Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
WILL ASK DISTRICT
TO RAISE $4,000
Christmas Stamps of the Red
Cross Will Be Put on Sale
by Thanksgiving Day..

The Christmas stamps of the Red
Cross will be on sale by Thanksgiving,
and Washing toniars are 10 be again ask
ed to aid in this great work for the al
deviation OF suffering humanity by pur-
chasing and affixing these stamps to their
Yuletide packages and letters This fact
was brought out yesterday afternoon at
the meeting Of the District chapter OF the
Red Cross. held at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. W. j. Boardman, 1901 p street north
west.
Miss Mabel Boa rdman spoke of the need
for an emergency fund of S2.00o,OCo. and
suggested that a per capita donation of
10 cents will easily raise the amount.
New York. she pointed out has already
raised nearly 100000. including a dona-
ton by J. Pferpont Morgan of sos, COO.
The amount the District will be asked to
raise is $50. 600.
1t was reported that four departments
of the government have appealed to the
Red Cross in the past year for assistance
in handling situations i'm various parts
Of the Americas. At Biuefields. Mica
ragua, thousands of suffering soldiers
were aided; in Costa Rica, following the
earthquake. aid was also given through
the government: first-aid men have been
placed on the rescue cars for mining ac-
ClOSnlS OH dppllCdtlOn DN TIE De-
partment, and the fourth appeal came
from the Agricultural Department during
the recent forest fires i'm the west, for aid
in providing for the civil employees of the
government injured in the performance of
their duties
Chapter Officers Elected.
Later in the session the following Dis
trict chapter officers were elected:
al -;
dent, Gist Blair; secretary, William A.
Slater: assistant secretary. Mrs. Theo-
dora North Mclaughlin: treasurer. How
ard S. Reside; executive committee. Ar
mold Hague. Gist Blair. William A. Slater,
Mrs. Theodore North-McLaughlin. How
ard S. Reside. II. B. F. Mcfarland.
Simon Wolf, Mrs. w. J. Boardman, Mrs.
William H. Bayly.
DIR. William P. Rives was elected chair
man Of the f1rst-aid committee. Arnold
Hague. Howard Reside, William Z. Cur
tbs, Rev. John Van Schaick, Mrs. Board
man, Mrs. Mclaughlin and Mrs. Mussey
were appointed delegates to the next ma
tonal Red Cross convention, to be held
December 6.
gain Of forty new annual members
and one sustaining member was reported.
Work of Red Cross Stamp.
Miss Strong. superintendent Of the
District Of Columbia Red Cross day
camp. gave a glowing account Of the
successful work done at the camp. The
camp. she said has grown-in fact, has
| almost doubled in attendance this year.
four tents besides the main building being
necessary to accommodate the patients.
DR.. Percy Hickling made a report on
the progress of the first-aid lectures to
the firemen and policemen of the Dis
trict. Ten physicians have given their
time to give ten lectures, each for this
cause.
DR.. Sophie Nordhoff-Jung told of the
two courses Of lectures on first aid given
in the spring to women. These proved
most interesting and helpful.
Report on Relief Stations.
Mrs. Mclaughlin submitted a report oil
the relief stations in the land Office. Pierce
Mill. Rock Creek Park. three In the cen.
sus ONCE and one at the outdoor drill oil
the knights Templar held at FRIENDSHIP
In October, when f1rst-aid tent wa.
equipped and two Red Cross. nurses were
on duty all day. At the relief stations in
the census office and annexes Nos. ! and
good service was accomplished, as over
1000 patients have been treated since
opening them in April.
DR.. Shields OF the bureau of mines gave
an interesting talk on the first-aid In.
structions that are being given to miners
in the United States. There are 100000
coal miners and over 100000 men. women
and children are employed in mines of
all kinds.
An exhibition Of first-aid supplies was