The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-27
Incomplete Returns Show Grady County to
Be 4,l22 Pledges Short Of Quota;
Sales Good
WORKERS MOBILIZE
FOR FINAL PUSH
Meeting Called for Chickasha Campaigners;
.WaIdOn Township Sets Record; Mrs.
Johns Lands Members

According to the returns available
this morning, Grady county is 4122
pledges short of the quota designated
in the campaign for War Savers.
The quota was placed at 12,505 and
the total returns received at the Of
flee Of the county chairman up to
this morning was 1888. These re-
turns are incomplete and in one or
two localities are estimated, such
calculations being conservative.
With the additional time allotted
to the War Savers drive drawing to
close, the captains and managers
Of the campaign in Grady county are
gathering their forces for one final
effort. In Chickasha several teams
OF workers are on the job today. and
meeting of Aall the. workers has
been called for the Red Cross rooms
at 4 O'clock this afternoon
At this meeting it is planned to
'get together" and make an assault
that will carry Chickasha beyond the
quota set. Every W. S. S. worker
is Supposed to be present to hear
plans thst will be outlined. Mr..
Kayser, city chairman stated this
morning that while a number Of
workers we're in the field today, the
total TO cato for the city, estimated
is about -.I00 This falls far short
Of tho 5000 quota.
Mrs. Ed i. Johns, one of the cam
paigners i'll the city, set considera-
lie of rect rd yesterday, when she
scared pledges for a $1,000 club
member and $500 club member
Mrs. Fred NJ Frey has signed to be.
cc'ne a $1,000 club membeE She has
rot taken out the stamps, but has
given her riedgc to do so. Mr. Mont
eomery, an oil man, of Chickasha
and Cement, has pledged to take out
$500 WORTH of stamps. Both these
purchases will be made in a few
days.
In the county precincts out of
Chickasha, Walden township made
splendid record, according to the
reports of Tuesday This record is
one of the best, if not the best in
the entire county, considering con.
ditions Waldon township is abso-
ntely country precinct. There is
not town or d hamlet of any sort
in it. yet e. s. Brown, the township
chairman, reported 4O7 cards signed, |
representing pledges to the amount
Of se,6672S.
Tocasset turned in her first report
yestei day. showing that the work is
started there but progressing rather
slowly Ill comparison with some of
the other precincts The Pocasset
report showed 200 pledge cards sign.
ed.
From Stover precinct came the re-
port OF % pledge cards signed rep
resenting pledge to the amount OF
StST. 1heo. Slower is chairman of
tie precinct The returns are incom.
plete
Verden made a report slightly ON
par with Pocasset indicating that
while the work is started, the flame
of enthusiasm is not exactly setting
the woods afire Verden reported
Tuesday night 125 pledge cards sign
ed.
While at places in the county, in.
cluding Chickasha, the work seems |
to be tagging, the campaign as a
whole is producing splendid results. |
Rural carriers out of Chickasha are
working overtime in the delivery OF
stamps and at the post office here
Postmaster Barefoot and Assistant
Postmaster Langston continue 20
keep busy dealing out the stamps.
Yesterday, the sales totaled more