The Washington herald., 1917-08-24
PRESENT GIFT
TO RED CROSS
Ambulances from Depart
ment of Agriculture Clerks
Formally Delivered.

Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secretary
Of Agriculture. yesterday presented
three fully equipped war sni Julances,
valued at 1850. and a check for $50
for a kitchen trailer, all raised by vol
untary subscription among the en-
ployes OF the Department Of Agricul-
ture, on behalf OF the donors, to Gen.
Carol a Devol. representing the Red
Cross Two of the machines will be
sent to France for transporting
wounded American soldiers. and the
other will be kept in the District
for use in the mobilization camps.
The ceremony of Ambulance Day
was opened at 4:30 o'clock by a selec-
tion given by the Marine Band. which
was stationed by the new ambulances
on the terrace west of the main build
ing of the department. One OF the
machines was paid for entirely by
funds raised among the clerks in the
Bureau of Markets. This was turned
over to Mr.. Vrooman. for presentation
to the Red Cross. in a short patriotic
appeal delivered by Charles J. Brand,
chief OF the Bureau of Markets.
Mr.. Brand especially commended the
spirit in which the funds were raised.
Through the efforts Of Miss Oberly
and her assistants on the committee
which raised the money, the sum was
increased to cover the cost of three
machines. besides a kitchen trailer.
yroom.n's Patriotic Appeal.
Mr.. Vrooman, in turning the
equipment over to Gen. Deyol. said
in part:
IF this war Is to be won we
shall have to put several armies in
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the trenches, making of their
breasts a rampant for free govern
ment and free men; the army of
food producers in the burrows; the
women's army of food conservers,
beating back the flank attacks and
the rear attacks of that world-old
camp follower OF war-famine; and
a patriot army OF civilians in the
business world, fighting against
disloyal greed, unpatriotic parti-
sanship, perverted personal am
bition and economic treason to the
republic
IF an army Of civilian patriots
be not organized to stand behind
the President and fight this great
fight for business honor. while our
boys in khaki are gaining for
themselves and for their country
an ItnO"ns
and dying triumphantly in the
trenches. that country will be dis
graced at home by a despicable
scramble for illegitimate profits on
steel and coal. on munitions and
food"
Fighting At Home.
Men of America, This degreda-
lion must not come. Ten million of
the flowers OF American manhood
BY the seIective draft have had
their names written on the nations
roll of honor. The nation calls to-
day for an equal number of vol
unteers to fight in the business
world, and at the ballot box. to
make the conduct of this war as
clean and patriotic, as heroic and
SELF crificing in the business
world as 1t is in the trenches of
France and Flanders"
At the conclusion Of the cere-
monies and speechmaking. the Ma
rine Band played the Star Spangled
Banner while the audience stood at
attention.
The committee which had in
charge the task OF raising the
funds was composed of: Misses
Riey. Gardner. Thompson, Murray.
Nordeman. Price. sSmock, Patrick,
Florence Smith. Ridenhower. Sher-
man. Lyme. Hunt. and Mesdames
Bishop. Kinney, Conway, Printer,
McGregor, Murphy and Mr.. Dillon.