Evening star., 1917-09-15
RED CROSS NOTES.

Washington has set an example for
the whole country in the matter OF
serving refreshments to soldiers pass
ing through the city route to mo-
biliZation and training camps. The To-
cal refreshments corps organized by
Mrs. LarZ Anderson has served as many
as 10000 cups of coffee in a day to the
troops ION the way. From all parts of
the country comes the same story
the soldiers fully understand the mean
ing of this patriotic service of the wom-
en- of the Red Cross.
only small proportion of the Ma
tional Army has yet gone into the
cantonments, and the heavier work OF
the Red Cross canteen service is still
ahead. But most of the chapters have
the work fully organized. and feel
themselves equipped tn meet whatever
emergency may develop
The Red Cross canteen sere!ce hopes
to keep the Red Cross uniform con.
spicuous in railroad buffets and restaC.
rants all over the country while the
troops are moving. The canteen ser.
vice uniform for women consists of n
white apron and bib, with Red Cross
on the front of the bib. and a Red
Cross cap. The male workers wear a
lapel badge of white ribbon with a Red
Cross and the legend "Canteen Ser.
vice"
Child entertainers. through an enter.
tainment given by THE Junior Com
| munity Players" have raised S13.1T for
the Red Cross. The entertainment was
given last night in the home of Miss
Evelyn Davis. 900 11th street southeast
| The rain prevented the holding of the
performance outdoors, but the youth of
the southeast section near the Virginia
Avenue playground attended the indoor
presentations in force.
The little entertainers who danced
and sang were Misses Irma Engel, NIL
dred White, Martha Duvall. Louise
Hutchinson. Ella White and Evelyn
Davis.
After having been in Russia one
month, the American Red Cross mission
has started on its return trip by way of
Peking. according to a cable message
to national headquarters here. The
mission is headed by DR.. Frank Billings
of Chicago and includes Twenty-Five
American Red Cross workers. This
mission carried to Russia about $780,
600 worth Of supplies for immediate
use.
The Red Cross Auxiliary of the
Washington College of Law, which has
been meeting at the college, 1917 New
York avenue. Wednesday evenings.
will hereafter meet Thursday evenings.
In addition to making garments for
District of Columbia Chapter of the
Red Cross. work has been done for the
surgical dressings committee and Knit
ting for the comforts committee OF the
Navy Lea que.
Members of the Ellen Spencer Mussey
Tent, Daughters of Veterans, have
Joined the unit in a body. Mrs. Frank
Fauth. president of the tent. is vice
chairman of the unit.
A free wool knitting fund has been
started by an anonymous donation OF
sl00 Members will be asked to con.
tribute 10 cents monthly to the wool
fund.
It is planned to institute a surgical
dressings class in connection with the
unit.
The dispatch with which the District
Chapter of the Red Cross is able to fill
orders on short notice. through its various
auxiliaries was emphasized this week.
when an order for 2.2S0 gauze congresses
and 3.740 gauZe spoEges was received at
10 O'Clock in the morning and filed, pack
ed and shipped by O'Clock the same aft
ernoon.
The Gen. U-reu Auxiliary, United
panish War Veterans. have a workroom
at Carroll Institute, where they have COM
pleted and delivered TO the Red Cross
.4S4 finished garments and hospital sup
plies The chairman, Ida NJ. Galloway,
invites all women wishing to knit
to meet with the auxiliary every Monday
morning at 10 o'clock Work can be done
at home if more convenient.
Bernon Prentice and Joseph Swami have
been appointed as deputy commissioners
to Maj. Grayson NJ. p Murphy. Red
Cross commissioner to Europe. Mr.. Swami,
a member of the banking firm of Kean.
TAYLOR & Co. of New York, has already
sailed. Mr.. Prentice of the firm of DOM
mick & Dominick, also OF New York is
expected to sail shortly. Both men are
to serve without pay for the duration of
the war Bernon Prentice has been asso-
ciated with Herbert Hoover and is thor
oughiy familiar with the food situation
in this country and in Europe.