El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-16
$4,000 FOR RED
CROSS So FAR
First Day of Membership
Drive Gains $500 Signers
Up To Noon.

Approximately $500 members were
enrolled and $500 collected Monday
morning. the opening day Of the Red
Cross Christmas roll call The reports
were made at the luncheon held at the
Hotel Sheldon at noon. The reports
are not complete by any means. it be
ing estimated that probably not more
than half the workers had reported. \
number were still working at the noon
hour and so were unable to attend the
luncheon.
There is to be another luncheon
Tuesday and it is expected that all the
majors, CAPTAINS and workers will at
tend, at which time the local Red
Cross chapter will be able to get more
definite reports.
Workers Out Early.
The workers were out early Monday
morning and the downtown districts
were fairly well covered by noon No
reports were obtainable from the out
lying city districts Nothing has been
heard yet from the smelter district,
Ysleta. Canutillo or Clint These re-
ports are looked for Tuesday. it being
thought that the captains will try and
complete their work before reporting.
Several OF the places visited by the
Red Cross workers were found ready
and waiting. It only required a very
few minutes to enrol the establish
ment in the 100 percent column Mum
bers Of families are getting into this
column by taking out membership for
their children
PIG Members Enrolled
At the Popular, PIC members were
enrolled This was the largest es-
adjustment membership thus far re-
ported. Workers among the railroads
had not reported at noon
r f Thomson, chairman OF the
Christmas roll call. will wire in daily
to the headquarters Of the southwest
ern division at St. Louis the progress
of the local campaign
Dr. Ira Landrith. Chautauqua lee
turer and a prominent Y. NJ c. A. Will
be the principal speaker at the Tues
day luncheon.
More than 100 Red Cross workers
IT. the membership campaign drive had
an enthusiastic meeting at a luncheon
at Hotel Sheldon Monday at noon r.
f. Thomson. chairman Of the cam
paiEn. president The speaker Of the
occasion was Lieut. Jean J. Picard. Of
the French army. who was introduced
by Joseph N. NealOn. chairman Of the
speakers bureau. In speaking Of the
present Red Cross campaign Lieut.. Pi-
card said in part:
Needs Your Money.
Inc heQ cross neEQS your money
but it needs you more But more than
all. you need the Red Cross. Only one
dollar is necessary to join the Red
Cross which means that the 100000
or 100000 people in the United
States suhold add that amount TO the
funds OF the organization.
Now that war is over does not sig
Nifty that there is no longer need for
the Red Cross. One million two hun
dred and fifty thousand American SOL
dlers aer to remain in Europe for a
few months. perhaps a few years. for
there are matters there that have TO
be Strengthened out Russia must be
attended to and Germany has not been
with. We are going to have
peace and IL is not to be a peace OF
reconciliation, but one OF justice.
There is still much for the Red Cross
to do.
Women Backing It.
The Red Cross is one Of the most
institutions on earth. one
that the women are behind Il is also
one that the government is not able
to carry on for the heart must be in
il. 1t is only a matter Of doing ones
duty to become a member Of the or
yaization-
Mrs. J. c. Barada- secretary OF the
Red Cross membership committee who
Is in charge OF campaign headquar- I
ters in the lobby at Hotel Sheldon. Is !
assisted by Mrs. E. P. Rankin. secre- !
-ary Of the FL Paso Red Cross chapter. I