The Dickinson press., 1917-12-22
SUCCESSFUL
DRIVE : MADE \
BY REDCR0SS
RETURNS INDICATE THAT 4
HEAVY MEMBERSHIP WILL
FOLLOW CANVAS
Great Enthusiasm Shown All Over
County Where Boosters Are
Working Under Forced Pressure

The Rcd Cross drive is going full
tllt this week and will continue right
up to 1880 next Monday night. When
the tina! name is added to the list
there will probably be a total mem
bership in Dickinson of 1900 new
members. Reports from the citv
booths and the various soliciting con-
mlttees show that about $1,000 has
been collected as we 20 to press. Re-
ports from out in the country are
very encouraging.
The county is being secured thor
oughly by very efficient workers. w.
J. Kennedy has done big thing at
South Heart, sending in a member
ship for every one in that town-65.
The territory surrounding that place
will bring South Hearts total to 100.
Taylor, where Matt Ovrum is hustl-
ing with other good fellows, is show
ing about $3.50 to date; Mrs. w. S.
Morris, working Belfeld, reports
more than $500; Mrs. George D.
Crossette, head of the drive at Rich
ardton, reports $3.50 now, $14O of
which was gathered by Martin Esker-
strand OF that place. Mrs. j. Shurt-
lit OF Versippi has not yet returned
report. Rufus Lee at Gladstone sends
IN $lOO to date and Herbert Malcolm
Will make a material donation from
the residents of Antelope.
These totals will all be swelled con-
siderably before the drive is over as
many. boosters of this city are MAX
ing the surrounding towns in an ef-
tort to arouse enthusiasm. Father
Dlgnam and S. M. Ferris were in
Lehigh and Pittsburg today (Friday)
and Attorneys Starke and Murtha are
lowering around Daglum. Attorney
Burgeson is also in that section.
Here in town, the big drive goes
merrily on. Five booths were estab-
lished in this city and they report good
membership subscriptions. The one at
the Ray theatre is in the care of Mrs.
Fred Reece and others whose names
could not be learned; the stand at
Berzel's, captained by Mrs. J. W.
Snyder, is being tended by Mesdames
W. A. Blume, Culp, Frankenberg, Nc
Carthy, Gerlich, Sommers, Chernausek,
Tollefson, Talmadge, McLain and
Misses Rapp and Chernausek.
At the Benzie store booth, presided
over by Miss Marguerite Rudiselle,
We're the following workers: Misses
Vera Berringer, Geraldine Berry,
Agnes Dickson, Anna Mullaney, Ruth
butler, Eva Sargent and Mrs. Robert
Rudiselle. Mrs. Charles Parker has
charge Of the booth at the Reed store
where worked Misses Doris Detfebach,
Margaret Berry, Stasia McKeever,
Ruth Maser, Esther Winslow, Beatrice
Llsh, Esther Ayers and Mesdames
Maxwell Burnett, William Burnett and
p. d. Mcbride. At the Roquette store,
Mesdames Stackhouse, Cain, Scherf-
fius, Ray and Starke and the Misses
Rose Berringer, Virgie Croteau and
Helen Jefferies held court. Over on
the South Side, at the Schwartz 4
Singer store, Mrs. Fred Maser, Jr., is
conducting booth. Miss Maize Dins-
dale, who has charge Of the booths,
reports that more than $3.50 has been
collected from her department.
Soliciting committees report good
returns. Mrs. Heaton and Mrs.
Langley are turning iii over $1O1:
Mrs. Langdon and Mrs. Malcolm are
not stopping after turning in SAT;
Mrs. F. Maser, Jr., and Mrs. Hender-
son are working faithfully; Mrs. Simp-
son and Mrs. Nickel have not report
ed; Mrs. S. L. Carroll and Mrs. Ed.
Hughes, working in a team have re-
ported $32 to date; Mrs. Richards and
Mrs. Scherfius have placed $94 in the
treasury; Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Ferris
form another team that has not yet
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