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Show I RED CROSS I SECURES HALF I I WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Approximately Approxi-mately 1-1,000,000 members had been enrolled by 60 per cent of the chnpters of the country when the American Red Cross annual Christmas roll call ended 'i tonight, according to reports received li at national headquarters here. If the I same ratio should bo maintained the total enrollment would exceed 20,000,-000. 20,000,-000. . j. Bad weather and influenza have so R handicapped the roll call In many sec-H sec-H tlons of the country that some chap-I chap-I terB have determined to carry the cam- paign through Christmas ove, although I officially It 'ended tonight. I Returns from all divisions tonight I -were far from complete and officials I said it probably would be another week I before final reports on the enrollment I would be In hand. The central division I continued its lead with more than 4,-I 4,-I 000,000 members and the Atlantic dhi-1 dhi-1 aion -was second with more than 3,-1 3,-1 000,000. ' I nn |