The Washington herald., 1910-11-15
RED CROSS FUND
CAMPAIGN BEGINS
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lation. large number win be either unable or
unwilling 20 contribute this small sum. bat each
person who contributes 81 pays for ten SO pays for
100 500 for 1000, 5000 for looOo, Sc. Of the citys
population.
The American Red Cross should be placed on as
finn financial basis as the other great Red
Cross societies Of the world Patriotism and human
ity should inspire our people not TO allow japan
and the European countries far to distance
as in this great work as It Is shown they do by
the statement accompanying President Tafts letter
Contributions can be sent 10 the members Of tie
committee IN your city. and doubt not If contrbu-
tons au sent 20 your paper you viii gladly transmit
them 10 this committee.
The committee wiz report from time 10 time 10
tie press the number Of the population paid for
and the amount still 10 be collected.
To the patriotism and humanity Of the people OF
Jour city l most earnestly commend our American
branch If the great international institution Of the
Red Cross. asking their hearty and whoe-sOuied CO
operation in the raising Of this endowment fund.
Yours very truly
FRANKLIN MacyEAGH.
Chairman Of the American Red CEoss Endowment
Fund Committee.
Need Is Imperative.
The need for this. permanent endow-
ment fund is set forth by Miss Mabel T.
Boardman, chairman of the executive
committee of the Rec Cross. She points
out that in times of a great disaster such
as the Messina earthquake, the San Fran
cisco fire, the eruption of Mount Pelee.
at ST Pierre. a disaster which. because
of the magnitude OF its horror. attracts
national attention. there is little difficulty
IN raising funds for Red Cross work. But
In the minor disasters-whch lose little
OF their pitiableness because they are re-
mote-the public sympathy is not sufi-
GENTLY awakened, though the work of the
Red Cross has TO be carried on just the
same. At the time Of the earthquake al
Carriage. Chile for instance there was
instant need of tents and supplies which
the United States army could furnish
| from Panama, but there were no funds
for such a purpose and none could be
had without a resolution in Congress.
The Red Cross was appealed 10, with the
result that the money was advanced, and
relief was sent when It was needed.
SO IT Is with many mining disasters.
When they happen the need Of relief Is
urgent, and the Red Cross should have
I funds on hand TO use at once without
having TO wait until subscriptions come
in from the public.
In this matter we, as a nation, are
| seriously behind other civilized countries.
not forgetting Japan, Austria's Red
Cross has a total of funds and property
OF S2474,57; Hungary, 1865 ,3e2; France.
A,41, 416; Italy, a,;i754S: Prussia, $3.50
| giS; other German states. s2,5iS, s65. and
| Japan, ss0S0.06 In Great Britain the
Red Cross, recently reorganized. has an
| income from its capital sufficient 10
maintain the organization and the adj
/ ministratiOn OF the society I'm time of
peace without demands upon the public
BY the plan inaugurated to-day. WASH
ington. the Capital City, is expected
to raise $4,000. OF this sum Washing
tonians have already contributed $2600,
as follows: Admiral Robley D. Evans,
/ Sr0: a friend, SEQ; Mrs F. A. Keep,
$l,000, and Charles c. Glover. $500. There
| remains 10 be raised as Washingtons
quota $50. 400. New York City, whose
quota Is put at S500,000. owing to the size
OF her population, has already raised
more than $400,000. It is believed that
the necessary endowment fund can be
raised by appeals TO cities Of 10000 pop
ulatiOn and over. but If this should fall
short, cities of smaller size will be ap-
| pealed to.
Many Committees Named.
Endowment fund committees have al
ready been appointed for New York,
Chicago. st. Louis. Cincinnati. Baltimore.
Boston, Cleveland, and other cities. and
for Washington the endowment COM
mittee is composed of the following:
| Mr. Larz Andersen, Mr. Edson Bradley, Admiral
Willard H. BrO9nson, Mr.. Gibson Fahnestock MIR,
John Hays Hammond. Mr.. Hennen Jennings Gen.
Maxwell Y. z. Woodruff Hon. H. Is. r. Aacfar-
land. Mr., Clarence Normeut, Mr.. Thomas Nelson
Page. ME. Edvard stellwagen, Mr.. Henry K. vii
| lard Gen. John NJ Wilson, Mr.. Milton T. Allies
Mr.. Scott C. Bone. Mr.. Henry h. FGather,
/ Mr. Christian Heuich, Mr. Sigmund kann,
| Mr.. John r. Mclean, Mr.. Theodore Moves.
! Mfr. Duncan c. Phillips Mr.. Herbert Wads-
| worth. Mr.. Gardner r. Williams Mr.. Z. A. Keep
Mr.. Charles ]. Bell, Mr.. John Joy Edison, Admiral
| RObey u. Evans Mr. Charles C Glover Mr..
William u. Hoover. Mr.. A. Lsner. Gen. John A.
| Johnston Mr. Clarence Moore Mr. r. Ross Perry.
Gen J. P. sansera Mr. Michael /. Weller. and Mr..
/ 5. W Woodward