duty to receive the names of those who wish to enr~ll, during the greater part of the day.
 "A rather unique feature of this cam rsigp, will be the distribution of Red Cross service banners, which are to be placed in the windows of every home, and star for every dollar contributed to be placed about the cross. Choruses are to be organized and on Chr stmas eve will sing at es many of these houses as it is possible to reacl..
 l. Governor Holcomb has issued the following statement which gives some reasons why these additional members are needed and urges the support of all Connecticut people iD this campaign: "The American Red Cross now has 5000, 900 members, some of them in every State in the Union. Demands have SO increased that it has become necessary to increase this membership to 15 900, 900. Whether the war shall close in the near future or not the demands for Red Cross will continue for years to come. 1t is therefore i'm lucrative that the local Auxiliaries Branches and Chapters in every town Iend city in the State of Connecticut fshall be re. enforced.
 l Withour Army of million men ar the front, doubtless to be increased to two or three million we shall need these local organizations to do reliet work for these men. Connecticut is asked to enroll 300,00 That is not q large number for our state and con fidently believe the total will greatly exceed this number.
 "Fifteen million Red Cross memberS by Christmas Eve will mean 15,000 . 900 men, women and children back of President Wilson and >he Army and Navy. The campaign is to last one week, beginning December IF and closing Christmas Eve. Membership T dues are $1 a year. Let the American Red Cross be your national Santa Claus for the boys at the front''.
 Marcus H Holcomb
 The Bankers Trust company, of New York, announced today that a donor whose name is not disclosed has deposited with them $I05. .000, the in come Of which is sufficient to make up a fund of $500 month for the dura. tion of the war. This income is offered as prize to the Connecticut Red Cross chapter, which makes the pest showing in the present Red Cross campaign.