Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-05-18
CAMPAIGN TO
RAISE RED,
CROSS WAR
FUND TO
BEGIN


Brownsville committees WI start the
drive 10 raise $1,000 as Brownsville's
contribution To the Second Red Cross war
fund. Throughout the county, a well as
throughout the rest of the United States.
arrangements are being made for the
campaign to raise $lO0,000,O00 for the
war fund.
Yesterday afternoon, at the Red Cross
headquarters, committee chairmen and
lexecutive head, met TO organize for the
campaign. War Fund Manager Louis
Cobol nj made a brief address Ia the ward
captains advising them a. To their duties
and the selection of their committees.
Realizing that the captains III the various
ward, were better acquainted with the
work NJ material than he, Mr.. CoboIin
left the selection of workers to them.
Supplies, consisting of receipt books,
report blanks and cash envelopes together
with full Instructions n To their use were
i>ued 10 the captains and will be in turn
issued by them 10 their helpers
In add ton to the work Of solicitation
il was decided 10 conduct a vigorous
campaign through the newspapers and
from the speakers platform. Chairman
j. /. Canale> of the speakers committee,
i arranging schedule for the week
which will include addresses at the thea
tres in the evening and ia the restaurants
ar lunch time. The restaurant speaking
Is a new phase of II speakers campaign IN
Brownsville but l. one that has proved
successful in other sections
Committee in charge Of the ~ubScrip-
tion gathering will be required to report
daily To Mr.. Cobolini. who l. Ia have per
manent headquarters in the Red Cross
room. Mr.. Coboln nj will in turn submit a
daily report to John Gregg. district su-
permit niendent who will forward the report
10 headquarters.
ii was decided at the meeting that list
of the daily subscriptions be published
and To this end the committees will he
required To submit the names as well as
the amounts subscribed
Mr.. Cobollni today received the follow
me message from j. l.. Johnson. st. Louis
chairman Of the Second War Fund cam
pa gn:
On the eve of the campaign | want to
urge upon you very strongly the necessity
for inStructing al OF your workers that
the contributions to the Second War Fund
are to be voluntary in every sense of the
word. Impress on workers that the spirit
CT Red Cross must prevail and any cOer-
ciOn will Undoubtedly hurt the cause Par
'icularly caution workers charged with the
conduct of industrial campaigns to see that
industrial employees arg neither coerced
nor embarrassed into giving.
have fu confidence in your orqaniza-
ion end know it is only a matter of inten-
Sive work. This campaign for country and
humanity should inspire every one who has
The GREAT privileq, of being an active work.
ar to EsrcuIean efforts.
Ny ambition is to have the southwestern
division 90 over the top first. vii you he,p
ny putting y0rr engine into high gear the
first day? 1t is vitalIy important that
YOUR reports he sent in promptly. Each
state in the division is claiming they will
10 over the ton first Which will il be !?
The best of luck
Ladies committees for the solicifat on
"t funds were announced n follows
FIRST WARD-Mrs. John Gregg. chair
man: Mrs. b. O. Works. Mrs. j. j. Young.
Mrs. ID J.. Spero. Mrs. W A. Ross. VI -
AonSo. Miss ConcepSion Nil'areaT. Miss
Alfonso. Miss Conception Villareal. NJ
Miss Lille Lawton. Miss Antonia
Nznaga. Miss Yldaura Raymond. Ms
Zoia Tnerina. Miss Maria Cantu. Mrs. W.
\. Rutledee, Mrs. W. b. Clint.
| SECOND WARD-MrS. f. r.. Howard.
chairman; Mrs. H. NJ SHELTON. Mrs. w.
+. McDavtt, Miss Florence Bel. Mis-, Vir-
einia Mullen. Mss Isabel Cr'xen. Miss
Manuela Loneoria. Miss Teresa Labois.
Miss Guadalpe Alfonso. Miss Maria Lon
goria, Miss Otila Crixell, Miss Virgin n
1 Longoria
THIRD WARD-MrS. A. A-hhe m
chai.man Mrs. J. NJ. Nixon. Mrs. A. G.
! Pnteenat Mrs. A. s. GimbIe. Miss Marie
Starck. Miss ]. G. Ford, Miss Emil
Fernandez. Miss Fide'a Cara. Miss Leo
nor Cavazos, Miss Raquel Cavazos. Miss
Hermenl india Correa. Miss Trinidad
ChaDa. Nj $ Lucile Correa.
FOURTH WARD-Mrs. ]. S. Rowe