The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-05-23
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SAY WORKERS
Solicitors Find but Few Unwill-
ing Givers in Red Cross
= War Fund Drive
SOME GIVE THE LAST CENT
1t Is Expected that Campaign in the
Kennewick District will be
Closed Saturday Evening

AlOScQ SATURDAY CVcNuu&
"The, Spirit of the Red Cross" the
special motion picture prepared for
the present Red Cross campaign is to
be shown at the Princess Theatre this
evening, but since Monday morning
the people of the Kennewick district
have been giving a real material ex-
empliication Of the spirit of the Red
Cross, in the generous manner in
which they have responded to the call
for their share Of the one hundred mill
lion dollar war relief fund.
Altho the local campaign has not
yet been completed satisfactory pro
gress is being made and it is expected
that by Saturday evening the districts 8
quota of $25OO will have been reached.
There have been some objections
voiced to the manner in which the
campaign is being conducted, but in
the main the assessment plan is meet
ing with the approval of the people
as well as finding favor with the So
licitors.
With few exceptions the workers re-
port that the people are showing a
splendid spirit and are giving cheer
fully. Some have felt that their as
sessments were little too high and
have given less amounts, while fully
as many more have gone above their
allotments. So far there have been
but three absolute refusals reported
and in not one Of these cases has pow
erty been given as the cause for the
refusal. AS matter of fact poverty
seems to be. no bar to the individual
whose heart is right. One lady who
lives in ".dry goods box" at the edge
+of town and whose every surrounding
bespoke poverty, met the solicitor
with smile. She brought forth from
her scanty purse Is cents. 'Tt is all
have" she said, "but I want to give
it." 1t may save some soldier boys
life."
Another woman with a beaming
face emptied the contents of her pock-
etbook into the solicitors hand and
apologized because it was only "a
cents insterd of dollar. When the
solicitor protested, saying that she
should not give all she had, the woman
exclaimed, 80, but want to give it
all. That's all right; you just take
it, l want you to. I'm picking straw
berries and / will earn some more to-
morrow. I'm strong. can work and
I don't need that money nearly so bad
ly as those poor, wounded soldiers do"
"This woman was exemplifying the
true spirit of the Red Cross" said
the solicitor in reporting the incident.
"She was giving until the giving
meant sacrifice, until giving hurt, and
the heart said STOP She gave, neith-
er knowing nor caring what her neigh
Dor gave"
In spite of the fact that this is one
rof the very busiest seasons OF the
year, the country workers have found
time to leave their farms and solicit
their neighborhoods. AS in the Liberty
lean campaign the Minuse women are
dong splendid work in the neighbor-
hoods where they have been called up
Non to assist.
Horse Heaven was the first precinct
in the district to complete its cam
lass. The soliciting there, as in the
other campaigns, was entrusted to e.
C.. Williams, who had fn;ehel Monday
evening with subscription from ev-
cry person solicited with one excep-
tion, and total subscriptions amount
ing to nearly double the assessment
and every subscription paid in full.
FL. O'Brien, chairman of the Rich
land committee reported Tuesday that
they had finished the campaign and
raised the quota in his district. r. L.
Banta, assisted by the Minute women,
has completed the canvass of the third
+ ward. The Highlands, under the dl-
rection of w. L. Craver, is expected
to report in full tomorrow, as viii
South Kennewick and first and Sc
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