The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-07
RED CROSS DRIVE
TO OPEN NOV. Z
OFFICIALS LOOK FORWARD TO
PLACING DIVISION FIRST ~
LOVER THE TOP"
WOMEN WORKERS ENROLL
Campaign Managers Say That Present
Drive Is One for Membership,
Not Funds.
. RED CROSS ROLL CALL FACTS


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= RED CROSS ROLL CALL FACTS =
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:. Begins, Sunday, November 2; +
= closes, Armistice Day, Tuesday, i
i November II. 4
:: Objective: 100000 member ::
!. ships in the United States; +
=. 100000 memberships in the +
4. Southwestern Division-the states T.
:: of Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Okla !.
!. homa and Arkansas. Cost of 4.
=. membership, one dollar. ,,,s =
X Purpose: To maintain Red 4
I. Cross at present high state Of +
!. organization and efficiency as =
:. permanent national relief agency. i
i One million volunteer workers i
!. TO assist in campaign activities, 4.
!. to be enrolled previous to opening =
!. Of drive +
:. Soldiers, sailors and marines to +
:. aid by speaking and writing of +
:. the work of the Red Cross in the =
!. camps and overseas. Fighting +
!. men, in some cases, directing j.
4 campaign. :"
\ "Four-minute" men, returned i
= service men, lawyers, newspaper Z
:: men and others qualified, will !.
:: speak during drive, in theatres, +"
!. hotels, moving-picture shows, I.
:. clubs, factories, mills and stores. =
=. National advertising campaign :.
= being waged as preliminary to i
:. intensive drive. Newspapers, !.
I, posters, window displays, flags, :
= cutouts, moving picture films, :
:: dodgers, advertising slides, all :
- carrying Red Cross messages. i
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When the Third Red Cross Roll Call
of members is completed Oh Armistice
Day, November II, it is expected that
100000 persons in Missouri, Kansas,
| Texas. Arkansas and OklahOma-the
states comprising the Southwestern
Division of the Red Cross-will have
answered "here" and have been en-
rolled as annual members of the
I organization.
! Inasmuch as this is decrease Of
3S5, 6l9 members under the record OF
last year, when 2,3S5,619 members
were obtained during the Christmas
Roll Call from a population Of approx
imately 10 92S,000, Red Cross officials
look forward to putting the Division
first "over the top" with comparatively
little difficulty. The nationwide am
paign this year is expected to yield
more than 2O,O00,O00 members. As in
all previous caInnaigns, thea fee fol
yearly membership Is 81.
Red Cross Sunday.
The campaign will open formally
Sunday, November 2, which has beer
designated Red Cross Sunday" Oh
that day the story of the Red Gross
will be told from pulpits all over thu
nation. Special programs will mari
morning and evening services.
Vigorous preparations are beint
made, as evidenced by the rapid en-
rollment of thousands of women work
ers who will serve as volunteer can
Fyassers during the campaign. Nor
than 100000 such workers are to b.
obtained throughout the country, who's
i aid will determine to an appreciate
extent the successful termination o
tho naming rannaipn
Reports reaching the Division offic
! in St Louis tell also Of the cooperation
being extended by hundreds of so
diers, sailors and marines, who ar
able, many of them, to tell first pei
| son" stories Of what the Red eros
! did for them while Che fighting wa
i going on. These chaps are being Ell
rolled as speakers, writer's and activ
i workers. In addition, 'fourminute
men, lawyers, newspaper men an
others qualified are scheduled
address audiences during the campaig
on the subject of the Red Cross appea
I Advertising Campaign.
Enthusiasm in the campaign is b.
ing stimulated by the appearance
thousands of posters, window display
Red Cross flags and other adjuncts
the countrywide advertising campaiG
now being carried on. Newspaper
are carrying page, half.page an
smaller advertisements bearing I'll
Red Cross message, while periodical
magazines and billboards. as well
: street cars, trains, mercantile esta
lishments and department store wi
oows, all carry their quota OF Red Gro
Il advertising. Moving picture shows al
exhibiting Red Cross films in a giga
tic motion picture campaign that hi
for its object the education of Il
American people to the present-di
needs Of the American Red Crosse
Red Cross campaign officials ha'
announced that sthe present drive
. one for membership, not funds
, view of the large amount Of work st
: to be completed abroad and the
I newed activity incident to the ince
: ftion in America Of the Red Gro
peace program along the lines of Fir
) Aid, Junior Membership, Nursing al
Home Service. those in touch with t
4 drive situation say the prospects a