Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-11-10
Active ORGANIZATION
For The Red Cross
Drive Will Be Ended Thanks
giving-WiIIiam Fraser
Is Roll Call Chairman


tomorrow night, Armistice Day in
this city tomorrow will be marked by
the start OF the seventh annual Roll
Call drive of the Red Cross.
Everything is in readiness for the
campaign and indications point to
this years drive being the most sue
cessful held in some time. Mrs.
Charles Seguine, roll call secretary,
said this morning that never before
was there so much interest created
among the workers.
William Fraser for the third con-
secutive year is again roll call chair
man. The drive last year went across
with splendid success and with Mr..
Fraser directing the activities of the
workers again this year. the local
Red Cross chapter feels that another
prosperous result can be looked for
ward to.
The drive has been arranged in
three separate weeks, the official
closing being set for Thanksgiving
Day. The first week, which starts
tomorrow, will be set aside for the
business canvass and will be taken
care of by teams of men. The names
Of men composing the various teams
will be announced in a few days.
The business teams will be assign
ed to their work by the captains of
the squads. Every business man in
the city will be reached, and it is
hoped that generous contributions
will be received. Every team is
anxious to report to headquarters
more memberships than the other.
so that in this way spirited rivalry
is being created between the teams.
Beginning on Monday of next week
the district canvass will start, under
the direction of Mrs. Adrian Lyon.
This canvass will be run on the same
order as the business canvass, being
conducted by teams of women who
will also be assigned their duties by
the team captains.
The third week of the campaign.
beginning on Monday, November "a.
will be devoted to official cleanup
work. During this time the work
that was unfinished by TIE canvass
ers will be taken up again and COM
pleted.
The drive in the local plants and
factories will be conducted by the
supplied each one. and an example
of how bright things look for the
drive this year is shown by the fact
that already one of the plants has
finished its canvass of employees and
made a report.
On Saturday afternoon, three days
before the opening of the drive, the
plant of the United States Cartridge
Company reported the sum of s30.-
SO. There was also on Saturday two
other contributions from organiza-
tions in the city, which made total
of $45.50, and the drive only starts
tomorrow.
The plant reporting a membership
for every ons of its employees will be
given a large banner showing that
the industry has one hundred per
cent enrolment. The family having
all of its members signed up will also
receive one of these signs. while the
business place with full enrolment
OF Its employees will receive a similar
award
Red Cross Sunday was held at all
the churches in the city yesterday.
the pastors being asked to bring the
drive to the attention of the people.
Thls request was made to the pastors
by the local Red Cross chapter, and
in every instance the message was
brought forcibly to the congrega-
tions.
Roll Call headquarters this year
has been arranged on the third floor
in the new Raritan Trust Company
building on Smith street. Mrs.
Charles Seguine is in charge of the
Office and team workers can receive
information by applying to the secre-
tary. The phone number is 2499.
The executive committee of the
local chapter will enter the parade
tomorrow night. represented by a
large float. Following the march
the executive committee will meet
at chapter headquarters. Room 219
in the Raritan building, at which
time the annual election of officers
will take place.
The following are the eontribu-
tions received on Saturday:
Martin Newcomer. U. S. C. S 500
Employees. United States
Cartridge 25.50
Dana Relief Society 1000
Court Amboy Foresters of
America 500
s45.00
The canvass at tbe Tinted States