Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
THREE PLANTS 100
PER CENT FOR RED
CROSS ROLL CALL
Fifth Ward Political Workers
Are Primed for the
Campaign.
ALL WORK IN HARMONY

Things were humming about Red
Cross Roll Call headquarters, Tenth and
Market streets. today. Buttons, honor
cards and otner supplies for the workers
for the drive that pegnS in the churches
on Sunday, and in all other units on
Monday. continuing for one week, were
distributed
Three manut acUlrlng concerns are the
first to report 100 per cent subscriptions
for the membership roll While the but
tons and Christmas stamps that 60 with
every membership, will not ne distributed
before Monday. when the campaign be-
girs it was very encouraging news to
the workers to learn Of the spirit with
which the industrial plants are rally1ng
to the effort.
The Electric Hose and Rubber Co.
through General Superintendent Marean
notified James Stein. director for the in
dustrial plants, tnat G.. d. Garrettson
was mailing a check for S350to the COM
mittce which means that every employe
in the plant will join the Red Cross through
the Christmas generosity OF the manage
ment
The Remington Machine Co, through
Secretary Clark, informed Mr.. Stein
that ]. ]. Satterwaite was sending . cneck
for SIS covering cacn cmploye OF the
plant.
The American Vulcanized Fibre Co,
through T. Clarkson Taylor was the
third industrial plant to make 100 per
cent for its 800 employees.
The Fifth Ward is the first ward IN,
the city 10 report its full organization at
headquarters, formed from among the
Democrats and Republicans Of that
section. Alex. r. Abranarns IS chairman
Martin F. Fairy. treasurer and Smiley
King secretary. 4 Democrat and 3
Republican from each division have been
constituted as q team to supervise the
work in their particular section. They
are SIS follows;
First district-Isasc T. Mcclure, Nor
us Hambright
Second district Thomas E. Peeney,
Joseph Dillon.
Third district-William II. Murphy,
Charles H Gooding.
Fourth district-William ]. Abrahams,
Artemas Smith
Fifth district-Joseph F. Callahan,
Charlrs Donnelly.
Sixth district-Harry Tazeweu, Edward
Sewer
Seventh district-Anthony Corletta, ,Ber-
Eighth district Homer c. Simmons,
John 7 SkelIy.
Ninth district-W. Scott Vernon, Jas
A Dugan
Tenth district Clarence Poole, Allen
Eleventh district-Elmer f. Klund, H.
A. Gallagher
Twelfth district Prank ". Pierson,
John Mulhn.
Thirteenth district George W H
Smith, } b. Morrow
Fourteenth district NJ Howard Jester,
Fran 81 Stuber.
This committee Will have a meeting
next Monday night before the regular city
meeting of all political workers
OFFICE FoHCL BUSY.
The Office force about headquarters IS
putting In long hours, preparing for the
campaign. Several nights this week,
Secretary SaltzmaE and several typIsts
and clerks, have worked until nearly
midnight, and one night shortly before
midnight, when there ha3 l'cen \ big
b1tch of letters prepared, Mr.. Saltzman
broke into" the postof.Cc. The office
had closed for the day. but when ne
telephoned TO the night men at the post
Office explaining how necessary At was
that the letters be received, 50 that they
might he forwarded with the frs, rnoInng
deuvery. The mail was accepted.
One ambitious worker started today 10
solicit subscriptions. He Iad n1 gotten
far with his work, before headquarters
learned Of IL, and he was stopped.
No soliciting for membership il to be-
gin before Monday, except in the churches,
which will lnaugurate their campaign on
Sunday.