The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-20
FIFTH OF FUND
FOR RED CROSS
GIVEN FIRST DAY
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pai9ners Tell your people not to do
Their bit but to do their damnedest IN
this giving to the Red Cross. Il is one
of the things that wll take your flag
into Berlin and make the kaiser see ITS
stars and feel its stripes"
Weather Proves Asset
The plowcring skies arc called an as
set today by the state manager Of tn,
war fund campaign for he says that
confronted by two patriotic tasks OF
raising all the food possible on his
acres and helping his community raise
its share and more of the war fund to-
day the Oklahoma farmer knew but
little work could be done in his fields
SO he helped raise the money Amer-
can soldier, m France need to help
them make the fight for life
his was the argument advanced by
/ T Phillips, Bartlesvilc banker, who,
far from being nervous over what the
outcome Of his carefully planned cam
palgn will be. sits comfortably in his
office at the Chamber OF Commerce and
today say, he would not be surprised
it Oklahoma raised instead Of 81 OOOOOO
for the war fund, double that amount
Praise for Pontotoc.
"Pontotoc county said Phillips
heretofore UNANIMOUSLY known as one
Of the tayor,c nesting places for the l.
W. W. and home of the draft resistcr,
apparently ha, eliminated such scum.
Pontotoc county not only gain, honor
and glory as the first Oklahoma county
to finish its share in the war fund
campaign, $lS82l. but is now busy on
its oversuhscriptiCu
"Thc share assigned for the town of
Saltwater was $1,000. This morning
Saltwater phencd us she already had
$4,000 in cash and had not commenced
to count her pledges"
900 Are at Work
Richard T Harri,s. county chairman
for this county. sand "Ihcre are no
laggards among the women. Threat
ened rain has not deferred them.
The only message care 10 give
out to the public is that every home
and every business office where
solicitors will call should make it
point to have the sum they can afford
to contribute definitely fixed in their
mind before the woman solicitor or
the men solicitors call There is a big
TERRITORY u this city 10 cover II IS
going 10 he covered thoroughly. but 10
do it our men and women CanvaSscrs
have got TO speed mp the best they can,
and being all read, 10 put your hand in
your pocket or sign the pledge sheet
Is one of the best ways know 10 help
this campaign and help our workers at
tain speed"
Harriss says communication with out
lying pats Of the county is in bad con
dition and he doubts if he will he able
TO make any public report on what
each township is doing until the town
ship raises IT'S share and reports to him
With reporting the completion Of each
townships share. however. Harriss saws
the campaign Is not to end but each
community Will he expected 10 CON
tinue TO solicit contributions until the
campaign officially ends next Monday
Boy Scouts Help.
The boy scouts took prominent part
IN the campaign m this city this fore
noon
This morning in every school in the
city the master Of the school told every
boy scout a military mobilization Of
scouts was 70 take place lie ordered
every scout 10 be at a certain place in
the school building m thirty minutes.
Every scout reported puuCuaiIy
At that time every scout was told TO
repair TO his home. put on his uniform
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