The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-01-18
GREAT CHRISTMAS DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Mrs. Napier, Local Treasurer Sub
mits Complete Report.


Red Cross:
In appearing before you as chair
man, rendering an account OF oui
stewardship. bearing especially OF
the recent Christmas drive for mem
bership as outlined by President Will
son, and participated in by one-fifth
OF all the peoples Of the United
States. as well as by large number
of the foreign and island divisions,
beg to say that | am very happy and
thoroIy pleased with the results at
tanned 4.aue to your untiring efforts
and splei lid support as well as that
Of the county auxiliaries, the min
listers who aided by Red Cross SER
mons. young ladies and gentlemen
not members of the executive board
who showed tremendous amount OF
energy, loyalty and enthusiasm from
the first to last day of the drive,
and but for the most unfavorable
weather conditions, we would have,
/ confidently believe, reached the
), 900 mark in the county, and which
will yet come when 1t is possible to
reach all the people of the county,
giving them an opportunity to ex-
press their patriotism, their real love
for humanity, and idealism of Amer
ica,s duty during a crisis unparalleled
in all history. | congratulate you
therefore, for your wonderful achieve
ment in this drive, and for all your
other splendid efforts in the inter-
est of the boys who have gone, and
are yet to go, bearing the colors in
defense of Americas honor, as we'll
lis the many down-trodden and out
ragged people in foreign lands. A.
careful perusal of the following re-
mort so ably prepared by your treas
urer, Mrs. r. A. Napier, will, ! hope,
prove interesting and serve as check
as to whether or not you asked or
agreed to become member Of the
Red Cross, paying 81 for same. II
anyone joined from Dec. IL to rs in
elusive, fails to find your name in
this list, your are urgently requested
to call Mrs. Napier or someone you
know to be an official member of the
chapter and ask for an investigation
and report to you as to whether or
not you were properly enrolled, or
IL anyone else who has joined before
or after the drive has not received
your membership card and button,
will also call attention to the fact,
as we want each member to wear a
Red Cross button and have a mem
bership card We have tried to avoid
mistakes, but being human, may have
made errors. We are not undertak-
ing to report on the membership OF
Obion, Troy and Kenton, who are
not auxiliarics to Union City. Any
complaints you may have or errors
eminating from them will be gladly
looked after by the officials Of their
organizations.
Anticipating your continued cor
dial cooperation in this work for
suffering humanity. am, with great
respect, Yours truly,
w. M. TURNER,
County Chairman A. M. G.
Or. w. M. Turner. Chairman Union
City Chapter, American Red
Cross:
/ hereby submit report of all
money received during the Christi
mas drive; list Of the enrolled mem
bers, list of donations, and list Of
those paying their monthly contribu-
tions during the drive.
Received from all sources. $1,912.31
Union City Chapter collect
ed Christmas members. 1,139.00
Union City Chapter collect
ed lis subscribing mem
bers $500
Union city Chapter collect
ed monthly contributions 1886
Union city Chapter collect
ed donations .... 14S.65
Thirteen Christmas mem
bers ......... 1900
Union City Auxiliary 13
Christmas members .. -. 1900
union City Auxiliary 2 sub
scribing members. 400
ClaytonAuxiliary S6 Christ
mas members ...s. $500
Clayton Auxiliary 5 sub
scribing members. SO. 1900
CLAYTON Auxiliary donations 400
Riyes Auxiliary $50 Christ
mes members. $500. s5O.oOl
Elbridge Auxiliary 2S
Christmas members. $500
Elbridge Auxiliary dona- /
tions s.ooI
Auxiliary As