The Washington times., 1916-02-01
Hundred Members of Senate
and House Join Chapter At
Opening of Canvass.
VICE PRESIDENT INCLUDED
Five Cabinet Men on List, With
Supreme Court Still in View
of Workers.

Vice President Marshall, Speaker
Clark and 100 members Of the Senat
and House are included in the toll OF
members added for the first day =
campaign of the District Chapter,
American Red Cross.
Today Miss Mabel Boardman. who is
assisting Mrs. n. P. McLnughlin in
the shington membership cam
paign, announced she had five Cabinet
members signed up already. and she
viii announce the entire list when
she has seen them all.
Rain did not deter the crowds who
visited the exhibition OF Red Cross
work being Ecld in rooms at Thir-
teenth and F streets, where all man
ner OF Red Cross devices for treating
portion Of the exhibit Is given over
to the work of the Japanese Rcd
Cross. and one point of particular in =
terest ia the huge nicr ocusm. mean
ing a large reproduction, on scale
Of a half inch to a foot. of all the
a battle. from the wounded being re-
moved from the trenches through the
relief stations an1 hack to the hos
pitfalls and convalescent barracks.
Take Life Membership.
In addition to the members OF Con-
gress the first days campaign netted
1H new members in private life. Among
those who took life memberships were
Mrs. Ellen p Scollard, Mrs. r. NJ
Davis, Capt. James II. oliver and Mrs.
Theresa McCagg. Sustaining member
ship enrollments included Mrs. Norma n
Williams and Mrs. James Wadsworth
jr
Beginning tomorrow lectures will be
given twice daily, at and at i:3(
o'clock at the exhibition rooms. Among
those who will speak on the Red Cross
work are Col. ]. Van r. Hcff Major
Robert L. Patterson. Col Jefferson r.
Kean and Miss Boardman.
I'VE wish to impress citizens with the
fact that they may take a step for pre-.
paredness by joining the Fed Cross. "
Miss Boardman explained. Congress
must appropriate for national defense
but in case Of war. 1t is admitted the
effectiveness of an army depends much
on the effective of medical and nursing
attention.
1--WE point to the japanese Red Cross
work, not only for it's efficiency. bu,
to the Jspaness people for hssss ther ioyalts
patriotic duty to join tine Red Cross
People who earn small salaries give the
ennivaler of $1,6o wear to ioin
I'm America the menibersh,p costs
rle, there are 27OOO members. Amons
the ln0OO.OOO people Of Japan there are
100000 Red Cross members"
To Supreme Court.
After rounding up the Cabinet mera'
bers Miss Boardman will canvass the
members of the United States Supreme
Court.
Clubs. churches, and business house!
are taking an interest in the movement
At the American National Bank yes
terday every one, from President w. T
Galliher down to the bookkeepers anc
office boys, took membership in the or
ganization. In the Government depart
ments lists have begun to fill up, anc
these We're not counted in yesterday!
additions because they will not be turned
In until they are completed. At the
Library OF Congress one of the list!
was filled, and the worker there sen
tor another
The Board OF Trade, Chamber o.
Commerce, and the Retail Merchants
Association have committees at work
as have various citizens association!
and other civic bodies.