Evening star., 1915-02-14
cIubWomen, Charity Workers
and Business Men Arrange
'sD0nati0n Week."
BARRELS TO BE SET
IN CENTER MARKET
Subcommittee With Membership of
1000 Are Already at
Work on Project.

The program fOr Clty-W1ue cdiHpdA6A
for funds, food and clothing to supper,
the indorsed local charities. to be
known as District donation week,
which is to start Wednesday. was am
plified at meetings of leading men ano
women of Washington, extending
throughout the entire day yesterday.
Clubwomen of the District and repre-
sentatives of the leading charities dis
cussed the needs and general plans fol
the weeks effort at n meeting an the
Public Library yesterday morning. Mrs
Ellis Logan. president of the District
Federation of Women's Clubs. under
whose auspices this campaign is being
carried on. was in charge OF the meet
ing Mrs Kate Waller Barrett. presi-
dent of the National Florence Critten-
ton Mission. was the principal speaker.
Mrs. Richard Wainwright showed a
map districting the city for 150 coilec-
tion stations during the sacrifice week.
Walter Clephane, secretary OF the CHAR
tiles Endorsement committee. told OF the
needs of the charities and how these
needs are Investigated before they are
Endorsed.
Meeting Held at the Raleigh.
Charity workers. business and civic
leaders and churchmen, representing all
of the principal interests of the capl-
tai, attended the executive meeting OF
the mems auxiliary board in the Ra-
leigh Hotel yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Logan was present by request Of this
committee and gave them details of the
program on which the women have
been working. The mems committee
organized with former Commissioner
Henry B. F. Mcfarland as chairman
and Rev. Abram Simon as secretary.
This committee emphatically Endorsed
all that the women have been doing IL
was decided that contributors through
out the week should designate to what
particular charity their donations
should go and that funds not thus
designated should be distributed where.
In the. opinion of the committee. they
are most needed. The committee is to
meet at the Raleigh Hotel. Wednesday,
February "a. at 1 o'clock. so that the
charity contributions will be collected
and distributed within the week 1t was
decided to accept the offer OF use OF
Headquarters in the Munsey building
and the money collected at the $50 sta
tions is to be turned in at the central
headquarters each evening at O'Clock,
counted and deposited in the Munsey
Trust Company
Of the total collected. the leading charity
benefting by designation Of contributors
and other Information Of interest to those
working in the campaign
All of those who have signifed their in
tention Of assisting in the campaign are
requested to report for duty at 452 Penn
gyivania avenue, where the list Of stations
and the working force assigned to each
is kept All of the $50 contribution boxes
are to be placed Tuesday evening. SO that
they will be ready to start the campaign
early Wednesday morning.
Three Community Barrels.
Already arrangements have been made
70 maintain three central community bar
rels In the Center Market Saturday. Feb
ruary 90, into which packages Of staple
foodstuHs can be dropped by any person
desiring to help in this way. commit
tee Is now in consultation with the mar
ket management soliciting the privilege Of
having these barrels in the market for
four days If this privilege is granted
the intention is that the donations on the
nrst day shall go to the Gospel Mission.
the second to the Central Mission, the
Home, and the fourth day they are to
be distributed by the visiting nurses Of
the Associated Charities. who know where
there Is the greatest need in the capital
rels all the time from daybreak until the
market closes. and the food deposited is
to be distributed each evening
-Four stations have been established for
The receipt of serviceable clothing. These
are at the W. c. T. L. Home, on 9Th
Bereet between E and F: at the Florence
Crittenton Mission. 21S Sd street; at the
bone of Mrs. Frank Baker. 1901 Bilt-
more street, and at the home of Mrs
Julian c. Dowell, 1852 Mount Pleasant
0reet
Artists Asked to Help.
Ali artists Of the city are asked to
contribute posters for the donation
week." which are TO be placed in windows
and stores throughout the city.
Subcommittees already are at work with
, membership of ] 900 OF the leading club
women Of the capital As Mrs. Logan
expressed it last night. we are doing
this in a spirit of conservation for the
beginning of Lent. We are in service
Tor the needy of Washington, and we
want all the people to know that all con-
trfbutions. no matter how small or how
large, will be welcomed"
Any person in Washington willing TO
work any day during the week that this
benefit campaign is in progress Is cor
eially invited by the committees to assist