Arizona republican., 1921-11-15
S5OO |S DAYS
 TOTAL IN DRIVE
 FORREDCROSS
Canvass Of Residential
 Section Success, Say Directors = Downtown
 Campaign Opens Today


 Quietly and without the fuss and hustle that is often attendant upon drives the Red Cross membership campaign is being conducted through out the city with quite a degree of success, considering the timeA and the number of events that have been taking precedence during the first few days of the drive.
 All day yesterday workers can- vassed the city residence districts, securing, so far as incomplete returns of last night showed, total in the 1922 membership drive of $500. Of the Il districts into which the resi- dence section of the city is divided, reports were received last nght from but nine. There were from five to ten workers busy in each district.
 The outstanding feature of Satur- days campaign, which was conducted on the downtown streets by the over seas Red Cross girls, was the num- Der of former service men who came voluntarily to the booths to contrib ute whatever they could. According to Miss Hannah Egleston, in charge of the overseas workers, the service men with one accord agreed that there was no cause more worthy and no cause to which they would rather give their hard-earned cash than the American Red Cross. And Miss Egelston added that these overseas men were in position to know.
 Many Gave Candy Pennies The sum collected by the four booths maintained Saturday tells a story that many Phoenicians might well heed. It was $327.37. Member ships, as you know, are S1, $5 and $10. Those odd numbers are candy" pennies that were brought up to the booths by little children. And there were many grown ups who, though they could not spare a whole dollar. yet wanted to have a small share in the good work of the Red Cross for the coming year, and they contributed whatever they could spare.
 The overseas girls want to ac- knowledge the help given them on Saturday by the Red Cross nurses, l and also a small group of high, school girls who brought in many subscrip- tions. Especially is credit due Miss Jane Frances Ross, a Red Cross nurse, whose brother was blinded in the service, and who was indefaug- able in her efforts to interest pass ersby in the 1922 campaign. Miss Ross manned booth alone Saturday
  sible for swelling the total by good Iy sum. Miss Ross does not intend to waste a moment of the week de- voted to Red Cross, and has offered her services in any capacity, from so- liciter to work in the offices at head quarters.
 Mrs. w. c. Foster, roll call director, commended the efforts of the over seas girls highly, and is directing her energies now to organize the civ ilian workers into an equally efficient body.
 Much Need for Funds
 Tt is highly important that we raise our quota this year." Mrs Fos- | ter said, "for not only is the national | organization in need of funds, but | locally we have so much to do in the care of the wounded service men that every dollar, every cent, that can be | contributed Is vitally important. Dc not wait until the last days of the drive to join the Red. Cross. Do ii now" The down town campaign in the l 1922 Red Cross membership drive is to | begin today. Bert Clingan has been appointed chairman of the down town campaign. Ex-serviee men are to canvass iIf the business district.