The Washington herald., 1917-05-15
GIVES JOFFRE $4,000
To Aid WAR ORPHANS
District Chapter of Red Cross Presents
Token of Eriendship.


The $4,000 check Of the District Of Co
lumbia Chapter, American Red Cross.
voted for the war orphans of France out
Of the war service fund, was handed to
Marshal Joffrs by Chairman Henry B.
r. Macfarland, OF the finance committee,
Admiral Mason. chairman OF the chap
Ter, making the presentation, yesterday
afternoon.
The presentation took place at Henry
Whites residence. Admiral Mason stat
ed to Joffre that this gift was expressive
OF Washington's interest In the orphans
OF the French soldiers and sailors, and
also OF washington's admiration for the
marshal, not only as a man and an
ofncer. but as the saviour Of civilization
at the Marne- Chairman mcfarland, in
handing the check to Marshal Joffre, said
that he typiied France, which Americans
love and admire more than ever, and
that this gift was not only a souvenir
Of his visit, but would be followed by
others from the war service fund, to
which Washington had given IN q month
more than s165.ooo and which would be
doubled as an expression Of patriotism.
and for the service of France and the
other allies as well as this country.
Marshal Jofrrs, In accepting the check,
said that he was grateful for q touching
Of the war IN memory Of the heroism OF
their fathers and mothers and as an
other evidence OF the sympathetic friend
ship Of the United States
The other officers of the District of Co
lumbia chapter present were Miss Mabel
Boardman. Mrs. F. NJ Mclaughlin, SEQ
retary, and Howard s. Reeside, treas
urer.
Additional contributions received yes
terday were: Mrs. Alexander Mackay-
Smith, 500; Mrs. Delos A. Bloodgett, 500;
employees Of S. Kann Sons & Co., S2,213;
employees Of the Commercial National In
surance Company, 1854; employees OF Lans-
burgh & Bros, (second report, $15s.10;
girls Of the National School OF Domestic
Arts and Sciences, S75; Mrs. W. o. At
water, 25.
Through II. T. ofterdingsr, Bernard
Harding, $50; Washington Tobacco Com
pany, $50; d. Loughran Co., $50; w.
Buchs. $; W. o. Queensbury. a2; George
s. Butt, s12: Charles z. Gerourd. s12; F.
NJ. McAuIIffe, so; W. d. Sullivan, SO; e.
R. zirkle, s.; J. W. Therett, s3; E. w.
Leakman, S12.
Second report through John Poole. total
$50. Leon Tobriner, $50; Charles B. Lyd-
dane S12; Frank J. Stryker, S12; Victory
B. Deyber. S12; Joseph d. Yerkes, sl2;
W. NJ Seay, so: D. c. smithson. SO;
Virginia Warren, Sc: p. c. Brady, 81; w.
II y
Haase, 81; Charles D. Boyer, 81: Norman
c. Brown. 81; f. o. Ufrich. $50; Ernest
G. Walker. SIS: Berkeley L Simmons s24;
DR.. L. +. Davis, SO; James D. Hobbs,
80; Charles r. Kengla. jr.. so; Mrs. Vtr-
ginia S. Chinn. $; Mrs. Charles Corode
Davis, S; William H. Frey. IS; Hon. B.
G. Humphreys, s.: Mrs. Eliza r. Sigs-
bee. $; Mrs. Dorinda NJ. Guise, g; Lam
bert Reed. 81; Miss Grace Guinard, 81;
e p Parker, sl2; P. II. Tamplett, SO;
j. II. Snyder, IS: Francis D. Roach, IS;
A. McP. Handy, g; Bernadette Meehan.
S3; Caleb S. Miller. 81; F. H. Walker &
Co. IS.
George w. McIves. s26: Cecilia Buckley, |
81: A. L. Baldwin. so, Mrs. NJ. E. Bal
Iantyne, SIS: William o. Ballantyne, $40.
Mrs. Charles G. Dulin, SIS; DR.. Fl. M.
Kaufman, s.: Mrs. H. NJ. Kaufman, y;
Rosslyn Steel and Cement Company, .;
National Tent, No. l. The Maccabees, SO;
Edwin F. wendt, IS; T. Lincoln Town
send. s..
Through Francis R. Miller, s14.
Justice Walter l. Mccoy, SO a month; |
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Atherton, 800; |
Miss An lryllis Gillett, 800; Rev. William !
Tayloe nyder, $; childr-n Of Jewish |
Foster ONE in honor Of their mothers
70 cents; ]. F. ]. Club, Helene G. KlaW- |
ans, Sc, -etary, A.25; Washington He
brew Congregation. s. S. (second contri- |
bution). s.: L. E. Breuninger. $50; w. J.
PTling. s.: John o. Allen, IS; John o. |
Waters, 81: Robert L. Drake, $12; D. C.i
Lawton. 81; George w. Iver, S2s; Joseph |
sperling. s.: D. Of c. Chapter, D. A. R., |
81 So: widow Of a soldier of the civil war |
s.; Frank Hume, Inc, $50; employees OF
J. A. whitfield Company. So; Harry A.
Kite, sz5; Arthur Carr, so; the Rev. and |
Mrs. william Curtis White, $50.
Through S ]. Prescott-E. o. Whitford, |
IS: Somerset r. Waters, SO; employees !
Of Rudolph & West Co, 800; Alexander |
Wolf go: through harvard & Pitt, $40. |