Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
HOPE TO SURPRISE
WITH BIG FIGURES
Managers of Washington Cam
paign for Red Cross Fund Re-
ceive Encouraging Reports.
MANY AGENCIES AT WORK

WHN AOCWClcS AZ WUnN
While hundreds OF agencies are at work
in Washington soliciting donations to the
National Capitals s500,o00 quota Of the
$100, ,00o, 900 Red Cross war service fund,
the total OF these gifts will not be an
nounced daily, as is being recorded at the
national headquarters from many other
places throughout the country.
The returns are coming in from SO
many agencies that 1t was thought best
contributions. Washington hopes to have
a pleasant surprise TO spring at the close
OF the weeks campaign. %
That the proportion received here thus
expected the full allotment OF a half
million dollars will be raised was an
nounced today by Henry B. F. Macfar-
land. the chairman of the finance COM
letters have been sent broadcast through
out the city. There are more than 200
coin boxes In places where many people
congregate. Collection stations have been
established at many places in all sections
OF the city and many committees COM
posed Of prominent citizens are working
ten to fifteen hours a day to arouse in
terest In the campaign for funds.
The nine sections of the finance com.
mittee. under their leaders. Miss Mabel
Boardman. D. J. Callahan, John l..
Weaver. Joseph NJ Stoddard, B. F. Saul,
William E Shannon. Ralph W. Lee.
nolds. Simon Kann. vice chairman. are
actively canvassing. Women in uni
form from all the organizations of the
District of Columbia Red Cross are at
the banks and appointment business
places daily to receive subscriptions. !.
Speakers are daily reminding theater
audiences Of the opportunity to help.
Among those speaking last night were
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins at Keith's and
Chairman Mcfarland to the two thou
sand people gathered at the Marine
Band concert at Mcmillan Park.
George c. Jordan spoke yesterday at
the Department of Justice. Meetings
will be held in the other government
departments and other establishments
and tomorrow noon at the District
government building.
The base ball game on Friday, be.
tween the Washington and Philadele
phia teams. has been announced BY
Clark Grifflth as for the benefit of the
Red Cross. and a record-breakin9
attendance Is expected.
Boy Scouts Contributing.
The Boy Scouts have begun to give.
Troop No. 8 leading of with SIS. and
the "hope to give more" adding I'VE
have not very much money, but We
know that this will help"
Harry o. Hine, secretary OF the board
of education. in sending the additional
gift of $129.19, from pupils OF the sixth
cipai. Miss F. L. Hendley. this repre-
pspIs pspif I Ma pdfxisioa for the RED
Cross wAr service fund. Their enorts
Of clay in the kindergarten depart
ment to the selling OF CANDY ana CIV
ing a dance in the upper grades
Six little Mount Pleasant girls aho ao
he
entertainment they arranged and car
ried through at the home OF Mrs. Col.
well. Their names are Elizabeth JACK.
son. Janet Murray. lmogene Hoste1!er.
Roreshs Ponsa and MssHni william A1sis Winstead. %
Henry B. F. Macfarland, chairman OF
the finance committee, said today tnat
IL the finance committee could see per.
sonally every one OF the three nunGreo m,
and sixty thousand people in the pis.
trict every man. woman ana cnlio
would give to the war service fund:
But in a week this is impracticaole,
he explained, although tne mnanoe nc
committeeman will see as many as pos
sible Therefore everybody should give
without waiting to be asked. This Is
being done by many, but must be cone
by all
Adds 81 600 to Donation.
For example, Mrs. F. A. Keep sent an
additional subscription OF $l,O0o. nav"
ing first subscribed $500; DIR. and Mrs.
John c. Boyd have Increased tnelr sup
man has added $500 to her subscription.
which was $1,000 year. If everybody
would double or treble their gifts the
Washington quota would De competed
besides those who are increasing
their gifts, there are hundreds. just
as well off. who are to make their
first gifts. Then the thousands OF
cents will furnish enough iodine to
save a wounded soldiers life by pour,
ing it into the wound. Fifty cents Will
buy enough absorbent cotton 10 sIahen Is-in1
on the field, waiting for the Red Cross
surgeon or stretcher bearer. and four
dollars and a half will buy that
stretcher."
Chairman Makes Report.
Additions to the fund announced
TODAY by Chairman Macfarland are as
follows: Mrs. Frederick A. keep-addi-
tional. 1.ooomtotal. $500; Robers
Of Mai. Gen. Frederick D. Grant; U.
S. A., by Mrs. F. D. Grant. SIS: Gen.
John NJ. Wilson. IS month from June
/; NJ. A. C., IS a month. beginning
of America. through C. B. Grove. IS:
employees of L. F. Randolph Conn
pany. third installment on ambulances
$202o. "a 1r1enQ, Sl, IeoIse II. SCI
SON. SIS month. beginning June /; DR..
Ernest F. Sappington's first-aid class,
in appreciation of his work for them.
SIS; "Friend NJ. S. E." $40; H. H. Berg
Nance. maee; 81; 4. F. Knight. 81; Clarence
r. Wilson. $50; Mrs. Clarence R. Will
SON. $50; H. C. Chamberlain. SIS; South
Rend Chilled Plow Company. $40.
Through Walter Brownley-L- H.
Mitchell, SIS: William H. Waters. Ha.
brecht, Braun & Co. and James H.
johnson, $40 each; Laura G. Bartlett
Richmond Bros Company and N.
Sworzyn & Sons. SIS each: David Fisher,
B. B. Moore, Miss F. Boggs and H. II.
Jarboe, 81 each; Samuel Carroll. 30
cents: Mrs Eugene E. Allies. $50; Ed
win c. Kimball. $50: NJ. A. Mccarthy
81: Mrs. 1. NJ. Galloway. $50; John R.
Galloway, $50: Mrs. D. E. Danforth. 81
a month; William A. Henderson Com.
pany, $5; A. NJ. Houghton. s25: w. J.
Eynon. s5: employees of Byron s.
Sons & Co. s43.7o; Charles Some. 50:
den, So: Mrs. David Perry and Miss
Mabel Perry, 81 a month: Hurley Motor
Company, $3.50; Cook & Stoddard. SIS:
employees of Cook & Stoddard Company
S14; employees of Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company, $3.50: E. A.
Loving, IS; J. Milton Hodge. 81; An-
derson Sign Company, 81; Mrs. Robert
II. Gunnell, s5; Harry Grades. 81: ]. S.
Peyton, 81, and anonymous. for ten pill
lows. $40.
Through S. Kann, Sons & Co. IS.
Through c. T. Warner-Mrs. c. d.
willis, $5: Mrs. W. H. Oliver. 81. and