The Washington herald., 1917-06-25
FUND SHY 20 MILLION
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will boost the total. These donations
will total about 5000, and others at
the meeting promised to mail dona-
tions at once.
The dramatic feature OF "Pershing
Day" here in Washington will be the
dropping Of Red Cross bombs over the
city by Miss Katherine Stinson from
her aeroplane, after she delivers to
Secretary McAdoo checks from other
cities. Miss Stinson is expected to
arrive in Washington at l o'clock
and ali2ht on the Monument Grounds
She will be rushed to Secretary Nc
-Adoo's office and will then fly over
the city with Red Cross bombs.
made by Baron Ludovic Moncheur,
head Of the Belgian mission here. and
Boris A. Bakhmetieff. head of the
Russian mission, and many prominent
Chairman Henry B. F. Macfarland
introduced Baron Moncheur, who said,
The eminent DR.. Depage. chief of
the hospital of the Belgian army
at la Panne, has told me how
Cross for its efficient aid through
the skillful doctors and devoted
nurses who have come from America,
and also through the supplies of all
kinds which have been sent to his
hospital.
Depage, who, in 1915, came to the
United States, where she received
through American generosity a splen-
did contribution for the Belgian Red
Cross, on her voyage of return to
her native land, fell a victim of the
crime of the sinking OF the Lusitania.
When her body was found upon the
coast OF ireland, her cold hands,
clasped in death, still held the cheek
which was to relieve so much suffer-
ing among our people.
Now that the struggle against the
enemies of humanity takes upon itself
larger and larger proportions, the
great organization of the Red Cross
finds its field of activity more and
more enlarged"
Prof Bahkmetiefr explained that he
had been in charge of sanitary or
ganization in Russia and that he
had been deeply impressed with the
great good done by the Red Cross.
Contributions amounting to 800
followed an address by Chairman
MacfarIard. during which he an
nounced taht in addition to his cash
contribution he would sell his auto
mobile and devote that amount also
to the Red Cross, and closed with tho
announcement that he had nephew
my only boy" now lying wounded in
a hospital in London. Before he could
sit down a woman arose and holding
a subscription blank in her hand an
nounced that she would fill it out and
give it in homer of the wounded
nephew of Chairman Macfarland.
Immediately hundreds OF other sub
scriptions were given.
Mrs. Samuel Hill, who occupied a
box, announced she would give 5000.
There were a number of subscriptions
Of 500.
Chairman Macfarland arose again
and said he had a gold medal which
was presented to him IN December,
1860. as chairman OF the committee on
arrangements for the celebration of
the one hundredth anniversary of
the establishment of the National
Capital at Washington, which he
would sell and give the money to the
Red Cross. There were only two OF
the medals struck of, he said, the
time to President Mckinley.
of $lOO." Mr.. Macfarland said. but
1 shall sell it to the highest bidder. y
Charles j. Bell Immediately offered
$3.50 for 1t, and upon obtaining 1t, gave
it to Mr.. Macfarland in order that
he might resell II, thus making 1t do
double good for the cause,
Other addresses were made by Gen.
Goethals, Miss Mabel T. Boardman,
Speaker Clark and Mrs. Archibald
Chief Justice Edward D. White. who
had been invited to speak, was unable
to be present.