The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-21
Division Headquarters Reports Splendid
Progress; SO Chapters Complete
Quota by Noon Today
GRADY COUNTY IS
MAKING HEADWAY
Elliott Anderson Reports NinnekahFinished
Work; Is First Township Chairman
10 Announce Success
Special to the Express,

Special to the Express.
St Louis, Mo. 1895 p. M, May
2t.-OfGiclals Of tho southwestern
division OF the American Red Cross
and paid employees and officials Of
tho second war fund campaign
headquarters st. Louis, practice what
they preach. Every official and
every employe Of the two offices
from Maj George w. Simmons and
j. L. Johnston down to the. office
girls contributed to the second war
fund early this morning before be-
ginning the days work and two
rolls Of honor are displayed promi.
nently in the office.
Tho war fund drive in tho south
west started off this morning with
indications that tho $7.2500O0 quota
for the division would be subscribed
quickly. "If each chapter will do
what it has promised TO do, we shall
go over the top with a nice over.
subscription, ]. L. Johnston, chair
man of the campaign, said. Twenty.
six chapters were reported "over the
top" officially at o'clock this morn:
ing by noon 50 chapters were over
and encouraging returns were being
received from all over the division.
Chairman Johnston has instructed
war fund managers and field repro.
sentatives to report Immediately by
telegraph when chapter subscribes
its quota, in order that it may be
known quickly when the division
goes over" We want the south.
western to be the first division to
ovcrsubscribe its quota. Thousands
Of St Louisians started soliciting for
the fund this morning The drive
here will be intensive
Congratulations keep up the good
work. Every dollar raised will help
win the war" was the telegram res
ceivod this morning by County
Chairman Ed f. Johns of the second
war fund campaign from J. l.. Johns
ton of ST. Louis secretary of tho
campaign for the southwestern di'
vision OF the Red Cross.
Reports received up to last night,
closing the first day of tho cam.
paign, showed contributions to tho
fund amounting to $S,41O in Grady
county Every township We havo
heard from has gone over tho top"
said Mr.. Johns today, but they don't
expect to stop at that
Elliott Anderson Of Ninnekah was
the first township chairman to re.
port the quota raised. Ninnokah
raised over 5000, their allotted share,
but Mr. Anderson said they expect
ed to keep tho good work up until
thoy had $1,000 Other places OK
ceedlng their quotas the first day
were Rush Springs. Pocasset and
Tuttlc
The big Red Cross sale held at
Rush Springs Saturday netted the
Red Cross s1,2625O helping consld.
erably in raising their quota Of ST.
/ 500. Over $lOO was raised at Po.
casset yesterday, and Tuttle sub.
soribed $500 at an enthusiastic Red
Cross meeting Sunday afternoon.
F. NJ. Frey was the only Chicka.
sha man reporting yesterday. He
had received subscriptions amount
ing to 5000 in the First National
bank building alone. and said he was
confident he could make it tnous-
and
The other Chickasha committees
are on the job today and that the
citizens are freely aud generously
giving. not as a sacrifice but as q
privilege. can be judged from the
words Of Roy Smith. who with w. H
Glkey is soliciting a section of the
q. business district. Said Mr.. Smith !:
This is the first begging commit
tee that ] have been appointed on.
or which it is . pleasure 10 serve. .