The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
Horde Of Workers Covering Every Pre-
cinCt; Pledge Signers Rolling Up; No
Complete Returns Available
HALF OF QUOTA is
Yet TO b RAISED
Estimated Near 5000 Signers Secured;
Quota l2,5O5; Intensive Work for
Last Days Of Drive

While no definite reports have
been made on the work of the Wa,
Savers Pledge campaign in Chicka
sha partial returns show that the
workers in this city are on the job
covering the territory thoroughly and
are meeting with splendid success
More than 500 signers have been re
ported to date in Chickasha.
Under the direction of J. w. Kay.
ser city chairman, the campaigners
are taking the town street by street
and block by block this applying both
to the business and residence dis
tricts. 1t is the plan to work evers
home in the city and every business
house and office, giving every man,
woman and child in the city an op-
portunity to sign one of the cards,
which pledges the signer to pur.
chase Thrift Stamps or War Savings
Stamps during the year. It is now
necessary that everyone give a dem.
onstration of their patriotism by ex.
pressing their willingness to buy Ba-
by Bonds in keeping with their ii
nancial status.
Workers on Job.
The residence district is being GOV
cred thoroughly by corps of SO lady
workers and in addition to making
a Gouse-to-hcuse canvass, the schools
will be visited. Mrs. Ed F. Johns is
scheduled to visit the West school
today, Mrs. B. b. Barefoot will visit
the South school and Mrs. Orin Ash
ton will explain the Thrift Stamp
idea and the purpose of the Pledge
Card signatures to the pupils of ST
Joseph's school. Campaigners have
not been announced for the other
ward schools. At the high schools.
however, J. w. Kayser will visit the
Junior high while the county chair
man will explain the proposition to
the students of the Senior high.
Yesterday H. o. Hays an
Jackson worked the business dis.
trict from First to Third streets on
the south side of Chickasha avenue,
securing AZ signers Mayor Coffman
and Ben Morgan worked the same
district on the north side of Chicka
sna avenue Their report had not
been received this morning. All are
Working today.
Country Precincts Booming.
In the country precincts the cam
raign went forward by leaps and
bounds, which indicates that an iii
tcrest is being taken that has never
been known in any of the other cam
pdigns. The numbers of pledge |
cards signed yesterday amounted to
1920 in the country precincts alone
and this together with the number
secured the day before brings the
total amount secured in the country
precincts up to 3S19. This however
is not complete list as some OF
those in the county have not made i
their reports from yesterdays work.
The places which were late in get
ting started and which were expect
ed to do their greatest work yester-
day have not reported and it is ex-
Dected that when word is received
fIom these places, the amount se-s
cured in the rural precincts will
swell the total to 5000. This togeth-
er with the number secured in Chick
asha will make a total of at least
5000 or little better than half of
the number that is expected from
his county.
Nnnekah Reports Lead.
With incomplete reports, Rush
Springs. Minco and verden having
failed to report on yesterdays work,
Ninnekah is leading the rural dis
Iricts Of the county in the number Of