The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-12
Plans Complete in Grady County
for Big Membership Drive
To Be Put ON From De-
cember 16 to 90.
WORKERS TO SING
WAY OVER THE TOP
Campaign Song Adopted; to
Give Two Hours to Memory
Of Dead In France and
Honor Living Heroes.

On Monday, December 26th, Rec
Cross Roll Call week will be official
ly opened at . o'clock a. m. by the
general and extended blowing OF
whistles, ringing of bells, sounding
Of sirens etc. This will be continued
for five minutes every morning in the
week, beginning at o'clock; Rec
Cross flags should be raised all week
says County Chairman Kayser
On Monday and Tuesday, the pub
licity, singing and speaking cam
paigns win be again waged with fury
leading up to Wednesday, officially
designated in Oklahoma as over
There Day when, for two sacreI
hours, from Q to / O'Clock Ollaho
mans will pay homage to their gal
liant sons who fell in battle and to
those who remain in Europe
Early Wednesday morning cables
will be flashed from the state Roll
Call office to all commanders of OK
lahoma troops at European bases,
telling them that two million Okla
homans are giving over two sacred
hours in eulogy Of their dead and in
tribute to living heroes and those Of
her allies.
BY proclamatiog OF Governor VIII
liams, all business men and women
will be requested to remain at their
offices or factories, the children at
school and the unemployed womel
at their homes, in order that they
may be found without delay by the
canvassing committees. 1t is expect
ed that By finding everybody at home
at that time, more may be accom-
plished in two hours than in three
days by other means. During this
time all are urged to think and sing
Red Cross, the county chairman says
That the state headquarters pro
pose to ''sing the Red Cross Roll Can
over the top" is the information re-
coiyed today by County Chairman
Kayser from L. Z. Phillips state COM
mitteeman. Mr.. Phillips adds: In
previous campaigns, managers have
exhausted almost every resource in
raising their quotas. They have
begged, they have prayed they have
preached and they have passed the
hat"
In compliance with the following
order, the county chairman has ap-
pointed Mrs. Fred Frey and Miss Da-
Wis to have charge of this work:
Beginning Immediately, a most III
tensiye campaign will be launched in
every city and town in oklahoma |
A Red Cross ditty is to be immedi-
ately sprung upon the public at most
unexpected times and at all public !
places Everybody must sing, any
where, any time and any how. Start |
the ball rolling by sending ont squads
from one to six or more people to
visit hotels, dining rooms, restau-
rants, railway stations, theaters. !
street corners. and every
other place where people are assem- !
bled and have them start up the Red !
Cross song. Good Morning Mr. Red |
Cross Man" Then call ON everybody |
to join Il is infectious. In a few
days everybody win be humming it, !
or singing it on the streets. or at
their homes. The Kiwanis, Lions, |
Ellls, Advertising and like clubs and |
high school boys could furnish the
kind Of men to launch this with vim /
and vigar until the public takes it
up. Sing it ON the streets, in the I
schools. in the Sunday schools on
Red Cross Sunday, if convenient"
This nature of the campaign will !
be continued throughout the battle
Mr.. Kayser says.