Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-03
CITIZENS GIVE COIN
TO THE RED CROSS
Help Fund to Procure Xmas Pack
cts For Soldiers.
PARADE HELD THIS MORNING.
Ladies. II Red Cross Attire, Pass
Among Citizens and Collect a
Total of S89.26.

The Red Cross parade for Christ
mas gifts to the soldiers and sailors
of the United States started this
morning on schedule time. at S.45 at
the Maryland Avenue Gate of the Ma
val Academy, and the collection of
funds, as the parade proceeded
through the principal streets of .le
city was most successful, showing
the splendid spirit of the citizens of
this town who have done their bit in
every war activity, sending their men.
giving their money. and organizing
relief work on scale exceeding other
cities of the same size. The sum of
money donated this morning by the
people who had the opportunity to
so amounted to total of $S926, every
cent of which will go toward the plr-
chase of Christmas gifts for the men
now serving in the armed forces os
the nation. 1t should be remember
ed, however, that this is only the be-
ginning in Red Cross drive throu yh-
out the country which will last until
November 10th, in an attempt to
reach every citizen. no one is cx-
pected to donate twice, but those who
have not been reached thus far are
requested to send their donations TO
Mr.. Charles F. Lee, treasurer of ne
Annapolis and Anne Arundel County
Chapter of the Red Cross.
Those who took part in the parade
today were deeply impressed by the
spirit of the people who filled the tin
cups used for collection. The Ma
val Academy Band, which marched
under the orders issued by Captain
Eberle, Superintendent of the Naval
Academy, played stirring march
time and patriotic songs, arousing en-
thusiasm wherever it went. The pa
rade was headed by a touring car
driven by Mrs. A. B. Cook, chairman
of the Christmas Packets Committee,
who, with the other Red Cross work
ers, wore the usual white head-dress
with the red cross symbol. In Mrs.
Cooks car were Mrs. Carryl Bryan
and Mrs. Frank A. Munroe, director
of the Red Cross Working Committee.
Marching behind the leading car came
the band, followed by pony cart
with Mrs. Cooks children and their
nurse, in Red Cross costumes. Little
Miss Cook as a Red Cross nurse, and
Master Cook as wounded soldier"
with his head bandaged and his trusty
gun" were the "hits" of the occa-
sion. Then came another car, belong
ing to Mrs. Bryan, in which were more
snft DnI
by Mrs. T. r. Kurtz, Mrs. H. B. Mec-
leary, Mrs. Edgar Basil and Miss Mil
dred Quinn. AS the parade halted at
street crossings, Mrs. Mecleary and
Mrs. Kurtz. with commendable spirit,
left the car and collected donations
along the sidewalks, making the first
Red Cross parade effective Also, as
the cars moved slowly along, a large
number of pedestrians came up to tee
cars themselves, and dropped their
contributions into the cups held out
by Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Munroe, who
were assisted by the secretary of the
Chapter The heaviest collections
were taken at Market Space. along
Main street, and West street, and it is
to be regretted that the names of all
those who helped the Red Cross to
give Christmas gifts to soldiers and
sailors, together with the amounts,
cannot be put on record
Further plans have been made to
keep the drive for Christmas packets
going. Today the following women
were ON duty: Mrs. James NJ. Nun
roe at the postoffice; Mrs Peters, Mrs.
Holland and Mrs. Short, at the Farm
ers Bank; Mrs. Cook at Gottlieb's;
Mrs Basil at Ridout's; Mrs. Theodore
Johnson, at Munroe's; Mrs. Mecleary,
at carvel Hail. The collection at
Ridout's will be carried out by the Red
Cross Circle of the First Methodist
Church. of which Mrs. Basil is chair
man
At the request of Mrs Kurtz, who
has charge of arrangements at the
moving picture theatres, Strange
Brothers have given permission for
the taking OF collections at the Colo
nial Theatre tonight and throughout
next week, in the lobby before and
after the show, and between the two
performances. Mr.. Philip Miller win
give over Wednesday night of next
week as Red Cross Christmas Pack
cts Night" donating one-half of the
receipts. He has kindly arranged to
have special tickets printed. which
will be sold by the Red Cross commit
tees The show at the Colonial to-
night will be The Call of the East, =
featuring Sessue Hayakawa. Next
Wednesday. Red Cross night at the Re
public. the show will be the '.T le
Jury of Fate" with Mabel Taliaferro
as the star