The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-16
THAN 5000
ANSWERED HERE"
At The ROLL CALL
Bat That is Only Partial of
The Red Cross
Drive.
FLAGsH0ES EVERYWHERE
Bouses That DO Not Dis
play Them Are the
Exception.
F LAG SHOWS EVERYWHERE

fairmont is literally aglow with Red
Co.'s Chsistuaas Roll Cali Tags to-
dey aud the residence In the city
which 10 not today adorned with one
OF theSe enblems given by the Nation
al Red Cross organization. is the e1-
cepSton tather than the rule.
Feom the time the canvassers took
up theft march throughout the city
yesterda Sthe service flags began TO
hl0&son1 Out from the windows OF resi-
denSes and by the time the WORKERS.
TIED from their efforts put forth III
tbe cause Of humanity, had completed
epetr work the houses which were not
adorned With this service Tag were
TIE Spirit of the thing was con-
taeous On one street in particular
the Residents seemed to catch it. Ore
youAg woman went to window and
plaeed in a conspicuous place a Scr
vice nag containing three ssarS. Al
most in1Dediately across the street :
faR appeared with two stars, tEen
cIoSeIy following the next hc!;se down
tpe street placed daS with 1--WE stars
ab9 SO on down the entire length o.
TIE street, the Hays appeared VITA
tbeSe ope. two three or Ilore Stars
sbtQ3pE out brightly until With : pos
sft2'N e1Sep tiou eEeFy reSs3cttss M &tl1
Sfeet boee testimony that The mem
berS OF the household had cncolisd be-
neath the banner of the gr :Stest phil
artaropzc Organization IN TIE work..
These Service flags are ornamental
too, They are adorned about che outer
e1ge with a strip of briRit b1Ge Which
repIesepts the year that America &C
tuafly participated in the vas. In Tie
cen{Te IS large red cross which
+ stahds FOR the head 81 the tam .ly vale
a snan cross IS placed for each adcf-
tf0oal rbenher of the household
People who took +ne:r Customary
S1nday afternoon walk through the
city were interested in counting the
Uaay Gass adjoining the wln:IoSs and
IN ootiug the absence in a few houses
Of this serVice flag.
Persons are asked to wear their but
tons in Order that they may Eot he
aceosted by canvassers and people ere
tpe windows OF theI- homes,
More than five th ousanI dtllars IN
ope dollar Subscriptions were taken in
b5 the Red cross CETis.ra:s roll cam
vaSsers IN the city yesEcrtIay and it is
bel&eTed when the canvass - ccnPlet-
ed this Sum will be largely Increased
C@yassecs worked tai .nsriiy yester-
daS deep1te the gloomy weather and
Were rewarded by large number of
subscriptions though in sonia Quarters
tbe canVassers we're nna0Is to do the
Rork apa there yet remains consider
aple capNassiug to do before the exact
s1hs can be ascertained.
A nupaher Of the wards came across
baadsonely and did more than was
objected Of them, while in others taey
id not do quite so well and efforss
VII be made in these wards to swell
tpe npu1her Of memberships.
Gompiete results will not be pubii:h-
ed until these wards which were slow
- SaisinR their quotas are given an op-
poStunfty 10 increase them.
Geans working throughout the city
yeaterdgS were gratified with the lib
eta and ready response which greet-
ed them almost everywhere they
F!eat. snd many OF the workers stat
ed that it was a positive pleasure to
DO the Work. so readily and Willingly
do the People respond to the CAL.
Very few Of. the country districts
baNe been heard from as yet aud it is
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