Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-05-24
BROWNSVILLE
MUST RAISE
$4,000 FOR
QUOTA OR
"SLACK"
THE STANDING

The STANDING
Brownsville observation-disclosures. T4.339.22
Har.ingen ............-..-.... 1900
San Benlto 3,lbl.4o
Rio Hondo 2O5.oJ
Total S9.0O4.4'
Quota --..-.-......-. .Hl-,"uv
These figures show that Brownsville
needs nearly $4,000 to raise it~ Red Cross
quota of $1,000 and the time in which to.
raise il j. growing short. In Browns
vile there j. need for more determined
drive and more lieral contribution on
the part Of those able to contribute more
literally than they have done
Tonight at 80 o'clock there will be
meeting of executive committeeman and
Red Cros, chairmsn to discuss ways and
means of raising the quota. Today Louis
Cobolini, campa gn chairman for Browns
vile i preparing 4 comparative statement
showing The contributions in the Second
Red Gross War Fund and the contribution
given to the drive 4 year ago The very
pertinent question a. to why, in some
ra~eS, the contributions are being le.@ened
will he asked.
The loyalty of the little fellows" the
givcrS Of five. ten and twenty. FIVE cent
subscript onS has aroused Il feeling that
rhe larger fellows should be made to do
their part. Ii l. not the idea Of the com
mlttee that coercion be used but IL j. the
idea Of the committee that very strong
representations be made to those who are
not doing their part.
This morning Chairman John Gregg re-
ceived from headquarters of Swift 4 e<1 =
letter advising h m that that concern
was gong to make a donation If 500
through the Brownsville chapter Browns
vile has always felt that il was entitled
10 at least a fair proportion of the dona-
tons made by corporations having branch
houses IN Brownsville. and the letter j..
being shown other organizations who are
competitors Of Swift and Company with
avlew to inspiring subscriptions. or more
liberal subscr ptions from them.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4 30 o'clock
one hundred sacks of potatoes will be
sold al auction ut the corner Of the
Merchants National Bank building. The
potatoes are beng donated by the farm
ers on the Los Fresnos section. Fresnos
has Red Cross quota Of Sl00 and hopes
by this method to supply potatoes at Il
better than market price to the consumer
and AZ the. same time raise the money for
the quota.
Brownsville j. also expecting 10 realize
substantial profit from the benefit IL
he given by the McAlen Dramatic Club
at the Dreamland tonight under the ans
plces Of the Elks Cub and the Browns
vile Musical Club.
The ll~t Of Wednesdays donation. fol
lows
First Ward.
Mrs. &. l.. Je~>up -: Mrs. j. " Coucb.
-; Mrs. \. +. Munday. -; Mr. Ben Tnr-
ner. 81; John Merrill. IL: Il. T. Pierce.
-; A. Wayne Wood. S25: Manuel Cueto.
$40; Mr>. j. NJ. Brown. II; Mr,. David
Fernandez, -: David Fernandez. S3: ].
+. Bollack. ~25; Mr. H. Bollack. $50: q.
{. Wagner, -: 4. VI. Clark, IS: Mis-,
Julia OBrien. SO: Mrs d. A. O'Bricn.
$40: Julian Giraud. $40: J. T. Canales.
So: Mr~. J. L. Canaie>, -: Jim Duncun,
$3.50: Mrs. jim Duncan. $3.50: &. A. Raa.
IS: Mrs ". II. Puieenat. -: Rev. IIerri,
don. $3.50; Mrs. IIerndon. II 50: Mrs. j.
L. Workman. 50: Mrs. NJ. T.. Brulay, SO:
Mr. l.. :. Order. -: DIR. o. Y. Lawrence,
S25: T. J. Allen. $40: Mrs. D. |. Hicks
81: Mrs X. McNair. IS: Mrs. A. A.
KIRBY, $3.50: Mrs. Green. 50c: A. =. I'M
bic, $40: &. +. Hawkes.. IS: J. +. Banton
IS: Curry Wood. S3; Fred EIavre -. 50
Armando Pena, $2.65: a. d. Rowen.. IS
W. III. McNuit. 50; Mrs. Bobbie Brandes
1925: {. II. Ferrell IS; Jesus Barron
$3.50: Justo : ezra. 50: Fca EScobedo
81: Baltazar SolS. 81: Meximo Domin-
guez, 81; Valentine Barrera, 81: J. T.
Wood. So: W. +. Nichols. -; III. f. Tuck
er, $3.50; ". B. Clint, SO; DIR. ". II
Dear, $40: Miss Margaret Reilly, 81