Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-26

The Citizens Red Cross war relief
committee, brought into being at the
meeting called last Monday by Com
missioner Newman and attended by
representatives of the Board of Trade,
Chamber of Commerce and Retail Mer-
chants Association. is already started
on the work of raising funds in Wash
ington for the benefit of the work to
be done in connection with the Eu-
ropean war by the American National
Red Cross.
Cards bearing an appeal for funds are
today being printed and will be posted
at convenient and conspicuous places
throughout the city. These cards are to
be sent to all drug stores, all banks
and trust companies and to the va
riouS stores.
Letter From GUIDE.
Accompanying each card will be a
letter from William F. GUIDE, acting
chairman of the committee, and Charles
J. Columbus, its secretary, as follows:
Kindly post the inclosed appeal for
funds for Red Cross war relief
You are urged to encourage a gem
erous response, and send remittances
daily to .Mr. II. s. Reside, treasurer
Red Cross citizens committee, Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company, this
city.
'.The ravages of war make this work
public necessity and you are urged TO
attention"
The citizens associations of the District
Of Columbia have also been asked to give
aid In the work. of alleviating the sur
fering of the sick and wounded of the
helltgerent countries.
Letter to Civic Associations.
To the president of each association has
gone the following letter, also from the
citizens committee and signed by its
chairman and secretary:
The citizens Red Cross war relief
committee directs me to request that
your association give immediate aid in
raising a fund to help the distressed in
the War-stricken zones
Please call special meeting of your
| association or designate some OF YOUR
active members to visit the citizens in the
territory covered by your association
Prompt action is essential.
Returns must be made not later than
September 10.
KINDLY forward at once the names and
addresses of those who consent To ner-
form this important and humanita rian
work.
Early. information will be greatly ap-
preciated.''
To Have Authorized Lists,
Those canvassing for funds will be
equipped with authorized and numbered
subscription lists. These lists, with
checks or money orders for the total
amount set down on each, are to be
mailed to Howard S. Reside, treasurer
of the District branch of the Red Cross.
The blanks are headed with the words
For the War Relief Fund.- and bear the
Red Cross emblem and the names of the
executive committee of the citizens Red
Cross war relief committee.
Not only are these lists to be placed
in the hands of canvassers that they
may be brought to the attention of pri-
vate individuals and firms, but letters
the various governmental departments
asking that they cooperate by allowing
them to be circulated among the work
ers in their departments.
Letter From McAdoo.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Will
liam G. McAdoo. yesterday replied to the
request as follows:
Il have your letter of the oith instant
and note that a citizens committee has
been appointed to raise relief funds for
the American Red Cross, to aid the sick
and wounded in this fearful European
war. l not only have no objections. but
heartily approve of your plan for cireu-
lating subscription list through the
Treasury Department to enable any who
may desire to subscribe to such worthy
cause. and shall be delighted to head the
list with small amount myseif. II you
will send the necessary blanks TO my Of
flee. I shall be glad to see that they are
circulated"
All the accounts Of the Red Cross are
audited, by federal order. by the war
Department, it Is pointed out. Volunteer
subscription agents are requested to send
their names to Charles j. Columbus, The
Star building.
It is this plan for raising funds in
aueurated in the National Capital that Is
being urged on the other cities of the
United states by the national headquar-
tiers of the American Red cross