Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-27
CAPITAL TO G|VE|TS
RED CROSS QUOTA
Full Half Million Pledged to
War Council by Local i
Finance Committee. !

Finance Committee. |
GIFTS STILL COMING IN
Red Cross giving in Washington has
been given impetus by the announcement
that this city viii as matter Of honor
give 10 the war council the entire half
million dollars assigned as the National
Sapitafs quota of the hundred million
Every person who had intended sub
scribing to the popular fund for July
celebration is urged to give at least 81
to the Red Cross instead
The first of the 200 coin boxes opened
by Joshua Evans. jr chairman Of that
committee-the one at keith's Theater-
was found to contain <3s9.0I. Returns
from the $500 coin subscription cards are
coming in faster than they can be re-
corded.
District Employees Swell Fund.
Or. William Tindan. secretary Of the
committee of District employees. brought
IN thls morning, as first return,
so'2;S which is. Of course. in addition
10 the $1,000 contributed by the police
department. The Department OF Agri-
culture employees stated that additional
SUBSCRIPTIONS were coming. and the
same report came from the government
printing office. The Washington navy
yard subscriptions are still being made,
so mat their report could not be sent in.
The congressional base ball game Sat
urday promises a large sum, the entire
proceeds going to the Red Cross. and
musical to be given Friday night at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Ander-
son. all the receipts for the Red Cross,
is equally promising.
Latest Contributors.
The latest contributions today were:
Mrs William NJ. Ingraham. Slvo; gate re-
eeip's from base hall game June j. sl55.35:
D. j. staGordMMrs. Helen s wSitton. SO:
Mr and Mrs " Pollard @ = ST. u. Stanton:
flo; Kas,e ired /, Nea% aa1I 81 A s. douglas 81 ar0n
King ST. Mr. ieH i kelfons ianss SIC: H. B. w. I :
r. rs,,R Il aoT,ston. %hn 81; Robert @ Aaron 81 Mrs
anonymous 81; dorothy I. Richardson. SIS: MIS-.
81: First coIored Baptist Church. ss.2s: anony:
I, NOUS. 81; A: $. pinkets. 81; Mrs. T. 4. Mere-
E. W: storkhouse. 81; G. 4. Donel. $40; j. v.
s1 Robert T. candor s Mar.
a: cartuer. sle; Frank b.; Walker. s.; Mrs.
Archibald King. $40; st. Philip's1P E. Chapel
$3.50: e. W. Scott. 81; y. Baxter. 20 cents.
Recent Contributions Announced.
Recent contributions announced by Mr.. Mac
business firm, 5000: NJ Goldenberg t.ec-
era ernment tnrss scnfriSutionl. sssa5S; sontsS,s
Of 90 silver Offering box at Keith's Theaser.
ssn 4 Ms. U.s. s' M.. Esss at SsT S.
De Lashmutt 9 a month during war; retired
nld he nfr q
q. k.a,.; AMI sis ,ofi :.s :.s y .t7..ts .o
j. T :. B.. 8: oha Mr. al and IN Mrs. B. E. Clark SIS:
s. e. aafes s M
), Daughters of America. $40: Jean D, Lewis;
ss .1ss S. smpeys.
Es1: h.lssa sss VI ss5ss sis ns5o' Emil
Edward Hurja, SO: Charles ". Powers. ss;
Emy snns sm,h s. LTis Judge
: Son; ST: J. a. Darach. $40; Mary l. D.irasn.
Ernest Parsons, s.: John T watson s.; Ethsi
selinssr. % g: ora sgacrsby. s. "Eli1abeia
p:. s.: W k.ncsbgry. SO; & Gspt- iohn sr. q.
I" H1rd. $40. George ". witi,ers. SO:
Mss Rene W. Barr. sa5 John H. Moore. ss.:
NJ. V. Andrews. $50; Joseph T. Harris; So;
Joseph Heller 81 G. Mawes s:x ssS sTs scoa,
SIS; Alma H. Kitchn. $40: H. Martin Hoks.
81 Mrs. David ]. Brewer. $50; Charles Butts
Maurice, 81 a month Richard washington So;
Mrs. W. J. Martin. $50; Miss Belle Pierce; s.:
months tS'eps Georas Sssi', MccSrsie $
Laurie. 81: DOME A. Gatewood 50 William 2.
Bsals1 SIS antb H. Ms, Mal!ss John irbs sio
st. J. wilson. sa5; Mrs. a. E. Baks. SO &
month; I'm Memory Of My Dear Mother" Miss MIS-:
Mr.. c Charles w Seville. $40: Miss Ellen Church.
s10 Miss Laura Church; SO; Edwin z. pm DIM
Misae Ssssis Moore ss9 sa1a ss Herring and
Jones !; Mile Bourcet. 81: "A Friend" 81: E
W. Hur. 81; Katharine p Davis. 81; Miss s,en =;
Cox. s5: White Rihhon Recruits of Brookinnd;
u. C.. $50: Stanley H. Ridings. s. {. PAIL
ssa rI1 ~ bsmanet nGaa s1o Charles sro
bridge. s.: Mrs. william Heimkl; 81 Miiynn sss
F. Burns s.. Mi Mis-. 'Gn Arnes rowSrs. 81 Mis-;
Katherine Macdonald. 81; Admiral and Mrs
Fletcher s. m"nii parE Aice sa,i,'s rs Fam ssi;
Alice Cary Rurd.ttc So; Alonzo /. Wi:liams.
81: Cora Louise Bookmillrr. SO; MIS-. I. W
T'urner. 81; coast end geodetic survey, S3f en-
ployes julius Garfnke & Co. Sio' Dr Wli,-
sy scil 70 cents Ma RoSeFi Nelson Eleanors COT
30 cents through katharine \. pougai. q i.
5 rhigDen oxi; s9s s Elizabeth aiss hSsTx Ssse Ma
Mrs Ketmah l. cobb So Anthem C ,o,'. Addse@. @
cinct. Edward Archambault. 50: J. D. No
ouade. s.; Mrs. Harriet p. Junkins 81; VII
a stns rsdals. e 81 Elizabeth G. Fox; So; James D:
SO; y, H. .;rswsll 81 aSd1S m1nts.; Z;
! MfS MONTH snef'iHa Hanse & morrmann si4s, Robert
Dubois Underwood. $40: Mrs. Mary Honest. 81
Marsaret /! johnson & s.; Mrsi hate month n Ms;
christina & i Mckay. s.: from foreign and domestic
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