Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
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D|SREDCROSS
utornob and 200
Eers Invade Ship
building Plant
REACHES 10000

oc(ocuIar drive by motQrcsr to-
09E The Red Cross message 60 the
~ Island shipysrds where the
~ 70 Join hands with the Red
n supporting the nations fighters
P,ivered 10 1900 workmen by a
" prominent business and indus
D16ers.
v automobiles and nearly 200 vol
-Hed Crosse workers were I'm the
Zion that invaded the shipbuilding
~ noon. There, while workmen
11eif lunches IN the dining halls or
theIr dinner pals. the camp iigners
44p9 every corner OF the vast open
NIP factory seeking out new dol
members for the Southeastern
1osytysnia Chapter Of the American
M Crcss.
H my Of the workers were signed up
number was being compiled this
loon from the reports of the auto
1Ue teams.
RED Cross invasion was headed by
Lucas. chairman Of the industrial
IN OF the Christmas membership
o1gn committed which has bsen eS.
~ until New Years Eve. In addi-
~ - the thirty-fve leaders Of trade
@4re forming the section. volunteer
p-mtnute speakers and workers made
~ "trip.
|<fThe motcrcsrs. leaving Red Cross
o4Quorters In the Lincoln Bpildine at
x4;30 q. M. we're directed 10 the
12teteGic points in the open-air ship fac
S91Y by H. Fl. Conway, assistant labor
No1uager OF tho plant. While some de-
<11Ements went TO the mess halls, others
0y90ted their attention TO tho smaller
toqps OF men about the big dinner
t<p4res scattered throughout the ship
KUto. About 5000 workmen were reached
~ the shift today.
<fIhe group leaders in Mr.. Lucas's Sec
E{en. which represents the most inpor-
I&4f branches OF industry in the city, arc
Uo)ter II. johnson. Cyrus II. X. Curtis
Iofris Earle. William Breeden. Lee J.
19tman, Charles Eisenlohr. William II.
Qlwell.s Charles s. Bromley, Joseph
'W&aE David Provan. N. y. Kelly. David
Klrochbaum, J. r. Collineswood. !. r.
Dougias. Joseph W. Pew, Jr Henry e.
Stewart. w. II. Turner. j. Clifford Will
1ous Charles Asam. George l.. Mitchell,
~ @. Rosengarten. Edward II. Hante.
ri; Harry A. Poth. John sinnott. w. r.
Church. James Bateman. Thomas Shall.
4Soos. Jr.: Charles 2. Tryon, J. Randall
;XjJHams, Jr.; Fl. w. Perrin. Daniel
Whitney, Walter ]. Eiaiiahan. L.. S.
Woodward and II. p. Statzell.
4 DR.. Charles y. Hart, campaign chair
mn: e. l.. D. Roach, campaign director,
end Captain Henry Amann. of the 1l5th
french Infantry. were among the leaders
" the expedition TO the shipbuildirg
piant.
& IN addition the following five-minute
Gpeakers and workers made the trip
Ihomas II. Wilson. W. Horace Hepburn,
Ir., Charles z. Loxley W. T. Buchanan,
- puo
william X. Kerford Joseph 4. Israel,
walter e. Mueller, F. NJ. Supplee. II M.
Preston, Charles A. Marsch, Charles n.
Robins. Joseph Mayo, y. S. Miller, J, ".
Nialr, Stewart b. Weiss, Ralph T.. Nun
1ouner, Andrew Wright Crawford. Louis
~ Taylor. r. Schelmerdine. j. !. Sciober,
q. II. Meaiey. Joseph Eckert, John G.
J1c1keon, Irwin Taylor, Fullerton L..
%foldo, Aionzo a. Tullis, Benjamin Bull
1Hc1k, Jr., Charles T. Wilson. Charles II.
Hey, Edgar G.. Croft. Samuel NJ.
10y, Frank. A. Myers, Walter w. y.
hkef. william a. Sheldon. Arthur NJ.
4vlr, Mich lei Rarnett. a. NJ. Parks
m BrittoA Marshall S. Ccllingwood,
NE swsrt. Robert Black. Jr.. Walter
~ Anthony. B. r. Everit ". II. Quay.
~ q. Cadden. Henry G. Statzell. Harold
l<osrath, William Robey, William Finke-
nsuer. John wolbert. Ferdinand Noll.
fteoree II Brown. II. II. Conway. Will
I'M B. Schennig William Allen Long
1hore. Thomas b. Shore. Frank X. Ar
noId, Samuel B. Scott, W. w. Sawyer,
john T. Gregory. John wolbut. Thomas
+ Dunn. Joseph w. Shannon. Milton
HiroId, r. T.. Miller. Joseph Piikington'
q III Siannon. Fred J. Kuhn, IL. NJ.
/ I,andenberger. Walter ". Delsroth. r. u.
DYER, e. r. Dycknoff. w. l.. Hatch. {, c.
Folwell. w. L. Katzenberger' Aipheus O.
varney. Walter L. Fotteral, Joseph
yofpe. George W. Cole. J. ID Bossert,
GyoorEe c. Haney. D. 3. Gross, Rollln
A. simpler and Percival V. Tay.or.
The first of a series OF mass-mcetings
IA behalf of the navy auxiliary viii be
hSld tomorrow night In Grocer Hall,
1lH0 Chestnut street, ss part OF the
Red Cross Christmas drive. prominent
women connected with the work OF the
nuxilisry will speak. AS well as Or.
'Charles d. H1rt, chairman of the Red
a. sss campaign committee. and Lieu
1nbAnt Commander Frederick II, Payne,
~ the Naval Home.
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