Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-05-31
NEARLY DOUBLED
WAR FUND Quota
Luna County. as Always Cane
Across h Great Shape iof
lha Red Cross.
cOLUMsus GAVE oven 5000
Asked iOT $500, Commlilss Stuck to
Plan ior tloo0o, and Finally
Passes $4,000 Mark.

Almost two dollars contributed for
every dollar asked was the proud
record Of Dcming and Lnna county
III the Red Cross drive that closed
last Saturday. The quota for this
county, originally set at $4,000, was
reduced to $1,000 shortly before the
drive began, but the committee, I'M
der 4. l.. Miller, which had not
asked for the reduction, kept their
eyes on the original figure, and fin
. ally went over II like a train Of ears.
Il was evident as early as Monday
of last week that the only question
about the quota was the amount Of
It's ovcr-subscription, the turn-in
from this city alone the first day
running over half the figure set for
Che entire county. On Wednesday
evening il was certain that the mark
had been reached, though actual cash
was not at hand to verify ii until
Thursday night. Al that time Mr..
Miller said to the Graphic, Eve will
go TO $4,000 The result shows
that he had his finger on the public
pulse, al right.
Columbus, which accepted 81 400
Of the county's quota as her share of
the burden, reached the 81 800 mark
Saturday. The total in Deming for
that day alone was $l,830.4l, cash
alone counted. A number of sub
scriptions promised have been. COM
ing in slowly since the drive closed.
Kenneth Kennedy, field auditor at
Camp Cody, turned in sl72 Saturday,
representing voluntary contributions
from his office force and that of the
constructing qaartefmasler, Major F..
y. Simonds.
The total checked up BY Secretary
Forbes Parkhill yesterday, to which
small drihlets are expected to accrue
for a few days yet was $13, ,4S0.45
for the county, of which Columbus
was responsible for s2,244.37. DR..
r. NJ. Marshall, the Columbus chair
man, in making his report, made par
ticular mention Of donations from
Waterloo and Sunnyside schools,
which raised s6O26 and $3.50 re-
Fspeetively, at entertainments given
for the fund.
The Isis theater, which donated
Thursdays receipts, brought in
$i36.40. Teal's theater turned in
Sill, Friday nights proceeds. Over
toms pool hall the same day netted
the fund $lOl. The Clark Clothing
company donated $iOO Friday. The
returns from box supper at Tunis
Friday night were t74, and from a
pie supper at Capital Dome the same
night $lO5.0O.
Little Margaret Barron, 5-year-old
daughter Of Glen Barron Of the field
hospital corps, Camp Cody, was per-
sonany responsible for $3.50, a
large part Of which she gathered from
the sale Of postcard pictures Of her
self attired as q Red Cross nurse.
She appeared on the program at the
Teal theater Friday night, singing
two songs, which were nprOariously
received BY the crowd, and immedi-
ately started the sale Of her post
cards, which soon gave ont, but many
continued to ''buy" them after that,
giving her the price with no card
Forthcoming.
W. T. Fitzpalrick's skating rink
reported $4l.45, the proceeds Of the
night Of Monday, May 90. Next Mon
day is Red Cross night again at the
rink, Mr.. Fitzpatrick having estab-
lshed the rule TO give the Red Cross
the proceeds Of the first and third
Monday Of ench month.
The women Of Dcming, under the
leadership Of Mines. +. II. Bickford
and J. @. Moir worked with such
unanimity Of purpose and in such
! number that il Is simply impossible
10 mention them al and the fine work
they accomplished. They were re-
sponsible for many hundreds of dol.
lars Of the amount credited to the
county, and the fact that this was
heafly al received IN small sums
shows that they were never loafing
on the job.
Tho war fund was swelled quite no.
liceably BY The proceeds Of an auc-
ton IN front Of the Demine club Sat
urday evening, al which a number
Of donated articles, including PIGS,