The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-15
Want. $4,000 HERE
FOR RED CROSS FUND
F. A. Silcox, Director for
County, Plans Week
Long Campaign.
OPEN HEADQUARTERS
Committees Established in
Downtown Building for
Great Drive.
OPEN HEADQUARTERS

Mlssouias campaign to raise $2O.ON
as it's share of the 800, OOO,0 900 national
Red Cross fund will begin Monday,
when more than 100 campaigners un-
der the general direction of +. A. Sill
cox as campaign manager, will comb
ne country for subscriptions. 1t is es-
timated that to complete the fund, the
individual contributions for the popu-
lation Of the county must average one
dollar
Organization of the committees to
have charge of the work was largely
affected Yesterday. There only remains
the selection of the captains and men,
beers OF the campaigning teams them
selves. As named the organization in
the city now is as follows:
Directing Committee.
Executive committee. S. Lusk.
chairman: DIR. N. J. Iennes. II. b. Cain
T. T. Sterling. +. A. Silcox, Dean A.
l. stone. general secretary.
Campaign manager. A. Silcox.
List committee = Edward Roos.
chairman; D. d. Richards. Assistants.
Joseph kittredge, Archibald Merrill.
Publicity committee A. L. Stone.
chairman, Marten J. Hutchens. Lester
l.. Jones. Publicity. manager Dan c.
Bachelor
Headquarters committee Walter
Mcleod. chairman: Mrs. r A. Rod
rick. Mrs. A. G. Fuller Miss Minnie
Spurgin. Headquarters manager, S. v.
Fulloway.
Boards for Other Towns.
These committees will have general
charge of the work throughout the
county. In the smaller cities and larg-
er towns smaller CO. ordinating COM
mittees will be placed in charge To-
cal1y and will work under the super
vision of the campaign manager and
the executive committee. Towns where
these lesser organizations are planned
Tor are Roman, Ravalli, Arlee Bonner,
Potomac. st. lgnatius, Evaro, French
town and Lolo. Organization in these
towns will be effected before the end
of the week in order that all way be
in readiness for han early start on
Monday morning.
Headquarters Established.
Headquarters for the county activity
have been established at ia NORTH
| higgins avenue. An exhibit Of Rec
Cross work, with the necessities EN-.
ployed in the service to wounded ant
sick soldiers viii be shown ther,
throughout the campaign. Young WON
en- students at the university hav,
volunteered to take turns wearing tn,
garb of the Red Cross nurses and il
exhibiting to interested citizens thu
uses OF the various articles on display
Throughout the early part of tn,
week series of campaign meetings
will be neld through the towns in tn,
county and speakers will be taker
from place to place to urge subscrip
| non to the relief of soldiers at tn,
front, thereby keeping the militar,
forces. not only Of the United State
but of the nations allies as we'll, Ill
! to their maximum efficiency.
State Organization.
The state organization for the cam
paign. under which Missoula county il
to work, includes the following mem.
bership:
/ +. c. Day, Helena. chairman: II. NJ
Allen, Billings, treasurer; F.. S. Lusk
| Missoula: J. r. Wharton. Butte; A. l
Babcock, Billings; Edward Scharnikow
| Deer Lodge: o. +. Wadsworth, Grea
| Fails; Nelson Story. Jr, Bozeman; Eu