Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-15

Stimulation of the support by New
England of the American Red Cross in
its work in the various belligerent ma
tons of Europe is to be undertaken at
IA meeting in Woolsey Hall, Yale Uni
versity. sunday, October -, to be pre-
sided over by William il. Taft former
President of the United States as well
as former chief executive of the Red
Cross. Among the speakers will be
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, chairman of
the executive committee of the organ
ization; President Hadley and Secre-
tary Arson Phelps Stokes of Yale.
AS an indication that the women of
the United States are bestirring them
selves in a determined manner to the
support of the Red Cross mission of
mercy is the fact that almost all of the
recognized women's organizations of
the country are becoming more or less
active in the campaign for funds Mrs.
William Jennings Bryan, wife of the
Secretary of State, is planning for &C
tive cooperation In the cause among
the women of the cabinet and other
official circles.
done by the volunteer helpers of the
Red Cross in the District of Columbia.
Thus far 100 hospital garments and
about 1900 yards of material have been
cut out LOT Sucn garments. In caSh the
women of the thirty-two units have
contributed to the war relief fund 1923.
Map Shows Units Abroad.
Prominent among the fixtures at the
national headquarters of the Red
Cross in this city is copy of the big
war map issued by the general staff
of the war college, on which, by
,,a,,s of litt1a aaps is shown the dis
tribution of the forces sent abroad
to work for the benefit of suffering
humanity.
Double units. each consisting Of
twenty-fo1r enrolled and ana t sa,iea
ped with quantities Of hospital and
surgical supplies, are now stationed
at Vienna, Austria; Pau. France: ktev,
Russia; Breslau. Germany. and Tor
quay-Portsmouth, England.
The eleventh unit. which sailed on
Greek steamer via Mediterranean for
Servia, has safely reached Nish, the
capital city of that country. according
to a cablegram received at headquar-
tiers today from DIR. Soubesich, secre-
tary of the Servian Red Cross. He
added in his message the words,
Thousand thanks from Servian Red
Cross"
The Servian unit is headed by DR..
Edward w. Ryan of New York, who
has seen much field service in Mexico.
Various Contributions.
Contributions from governmental de-
partments, churches, individuals and
from the results of the concert at the
National Theater September 81, received
by the District of Columbia Chapter of
the Red Cross since the last published
statement and forwarded to National
Red Cross headquarters, are as follows:
From government departments-De-
reau. $7.55; Department of Justice.
1852; geological survey, $50; Depart
ment of Agriculture, s295.O5; patent
office S11.10; Department of the In
terror, SOL 40; Department of Commerce,
s2J9.7O; Post Office Department, 1856;
United States navy yard. $44624.
Concert at National Theater, $40.
&c. c. Glover, 800; Edison Bradley,
$4,000; William P. Emo. $1,000.
From churches--Ninth Street Chris
tian. S12.3S; Columbia Heights Lu-
theran, IS: Church of the Covenant
$3.50: st. Johns. $2O5; Peck Memorial.
$3.50; Friends Church, 1881: Bethes-
da Presbyterian. $9.O5: Foundry Meth
odist Episcopal. $50; Epiphany. $201. 80:
st. Margaret's. $751;" st. Margarets
$224.1S.
The total contributions to date re-
ceived by the District chapter amount
to s11 1913.
A supplementary contribution to the
Red Cross war relief work of $12.11
from Peck Memorial Chapel, George
town. was yesterday forwarded by the
The Star, and is hereby acknowledged.