Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-22
Membership Campaign
for Red Cross Proves
to Be Huge Success
$3.50 MEMBERS IN
5-DAYS CAMPAIGN
Quota of 1000 Is Passed by Wide
Margin-Hallowell, Winthrop
and Other Towns in District
Make Wonderful Showing
Portland Headquarters Wires
It's CONGRATULATIONS

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The American Red Cross asked the Az
gusta district to contribute 1000 new mem
bers as it's Christmas gift to ''our boys
and our allies The Augusta district
responded with $3.50 members-and prom
ises to make it 1903 when the last figures
are in.
To this number the city of Augusta
alone contributed 5247 new members-or
practically 40 per cent. of its entire popu-
lation. If every community in the United
States does as we'll forty million dollars
instead of the ten million asked for will
be sent on their great GRAND of mercy
From published reports. however, it APP
pears that other communities are not do
ing as we'll as Augusta, and it is believed
here that the Maine capital was unques-
tionably the first city of any material s,za
in the entire United States to complete Its
full quota and one of the few to exceed
its quota by over AZ per cent.
When Chairman Guy z. Gannett flashed
the news of the triumphant conclusion of
the drive in the capital district to the
Maine Red Cross campaign headquarters
at Portland, the State chairman made this
statement. The Augusta district has
made a record not to be equalled in Maine
or in New England. We have been rely
ing on Augusta to help out the districts
of the state that are behind their quotas.
and we did not count in vain. The cities
IL the Augusta district have made n rec
ord in this drive, as they have in every
campaign since the war started-a record
of which the whole State is proud. We
feel down hpre no iS
for the Augusta district"
The closing figures on the Augusta dis
trict's Christmas membership drive we're
reported at meeting of team workers
held yesterday afternoon at he Y NJ
c. A.
Towns All Exceed Their Quotas
The first report read-and in many ways
the most remarkable report-was that
from the towns in this district outside Of
Augusta, all of which exceeded their quo
tas. Here are the figures: Readfield De-
pot 2, North Windsor 40, Hallowell $50.
Winthrop iS6, Wayne So Readfeld and
kents Hill 81. Manchester q. Togus 100.
South China 30, Riverside and Getchelrs
Corner so: total 1883.
! Harris Woodman, in charge of the drive
at Winthrop, was present and presented
his report. Winthrop was asked for $50
members and reported 4S6 $50 per cent
above the quota) with a certainty that
the final cleanup will show 500. Manager
Henry Clearwater of HaIlowell was I'M
able to be present but reported through
Chairman Gannett an enrolment of ESQ.
with the chances bright that the final fig
ures will be above 200 The figures are
already 80 per cent. above the quota
asked for
4 good many additional member
ships will result from this drive. Mrs.
Niles Perkins, who has had charge of
the work at Togus, reported by tele-
phone to the meeting that she expected
a considerable increase in membership
| from ToguS next week
Memberships can be taken out at
any time at Red Cross Headquarters
at the Post Office building; and if any,
one finds it inconvenient to call there
but Will telephone or write a solicit
tor will be sent to secure the desired
membership and to deliver the certi-
ficate Of membership, the button and
, the service flag
Reports Of Augusta Teams
After the towns in the Augusta dis
trict We're recorded. the Augusta teams
We're called on and reported as fol-
J lows: