The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06
len CANVASS
IL MEMBERS OF
IEFENsE COUNCIL
Seyenty-Flve, Divided Into
Teams, Cover City,

Of defense, and Mrs $ X. Cunning
ham. started out today 10 find out
Who 10 your nc.ghbor,'
This Is in connection with the mem
bership campaign OF the Oklahoma
county council OF defense. the cam
paign lasting one week and this being
the frs, day Of the campaign,
Teams Cover City
o. F. Mccartney, chairman Of the
committee in charge Of the drive an.
nounced that more women would Hn
doubtedly come forward to aid in this
work and II Is moi improbable, he sad,
that on some DAYS there will be aS
many as $50 women engaged in this
work. besides an average oi forty or
fifty men a day assisting The work
is arranged so that the city is divided
into precincts and wards. the women
Of each ward engaged IN this work
being organized into squad, working
under leadership Of team captain
and lieutenant
The plan calls for each woman can
vasser TO thoroughly cover the houses
on given street She makes her
business known and endeayors 10 sign
10 every member OF the household as
a member OF the county defense Coun.
Gil As the expense OF the county
council Of defense is necessarily some
what large in spite OF a considerable
number OF paid workers, each person
accepted as member is invited 10
pay fifty cents for his membership
Not having the fifty cents is not a bar
10 membership and persons who say
they will belong but are unwilling 20
contribute the fifty cents and persons
WHO say they are unable 10 pay this
sum. can Join Just the same, the only
difference being that the membership
card shows whether the member paid
for his membership or had II given
10 him.
win Report Daily.
Besides the work OF checking un iami-
lies and householders in an effort 10 get
all citizens enrolled as members OF The
county council OF defense. the women
canvasserS are expected 10 keep their
eyes and ears open and TO learn who
is your neighbor'" Without going into
exact detail as to what this is 10 mean,
il is significant TO observe that every
afternoon al S o'clock each woman can
vasser is in honor bound to report back
TO headquarters at the office Of the
county council Of defense at the Cham
Der OF Commerce and to her team cap
tain what she has seen and done during
the day.
This report will include the number
Of paid memberships she secured, tht
number Of persons who said they would
join but could not pay the membership
fe, the number OF persons who Joined
but refused to pay the fifty cents, the
number Of persons who refused 10 Join
on any account and lastly, the number
Of persons who did not hesitate to talk
openly against the United States gov
ernment.
Disloyal Will Be Listed.
This will be the procedure every day
Of the membership campaign In the
case OF persons refusing to join and
persons who talk against the govern
meat, the names and addresses and
places Of employment Of such will ht
carefully taken down by the woman OF
man eanVasser and this data will HI
placed at tho disposal OF a certain com
mittee connected with the county coun
eli Of defense or IL necessary, in ex
treme cases. will I've reported 10 IN
state council Of defense and the loca
office Of the United States department
OF justice.
O, 2 Mccartney said this morning
Obviously merely signing up people a
members Of the county or the Oklahom
City council Of defense, is hut one par
Of the work Of these persons We kno'
and feel that we must come as nea
calling on every home in the city a
possible because this is time when a
organization must know and must |
sure how each individual and his fam
" stand in war work and attitude Il
ward the government.
"lt may not be generally known b
there are some persons in Oklahon
City who have not entered into W
work and who have talked against {
government under which they are pr
teeted. Many such persons have,
mature consideration. decided to I
move themselves from this oommunit,
Leaders OF Workers.
The captains and teams who ha
been chosen for the membership dri
are,
Leader OF women's teams Mrs p
Cunningham; assistants, Mrs. Rob
Hun. Mrs. Carroll s. Moore Mrs Nj
gusnd Hueklns. Mrs. O. v Massey n
Hiss irene Hickey (. captain Of
are Mrs, ". p. Woods, Miss Doro'
Crnycroft. Mrs. l.. c. TAYLOR, Mrs y
Burns, Mrs Elliott Alton. Miss Mart
Av4y, Mrs r. y. Benedlc, Miss NJ
MaIons. Mrs. c, r Hensley. Miss FL
Lshr Mrs ., Williams and Miss Tel
Nrs Fred Sutton is captain OF the s,
ond ward, and her precinct lieutenai
are Mrs Eva Eager, Mrs. Mitchell Brow
Nm w. 9 Spencer, Mrs J N Aydelot
Miss Nina Binns Mrs y. " MeClu
Ars Charles 0irvin. Mrs r. c. Rec
Mr. Cora emith. Mrs. A A Dough
Hrs Hubert l. Bolsn.
Mrs A. r. Bond In captain OF ths III
ward, and her lieutenants are Mrs. W.
A. joints, Mrs. Joseph Hoffman, NJ
- James Sharp, Miss Edith Miller, NJ
Qliee Herring, Miss Elein Herring N
y Waltef q. Short, Mrs n W Kendall N
F.s. Jernegan. Mrs. r. S. Sullivan, "
Ethelyn johnson and Mrs. Paul Christi
Mrs u. X Thurmond n captain ot
fourth ward. and her heutenants are NJ
r A. Jones, Mrs. Ella Ham, Mrs. JC