The Washington herald., 1914-03-25
VIC. I. j. To AID
FAIR PLAYFIGHT
Citizens Executive Commit
tee Receives Pledge Of Sup
port from Fair Sex.
PATRIOTS TO GIVE HELP
Various Societies Expected to Join in
Movement for Justice for
the District.
PATRIOTS TO GIVE HELP

An enthusiastic letter from Mrs Emma
Sanford Shelton, president of the w. c,
T. e.. of the District of Columbia. tc
Henry B. +. Macfariand. chairman OF
the executive committee Of the citizens
committee Of 100. pledging her influence
in support Of the committees work. was
, gratefully acknowledged by Chairman
Macfarland and read at a meeting of his
committee last night at his office In the
Evans Building.
Mrs Shelton not only pledges the sup
port of the District organization, but will
do all in her power to enthuse the ma
tional body. The following is a copy of
her letter:
Hon. Henry B. F. Mcfarland.
Ny Dear Mr.. Mcfarland: As
president OF the women's Chris
tian Temperance Union of the
District of Columbia, and as a
member Of the National women's
Christian Temperance Union. with
membership of over 3o0,o 900, ! will
pledge you and your committee
their undivided support in your ef-
forts to gain justice and to beau
tify, purify. and dignity our CITY
Beautiful"
/ am yours for success.
EMMA SANFORD SHELTON.
Inc tACCulNt COniIIllltt last dlSO
discussed plans to enlist in defense OF
the National Capital all the patriotic
societies in the country. With the sup
port OF the Daughters Of the American
Revolution already assured, the commit
tee will now go after that OF the Grand
Army of the Republic. the Sons of the
Revolution, Sons of the American Rcvo-
luton, the Loyal Legion. Spanish War
Veterans, Confederate Veterans. Sons Of
20 D.n Of l,1
Confederacy, and others
Every one OF these societies is repre-
sented here in some way or another and
II is through residents here that the
committee will solicit the aid Of local
and national bodies. too.
Reports of fine progress were received
last night from committeeman who had
been intrusted with the work of canvass
ing resident secretaries OF national or
ganizations having headquarters here.
The total result was afterward summed
up by Chairman Macfarland as follows:
The National Society, Daughters of
the American Revolution. representing
5000 members. mas adopted a resolution
to Congress on the subject and has ar
ranged to lay the facts before its men,
bership throughout the country through
its national magazine. The American
Civic Association. through its secretary.
fklCHdTu "dlTOuS. has StHl W llS
5000 members throughout the country,
including a large number OF civic clubs
of women and men, The Washington
Herald pamphlet. containing a full state
ment of the facts, with the request that
they communicate with their Senators
and Representatives..
Seek Favorable Action.
THE American Federation Of Arts has
furnished the executive committee with
its list of 900 fine arts societies its con-
stituent members, through the country,
and the executive committee has sent to
each one a copy of its report with a re-
quest for favorable action, especially en-
phasizing the interest of these societies
in the aesthetic development Of their
National Capital. The American Insti-
tute Of Architects has communicated to
its many constituent chapters the facts
OF the executive committees report. en-
phasizing especially the interest which
has taken in the Identification and up
building OF the National Capital.
THE general secretary OF the Archae-
illogical Institute, DR.. Mitchell Carroll.
is communicating the facts to repre-
sentative members Of the society
the country. The secretary of
the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress. Mr. S. A. Thompson. with the ap-
proval of its president, Senator Ransdell.
of Louisiana, is sending a statement of
the facts throughout the country by
means of $500 newspapers. The Navy
League of the United States, through its
secretary, Mr.. Arthur Dadmun. is pub
fishing in the Navy, its official organ, to
its 1000 members throughout the coun-
try, the facts in the executive commit
tees report The Southern Commercial
Congress, through DR.. Clarence ]. Owens,
is communicating the facts to its con-
stituents in sixteen Southern States.