Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-15
RED CROSS TEAMS MAKE PLANS FOR GREAT DRIVE HERE.

At the meeting of the Warren dis
 trict chapter of the Red Cross, held
 in the Y. M. c. A. rooms last night,
 the preliminary organization for the
 seccnd war fund Red Cross drive was perfected. Team captains were ap-
 pointed and most of the teams select ed. The entire district had been card indexed before hand, and these cards
 were divided into fifteen decks, one 1 for each team captain, and the decks
 drawn by lot. Thus each team will canvas the district without confusion
 or repetition in soliciting funds. Thor oughness, efficiency and patriotism, these are the watchwords for the big drive.
 It warmed the heart to witness the | loyal interest of the Warren district men and women at last nights meet ing. Men who had worked all day at their various business occupations were there as a matter of course. No shirking. It was the call of mercy, kindness and charity, all for their country's sake, that they had heard and answered with eager unselfish ness. This drive is going to be a success. | ! No doubt of it. The resolution and confidence of these workers, assem- [ | bled beforehand to organize for the work, fortell it as plain as prophecy. | 1 And right here a further eXplana- | l tion of this war fund drive is in or der, lest there be a misapprehension | and excuses. Not so very long ago | the Warren district chapter of the Red | Cross made a campaign for both | members and funds to maintain the ! regular and special work of the local | chapter This campaign was a sue | cess. Enough pledges were secured l to buy the necessary materials and i carry on the districts quota of work. But this great drive which starts next Monday and will continue throughout the week known as Red Cross week throughout the nation, is for the pur- pose of raising this districts quota | of the one hundred million for the national council of the Red Cross to spend it for special and emergency Red Cross work in the Great War. Warren Districts quota is S25,O0O. And this money is not for the local work or maintenance. It is in answer to the rational call, backed by Presi- dent Wilson himself, and will be used in a hundred useful and noble and humanitarian and practical ways for the alleviation of wars miseries.
 There is no gainsaying such call. The district must simply dig down and produce.
 The following are the team captains appointed for the drive: Richard Ryan, Dr. N. c. Bledsoe, Thos. Cow perthwaite, F. NJ. Buckwalter, Joseph Walker, George H. Cobbs, Frank Bledsoe, Jesse Yoakum, Arthur Not man, NJ. w Mitchell, Mrs. A. T. Hoy, w. k. McMcKeehan, Rev. H. c. Comp ton, Mrs. c. s. Thompson, Mrs. R. LaMoore.
 E. E. Whitely, chairman of the, drive, presided at the meeting.
 To carry out the proclamation of the president of the United States and president of the American Red Cross you are called upon to spare no effort to make Red Cross week, beginning May 20, a period of patri- oti, generosity unsurpassed in the annals of practical relief. The mini- mum of Americas contribution should be $I0O, 100000.
 You are asked to review carefully the needs of our own troops and of the troops and civilian populations of our allies as outlined in the Presi- dents proclamation and discussed Tn detail in the many respects of this organization and then to bring these needs to the attention of all with whom you come into contact.
 Let no Red Cross member fail to give until he feels he has satisfac- tory personal share in these measures for victory. Red Cross week affords { every American the opportunity to 1 give to his country and to his coun- { try's allies-to do his utmost without I thought of financial returh-that : those who are suffering may be sus- tained to the victory point. Let no l one be able to say that he did not give or that he did not give sufficient , ly because he failed to understand { the need.
 Protection to All Soldiers
 No matter how many men are m camp, in transit, or in the trenches , the protection of the American Rcd , Cross must be with everyone from the { time he leaves home until he returns , to his home or until he finds his grave , on foreign soil. The same protection ( must be maintained over any depend ents he may leave behind him.
 The rapid increase in the number i of our soldiers in France means that 1 the Red Cross facilities abroad Tor , the immediate relief and care Of our i fighters must be increased. II
 The refugees driven from their I homes by the Germans have added ; thousands to the number of homeless , old men, women and children in 1 France and Italy who must be Ted, ; clothed, nursed back to health, and re-established.
 Needs Immediate ,
 The death of every allied soldier makes more important every civilian , and especially every child. The light | to overcome tuberculosis in France ! must be maintained and increased. ; The campaign to save babies and children-the immediate hope Of a future citizenship-must be extended. ;
 The need for at least SlOO,OOO,OOO , ;.. ,.o,yir.iuy and ;,nmadiatp ',