Evening star., 1914-11-15
APPEAL BY RED CROSS
FOR WAR RELIEF FUND
National Capital Declared to Have
Fallen Short of Past
Generosity.
Official Statement Declares War in
Europe to Be the Worlds
Greatest Calamity.
RED CROSS.
Y, CORNELIUS STUART, CAR

Urgent appeal to the citizens Of tho
National Capital to contribute gen.
erous1y to the American Red Cross
war relief fund has been issued by the
executive committee Of the District Of
Columbia chapter.
| 1t Is pointed out that in the present
emergency, the greatest calamity Of
modern times, while the American Red
Cross has transmitted $155.O00 to aid
the foreign Red Cross societies, only
about $4,000 in money has been re-
ceived here to date. Attention is called
| to the fact that this is far less than
Washington has heretofore contributed
in times of need. Usually the Red Cross
plea meets with a response of about
s50,0o0 in Washington
Ihfs plea gives an interesting resune
or the work the Red Cross has done
Tor the relief of the wounded and suf
1erers as result Of the war:
Text of the Appeal.
Ihe text of the appeal follows:
IN the unparalleled emergency made
py the war in Europe, the state board of
the District of Columbia. headed by
tne president of the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, with the CO.
cCperatlon or the Board of Trade, the
Cnamoer of Commerce. the Retail
Merchants Association and the Dis
t1lct OF Columbia Chapter of the
american Red Cross. have been asking
the people of the National Capital to
contribute to the relief of those AFFECT
Ell by the most fearful calamity the
world has ever known. The response
on the part of churches and other or
ganizations and many individuals. espe-
clally those employed in the govern
1rax- 1.r~.
than five hundred women are working
on garments; money is needed to pur-
chase the material. Many children are
contributing. About $4,000 in money
mas been received up to date. This,
however, is less than has been con-
tributed on former occasions for re-
lief in calamities of much less extent
The sufferings caused by war are Gu
mulative, and it is evident that con-
tlnuous relief will be required for
| many months to come Washing
tonton gave the Red Cross $50
353 for the San Francisco sufferers
and S52.792 for the Ohio-Indiana flood
sufferers.
trict of Columbia Chapter makes a new
and direct appeal to all men and wom-
| en- and children of good will in the
District of Columbia to send additional
So crifices for the sake of the suffering
| lnen, women and children in Europe
Caring for the Wounded.
"Thesmallest gifts from those who
cannot give more are as welcome as
the largest gifts. The Red Cross has
sent III surgeons and nurses to Europe,
who are now caring for hundreds of
wounded men. 1t hopes to be able to
send more 1t has forwarded surgical
equipments and great stores of hospital
ST pplies. Yet cables tell of wounded
men lying in straw with no medicine,
no surgical dressings. no nurses, some
times no food, and one physician to
care for hundreds.
Operations have been performed
without anesthetics because none Were
at hand. The Red Cross has also trans
mitted s155, 600 to aid foreign Red Cross
societies, to help maintain American
hospitals in Europe, to the bureau of
prisoners at Geneva and to aid Belgian
refugees The need is vast sympathy
,, is general. the response should be
| p1 ompt. Money should be sent to Fl. S.
Reeside. treasurer OF the citizens eS-
| ctutive committee, at the American Sc
curity and Trust Company. Donors.
| if they so desire, may designate the
country for which they wish their con
| tIibutions used.
"Executive committee of District o.
Columbia Chapter. American Red Cross:
Rear Admiral N. E Mason. Gen. George
| b. Davis, H. B. F: Macfarland. h 5.
| Reeside. Mrs T. N. Mclaughlin. Mrs.
w. +. Boardman, Simon Wolf. Medical
| director j. c. Boyd, Col. J. Van Hoff.
Corcoran Thorn, ]. n. McGill. Mrs. w. H.
Rayly. Miss Anna J. Greenlees, S. ].
| Peellee and C. C. Glover, j"