Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-22

In special effort to round up men,
bers for the Red Cross roll call for
members, volunteer committees will
patrol the business streets of this city
tomorrow morning and afternoon, SO
Iiiciting members. Every person who
does not wear in the label of their
coat or dress or gown, a Red Cross
button given for new members in the
great charity, will be requested to
make q THANKSGIVING Offering of one
dollar, which will enroll them in the
| Red Cross.
More than fifty women have offered
| their services for this special drive,
but more are needed. and these should
at once telephone sac Market street
and announce their willingness to
serve as canvassers. Mrs. J. Montieth
Jackson, state chairman with the aid
Of Mrs. G. G. F<illen, executive secre-
tary. had plans completed for his
spectacular effort today, and all that
remains to insure its success is q fair
day.
The workers will patrol Market and
l the workers report in large enough
numbers. Groups will relieve other
groups throughout the day in the
busiest sections, 80 that every one
who passes along Market street in
particular. from Second street 70
! Eleventh, will be met by one OF these
Red Cross workers
The captains of teams have been
recruited from the ward chleftains,
churches. and community sections,
who have already passed through a
very busy period of canvassing, but
who are patriotic and hard workers
and ready for this last effort 20 line up
members.
The following ladies' have consented
to captain teams. most of tho latter
consisting of four workers each
Miss Lillian Hulse. Mrs. w. A. Brook
mire. Miss Elizabeth Bullock, Mrs II
w. West, Mrs. Frank Ford Palmer
Miss Greenbaum, Mrs. !. 4. Spragg
Miss Helen Odell. Mrs. George Cox
Miss Janet Hardie. Mrs. a. McLaugh
lin, Mrs. William Bush, Miss Esthc
Wilson. These captains. are iikel.
TO be added TO by others by the tim'
the drive starts tomorrow.
Mrs. w. !. Webster and Miss Nath
allie Comegys have been working yer,
, industriously among the employees o
the Atlas Powder Company. and in I
preliminary report, turned in 1S mem
bers, with others yet 90 be heard from,
McCabe Memorial NJ. T.. Church ha
, been canvassed by Mrs. L. w. Slocur
and an early report OF u member
made This is hut a beginning. MIR:
) Slocum announces.
Many Make Partial Reports.
= Workers and chairmen of section
, OF the Seventh ward are striving hhr
against depressing conditions 10 max
a good showing. Partial reports hav
!. beer presented by some. while othe
chairmen are waiting until tomorro'
: 10 present the result Of their efforts
q Among the chairmen are Miss Esthe
a Wilson, Mrs. Il. c. Killen. Mrs. J.
Green. Mrs. l.. c. Ry IN, Mrs. Georg
- Davis. Miss Janet Hardie. DIR. Georg
e Z. Allison, Mrs. T. +. Lowe. Mr.
Henry White. Mrs. Peoples. Mrs.
I Engleman, Miss Helen Odell, Mr.
William Francis.
: In some OF the sections committed
= from churches have enrolled many {
the residents.
Among the churches, the committee
: are still at work, not being willing I
make anylreport until they have mad
; several calls upon persons whom the
: believe could join. Among these al
: Mrs. ]. T. Price, First and Centr;
4 Presbyterian; Mrs. 7. f, Horn. Secor
J, Baptist: Mrs. William Bush. ImmaI
uel and Mt. Salem; Mrs. George Pa
a sons, Trinity i. E.; Miss Florence
!. Smith. st. Johns i. f.; Mrs. Jam'
4: Bailey, st. Andrews; Mrs. J. j
Spragg, through Daughters of AmeriC
in Catholic churches
Mrs. Willard Hall Porter and Mr.
j. Bail Pierce in charge of the boot
at the Hotel du Pont have reporte
80 memberships, which is one OF Il
best reports made so far.
Mrs. d. /. McColley is canvassir
the Druggists Association.
On the Pennsylvania railroad the
. are captains and teams working
- each office.
Miss Greenbaum is looking after Il
canvass being made in Market sire
stores from Sixth 10 Tenth street
The store workers are also being s.
licited by ward workers.
In the Third ward, Mrs w.
Brookmire is keeping everlastingly
! il.