Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
BIG RED CROSS REPORT
 EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY

Christmas Roll Call will enter upon the fourth day of the dr,ve to enlist the entire population of the town un- der the banner of the Red Cross, with increased enthusiasm, due to the ex- cellent reports that are being made
 by the various teams that are engag-
 ed in the canvass.
 Not withstanding the fact that there have been no reports as yet from the
 outside districts, and that cnly a few of the industries of the toiEn-au of which are expected to show 100 per cent. enrollnent-have reported. indi- cations are tkat the response to the solicitation Of the canvassers will be most gratifying.
 For the second day of r:le canvass, Mrs. (. H. Preston, chairman of the membership solicitation committee re- ported 1.017 members and S1,129.10, the additional sum over one dollar memr 1 bers represents principally magazine l memberships. In commenting upon 1 the work of the teams Mrs. Preston 1 said that from the greater number
 she was receiving daily reports but | that few of the captains evidently did not understand that they were eg- 1 >pected to report the result of each 1 days canvass by the members of their 1 l ever" said the chairman of the mem 1 bership solicitation committee to have ] a report from the captains of every i team showing the result Of the first three days canvass and these teams reports will be given to the press for publication on Friday"
 Team No. 8, Captain Mrs. James A
 IIiscox, has had three mesnhers added tc\ it, for the 'extnI-sion ter l l-itory that t is required to cover namely. Mrs. John Williamson, Mrs $. Warren Davis and Miss Rose Mark
 off.
 In connection with the honor rol
 service flag which is being issued tC
 each householder or apartment en-
 rolled, all hcusehoiders or occupants
 of apartments are urged to displas
 their service flags conspica osssly, as
 fast as they are enrolled These ser fl vice flags are a badge of honor ant
 are intended for display, not only during the time Of the Christmas Rol
 Call, but throughout the entire yea
 of 1919. The presence of an hono1 I roll service flag in the window of (
 house is an incentive for the occu- pants of other houses or s,Iartme Qts u s-l enroll and thereby be entitled to dis 1 play a service flag.
 , Chairman JEben Learned. received tn 1 following teiagr.S:r: on Wednesday iron : v. E. Remington, chairman of the At lantic Division:
 Red Cross Christmas Roll Cal
 meeting with unprecedented success throughout the country Meas1ibarship coming so fast we cannot find lime t . tabulate them. As the campaign pro , gresses the enthusiasm grows, and tn grand army Of canvassers througf1ou
 the country. who are searching out tn
 hearts and dollars in t.aa homes an
 in the hearts of trade. will, hefor ] the drive ends, make universal mem T bershiD in the American Red Cross I reality instead of prospect" 1l Tn summarizing the results of tn 1 canvass as far as it has gone, C4..air :, 1 man Learned made this statement O 2 1 Wednesday evening:
 | ''The reports coming in from diff a ferent parts of the district indicat ' that the response to the Christina : 1 Roll Call is going to reach magri
 tude beyond anything we have ex Q | pected. But, while the work of tn !, | first few days seems most satisfactor
 I want to issue a word of caution [ d all workers and to all others inter = ested in the Red Cross, ard that i
 that the Christmas Roll Call can only !
 made a success hy pursuing the uni
 versal plan of enlisting every employ 7. and every worker in the store an r everyone in the home. In some re l. spects this canvass is different frol el any other campaign ever conducte g Beyond making the campaign plar n and organizing the district for tt .- drive there is not much that the ger r. eral chairman or executive conmitte le can do to ensure the success of tt y canvass. The success or failure of u le campaign rests entirely with the tea
 captains and the team members.
 is @ drive for members, nor money, u ,a number of members we must obtai + being a large proportion cf the pol ,r ulation Of the district, and the fir 7, wave of enthusiasm must not preclut ", obtaining the last subscription ar z ringing the fast door bell. The goal .s universal membership. Anything lel + than that will be a disappointment