New-York tribune., 1916-05-09
Of These 100000 Are To
Be New Workers if Cam
paign Succeeds.
LUNCHEON AT SAVOY
PROVIDES A START
Miss BOardmar and Ministers OF
All Faiths Urge Its
Advocacy.

The American Red Cross, at a lunch
con given yesterday in the Hotel Savoy
by the Clerical Conference OF the New
York Federation OF Churches, opened
its campaign to get 100000 new mem
bers in the New York metropolitan
district. This was the beginning OF
the LEGAL end Of the countrywide drive
for a national membership Of 100000
BY Memorial Day.
The guests at the luncheon were OF
all faiths and the speakers were chos-
en- TO represent Jew, Catholic and Prot
estant alike. Miss Mabel Bosrdman,
head of the National Red Cross, also
spoke, laying before the ministers an
outline of the societys work and It's
need for their cooperation. The chair
man was the Rev. Nehemiah Boynton.
"The little island kingdom Of Japan,
curiously enough, leads the world nu-
merically in Red Cross work." Miss
Boardman said. There are over .S0O,-
600 members in Japan. In Germany
there are over 100000.
'As long as the millennium is not
here there will always be the possibil-
ity of war, and ! think we are united
in this country in the belief that 1t
is our right and duty to defend our
country and our homes, and are
equally united against the use Of the
means Of defence for aggression. As
long as war is possible we must be
prepared TO give succor to the men
who must suffer in war.
Medical Service Needs Outside Aid.
= h. i
cal service of the government. IT is
impossible for it 10 give adequate ser
vice without outside aid Men of the
greatest prominence in New York in
medicine and surgery are enrolling
through the great hospitals under the
Red Cross as members OF the reserve
of the army and navy medical corps,
subject to call in case Of war.
AT the beginning of this year the
membership Of the American Red Cross
was only 27,0OO. II is now $1,000, and
We ought TO have 100000. In SIX
years the little one cent Red Cross
seals have netted over $4,000, 900"
Miss Boardman went on TO outline
the industrial and disaster relief work
OF the society, as well as its present
great activities in the war. Following
her the Rev. S. Parkes Cadman, Of
Brooklyn, spoke.
Whatever our attitude toward pre-
paredness, we are bound TO sun
port these emergency activities OF the
Red Cross set forth by Miss Board
man." he said. $50 long as rampant
sectarianism curses the churches, we
must find expression for large humani-
tartan service through such agencies as
the Red Cross, which gives the maxi.
mum of efficiency with the minimum OF
fuss.
"If the various branches OF religion
had laid more emphasis on the funda-
mentas and less on their own virtues
we might have avoided this fearful
war"
Mgr. LaveIle Becomes Patron Member.
Mgr Michael j. Lavelle said that the
extensive humanitarian work of the
Catholic Church, through its various
organizations, perhaps made II give
less support TO the Red Cross than It
ought. He enrolled himself as a
patron member, the contribution for
which is 800.
"We are united here on the firing
line of love and duty TO our fellow
man." said Rabbi Joseph Silvermsn, OF
Temple Emanuel. I've are called to-
Cether TO translate religion into action,
TO clear away all theological impsdi-
menta that might interfere with our
work.
Washington, May S.-Suppiies for
warded by the American Red Cross for
war relief in Europe reached total
value Of more than Sl,000,000 during
the first nineteen months of hostilities.
Nearly quarters OF the supplies
came from popular contribution. The
rest was purchased with Red Cross
funds.
A summary of the society's work,
made public tonight, shows that from
the outbreak Of the war 10 April l OF
this year supplies sent to the war area
were valued at s1,05i .i9l, Of which
$3.50 0.07O went 10 the Allied countries,
s24s.52l 20 the Central Powers and Sl2-
54S TO other affected countries. In ad-
dition. antitoxin valued at about $751;
600 was purchased and shipped TO the
German and Austrian Red Cross or
ganizations and supplies valued at
sl23. 900 to the French government, the
American Red Cross paying the freight
only.
The summary shows that on April l
the organization had on hand supplies
valued at s96, ,239 destined for relief IN
the war zone.