Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Committee to Keep "Open House" at
Chamber of Commerce Three
Days for Voluntary Con-
tributiOns in Big Drive.
THE SOLICITORS TO FOLLOW UP
Letter Sent to Practically Every Head
Of Family in City and
Vicinity.


tee having in charge the Red Cross
drive this week have decided that, so
far as Webster City is concerned, the
people will be given an opportunity to
make voluntary contributions the first
three days of the drive. The city and
surrounding territory is called upon to
raise but $S,00O-an average of but 81
per head 1t is believed that most
people would rather call and make
voluntary contributions than to be
called upon by solicitors. The Cham
Der of Commerce is to be headquarters
and the committee will be there to-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, includ-
ing evenings, to receive contributions.
Amount Low.
And, while but 81 per capita is ask
ed, many people will be expected to
give 50 and So because there are a
good many families in this city to
whom 81 per head would work hard
ship. The committee has mailed let
ter to practically every head of fam
lily in this community, setting forth the
plan and asking that the contributions
be voluntarily made during the first
three days of the week. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected that a large part, and
perhaps all, of the $4,000 will come in
voluntarily. The letter mailed is as
follows:
The Letter.
Dear Fellow American: The week
beginning Monday, May 20, has been
designated by President Wilson, as
National Red Cross Week, dedicated to
the purpose of raising the second
500, 700, 900 American Red Cross war
fund.
The necessity and purpose of the
fund is too well known to you to re-
quire further explanation. Hamilton
county and Webster City will, of
course, do their share.
Webster City is expected to contrl-
butte the modest sum of $4,000
This amount is so small that your
committee feels it would be an insult
to your patriotism to conduct the usual
drive" for this money, and we do not
want to organize corps of solicitors,
who are busy men, many of whom have
already contributed most generously of
their time and energy in previous
campaigns, to call upon you and ask
for your share of this Red Cross fund.
We know you will greatly prefer to
help save the time of these men and
will appreciate this opportunity of
making your contribution without soli-
citation, thus carrying out the spirit
of the Red Cross which is expressed in
voluntary freewill action on the part Of
all the people.
Chamber Commerce Open.
Hence your committee desires to
announce that it's headquarters,
(Chamber of Commerce rooms,) will be
open all day and evening on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 20, 81,
%, for the purpose Of receiving your
subscription in such amount as your
generosity and patriotism dictates.
Subscribers will be furnished at once
with the proper insignia, denoting that
they have contributed; with formal
receipt issued by the national commit
tee, kept in duplicate for official audit,
and in addition to this, subscriptions
will be given public acknowledgment
by districts through the daily press.
Must Make up Quota.
We feel confident that you will ap-
preciate this manner of conducting this
campaign and will respond during the
three days specified above. Those who
do not see fit to avail themselves of
this method, will have to be visited by
solicitors, cince the city as whole
must make it's proper contribution.
But we anticipate that you will cheer
fully help us to save the time of busy
men by calling at headquarters, in per-
son.
In confident anticipation of the gen
erous response, which, from past ex-
perience we have every reason to feel
will be manifested, and in behalf of
our soldiers and sailors for whose
comfort and welfare this work is being
Gone, we are,
Very truly yours,
w. w. Pearce, Chairman,
F. A. Kayser,
b. F. Paine,
E. S. Johnson,
C. H. Richeson,
j. C. Want HUI, Jr.,
Committee.