Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-18
RED CROSS ROLL
CALL TAGGING
Much Work Will Have to be
Done if Quota is to be
Raised

The total number of memberships
hat have been turned in at the Roll
Call headquarters in the annual cam
paign here. has not. thus far come
up to the expectations of the authori-
ties and 1t is conceded that a COL
ossal effort must be put forth If the
local quota of $500 is met by the
close of the drive on Sunday. Up to
the present time tnere are 1,205
1922 members representing S1,671.
Some of the memberships are con-
tributing or sustaining, thus bring
ing the money total forward. Con-
Jributions 10 the local chapter have
amounted TO $276, making in all ST.
947 that have been collected thus
far.
Henry S. Hulse. Jr., chairman of
the Roll Call has issued the follow
ing statement in regard to the dis
trict canvass:
beginning Saturday morning. the
city will be open FOR to
secure memberships. even though
they may he outside the prescribed
territory given the canvassers orig
inally."
Mr.. Hulse sends out an earnest
appeal to all workers to put forth
every effort to secure their members
within the next two days and to
the city to support the movement
by joining UP.
In the factories ONE a report of
great interest. but because of the
industrial conditions, the total
memberships from this source is not
very great. However. in many of
the plants the percentages stand
high. The Perth Amboy Tile Com
pany reports a hundred per cent
enrolment through August Stout.
In the rubber fittings department of
the Standard Underground Cable
Works, the memberships reach
ninety-six per cent. The depart
ment in the various plants which
have all their employees signed up
r receiving credentials called,
hundred per cent cards. These are
also being issued to organizations.
Today a delegation of Red Cross
workers consisting of Mrs. John
Il. Sofield and Mrs. Jack Hendrue
are visiting the Marcy Stove
Works and yesterday a team con-
sisting of Mrs. Emil Stremlau, Mrs.
John j. Quinn and Mrs. Henry
oOltAiDCCh iiidhS At outCtSSlul LIP
to the Atlantic Terra Gotta plant.
The classes of memberships are
given out by the secretary to ena-
BILE the subscribers to know just
where their money goes. In the
annual dollar membership, fifty
cents stays in Perth Amboy and the
remaining half is turned in to the
national headquarters. The con-
tributing memberships of five dol
lars leaves all but fifty cents in the
city and the same is the case with
sustaining memberships which
cost ten dollars. All donations re-
main with the local chapter.
The booth returns for yesterday
were as follows:
United Chemists, Mrs. F. S. Haney,
Mrs. Jay FRANKIE. and Mrs. William
Tesla, $13.S1; First National Bank,
Mrs. Henry s. Hulse, Mrs. FRANKIE,
$19.77; Perth Amboy Trust Co., Mrs.
FRANKIE, Mrs. Fred Haney, SO; Perth
Amboy Savings. Mrs. Martin Mein-
ger, IS; Raritan Trust Co., Mrs.
William Hesser. Miss M. Dayton,
Mrs. George Parsons and Miss En-
Odell, $22.40; Post Office. Mrs.
Eugene Dieterly and Mrs. Adolph
Brogger.
Inc QlSIflCL CANVASS SHOW DlSlIlCl
No. 1. Mrs. NJ. H.. Madsen, SIS; Dis
trict IL, Mrs. r. S. Preston, Mrs.
Samuel Garretson, Mrs. Leonard
and Mrs. A. Tilton, 1925;
District12, Mrs. Richard Preston, 81;
District l. Miss Lille Bjork, S34;
Districts IS and IA, Mrs. Axel Oh
sen, Mrs. E. Blanchard and Mrs. C.
Rasmussen. $24.75; District 2, Mrs.
Fritz Abegg and Mrs. Gordon Bald
win, $25: District 10. Mrs. H. s..
Hulse, Jr., "a.
The Roessler & Hasslacher Chem
ical Co. have thus far contributed
$117 and a five dollar donation came
from each of the following clubs:
Order Eastern Star, Raritan Chap
ter So, and Greek Catholic st. Peters
and st. Paul's Society. Assembly l of
the Russian Benevolent Association,
Liberty. An eighteen dollar contri-
Was turned in from the Gram
MAJ School.
1t has been requested that the
workers in all departments turn in
their returns each day.