The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-07
CAMPAIGN WILL
SUCCEED, SAY RED
CROSS WORKERS
Enthusiasm of Women
Workers Is Outstand-
ing Feature of Drive.
ALL RESOURCES TO BE
UTILIZED AT CLOSE
House-to.House Canvass Now Under
Way in Most Communities
Encouraging Reports Are
Being Reported.

Vim is being added to the Red
Cross drive for memberships now
being conducted, by the diligence Of
booth workers, teachers, women volun-
teer canvassers, Boy Scouts and many
returned soldiers, sailors and marines,
who have rallied to the aid of the
campaign, reports show.
Campaign officials in charge of the
drive at Southwestern Division head.
quarters at st. Louis announced that
while few communities have fallen
below the mark set for them, in gen.
eral, enrolment in the Red Cross has
been heavier than had been expected.
Thousands Of persons in all parts Of
the Division-Missouri, Kansas, Texas,
Arkansas and Oklahoma-applied for
membership yesterday. The drive
which opened Sunday, November 2,
closes Armistic Day, November II.
Chance of the Southwestern Division
equalling or exceeding its quota of
100000 members, set as the num-
Der the Division is expected to raise,
is very bright, officials of the cam
paign declared. Edward Hidden,
Division Roll Call Director, said that
people were responding with cheer
fulness and unanimity that made the
success of the drive seem assured.
Women Hard Workers.
Reports indicate that from the out
set women have been enthusiastic,
indefatigable workers. That every
woman and child in every community
in the Division will be given an oppor.
tunity to enroll as a member up to
and including November H. is late
announcement from drive headquar-
tiers. House-to-house solicitation is
now under way in most communities
and encouraging results are being
announced daily from each state
headquarters.
Our responsibility" Chairman Hid
den said "is to see that not one
available person fails to get an in.
vitation to join. We believe that
obligation is Icing fulfilled and that
every man, woman and child who is
able to comprehend what the program
OF the Red Cross means, knows that
they are not only welcome to the
Red Cross fraternity, but that 1t is
privilege rs well as duty to
link up with it's membership. The
Southwestern Division" he con tinued,
has always set the pace and the
enthusiasm being shown indicates that
we may lead the other divisions
again I know of no greater honor
and privilege than to be member Of
the American Red Cross.
Clergy Endorse Roll Call.
"Clergymen all over the nation have
endorsed the Third Roll Call in I'M
qualified terms Of approval Their
cooperation is regarded as vitality
essential to the success of the drive.
The church has TIE equipment in
organization, in buildings already fur
nished, and in men and women already
trained in tasks demanding service
and sacrifice. The high standard set
by the church itself and its splendid
record Of work already accomplished
impels the Red Cross again to appeal
to it to help make the Third Roll Call
the finest thing the American people
have ever done. The organization
lis, without doubt the greatest, the
most inclusive an the most efficient
charity the world has ever known.
mot all can volunteer for the
actual distribution of relief, but all
can have a part. All SHOULD be men,
bers of this glorious army of armies
The membership fee is only 81. There
is no one too rich or too poor, too
old OF too yorng, too proud or too
humble, to becom, a Red Crosser'
and wear the tiny emblem badge of
such as love their fellow men.
The President Issues Summons.
"The President of the United States
has asked every American to respond
and to his call has been added those
Of every state governor and every
other high officia in the country.
The necessity for the success Of the
Roll Call is not underestimate by
these men, who know what the organ.
ization has accomplished and what it
must yet do.
1.-THE newspapers have performed
Unreasonable service in present
ing the Red Cross message to the
public and that service has been re-
inforced By faithful endeavors on the
part of men, women and children
workers. We are gratified very much
over the work 0f these agencies and
are very proud that our organization
has had the COOL fortune of com
manding such devotion and loyalty.
For the final days of the campaign
every available resource will be
thrown into the firing line in order
to assure the drives ultimate sue
cess"