Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-06
DRIVE OPENING
MARKED BY RED
CROSS SUNDAY
FIRST REPORTS TO EACH STATE
HEADQUARTERS INDICATE
SUCCESS OF 1EPAIGN-
WARTIME ENTHUSIASM
OF LAST YEAR REVIVED
General Pershing Is Among Prominent
Speakers Who Are DevotinQ
Energies to Red Cross in
Roll Call Behalf.

With the inception of the Third
Red Cross Roll Call. Sunday, Novem-
Der 2. the opening day was observed
as Red Cross Sunday" in thousands
of churches throughout Missouri, Kan
isas, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma,
and iast force of men and women
workers began the task of garnering
Red Cross memb erships for the coming
yNer.
CIergymen, in pulpits of all denomi-
nations, referred to the humanitarian
attributes of the Red Cross in sermons
prepared especially for the occasion
and Red Cross tributes, in some in
stances. augmented the usual morning
and evening devotional services
Preliminary reports reaching cam
paign managers in each state indicate
an increasing volume of interest in the
drive that augurs well for it's success
full conclusion The quota for the
Southwestern Division is set at 2,000,-
900 members, while the nationwide
campaign has for it's objective the
attainment of 100000 mem bers,
Officials in charge of the drive expect
the Southwestern Division to exceed
its Quot by 100000, and state quotas
have been assigned on this basis. The
quotas follow: Missouri. 10000
Kansas, 100000; Texas, 100000; Ar
sansas. 100000; Oklahoma. 400, 1000
The opening of the drive found the
Red Cross organization, which slowly
has been mobilizing for months. ready
for the job in hard. In manner that
recalls wildly the wartime enthusiasm
of a year ago uniformed women work
ers magica11y have appeared in each
city, town and county, to solicit mem
be ships A house-to-house canvass
is now being carried on
Women Workers Re-eniisting.
Groups of women whose services
were rendered SO generously during
the war have re-enlisted- Canteen
workers, nurses and nurses aids,
motor transport corps workers, surgi-
cal dressing workers, knitters and
gament workers, all are asked to
extend their efforts again to the ut
most to help establish the Rer Cross
firmly upon peace basis
Thousands of clubs and fraternal
organizations will observe a Red
Cross" day during Roll Call week by
special lunche~-~, di nerS and meet
ings, at which speakers will tell the
story of the Red Cross and it's future.
In many cases motion pictures illus
trative of its work will be shown
Former Fighters Help.
Returned soldiers, sailors and ma
rines have enlisted in large numbers
to assist in the campaign, grateful for
work. This permission applies to all
provided for them by the Red Cross
AS members of the American Lee
gion and as individuals, thousands
of returned tYankS" and ''gobs" will
become volunteer canvassers for Red
Cross memberships during Roll Call,
up to it's close. on Armistice Day,
November IL. In some places veterans
of the world war are directing the
campaign All such workers viii be
in uniform.
Permission has Deen granted to all
present and ormer Ped Cross work
.ers to wear their regulation Red Cross
uniforms while engaged in campaign
work. This permission applies to all
nurses, foreign service workers, field
service directors, canteen. motor
corps and chapter workers
One of the most remarkable mobili-
cations of speaking talent that has
ever volunteered for an effort of this
kind will go into action for the dura
ton of the drive. Former American
ambassadors, high Army officers,
Cabinet officials. a flying squadron OF
Red Cross overseas nurses Snd other
workers. State Governors, members OF
Congress, clergymen, editors. business
men, returned fighters and evel. labor
ers. will speak in behalf of the Red
Cross during Roll Call week
General Pershing to Speak
Foremost among those who have
volunteered is General Pershing. 9th
ers are Former Ambassador to Ger
many, James W. Gerard, and Former
Ambassador to Turkey, Abram L FL
kus- Attorney General A Mitchell
Palmer has consented to give what
ever spare moments he has to max
ing Red Cross appeals, and Other
members of the Cabinet are being call
ed upon.
Women of national prominence ars
out speaking tours for the Ro1
Call, notably Miss Mabel T. Board
man, of the Central Committee of the
American Red Cross, Mrs Larz An
,derson, of Boston, and DR.. Esther
C. Lovejoy, of Portland, Oregon
Red Cross nurses, many of then
decorated for bravery overseas, arr
speaking in the interests OF thu
ipeace-time health program of the Rex