The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-20
Every Section Of County Shows Intense
Activity; Reports Indicate Good
Work Says Chairman
TUTTLE SCORES WITH
SITS CONTRIBUTION
Meetings Held Over County; :'InlanIry''
Supported by Artillery" BarefOOi's
Men 10 Lay Down "Barrage'

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To raise a total of $1G,365 for tht
Red Cross war fund and thus hell
the nation raise the $1OO,O00OOO, Il
the purpose of the workers on thi
job in Grady county this morning
and when they approach you. there il
nothing for you to do but dig up ant
90 on your way
Ed f. Johns, chairman of the drive
in Grady county, stated this morning
that the work had started off well
according to reports reaching hin
from both the city and county work
ers. These reports, would of course
not Indicate all the amounts beinf
subscribed nor the probability oi
making the quota, but bear only upor
the activity of the workers.
John c. Lewis, chairman of Chick
asha township, outside of the city
of Chickasha, was on the job bright
and early this morning. He stated
that a dozen automobiles are in ser
vice today, which squadron loaded
with workers is covering every foot
OF territory in the township. 1--WE
will make farm.to-farm canvass OF
the proposition and ire going to trs
to make our township 100 per cent
strong for the Red Cross" said Mr.
Lewis.
This method OF working is being
adopted in the other townships, small
towns and in Chickasha. That is, q
house toulouse canvass will be made
and everyone will be given an oppor
tunity to "kick in to the war fund
"The hand to hand" method OF
attack is being supported by batter
les of heavy artillery, in charge of B
b. Barefoot manager of the speak
ers' bureau for the county. This
bombardment has been going on for
the past week and it is believed that
the enemy trenches are now in such
stat that it is safe for the workers
or infantry to go over the top. They
will of course be supported by veri.
table bafrage fire from the Seventy
fives." A@
Following is list of the speakers
who have already been on the job
Ed Johns and G. w. Austin, at Rush
Springs Saturday; viii Linn at Was.
son school house Sunday; c. L. Nc
Arthur at Pleasant View Sunday;
Eugene Hamilton and NJ. Fl. Shepard
at Friend Saturday; Miss Edith G.
Johnson Of oklahoma City at Tuttle
Sunday; j.. r. Shelton at Ninnekah
Friday; r. j. O'Neill at Bradley Sun
day; c. A. Dearmon at Star Thurs
day.
Speakers, not definitely announced
will appear at the following places
during the week Others will be an
nounced as listed: At Pocasset
Tuesday night; at the Dutton Red
Cross sale Friday; Vimy Ridge schoo
house on Wednesday night; b. B
Barefoot at Snow Hill school house
next Sunday. Mr. Barefoot announc
ed that all calls for speakers would
be supplied In addition to the speak
ers for the country, -Four Minute
Men" will be used In Chickasha al
the theaters.
The strong appeal made for the
Red Cross by Miss Edith johnson O
Oklahoma City to a large crowd il
Tuttle yesterday afternoon, brought
splendid results, over $775 being sub
scribed on the spot.
The meeting was called by the Tut
tie Council of Defense and presided
over by Ben Baker, chairman Of tha
organization. The patriotic program
rendered was featured by the address
made by Miss Johnson, the wei
known woman editor on the staff o
the Oklahoman. She gave a detail
ed account by the Red Cross in for
eign fields. and the service it rem
ders in relief and restoration.
\ business session followed tn,
program and when the chairman
asked for donations, hearty response
were received several of the citizen
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