Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-16
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
Gets UNDER WAY TO-DAY
"Bc Sure to Wear Hour Button"
Admonition Sounded by Rich
mond Chapter.
SEEKS ANNUAL MEMBERS ONLY
Airplane Will Bomb" City at Noon.
Mayor Ainslie Issues Appeal Urg-
ing All to Respond to Aid "Grcat-
est Mother in tho World"

Wear your button! Be sure to wear
last night by II. G.. Boykin. who will
direct the Christmas membership cam
paign OF the Red Cross. which begins
to day and continues for one week
Only 81 memberships will be sought
In the campaign.
The director referred to the mem
each man and woman enrolled in the
Richmond chapter for the coming year.
The button has white background.
on which appears the distinctive cross
OF the organization In red, and be-
meath it, in small blue figures. the nu-
h"ve Been w0oters
solicit persons wearing 1919 buttons
Besides membership buttons. Red
cross service flag and ten Red Cross
seals VIII be issued to each member.
Ihe iiags are intended to be displayed
In windows. and as they are printed
on thin paper. they will make an eff
fective showing both day and night ,
HOoTHS AT CONVENIENT
POINTS TO ENROLL ALL
Ministers called attention to the
splendid achievements of the Red
ross and urged hearty support of the
services. TO faciiitate the en sIinay :
or new members and the renewal OF
membership by those who now belong
TO the local chapter. booths presided
over by women workers attired as Red
Cross nurses will be opened to-day.
nient places in different sections Of the
city and are expected to do n rush
ing business each day of the drive
Io.day,s workers at the booths will
Miller & Rhoads-colonial Danes.
MIS- Ah; Ihomas Cary Johnson; general
;. Mechanics and Merchants' Bank.
south Richmond-Mrs. c. B. Brooking
chairman.
Kerr &: Schaars store, Church Hill
Mrs. r. ID. Garcin. chairman.
Cohcn's store-Mrs. Sam Cohen. gen
eral chairman: Mrs. Raymond Strauss.
Murphy's Hotel-Red Cross Catholic
Auxiliary.
Post Office - Richmond Antitubcrcu-
losis Association. Miss Martha Purcell.
First National Bank-Richmond An
tituberculosis Association. Miss Martha
Chambers. $50
colored booth. colored Red Cross
headquarters. 201 East Leigh Street
Rev. w. T. Johnson. chairman
AT NOON TO-DAY
Opening day features OF the Christ
mas roll call. as the membership cam
paign Is known, include the scheduled
appearance of an airplane over the
cnHa,, about noon. Adverse weather
prevent the flight, the Red Cross an
nounced Before giving an exhibition
OF fancy flying the occupants of the
ands Of Red Cross leaflets.
Special efforts will be made to en-
roll every store, factory. bank and Of
nee employee in the Richmond chan
Ter before the campaign closes. Es-
adjustments where all employees and
employers enroll for 1919 will be en-
titled to admission into the 100 per
MAYORS APPEAL TO
PEOPLE OF RICHMOND
Declaring that membership In the
Red Cross lis badge of honor, be-
coming to all who may wear It," Nav
or George Alnslie has addressed TO
Ing:
The Christmas roll call of tho
American Red Cross begins to-do, .ns
again you Will be asked to join il YOU
are not members. or to renew your
SUBSCRIPTIONS II you are. Last year
themselves as memhars &c =. ~ I oitGu