Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-21

| lEiX tuberculosis by the
$I$I12 lot Red Cross The
volunteers will be
stationed in the big
| department stores
| of this city and
elsewhere, their principal duty be-
ing to capture the pennies, nickels. dimes
and dollars of the philanthropic by sell
| ing them the Red Cross Christmas
| stamps.
| The decision to have the young ladies
engage in the battle for humanity was
| reached at the annual meeting of the
District of Columbia branch of the Amer
| lean National Red Cross Society late yes
| terday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
W. J. Boa rdman, 1901 p street The cherry
| red Christmas stamps formed one of the
distinctive features of the session. and
| the members were enthusiastic regarding
| the prospective sales in the District
| Gist Blair. vice president of the local
branch. presided in the absence of Pres
| ident Arnold Hague. The first business
tary and treasurer.
Miss Boardman Makes Report.
Miss Mabel Boardman reported on Red
Cross work throughout the country the
past year. She told of the terrible min
ing disaster at Monongah in December,
which left about three hundred women
without husbands, and many hundred
children without fathers. Miss Board
man said the Red Cross had special
representative for six weeks at Mohon-
gah in charge of the work of arranging
for the future welfare of those dependent
persons
Fire destroyed most of the town Of
Chelsea. near Boston. April II. The
hvn,, oh, 0f pa1 OSc
telegraphed that no outside appeal was
necessary as the state would itself meet
the need. The branch devoted it's ener-
giles to the collection and distribution OF
more than 100000 articles of clothing.
Later few special boxes of better dress
es were sent on an appeal by the Dis
trict and some Of the New England
branches. A call came from Mississippi
April % for aid after serious cyclone
when several hundred persons were killed
and injured. Eighteen Red Cross trained
nurses were promptly sent as we'll as 81
600 from the general emergency fund and
a large number of boxes and clothing,
several going from the District of Column
bia branch. as did six OF the nurses.
Flood in Texas.
"a great flood inundated West Dallas
Nav 25 and the Texas Red Cross branch
rendered prompt and efficient aid. In
! June $1,000 was appropriated from the
general emergency fund and forwarded
| for the aid of the sufferers from the
famine caused by floods in south China,
and also the consent of the Red Cross
| was cabled to the consul general at
| Shanghai to have the balance of the
north China famine relief fund remaining
| in his and the British consups hands
amounting to $34OOO remitted for this
south China famine relief. In August
$1,000 was appropriated from the general
emergency fund to assist the victims of
the fire at Fernie. Canada, and in the
same month nine hundred dollars was
sent to assist the unfortunate sufferers
| from the severe floods In South Carolina
and Georgia. 1T was also in that month
that the relief home for the aged and
| infirm who were unable to care for
themselves after the San Francisco earth
quake and fire was opened. This home
| Is dedicated to the National Red Cross
| and the people of all nationalities who by
| their generosity relieved the suffering
| after the great fire Of 1906 and was
built from contributions received after the
| fire.
In October occurred serious forest fires
| in Michigan and for the relief of their vic
| TINS the Michigan branch has been at
| work. Last spring the Red Cross created
| three departments, each under a special
| board, the departments of war, emergency
and International relief. Each board is
making a study of the methods and means
| by which the Red Cross can be of greatest
use IN tnelT respective HeluS
Drill in First Aid Work.
| In a number of the branches work has
already been begun in the organizing of
relief columns of young men especially
| trained and drilled in first aid SO that
at times of large public functions they can
| be called upon in case of accidents. First
aid and relief column text book has been
| prepared for the Red Cross by Maj.
4 T \, tho fo1lc ion
| of the cities have started Red Cross first
| aid courses for the police and fremen and
this will probably be done later in Wash
| ington. The District branch voted to
provide each of the police and fire stations
| with a copy of the text book for the
benefit of the police and fire forces and
| incidentally thus for the benefit of the
public. After Christmas relief column
| will be organized in Washington and It's
most efficient members will receive diplo-
| mas, and u uniform. AT the time of the
| next inauguration the members of this
| column will be on duty and there will
| also be established by the Red Cross in
! connection with these columns Red Cross
| relief stations with some Of their nurses
and doctors in attendance.
| "All over the country the little Red
Cross stamp for the anti-tuberculosis cam
paign is being taken up with splendid
| energy, and already over seven millions
| of these stamps have been ordered by the
branches Miss Boardman reported.
Big Orders for Stamps.
I'VE have heard that Philadelphia and
Boston are decorated everywhere with
the Red Cross stamp posters. New York
has posters In all the subway and elevated
stations. The press has taken the matter
up. and many of the papers have put
the stamps on sale in their own offices.
| New York has ordered two and half
| million. Pennsylvania nearly a million,
Massachusetts million, and orders arc
coming in from Maine to California. Be-
| fore a first order can be filled often comes
| a second, Add 100000 to first ORDER etc.
The printers are working day and night
to print them.
1.-The post offices throughout the coun-
| try have granted permission to put in
| stamp tables for their sale. Posters and
cards will soon be seen all about Wash
| ington, and all the mail that goes out
from this city and all its Christmas pacN-
| ages should carry the Christmas stamp.
| Business firms are taking them to put on
their packages and letters, and so carry
| ing the message of good will to men and
doing their part in the great ant-tuber-
| culosis campaign