The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
RECORDS SET IN
 RED CROSS DRIVE
Many Memberships Obtained Yesterday-The BeSsemer
 Campaign Organized

Partial reports of the work done yesterday by the committees engaged in the fifth annual roll call of the other days of the week and set the record for the present campaign, ac- cording to information given at headquarters last night.
 The workers yesterday were se- lected from members of the Council of Jewish Women, and Mrs. H. swed- law was general chairman. Every booth in the downtown section was open during the day, and the active work of the committee chairmen brought in an unusually large mum Nber of new memberships and re- newals.
 Mrs. s. J. Cole, general chairman for today, completed her list of booth captains yesterday and announced that there would be strong com mittee of workers at each station to- day. Reports from the suburbs showed that the work was making progress and that the committees were active. A large number of in dustries in and around the city now have made reports indicating that every employee had joined and others have requested speakers to address the meetings which are being ar ranged for the closing days of the campaign.
 The organization of the campaign at Bessemer was completed yester- day by Miss Virginia Handley of the Junior Red Cross, who has supervi- sion of that phase of the work in ia ha, pd nfh qnltharn states. c. B. Hollingsworth Is gen. eral chairman and Gordon Jones vice chairman of the Bessemer district. Mrs. Gardner Goodwin is the head of the women's organizations. Active work in the schools Is being done through the Junior Red Cross under direction of Professor Yann.
 Employees Enlist
 Miss Handley made talks at the plants of the Superior Pipe company, the Central Foundry company, the United States Cast Iron Pipe com pany and the Alabama Clay Products company. She also addressed meet ings of the Rotary club and other or ganizations and in each instance re- ceived assurance of active support during the four days campaign which will begin today. A number of the plants in the Woodward dis trict have already secured the mem bership of all employees. and it is anticipated that Bessemer will take high rank In the campaign now un- der way throughout Jefferson coun- ty. In her talks at Bessemer, Miss Handley spoke on the rural social work and the health campaign whieh the Red Cross is conducting in the rural districts as well as the work being done in Jefferson county for the ex-service men and their fami- lies, for the sick and for the young babies as well as the fact that the Red Cross was an organization ready and competent to care for any emer- gency or disaster.
 Committees Named
 Under direction of Jelks H. Ca- baniss, general chairman, Vice Chairman Andrews and Mrs. T. D.. Parke, committees are being organ ized to complete the canvass next week and to cover the industrial plants and other places which have not yet been visited by workers. Many of these industries are calling on headquarters for speakers and workers to come out and secure the memberships of the employees who are anxious to contribute.
 The committee captains announced by Mrs. $. J. Cole, general chairman, for work today follow: Courthouse, Mrs. D. E. Copeland; post-office, Mrs. William Cookie; Tutwiler Mrs. Cecil Forbes; Hillman. Mrs. E. s. Lester; Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. S. P. Bledsoe; Woodward building, Mrs. Paul Laurier; Birmingham Trust bank, Mrs S. J. Terry; First National bank. Mrs. J. E. Walters; Jefferson County bank, Mrs. Rosa W. Darby; Empire building, Mrs. Luther Reyn- elds; Brown Marx building, Mrs. w.. c. Wardlaw; Title Guarantee build ing, Mrs. Albert Wade; American Trust bank, Mrs. John Lewis; Brom- berg's, Miss Elise Kinney; Burgers. Mrs. R. L. Clark; Drennen's, Mrs. Robert Ketchums; Caheen's. Mrs. George Woodruff; Five Points. Mrs. George H. Goad; Steele Smith, Mrs. J. McFerrin; Hagan-Dunlap, Mrs. w. E. Eubank; Louis Saks Mrs. W. T. May field; Loveman, Joseph x Loab. Mrs. Henry Perry; Blach's, Mrs. A. B. Aldridge.