Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-17
GOOD FIRST DAY RECORD
MADE IN RED CROSS ROLL
CALL IN CAPITAL CITY

With three teams not yet reported
the annual roll call Of the Red Cross
in Augusta showed. at the end Of the
first day, an enrolment of LII men,
Ders.
THIS is a fairly satisfactory show
ing but is l61 members behind the
first day last year.
Judged by present indications it
is going to lie "A singularly dlfhcult
matter u roll up a membership
equal to last year. Still, the thirteen
teams are going at 1t with a Will
and with determination to enroll
every man and woman and most
of the children in Augusta who have
the necessary which
qualifications are based on the slo-
gan. "All you need is heart and a
dollar
Last year the workers found It
necessary to do little more than say.
DO you want to join the Red
Cross" Almost everybody did. This
year the solicitors must be statesmen
and saleswomen-they must convince
the people they meet that the need
Of the Red Cross has increased
rather than diminished because of
the end of the war-that the Great
est Mother in the World" is all that
stands between whole nations-and
starvation.
While there were indications Of an
uphill fight on one hand there were
most encouraging features on the
other. The employees Of w. II. Gam
nett, Pub, Inc. registered their in
evitabie 100 the first day" So did
the employees Of Lewis A. Crossett,
Inc. At the other big plants-Ed-
wards Mfg. Co. c. A. Eaton Co.,
vickery and Hill. and those in that
class, campaigns are in progress.
Among the stores. the following re-
ported 100 per cent" by Monday
night: Russell & Weston. D. w.
Adams Co. Swift and Turner. E. w.
Church and Lunt and Brann. Others
had doubtless completed 100 per cent
enrolment by that time but had not
reported. while others will be over
the top by Tuesday night.
" ME TIC CANVASS Ia 6OLl6 OlA ALA
the business section and in the in
dustrial plants, Red Cross booths
have been placed at the Augusta
House, Augusta Trust Co., l.. A. &
w. waiting room. City Hall and
Post ONCE. and memberships are
being taken at those places.
The reports OF the teams for the
opening day of the campaign for
Red Cross membership follows:
Team No. /, Mrs. Guy p. Gan
nett, Captain 20
Team No. ., Mrs. George z. Ma
comber. Captain .................. 800
Team No. 3, Mrs. George Coombs,
captain ............ ............... 1Vo
Team No. 4. Miss Rosamond Con-
nor, Captain Observation-Disclosures. ~
Team No. s. Mrs. W. 8. Knowles,
Captain NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. no report
Team No. 8. Miss Carolyn Kelley,
Captain .................... %
Team No. 7. Mrs. Frank Earring
ton. Captain .................... 10y
Team No. s. Mrs. Charles Sylves-
ter. Captain ........-....... no report
Team No. 3. Mrs. Arthur F. Par
rott, Captain II
Team No. 10. Mrs. Richard Good
win, Captain ......................i is
Team No. II, Guy O. Vickery.
captain .................... 2UV
Team No. u, Arthur F. Parrott,
captain ..................... Jus
Team No. Is. Fred Belyea. cap
tain ..............O... no report
It will be noticed that ward teams,
made up Of women. finished first and
third for the day. The leading team
was that captained by Mrs. George
+. Macomber. Mr.. PARROTS team,
which worked Water street, was sec
opd, while Mrs. Guy P. Gannett's
team was third.
BY tomorrow night. when the fac
tory team captained by Fred Belyea.
reports for the first time, along with
teams and s, and when the other
teams report the result Of their sec
ond days efforts. 1t is believed that
today's total will be considerably
exceeded. 1t will have to gain ma
teriaily If it is to equal the second