Evening star., 1916-06-27
Board of Governors of Retail
Merchants Arranges for Par
ticipation in Work.
COMMITTEE TO CONFER
WITH THE ROTARY CLUB
President Brandenburg Announces
Cooperation Of Board Of Trade.
Laundry Co.'s Offer.

arise in the future through the muster
ing Of the National Guard Of the Dis
trict into the regular army for border
service, the board of governors of the
Retail Merchants Association yester.
day afternoon authorized the appoint
ment Of a committee to confer with the
committee Of the Rotary Club and helr
mako arrangements whereby tho work
of relief for guardsmen and their fam
lilies may be carried forward In a sys-
tematic and efficient manner. Presi.
dent r. P. Andrews appointed e. C.
Graham. Charles A. Goldsmith and Sam
uel Hart members of the committee.
The board discussed the guard relief
situation in detail, but, owing to the
fact that as yet nothing definite has de-
veloped, was unable to make any plans
for the Immediate future. Secretary
Charles ]. Columbus. however, antlc1-
pates a great deal of work after the
guardsmen actually leave for the bor-
der.
Following the meeting, the board OF
governors went to Camp Ordway In au-
tomobiles, where the members PAID
their respects to Lieut.. Col. Anton
n, a
Blanks Not All Returned.
Mai. Leroy W. Heron of the relief
committee of the Rotary Club stated
today that as yet the blanks distrib-
uted among the guardsmen at Camp
Ordway have not all been filled out
and turned In. He said, however. that
Gen. Harvey expects to have them in
his hands by tomorrow, II possible.
These blanks were distributed by the
Rotary Club last week, and contain
questions as to whether the guardsmen
are married. and il SO, how many de-
pendents upon his income each one has,
and if they need help. Blanks were
left for the answers, in which the
guardsmen may state their respective
financial conditions.
In response to an appeal by Mrs. Will
liam E. Harvey. president Of the
Women's Relief Association of the Ma
tional Guard of the District II Colum-
bia, thirteen big laundries of the city
have volunteered to do the personal
long as they remain at Camp Ordway.
The Page Laundry will specialize on
the work of the Signal Corps
Laundries Offering Service.
The laundrtes that have offered their
services are as follows:
Arcade Laundry. 18th street and Park
road northwest: Columbia Laundry. 62s
2635 Sherman avenue; Elite Laundry.
2117 14th street northwest; Franklin
Laundry, sos 18th street northwest; !;
Manhattan Laundry. 1346 Florida ave-
nue. northwest; Frazee-Potomac Laun-
dry. 18th and D streets northwest: Ma
tional Laundry. 81 Pierce street; Pages
Laundry. $50 e street northwest; Star
theLaundry. 1915 14th street northwest;
Tolman Laundry. 6th and c streets
northwest; West End Laundry, 1923
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, and
Yale Laundry. 437 New York avenue
northwest.
Mrs. Harvey urged the wives and
mothers Of commissioned officers in the
District guard, or other close feminine
relatives Of the officers. to attend a
meeting of the relief association at her
residence. 17H Lamont street north
west. at 1880 o'clock this afternoon
Measures relating to relief work in
connection with the Rotary Club are
being discussed.
Speaks for Board Of Trade.
President e. c. Brandenburg of the
Washington Board of Trade stated this
morning that the executive committee
OF the board. although 1t discussed re-
lief work at its meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. was not able to plan any def
formation as to where relief measures
were needed. Working In connection
with the Rotary Club. however, the
board expects to do its share.
Mr.. Brandenburg went further, stating
that the board will make every effort
to have Congress pass relief bill for
guardsmen and their families. He said
IL was the opinion of tho organisation
that the government would only be
doing its duty to see that the families
of guardsmen were not made to suffer
because Of the cutting OF Of husbands
and fathers incomes.
Red Cross Issues Appeal.
The American Red Cross. through
William H. Taft. chairman of the CEN
trail governing committee. has appealed
to the public for funds with which to
help carry on relief work at tie front
Contributions may be sent to the
American Red Cross headquarters, 1924
n street northwest. or to the local
chapter. in care Of Howard 8. Reside.
At tho building of the American Be-
ourity and Trust Company. 18th street
and New York avenue northwest.
John Dolph has been appointed chair
man of the relief committee OF the Ro-
tary Club. This rest Of the committee
probably will be appointed at a meeting
Of the club to be held tomorrow. follow
ing the return of D. J. Callahan. presi-
dent of the club, to the city today.
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