New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Big Yuletide Enrolment
Starts TO Bells Clang
and Sirens Shrek s
Several Districts
Give 100 Per Cent
Over $4,000 Women
Voters Form Army of
10000 Workers Here

canvassers estimated at more than
10000 opened the campaign with rush
for it needed only the appearance OF
the white uniform and the glowing
symboy of mercy to get a response
which swamped all the workers.
1t was of good omen for the last, the
Victory Drive Of the Red Gross, that it
got under way to the shrek of sirens
and the blast Of horns and the cfang of
bells. These. it is true. were for the
men in khaki coming home on the
Leviathan, but people did not have to
be told that the dollars they gave were
for these fighters and the millions yet
TO follow them back to America.
Daniels Issues Appeal
Fifth Avenue, which had been dec
GRATED with many banners on other oc-
casions, yesterday flew only the red
and white emblem of the greatest
mother in the world" For the first
time in its history, it was lined in its
length with Christmas trees on both
sides, and spanned at intervals by
arches of mercy, decorated with paint
ings and sculpture to drive home the
seasonal appeal.
While the local campaign started off
so auspiciously, Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, at Washington, issued last
minute statement to the nation to join
the organization that had done as
much in its way to make victory GER
tain as any other agency working with
the American forces.
Secretary Daniels said:
There can be but one response to
~,c%r oH Con - RI
can Red Cross from all those who have
relatives or frineds in the American
navy.
Nays Efforts Supplemented
"Throughout the war the Red Cross
has supplemented the effort Of the
navy by supplying many services and
comforts which could not be under
taken by the government.
"The men of the navy have bene-
fitted also from the sweater, sock and
comfort kits made in Red Cross work
rooms. Families Of sailors have been
cared for by its Home Service Its
Communication Service has helped to
keep men abroad in close touch with
their relatives.
Creature comforts haev been sup
piled to the sick in naval hospitals, and
Red Cross hospitals abroad, especially
IN England, have rendered valuable
service through our personnel. Of par
ticular interest is the great service
rendered by this organization in con-
nection with the relief of the survivors
from the Otranto and the Tuscani.
TO the Presidents wish that every
American become member of this
truly American organization for world
vide relief, | add-and l feel I speak
for the personnel of the navy---a re.
quest that all friends of the American
sailor become identified with and hell
TO perpetuate the beneficent work O.
this organization"
Woman Voters Canvass
Women in politics made themselves
felt for the first time in constructive
work when, as members of the Repub
llcan and Democratic organizations. be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 of them started
OUT early yesterday morning to inter
view occupants of apartment houses
tenements, furnished room and board
ing houses in every section of the city
Even in the poorer quarters of the
city, the workers reported later, they
were met with smiles, and in the ma.
lorlty Of cases a crumpled dollar bill
IN addition. In no case was persuasion
or argument necessary to bring re-
sponse.
BY noon a large number of the can.
vassers, who had been assigned to work
entire blocks, came back to headouar-
ters, 500 Fifth Avenue, to report that
they had enrolled every person they
had met in their territory and had
achieved 100 per cent record in that
amazingly short period.
Four stores "Over Top
The industrial section of the drive
was Just as successful. Shortly after
the campaign opened a number of lead
ing business firms We'd for the honol
OF beng first with complete member
ship. Four concerns -Brokow Broth.
ers, Lord & Taylor, John Wanamake,
and James A. Hearn- the first en-.
titled to fly honor flags in token of / 0C
per cent membership of employees. The
Consolidated Telegram and Electric
subway Company and the Mutual Life
insurance Company were two othe,
corporations whose mass enrolment
was yesterday reported
Inc banks and trust companies OF
the city made the best first day record
IN the honor division. Forty such in.
stltutlons were recorded YESTERDAY
morning as having gone cover the top'
IN the campaign to make members OF
every one.
List of Banks Announced
These banks. announced by Thomas
'ihu'' chairman OF the special commit
tee, we're:
Yorkville Bank, Mercantile Trust
and Deposit Company, Bank of Man.
haitian Company, Sherman Nation.
al Bank. Continental Bank. Scan.
dlnavian Trust Company, Banl
OF America, Coal and Iron Ma
tonal Bank, Liberty National Bank
American Exchange National Bank
Hudson Trust Company, Atlantic Ma.
tional Bank, Broadway Central Bank
Bryant Park Bank, Greenwich Bank
international Bank. Mecnanics ane
Metals National Bank, United State!
Mortgage and Trust Company. Pacifi,
Bank, II. j. Schnitzer State Bank
United States Trust Company, Chatham
d Phenix National Bank. Commercial
Trust Co, Public National Bank. Sea
board National Bank. Union Exchange
National Bank, Federal Reserve Bank
Bank of Cuba in New York. Bower,
Bank, Chemical National Bank, Citi
zens' National Bank, Empire Trusr
Company. Lincoln Trust Company
Metropolitan Trust Company, New
York County National Bank, Hudson
Safe Deposit Company. Mercantile Safe
Deposit Company, United States Safe
Deposit Company.
The campairn's start was epl;vape,