The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
DRIVE BRINGS
MANY TO JOIN
THE RED CROSS
Interior and Treasury De-
partments in Race for
Members.

bership campaign were launched yes
terday with two gatherings: one at
the Interior Department and one at
the Treasury Department. Latimer b.
Slime, in charge of departmental work,
addressed them both.
Following the Interior Department
meeting, Alvah w. Patterson, in
charge of the campaign there, stated
that 1000 employees Of that department
already had Joined. Paul f. Myers.
directing the Treasury canvass, said
that reports from his department
would be held up until Saturday night
when his department hoped to forge
ahead OF the Interior.
The board Of governors Of the Ma
tional Press Club Joined In a body last
evening and announced they would
conduct a campaign among members
Of that club. Major ]. c. Hemphill,
in charge Of club work, reported that
other clubs of the city are responding
generously.
Everybody Joins.
The Columbia National Bank, where
a booth was set up yesterday, an
nounced before the close of the day
that every employe had joined. Then
came the National Red Cross head
quarters, with a report Of more than
100 per cent" enrolled, because all the
employees there had gotten their fami-
lies to join. Even the messenger boys
and charwomen were enrolled.
Report for the memberships report
ed by the women's auxiliaries alone
reached a total OF 4093.
An old woman with ragged and tat
tered clothes and shoes deposited 10
cents at the booth OF the Columbia
National Bank. stating that she could
not afford dollar for a membership
but that she wanted to give some
thing. The 10 cents, she was told,
would be turned over 10 the Red Cross
fund.
Finds Mennest Man.
One worker thinks she has found
the meanest man in Washington. He
looked prosperous. jovial, and was
greeting everybody cordially until he
saw the Red Cross booth. When
asked whether he would Join, his
smile disappeared, and he retorted:
Damn it, no."
Behind him came a little newsbR.
with papers in his arm, and took a
dollar membership.
Henry w. SohOn will conduct a can
vass at Georgetown University Law
School: William C. Van Week will So
licit students at the George Wash
ington University Law School and
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey will make
an appeal to students at the Wash
trSton College of Law. Campaign
slides were shown last evening at
keith's, Crandalrs and the Columbia
Theaters. The slides will be shown
at other theaters later in the week.
George Fridiani. representing the
Sons &c italy" will conduct a cam
paign.
Tod" :. the "woman's day" and
special effort will be made by the
women i;crkers in the campaign 10
make it a banner day.
Committees Named.
Members Of the general committee
for the Washington campaign were
announced last night as follows:
Henry P. Blair. chairman; Mrs. Henry B.
Soule. vice chairman; f. +. Fonken. secretary
Robert Lansing. William G. McAdOo, Newton
ID. Baker, Albert s. Burleson. Josephus Daniels.
franklin h. Lane. David +. Houston, William
c. Redfeld. William Il. Wilson. Vance Nc
Cormick. Charles d. Walcott, John Barrett,
John A. Mcilhenny. Herbert u. Brown, Gaylord
N. SaltzGaber, William J. Harris DR.. +. W.
Taussig. Il. N. Little. Al. L. Flint. Herbert c.
Hoover.
Lieut.. Gen. s. r. NJ. Young, Herbert Putnam
Cornelius Ford, Capt. A. L. Willard, Admiral
S. A. stanton. II. B. F. Macfarland, Gen. J.
@. d. knight, II. S. Reside. Mrs. T. n. Nc.
Laughlin. Miss Mabel Boardman. Mrs. T. W.
Richards. Mrs. W. ]. Boardman John Dolph,
Simon Wolf. Col ]. Van r. HoR. James l..
Wilmeth. George +. Hamilton, Miss Anna J.
Greenless. Charles W. Fairfax, A. L. BALDWIN.
Frank B. Reeside.
Louis Brownlow. W. Gwynn Gardiner. NAL
J. c. HemPhill. Charles p. Light, Cmo II. Ru-
dolph, DR.. f. L. Thurston, James L. Wimeth.
John c. Schofeld. Frank ". Hoadley, Paul =.
Myers, Charles E. Stewart. Ruskin McArdIe,
Charles ". Stewart. AlTah W. Patterson. r. NJ
Reese, DR.. George c. Hayenncr. Robert Watson,
Frank B. Lord, Z. X. Ellsworth, Dr. Frank NJ
Chapman, Clinton r. Whitney. n. s. Riley,
Allen r. Boyd. John L. Alverson, Alfred Hol-
mead. George Z. OlleT. franklin Adams, C. H.
Becker. DR.. William C. Woodward
Or. Gregg Cu'tis Birdsall. DR.. Edgar P. Cope