Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 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 q 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
1000. 900 members. set as the num-
bsr the Division Is expected to raise,
is very bright, officials Of the cam
paign declared. Edward Hidden,
Division Roll Call Director. said that
people we're responding with a cheer
fitness and a 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 II. is a 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, lis to see that not one
available person fails to get an in
vitation to join. We believe thai
obligation is being fulfilled and thai
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 it Is
a privilege as well as a duty to
link up with it's membership. The
Southwestern Division" he continued.
has always set the pace and the
enthusiasm being shown indicates that
we may lead the other divisions
again. | know of no greater honor
and privilege than to be a 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 the 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 II to help make the Third Roll a
the finest thing the American people
have ever done. The organization
is. without doubt, the greatest, the
most inclusive and 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. AL, should be mem
bers of this glorious army of armies.
The membership fee is only 81. There
is no one too rich on, too poor, TOO
old or too young, too proud or too
humble, to become 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 heel added those
of every state governor and every
other high official in the country
The necessity for the success OF the
Roll Call is not underestimated by
these men, who know what the organ
ization has accomplished and what 1t
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 e~ndeavors on the
part of men. women and children
workers. We are gratified very much
over the work of these agencies and
are very proud that our organization
has had the good fortune OF CON-
handing such devotion and loyalty.
For the final days Of the campaign
every available resource will b.
thrown into the firing line in order
to assure the drives ultimate u
cess"