Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20
ROLL CALL FOR
RED CROSS LOOMS
UP MUCH STRONGER
Workers Striving Hard to Make
Campaign Successful Through
out State.
PLAN BIG DAY TOMORROW
Result Of four days canvass.
Adult members-IO,O ,OS6-
Junior Members-10 ATT.
Yesterdays Total.
Adult members ,S3S

JUNloI UeUDSIS~-tV.Ju
Total, Aduits-I3 ,924. Juniors-11 ,527.
Spurrcd to renewed action by Chair
man Marvels appeal yesterday, tho
Red Gross Christmas Roll Call took on
new life TODAY. Some of the workers
| who had become discouraged over the
failure of the people to join when asked
to do so, resumed tho work of seeking
memberships with fresh vigor, and the
result of their en- . SIN was appar-
cat.
This ise"Check-up Day" and accord
ing TO the chairman's. request, every
worker was asked to inquire of every
one whom they saw without a button
the reason for it. As consequence there
were many who were stopped on the
street, in factories and in public places
and asked where their Red Cross button
was.
While Delaware is far behind the
quota fixed, yet from the attitude OF
the workers today and some OF the re-
ports that were received over the teie-
phone. things have taken q decided
change for the better. The weather has
been of the finest character for out
door solicitation, and the women who
have been appealing for the membership
have not been uncomfortable because
of the cold
Comparing Delaware with other States
and large cities, it is making a better
showing than many others. There arc
four more days, counting today, and
including Monday, for the canvass for
members. and if everyone will apply
himself and herself as they arc today,
the results will likely be a credit to the
State.
PLANTS DOING WE'LL.
The canvasses at the industrial plants
are coming along splenddly. The Pusey
& Jones Co. had up today about 900
! memberships signed up. Among those
on the honor list of 100 per cent sub
scriptions among the employees were
Pyrites Co, Charles Bcadcnkopf Co,
Eastern Malleablc Iron Co, Trump
Brothers Machine Co. Lobdell Car Wheel
Co, and eroploycs Of the Opera House
The home that docs not sidplay a
service flag of the Red Cross variety and
which are only gwen for memberships,
will likely be p stored with many callers
on Sunday. The house 10 house can
vassers viii make final trips about their
districts on the Sabbath, and wherever
there is house that does not display
this Red Cross service flag. inquiry VIII
be made as to the reason.
Reports from White Clay Creek hun
dred, received yesterday afternoon, were
mighty encouraging. Eben Frazer re-
ported, that he expected TO put his hun
dred over the top by 20 per cent.
That is going to mean some hard hustlIng,
but he believes he has the workers TO
accomplish the deaf. The Women s
College at Newark and the Wilmington
Bleachery are two units that have sub
scribed for memberships at the rate of
100 per cent
Down state sections We're serlously
handicapped the beginning of the week
with the rainy weather. This, too, has
caused much sickness, and reports coming
from the lower end Of the State are such
as TO make healthy workers here, pitch
in" and work the harder in order that any
delinquency down State may be par
TALLY made up here
The meeting Of the workers and directors
at headquarters tomorrow morning at
II o'clock will mark probably the last
committee meeting Of Chairman Marvol
with his official family before the end Of the
campaign The work 10 be done tomorrow
afternoon and evening on the streets
will be discussed, and any help needed by
the workers arranged for There will be
200 women canvass on the streets tomorrow
for memberships. They Will bc made up
of 50 from the High School, 80 from the
du Pont clerical and 100 from the booth
committees, that will temporarily desert
their posts for outdoor work.