Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-06
RED CROSS DRIVE
ASSURED SUCCESS.
LEADERS REPORT
Returned Soldier Welcomes
Chance to Return Argonne
Forest Favor.

OAhpho PoocNa NhS 4doi PoSt
in thu third Red Cross roll call
drive for $4,000 last night, when
subscriptions totaled $27,S34. The
drive, which has been in progress
for three days, and ends with the
close of Armistice day next Tues
day, is progressing even better than
was expected, according to All {.
Scott, chairman of the committee.
Wednesday was a field day with
all of the Red Cross workers and
the Howard street headquarters re-
ported $l5,254 in cash and pledges;
the women's auxiliary, an even
$4,000 and the canteen, $3.50, a
total of $27,834. To be added to
this wilt be the late collections by
the ward and precinct workers and
those of the canteen girls. From
these two cources fully $4,000 is ex-
pected, so that, according to Off
Gals, close to $4,000 is in sight
with five days to- go and only few
of the large subscriptions reported
to headquarters.
Chairman Is Confident. f
1--WE have just struck our gait
said Chairman Scott last night, land
from now on you should watch our
dust. We have good start and the
best and most enthusiastic workers
ever gathered for any campaign.
There is not Stacker in the bunch.
"By Friday you will see the
money commence to roll in in large
sums. We are in a position where
we feel safe, but we are going to
keep right on working and show to
the world that Omaha possesses the
same degree of loyalty that was so
manifest during the war.
Clerks All Join.
The largest subscription of the
day came through the Brandeis
stores-$1,000. This was not the con-
tribution of the proprietors, but the
membership subscription of the en-
ployes. This Institution is now 100
per cent.
The Fitzpatrick store, where more
than $50 men and women took out
membership cards, is 100 per cent,
The Thon1Hson-B eldon store went
over the top two days ago with 800
memberships. All Of the big stores
have turned their membership con-
tributions in through the women's
auxiliary.
At headquarters it is said that the
South Side should come in with
large subscription today or tomor-
row and that money obtained will
run into many thousands of dollars.
Mrs. George Mcdonald, major in
charge of the work there, asserts
that her captains and lieutenants
have their fields we'll lined up and
that they will surprise the executive
committee when the reports are
>turned in.
"'There have been any Number of
mothers, but there was never
mother who was more watchful over
Ter children than was the American
Red Cross that succored and ad-
ministered to the boys during the
great war;" said Corp. D. N. Wilson,
returned Canadian soldier, who
Wednesday called at the Farnam
street headquarters Of the woman's
auxiliary and contributed 81 for
Red Cross membership.
Wounded in Argonne.
Wearing faded uniform of the
Canadian regiment and with an
empty sleeve dangling at his side:
Corporal Wilson told the story of
having been wounded in the Ar
gonne Forest, adding that it was an
American Red Gross nurse that first
relieved his suffering.
The friendly rivalry between the
canteen companies that are working
the theaters in The Red Cross roll
call drive continues to increase as
the campaign proceeds. Miss Eliza
beth Kern, Company ], has charge
of all the units and is carrying ON
the work and giving directions with
out any partiality being shown. For
Monday the total collections on
memberships aggregated $3.50, divid-
ed among the companies as follows:
Empress, Company L, Mrs. c. II.
Hubbard, captain, $l37. Sun, Com
pany G, Mrs. A. D. Klien, captain,
$142. Muse, Company A, Mrs. E.
B. Ransom, captain, $l35.
At the Rialto, Assistant Manager
LaDeu presented Captain Hubbard
with check for $50
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