The Washington herald., 1917-05-05
URGENT CALL ISSUED
FOR RED CROSS FUND
District Leaders Ask All to Keep Up
Record of Local Contributions.


An urgent request was made yester-
day by the District Chapter Of the Amer
lean Red Cross, that all persons in WASH
ihgton contribute at once. Expecting an
early request from the National Red
Cross organization for a large part OF
the war service now in hand, to be fol-
lowed by other requests from time to
time during the war, 1t will be neces-
sary for Washington to give twice as
the rund in order to meet it's snare OF
the millions that will be demanded In
the service of our soldiers and sailors
and dependents.
While Washington made a splendid
beginning" said Chairman Macfariand'
land that it was gratifying that the To-
cal chapter was the first to begin a war
service fund, and, therefore. the nrst
ready to respond, the campaign must go
on until everyone has had chance 10
contribute, and we need many more
large gifts, as well as the small"
As many do not know where to send
subscriptions, the finance committee an
nounces they should be sent to Mr.. Mac
farland, chairman of this committee
Evans Building; to COrcoran Thorn,
chairman Of the executive committee
American Security & Trust Company, or
to any bank or newspaper, or to Red
Cross Headquarters. 1901 Massachusetts
avenue.
The first executive department to re-
port was the employees OF the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, which sent in as
their first contribution, $5O2.So.
Contributions of Day.
Contributions recorded yesterday were:
Employees of the Department OF Agricui-
ture, $5O2.s0; Mr. and Mrs. B. F. SAUL
H9=S0s Mr. 7 n T.afimer. SlOO.
Justice Josiah A Van Orsdel, IS; K.
B. Grandin, $500; B. H. Gruver, $40;
friend, SIS; clifford d. Maxwell, 81
month. Annie NJ. Cocks, 81; Elizabeth II.
Ames, s.; Soterios Nicholson. 50; cash. -;
Hotel Powhatan, $50; Miss Emily c. Mat
thews, S;Sylvanus Stokes, jr.' 800; Ed
ward Collins, Jr., so; Anna E. Richards
81; Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hankey, 81; Clar-
ence w. Grosner. $50; William E. Horton
50; w. C. and A. n. Miller SO; ]. o.
Spangler. 80; William Ballantyle and
Sons, $50.
Through W. W. Bowie-second collec-
ton, total $21o-as follows: George H.
Gingell, SIS; Charles T. Graves, $12; Ju-
lian B. Wright, S6; John T. Wright. Sl2;
r. H. T. $12; Murphy and Ames, so;
]. J. Hooper, SO; John NJ. Beavers, SO;
Browning and Middleton. Inc. $40; Yost
and HerrelI. Inc, SO; H. ]. Giclas, s.;
Capital Refining Co., IS; L W. Curriden.
s.; ]. f. Dyer 8; Hires Turner Glass
Co., $: W. Marion Sutton. 81; Thomas
]. Crach. 81; Capital Liquor Co., IS; Co
lumbia Oil Co.. Inc, IS: Penn OIL Co.
s.; Rosslyn Milling Co.. 81; William Lee.
IS! Edward Smith. 81; J. G. Dement,, 81;
National City Dairy Co, 81: cash. 81;
cash, 81: ]. NJ. Webb. 81; T. G. Wall
Jr.. 81; G. K Frederick. 81; John l.
Coker. 81; H. NJ. Wells. 81; J. P. Clan
cey. 81; W. T. Platz. 81; E L. Smith.
81; W. II. Proctor. 81; P. K. Harvey, 81;
]. W. Shaver. 81: H. Ware. 81: NJ. G..
Ware, 81; w. ]. Lee. 81; Fred P. Haas,
81; W. l. Plowman. 81; Fred Hoffman. 81;
F. Currie, 81; ]. r. Buscher. 81: II. H.
Moore, 81; r. z. Beck, 81; r. S. Price,
81; ]. F. Eastover. 81; ]. c. Gibbs. 81:
A. @. Jackson. 81: J. c. Peverell. 81:
K A. Lands. 81; L. f. Kupper. 81: j.
A. Baumgarden. s.: cash. $50; cash, $50;
cash, $50: Leroy Knot, $50: Frank Cross,
SIS; NJ. ]. Falvey, s.; Ethel E. Leonard.
SIS; W. II. Burton. SIS: A. Mulealey,
SIS; R. P. Hmgerford. SIS: f. T. Naugh-
ten. So; r. L. Taylor. SIS; s. A. Snyder
s.25; E. T. Owens, S3; W. H. Clark,
So; 8. E Solan. $o5: H. A. Kahlert,
SIS; J. 8. Eaton, SIS; L A. Smith, s.25;
B. l. Vernon. SIS; f. N. H, $S; H
v. Grifnth, SIS; E. N. Bauer, SIS; B.
Holbrook, SIS; NJ Miller. $25; F. Field
ing, SIS: n. r. Allen, SIS; B. Atwell.
&25; D. Mann, s25: B. z. Chambers, &25;
p. F. shumate. SIS; C. NJ. Leuns, SIS;
cash, SIS