Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
RED CROSS RECORD
OF D. c. GOOD ONE
Remarkable Work Has Been
Done by the Woman's
Volunteer Aid.
READY FOR ALL CALLS

Besides supplying one army hospital
of 500 beds and one navy hospital of
ESQ beds with everything needed. the
Woman's Volunteer Aid organized by
Miss Mabel T. Boardman. under the
District Chapter Of the Red Cross, has
equipped the Red Cross hospital ship
Surf" provided for the Washington
ambulance company now at Allentown,
Pa. and shipped thousands OF Red
Cross dressings and garments to
Europe.
The Red Cross finance committee re-
ceived yesterday the first complete re-
port of what the women OF Washing
ton have accomplished for the Red
Cross. through the many auxiliaries OF
the District Of Columbia Chapter. under
the leadership Of Miss Boardman
Some of Articles Shipped.
Among the articles made and shipped
by the woman workers have been:
March ! to June Hospital linen:
Sheets. pillowsaces. towels..stc-' si;sos.
sac r hgspi'a SINGS
1880; ward slippers. $50; splints' ESQ;
comfort bags. 1865.
June 2 70 July 2o-Hospital linen =.
napkins. etc. 1851. Garments-Pa-
tamas. hospital shirts. shoulder wraps,
bed socks, ets. 1865; surgical dress
ings: 19o.o5o; comfort bags, l.122
Within the last week twenty-five
cases of hospital supplies have been
shipped to London. and In the course
of few days another consignment Will
be shipped for the nurses who are going
to Rumania.
All OF the supplies made by the ladies'
of the various auxiliaries are ready
for immediate call, and 1T has been
stated by national headquarters that
the District Chapter can fill orders
nn of
country.
Record to Be Proud Of.
''It is a wonderful record. and will
form a page in the history Of Wash
ington in the present war Of which it
will be Justly proud" said the chairman
of the finance committee. In addition
to contributions of money. they have
given their time and labor increasingly
since early in March"
When the work started there were
comparatively few auxiliaries; there
are now ffty-seven. as follows: St. An
drews. Teachers Club. Mrs. Gleaves. the
Cairo. the Highlands. Spanish War
Veterans. ST. Marks. Fort Myer (Mrs.
ScotD. Marine Barracks. Junior Serv-
Woodley Park. Howard University. Es-
Their Chapter. st. Margarets. D. A. r..
Sunshine Society. Fort Saratoga.
Eighth Street Temple, Mr.. MagHuder's s.
Waugh NJ. E. Church, P. E. o.. Brook
land. Gunton Temple. Somerset. Wom-
ems Relief Corps. Park View. Anacos-
tia. Calvary Baptist. Eastern Presby-
terrain. Federation of Women's Clubs.
Rhode Island Avenue. Church Of Our
Father. Ladies Of the Senate. Daugh-
ters of Isabella, Takoma Park. Central
Presbyterian. Petworth. Wesley NJ. E.
Church, Spanish War Veterans. No. 2;
Church of the Covenant. Pythian Sis
tiers. Congress Heights. Piney Branch.
Lebanon Lodge; Y. W c. A, George
ment. Epiphany Church. Red Cross
Helpers. Fort Myer MRS Fenton). Mrs.
Fishback. Dorcas Guild. Mrs. Liscum.
Knitting (Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt).
Comforts (Mrs. Randall Hagner).
Contributions Announced.
Contributions announced last night are:
Sergeant William r. Spellman. Com
pany 4, 6th Engineers. U. S. A. Sc per
month during the war; DR.. Sterling
Ruffin, $50: employees of L. F. Randolph
& Co, installment on ambulance. $3.50:
NJ. J. K: and wife, SO; J. L. Bowder, 81;
Crossman. SO: Red Cross dividends of
Anaconda Couper Mining Company
Thomas s. Hopkins. s25: Kate D.
Augur, S.: Clarence Goldsmith, $3.50:
Sunday school of Mount Vernon Place
NJ E. Church South, $40; H. w. Walter.
s25; Mrs. A. H. Herschel. $3.50; Mrs.
Caroline Story. $22; cash. through Com
mercial National Bank. s27: Sunday
school of Columbia Heights Lutheran
Church. 81: P. Walther and Son, 81;
Florence " Fairchild, $40: Isabella R.
Chambers. 50; w. r. Alexander, IS, and
Harriet E. Porter, IS.
Two little. girls of Gaithersburg.
Agnes and Margaret Griffith. gave
lawn party Thursday and made $3.50
for the Red Cross.
Mrs. Allan Capron of Chatham Courts
has formed a committee for providing
delicacies for convalescent soldiers.
Members of the College Equal Suffrag e
League who are interested in this
form Of Red Cross work. are to send
donations Of fruits and sugar to the
home Of Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner,
1927 Rhode Island avenue northwest.
where the canning will be done Do
nations Of Jars of fruit already canned
are being sent to the home of Mrs
Capron, Chatham Courts.