The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-05-17
GLASGOW ALL PREPARED
FOR RED CROSS DRIVE
CHAIRMAN ]. w. WEDUM IN CHARGE OF VALLEY
COUNTY HAS COMPLETED ALL ARRANGE
MENTS AND THE FIRST BIG GUN WILL
BE FIRED FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY IT,.

subscribed. Now for the second Red
Cross war fund drive.
In every city, town and hamlet Of
Montana, this has become. the watch
word of all loyal citizens. Although
the Red Cross drive for $100, ,O00, 900
does not begin until May 20, practic-
ally all Of the chapters already have
their organization complete, ready to
sweep over the top with oversub-
scriptions just as they did in the Lib
erty loan.
Campaign managers have been ap-
pointed and subcommittee to attend
Samples of the publicity material
which will be furnished to all news
papers in the country from national
headquarters have already been sent
to the campaign publicity managers
in the various counties and they have
already begun work obtaining UNDER
writer's for the advertising space de-
manded.
Nearly every chapter in the division
has availed itself of at least one Of
the films, available through division
headquarters, with which the national
organization is advertising the ac-
complishments of the American Red
Cross in stricken countries of Europe.
Posters and pamphlets illustrating the
nobility Of the great call of mercy and
giving businesslike reports of the ad-
ministration of the Red Cross funds
in the last year. are already in the
hands of chapter officials.
In the spring drive of the Red
Cross, parades will form big fea-
ture of the advertising. A parade
manager has been appointed at Wash
ington and every city and village in
the United States is urged to fall into
line with big Red Cross day cele-
bration, including parade of Juniors
as we'll as adult Red Cross members
to start the drive going.
The second Red Cross War Fund
drive will be initiated in Glasgow un-
der the direction of j. w. Wedum,
chairman of the drive by holding Of
big patriotic meeting in the Gibson
opera house Friday evening May II at
8 o'clock at which time an address will
be delivered by w. H. Meigs of Great
Falls and the Home Guard band will
furnish the music. After the meeting
Guards in the opera house.
II am glad the Liberty loan came
first" said Chairman Wedum, sit
showed the people of Valley county
their own strength and got chem
wrought up to just the patriotic pitch
for the Red Cross drive. If you think
we gave everything we had in the
Liberty loan just watch us go next
week."
Chairman Wedum received tele-
gram Thursday morning containing
the information that the state direc-
tor had secured the services Of Cap
tain Gawthorp, who has seen service
with the Canadian troops in Europe.
Captain Gawthorp will deliver an ad-
dress at the grand patriotic meeting
Friday night.
The people of Nashua are showing
great interest in the drive and a base
ball game, parade and big supper and
a grand ball in the evening will be
given at Nashua Saturday night, May
18 and the entire proceeds of the day
are to be given to the Red Cross fund.
The following committees have been
named to carry on the details of the
drive by Chairman Wedum in Glas-
gov:
North Side. w. Wedum, F. l..
Truscott, C. E. Peterson, D. S. Will
liams C. R. St. Clair, Leo Hurry, Glenn
Maris, D. E. Parsons, w. B. Shoemak-
er.
South Side-F. L. Sherman, L. E..
Jones, C. Prentice, Harry Magruder,
Joe Smart, Lee Hapgood, C. L. Run
yon, P. l.. Herring, A. L. Grissom,
Walter Baynham, Carl Ackermann,
Dan Mckay, E. M. White, John Sorte,
Mr.. Murphy, Murl Sisson, John Kline,
j. O. Hauge, Misses Lien and Nell
Hanson and Miss Bell Grossman.