The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-12-16
BESPEAKS HEARTY COOP.
GRAFTON on PART OF
COLUMBIANs.
REPORT IS ISSUED
Chairman Pickett Shows That
Local Chapter Has Accom-
plished Good Work.

Like Abou Ben Adhem, Mayor
McClanahan loves his fellow men,
and realizing the fact that the Amer
most potent agency in alleviating the
suHerings Of humanity, has issued a
proclamation bespeaking hearty CO.
operation on the part Of Columbians
in the nationwide Christmas drive
lean Red Cross Society is the worlds
which is to be made to secure money
and members for that splendid or
ganization. Mayor MeClanahan
urges all local citizens to give freely
of both time and money and to do
their utmost to help not only in the
work Of the national organization
but in the activities of the local
chapter. His proclamation follows;
The following proclamation has
been issued by Mayor McClanahan:
Whereas, the President Of the
Nation, the Governor of this state
have called upon the American peo-
pie to patriotically support the
Christmas Drive for the support Of
the Red Cross, which is to be made
this week, | feel it incumbent to
say in behalf of this most excellent
war measure.
All citizens are urged to support
the work of those who are making
the fight here TO get three thousand
members and ii is further urged
t. sFers mas, s~dan iAd -la.I,
who can, viii subscribe literally for
the support Of the local chapter.
Ten million members are to enroll
in this great organization this week
and we as patriotic Citizens must do
our part in underwriting our share
of the members and in providing for
the effective work of the local chap
ter for the next year.
call upon every citizen of CO.
lumbus to enlist in the organization
and to give to it freely Of his money,
his work and his moral support.
The good name of our city is in
the balance Let us unite to realize
those things asked of us.
d. S. McCLANAHAN,
Mayor.
Columbus, Miss, Dec. Is, 1917.
The flag presented by the local
Red Cross Chapter to mark the in
auguration of the campaign for
money and members will be hoisted
on the high pole at the corner OF
Main and Market streets at 10
o'clock Monday morning, the pre-
sentation speech being made by
Hon. P. w. Maer, editor of the CO.
lumbus Dispatch. All members Of
the various committees are urged
by Mr.. j. P. Woodward, the general
chairman, to meet at the Chamber
Of Commerce in time to attend the
flag raising in body. The clock
designed by Mr.. Woodward to mark
the progress of the campaign was
installed yesterday, and the moving
forward of its hands will register
donations as they are received.
There will be meeting at the
Red Cross headquarters in the city
hall building at 10 o'clock next
Wednesday morning, at which time
several citizens will deliver address.
es voicing appreciation of the
splendid work accomplished by the
local chapter. The meeting will be
presided over by Mr.. w. N. Puck
EFT. chairman of the chapter, and
among the speakers will be DR.. J
W. Lipscomb, Messrs. Cary Cooke
and J. F. Frierson. Music will bt
furnished by the Princess Theatel
orchestra.
The splendid work which is beint
accomplished by the local Red Cros
chapter is forcibly set forth m tn,
following report. which was recent
ly issued by Mr.. W. N. Pucket, presi
dent of the organization;
The Columbus Red Gross Chapte
was organized June 5, 1917.
We have now membership o
sos including Auxiliaries.
Our total receipts including tn
War Drive in June amounts to s5,
232.2o.
Disbursements: Placed to th