Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-12
RED, CROSS DRIVE
Enthusiastic Meeting in Senate
Chamber, State House
Governor MiIIiken and Other Speak
Names Share, Which Is $550.000

Enthusiasm was rampant at q
meeting which was held in the Sen
ate chamber yesterday afternoon of
the war fund committee, the heads
Of local chapters and others inter
ested in the second drive of the
American Red Cross. This drive will
take place during the week of May
20-27 and al effort will be made to
raise $1oO,000.000 throughout the
country. Names share of the drive
Is $3.50. 900
Frank l.. Rawson of Portland,
State chairman of the war drive
fund called the meeting to order and
called upon Gov. Milliken to extend
greetings.
Gov. Milliken expressed an interest
shown by the splendid attendance at
the meeting and remarked that those
present needed no words of common
dati0n or explanation from him on
the great work done by the American
Red Cross. He wished to assure all
present that he would do everything
in his power to assist the organiza-
ton
Chairman Rawson said that he
hoped that the meeting would be an
informal one as all are members OF
the great Red Cross family.
James jackson of Boston. division
manager of the New England divis-
ion of the American Red Cross, said
that last September there was no
head nor tail to the organization
which was in a chaotic condition but
now daylight has arrived. There are
now 100000 members in New Eng
| land. $4,000 Red Cross organizations
throughout the country. Six months
ago this organization was doing a
business of 100000 per year while
! that amount Of business is now $780,
100000 per year. The work from
| Washington has been we'll admins
tered.
We are 5000 miles FROM the trou-
BILE and we have no idea of the con-
| ditions abroad said Mr.. jackson,
I'm order to put the Red Cross on
| the map the people of this country
must make up the $100.O00000 in this
drive. But the people must be told
what was done with the money pre-
|
/ the money collected was expended by
| experts in their particular lines OF
endeavor. We must care for the
| families of our boys who are fighting
our battles abroad. The man cant
! fight unless he is positive that his
! family is well taken care Of. Every
dollar appropriated for the work
abroad goes for that work
| Let us keep the confidence the
! government has in us by backing the
government, the Red Cross work
must be backed if We keel the allies
in fighting trim. Many people think
that they have given quite a lot for
war relief. l do not think that many
have given much"
Il. w. Trafford of Boston, the d.
vision manager for the war fund
drive, was the next speaker. He
said that plenty OF buttons. badges
and supplies would be received this
time and the supplies are of high
quality. The publicity campaign will
be an elaborate one and Mr.. Trafford
explained the matter in detail.
! The least we can do in this coun-
! try is to raise a fund TO care for our
| boys said Mr.. Trafford in conclu-
sion.
Thomas !. Feeney Of Boston. pub
! Lefty agent for the Red Cross drive.
explained that there We're two ends
/ to a publicity campaign. one to as
sist the chairman to sell the Red
Cross and the other to create an edu-
! cational. patriotic effect. In other
words. said Mr.. Feeney. in order to
raise 100000 or sS.00o.0oo in New
! England some one must tell the peo-
Die Of New England what it is all
| about.
"The publicity committee is set OF
town criers to go ahead OF the men who
takes the collection box to tell the peo-
pie that the money if for the Red
Cross" said Mr.. Feeney.
! Il have heard people say that it would
be difficult this year to secure the mon
ev needed because we could net count
on large givers.' continued Mr.. Feeney.
That may be so to some extent. But
since the last appeal the membership
has been greatly increased in New Eng
land so that the membership at present
is 10000. Since the last collection the
wa has come home more closely thar
ever before. J. means only one dolla :
pc- head 70 tho people oe New England
I l:nox 70 .amili,a where the members
are making - ;rr CEN. more than thev
G;,i ;wo years ago. The man who gives
/ to tie tied Cross gets nothing more