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 days
campaign of the District Chapter,
American Red Cross.
Today Miss Mabel Boardman, who is
assisting Mrs. N. P. Mclaughlin in
the Washington membership cam
members signed up already. and she
will 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 held In rooms at Thir-
teenth and F streets, where all man
ner OF lled Cross devices for treating
the wounded are shown. special
portion of the exhibit Is given over
Cross, and one point of particular in
terest is the huge micI ocuSm, mean
ing large reproduction, on n scale
of half inch to foot. of all the
a battle. from the wounded being re-
moved from the trenches through the
relief stations and 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. T. NJ
Davis, Capt. James H. 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 1886
o'clock at the exhibition rooms Among
those who will speak on the Red Cross
Robert U. 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 its efficiency, but
to the Japanese people for their loyalty
patriotic duty to join the Red Gross
People who earn small salaries give the
equivalent of $1.EO wear to Join
I'm America the membership costs
only 81. but here. out of 10O.OOOOO0 PEI.
rle, there are 1900 members. Amons
the A0.OOO,O0o people Of Japan there are
100000 Red Cross members"
To Supreme Court.
After rounding up the Cabinet mem
bers Miss Boardman will canvass the
members of the United States Supreme
Court.
Clubs, churches, and business houses
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, and
these were not counted in yesterdays
additions because they will not be turned
in until they are completed. AT the
Library of Congress one of the lists
was filled, and the worker there sent
for another.
The Board OF Trade, Chamber OF
Commerce. and the Retail Merchants
Association have committees at work
as have various citizens associations
and other civic bodies.