The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-12
Kenosha Committee is Or
ganized to Have Charge
of Great Campaign in
the City and County.
E. 7. O'BRlEN AS LEADER
Members Of the Committee WIN Make
Notable Program to Make AL
People In the County Under the
Call of the Greatest Mother.

Answering the call Of the president
|of the United States members Of the
official board of the American Red
Cross in Kenosha met on Monday even
ing and laid plans for the observance
of nBooster Week. in Kenosha and
from next Monday morning until the
following Saturday night Kenosha peo-
pie will have chance to make the city
100 per cent efficient as to membership
in the Red Cross Fifteen thousand
people in Kenosha county are already
members of the American Red Cross on
account Of their contributions to the
Patriots Fund but there are a lot Of
people who want the further distinction
of having a cross of honor for every
member of their family and these peo-
pie are not going to be denied the
chance
Kenosha is going to join with the
rest of the world in sending forth the
Christmas greeting that more than half
the people Of the United States Of
America are members Of the American
Red Cross.
e. T. O'Brien, cashier of the Citi-
zens Bank was named as chairman of
the special committee which will have
charge Of the "Booster Week. in
Kenosha and other members Of the com
mittee include Thomas Sullivan, M. B.
Ketcham, Mrs. A. FL. Lance, Mrs.
Henry B. Robinson and DR.. Helen Har-
bert.
This committee is planning a solid
week Of promotion work for the Red
Cross. It is not campaign for money
but campaign for public interest in
the work Of this great "World
Mother If number of people who
have not the honor of holding member
ship in the Red Cross desire to unite
with the organization the opportunity
will be given at booths to be arranged
in several places in the city but under
the pledge of the Patriots Fund there
will be no general solicitation in Keno
sha
Tt is planned, however, to have Keno
sha follow the lead of President Will
son and by great union Of her people
declare to the world that "Now by
God IS grace, the Red Cross Christmas
message of 1913 is to be message of
peace as well as message of good
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The plans for the observance Of the
week will be formally announced the
latter part of this week. Every min
lister in KenosHa is to be asked to do
his part by saying something in regard
to the work of the Red Cross at the
gathering Of his congregation on next
Sunday morning. On Monday. and
Tuesday nights of next week Four
Minute men will be called back into
service to preach the doctrine Of the
Red Cross from the stages of all the
theaters in the city. A week from next
Saturday in the afternoon there will
be conference of the officials of the
twelve branches of the Red Cross in
Kenosha county and the week g activ-
tiles will end with a great mass meeting
at the Armory at which one of the ma
tional leaders of the organization will
be a speaker.
ssWe want the people Of Kenosha to
join heart and soul in this great week
of Red Cross activities,'' declared
Chairman O'Brien this morning. HWe
want to have a united Kenosha county
behind the work of the Red Cross and
we want to give the assurance to the
nation and to the world that as this
organization in Kenosha county has met
every call Of war it is going to meet
just as fully every call of peace