The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
RED CROSS Aiding
SOLDIERS FAMILIES
Funds Are Provided for More Than
Hundred in District.

The work of the American Red Cross
In rendering financial, legal and med
ical assistance to the families of Amer
lean soldiers and sailors has already
begun Many chapters are active in
this phase Of Red Cross work.
The District OF Columbia chapter
has given to more than 100 families
and there are twenty-three families
having inadequate government assist
ance to which 1t is regularly giving
financial aid at a total expense OF
more than 1900 a month
The work in the District is under
the direction Of a civilian relief COM
mittee of which John Dolph is chair
man, with Mrs. Walter S. Ufford as
executive secretary and Mrs. Alice
IngersolI Stuart as assistant secretary.
Henry P. Dawson, chairman, on be-
half Of the Red Cross war council. has
issued a statement in which he says:
obviously the task of providing for
the financial assistance of the fami-
lies Of our soldiers and sailors is so
large that the government alone can
assume It. In no other way can the
burden be discharged fairly and as
a matter of right rather than char
ity. No voluntary organization, or
organizations, could adequately cope
with a duty OF such magnitude.
The American people will not, OF
course, permit families to suffer want
because their bread-winners are night
ing for their country"
Red Cross In Mexico.
There are 800 American women In
Mexico City who want TO do some
thing for the Red Cross. Mrs George
Wesley Crump, of Mexico City. who
was in Washington on her way 10
see her son, a member OF DR.. Ryan
Devereaux's ambulance unit. before
he leaves for France, visited the Dis
trict chapter yesterday. As a result
of her interview with Mrs. L. N:
MCLAUGHLIN, secretary OF the local
chapter, the American women in
Mexico City will be organized into
an auxiliary OF the District of Co
uubia chapter. Mrs. Crump asked
that they be given an order for
twenty-four sweaters and twenty
four knitted aviators' helmets as a
first reduisition to be filled for the
Red Cross. A shipment Of woolen
yarn will be forwarded to Mexico
City this week.
Heading the list Of contributions
reported yesterday was the check OF
FLOYD E. Davis, treasurer, in the
amount Of 3,251.A. the net proceeds
from the congressional baseball
game played June 30. The check was
sent to Chairman Macfarland by Mel
win c. Hazen. Mr.. Hazen stated that
the expenses amounted to $17S.45.
Contributions include-Congression
al baseball Red Cross benefit, S,25l.H "A;
sidney Paige, 800: woodward &
I.othrop Cmonthly contribution)' 800
Mrs Nettie NJ. Motley, $50; Fifth
Baptist Sunday school. SAP; Philip
c. Kaufman and Samuel H. Kauff-
mann, CadditionaD, $50; Mrs. Thomas
S. Creighton, so; employees of Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co.,
s13.T5; Mrs. n. B. Lay, so; Asher
Fireproofng Co., $50; Fred s. Lin
coin. Bis; AlberC Knechtel. 2;
Blanche Pauline Southworth, age
years, selling postal cards and flag
stickers, s5.S1; Eva S. Laren, $: Mrs.
II. H. SkippOn. 81; Marion Lee Dom
nelly, 81: Helen c. Silliman, 81; Wal
lace Memorial United Presbyterian
Sunday school. 500; Mrs. Lena NJ.
Bennett, 50; H. F. Lowe. 81; John
Clarke Wilson, $; Red Cross divi'
dends of various corporatiens-Miss
Frances Powell. S5S; ]. c. Mccoy
So: Laura F. Stalker, 4.25; Arthur B
Shelton, 81; John NJ. Kirby, 81
Martha Louise Schmidt, $50; Mrs
Anna A. Russ, $3.50.