The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-30
Needs Of Local Chapter are $1,000 Per
Month; Finance Committee to Gre
ate Pledges Meet Demands
TO MAKE PAYMENTS
ON MONTHLY PLAN
May Set Goal at $780, 900 for Year; Re-
quirements Of OrgauizatiOnIncreas
Start Campaign Thursday

AT a meeting Of the finance com
mittee Of the local Red Cross chapter
yesterday evening, plans we're for
mulated for the campaign that will
sooh be launched to raise the neces
sary funds to finance the local or
ganization through the present year
The amount that has been estimated
necessary to run through the present
year is set at $1,000 a month or a
total of $14,400 However, according
to plans formulated yesterday even
ing it was proposed to raise $4,000
for the entire year as the expenses
of the organization are expected to
Increase some during that time.
The campaign will begin in easnest
on Thursday as all plans viii be
coa pleie hX thsss tiIls TilS clsy ueS
been divided into eleven districts and
committe appointed to take Charge
Of the work in each district. char
Nan has been selected for each com
r,tttee and in this way it vii! make
the organization the most complete
that has geen organized in this city
for the solicitation Of funds.
One feature of the campaign Is
;nat it is different from the plans in
any of the former campaigns in that
the names o. every person who is
arle to give in each community and
district viii Oe listed :Cgether vital
the amount they will be called upon
to give While the contributions will
b. absolutely voluntary the solicita- |
ton will be more in the nature of
request for a certain amount
The various committees are today
making out their lists of those who
will be asked to give and at meet
ing Of the whole committee this even
ing these estimates that will be ask
ed from each person win be examined
and revised The amounts that each
person will be asked to give will be
fixed by a comparative scale That
is, where the earning capacity OF
persons are about the same and all
other conditions are similar such
persons will be asked to give a GER
tain amount while persons whose
earning capacities are not so great
will be asked to give less. 1t was
determined yesterday evening that
the maximum amount that would be
asked from any individual or cor
poration win be s25 a month and this
amount will range downward to as
little as the individual may feel that
he or she can give. If this scale is
found to be insufficient to raise the
amount then it viii be
raised to suit the demands.
These amounts are expected to be
paid in monthly payments and will
be paid into the Red Cross treasury
at the beginning of each month.
During the course of the discus
sions at the meeting that was held
Yesterday evening. Judge Bailey call
ed attention to the fact that in the
course of the campaign the fictitious
no doubt would be put
iorth that this money and the mater
als that are. being made by the Red
Cross ladies would be used for in
lividual purposes and the soldiers
would never receive the same. Or
perhaps other arguments would be
used to prejudice the people against
he work of the Red Cross. Mr.. 3
Bailey said that he had received no
ice from headquarters. to the effect
hat if any such statements we're
made to be sure and get the name
1f the party making the statement
and also the parties who repeated
he statements. IF this is done then i,
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