The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-02-28

have been in progress for sew
Fyfe, chairman of the drive
,rkers, captains and committee
chairmen to put on this i'm
portant campaign.
Wednesday evenings meeting at
the Arrow Grill completed the or
ganization work and gave the
workers their final instructions
concerning the collection.
Kennewick's share of the Benton
county quota Of $4,000 is $1,000.
This is close to last years quota
of $500 for the city, in fact, SO
close that no one can feel that ne
can give less than he did in l945.
In talk to the workers, Corston
Green, principal of KenneWick
Junior High School, saw the Red
Cross in action, both in this coun-
try and abroad, said, 81 have felt
SO grateful for what the Red Cross
did for me and for my men that I
have nothing but commentator
for its work."
He went on to explain what the
Red Cross provided for the soldier
that no other organization could
offer. Enumerated, they were as
follows:
1. The contact between the men
and their homes. The Red Cross
can be depended upon to take care
Of loved ones the soldier leaves
behind. t
2. Emergency assistance, both fl
nancial loans and the arrangement
for transportation in emergency.
8. The arranging Of leaves or
emergency furloughs for men in
case Of family illness or deaths.
4. The maintenance of commune
ication between the men and their
families.
S. Arranging for discharges Of
men who are need at home.
6. Assistance to those at home
in case of financial troubles.
z. Gifts to the soldiers. IF it
were not for the gifts of soap, razor
blades and other toilet articles
from the Red Cross, would have
been unable to shave for weeks at
q time" he said. He told how the
Red Cross representatives provided
clean towels for the men when
they could not be secured from
any other source, and Of many
other such services.
"There are still many men over
seas, and many men here who
will need the help of the Red Cross
now, as they did before" he said.
Questions by workers brought
answers from Mr.. Green, which
further bore out facts that the OBJ
legations assumed by the Red Cross
have been fulfilled.
Workers this year have q great
er area to cover for solicitation
with somewhat less prospects Of
large gifts. One bright spot is the
new business area on Avenue G,
which is expected to make the
western end of the business dis
trict look to its laurels.
Anyone not contacted by a work.
er is asked to leave his contribu-
ton at the drive headquarters in
the Harold G. Fyfe Agency office.
Captains and committee chair
men of the drive are as follows:
Mrs. w. Gravenslund, River
Road.
Mrs. J. E. Mathews, West High
lands.
Mrs. K. r. Hastings, South High
lands.
Mrs. S. S. McIIenry, Columbia
Blvd.
Mrs. W. J. Barnes. Garden
Tracts.
Mrs. Paul Richmond, olmstead
Addition.
Mrs. H. H. Stairs, Records Ad-
dition.
Mrs. o. p. Miller, West of WASH
ington street.
Mrs. Milton Libby, East of
Washington street.
Mrs. Frank Beste, Business dis
trict.
Mrs. Stftner, Parkview Homes.
Mrs.. p. Magnuson, Green Homes.
Mrs. Ben Hack, Mob Hill
Mrs. Charles Peter, Northeast of
Kennewick.
Mrs. Henry Jacobs, Southeast Of
Kennewick.
Mrs. J. r. Ayers, Finley-Hover.
Mrs. A. G. Nicoson, Horse Heav-
Mrs. Harold Fyfe, chairman for
the drive.
Mrs. Wayne Houston, Co Chair
man.
Frenzy Meverden, publicity