The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-06
GETTING READY FOR
lAkELAND'S RED CROSS
DRIVE WHICH STARTS
ON May 10Th

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The next big thing that must en-
gage the duty and attention of the
people Of Lakeland Is the Red Cross
drive, which will begin on May 20
and continue all that week. This drive
is for the Second War Fund of ST.
100000, and Lakeland will be called
upon to furnish $1,000. The Lakeland
district will include Haskell, Pauway
Winston, Carter's, Griffin, Galloway,
Kathleen, Socrum, and other smaller
points in northwest Polk.
Arrangements for the local cam.
paign are being already vigorously
pushed, and BY thorough organization
and intelligently directed effort, II Ia
hoped to over-subscribe Lakeland's
quota. as was so generously done with
the First Red Cross War Fund. Tho
Lakeland Elks have kindly rendered
the use Of their elegant building to
the campaign workers during and
preceding the drive, and they are thus
assured of splendid and convenient
headquarters.
The campaign will open with a pa.
rade, which will be in charge of DR.
W. S. Irwin. Details of the arrange.
ments Of this feature will be printed
in this paper as they are decided
upon.
The Executive Committee consists
Of Rev. Wallace Wear, Mr.. H. G. Stew
ems, Mr.. W. w. Chase, Mr.. A. J. Hol.
worthy, Mrs. VIM. Steitz and Mrs
george M. Wright. Rev. Wallace
Wear is the War Fund chairman
Mrs. VIM. Steitz, the War Fund sec.
rotary; and Mr.. Irving Trask the War
Fund cashier.
A Flying Squadron" composed OF
number of influential men, will seek
to secure the larger subscriptions
from those best able to give.
Then there will be an Industrial
Solicitation Committee" composed oil
ten prominent men, Mr.. C. L.. Ander.
son being chairman. This committee
will solicit donations on the basis Of
"one day month for three months
that is wage-workers will be asked
to give their wages for one day ou
Of each month for three months tt
this humane work. There will also
be ten teams of ten men each, makina
100 solicitors, who will make a house
to house canvass. Further there will
be a Woman's Executive Committee
OF which Mrs. George NJ. Wright Il
chairman, which will appoint sub
committees Of ladies who will also as
sist in the work of gathering in tn;
shekels for this noble cause.
The Publicity Committee is compaset
o. w. H. OFT chairman; e. e. Lusl
and E. R. Carswell. M. F. Hethering
ton is chairman of the Banquet ant
Luncheon Committee, his assistant,
having not yet been selected. It i.
proposed that the members of the so
Letting teams meet each day of tn,
campaign and take luncheon together
in order that they may exchange ex
periences and otherwise forward tn,
work.
Mr.. e. E.Lusk, OF the Publicity Com
mittee. has donated the use of severa
of his large bill-boards; and Mr.. Nal
colin has donated the use OF type
writer during the drive.
With all these timely preparations
and other arrangements which will be
announced as perfected, 1t is safe "a
predict that Lakeland will again 20
over the top, with a big over-sub-
scription-for the present fund ia
raised not with a view to financing
the Red Cross for any definite time,
but to provide for its needs as long
as it will last. Hence, the greater
the subscription at this time the long
er it will be until another call is
made.
The last fund was oversubscribed
and by putting it out at interest the
organization was able to expend
$1O2 for every $1.OO that had been
subscribed. The money raised in this
drive will all be used for war relief
work, the running expenses of the
organization being carried by men,
bership dues. AS much as IS per
cent of Lakeland's subscription may
be refunded to the Lakeland Chapter
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