The Washington herald., 1917-06-23
GIVE ES265,OOO
TO RED CROSS
Big Gifts Yesterday Make
District Total Jump
/, $4,000.

I A number Of huge gifts yesterday
and unceasing activity by the COM
! mittees at work all through the city.
I swelled Washington's share Of her
gSsC ,SnS SSita sy e t This Brings tSe tSe
city's subscription to more than $685.
600. Yesterdays gratifying increase Is
| expected to be outdone by tonight, as
1 the finance committee looks forward
to this as the biggest day yet.
Among the large gifts yesterday
were $500 q from cOG the s.,IIrsa Treasury De,
Pd WoodwaFd 8 Eothrop. Inc. who had
| already subscribed 200 year;
81, ,s27.5O from Mr.. and Mrs. Crammond
: Kennedy. proceeds Of the sale Of their
| limousine; N,M.So from the officers
lice department; 1900 from Arthur
| Glasgow, N,o0O from Mrs. Arthur
1 Glasgow, s., 900 from Helen P. Blod-
| gett, 1900 from Mr.. and Mrs Whit
man Cross, SLooo from Mrs. Aaron
! There were many smaller gifts,
/ some Of them known to involve great
! self-sacrifice, and Chairman Macfar-
lard said that II everybody would give
| in the same way. Washington's quota
of kOo,O would certainly be raised by
| Monday. Enthusiasm was shown in
the letters and in the meetings. The
Crammond Kennedys, in sending their
| gift, said that they were thankful
and proud that our country at last Is
standing side by side with the allies
in the fight for civilization" and that
they wished the Red Cross the sue
cess 1t so richly deserves in its cam
paign for 800, o00, 900 and were conf
dent that our generous and patriotic
people will take even more pleasure
In making gifts to the Red Cross and
ameliorating the horrors OF war than
in purchasing liberty bonds-although
that was a necessary and splendid
| performance"
At the MONDAY meeting at the Navy
Yard. arranged by Capt. A. l.. Will
lard. acting commandant, great in
terest was shown. by the shop men
, scription blanks, Of which 5000 had
been distributed. will be largely used.
Many subscriptions were made at the
baseball park, in addition to the con-
the proceeds Of the baseball game
and Clarke Griffith and all of his men
| Joined the Red Cross and put on the
button. The Department of the In
terror meeting held on the great roof
OF the new building, ended in a prom
Use OF an ambulance with complete
equipment. to be named The Depart
ment Of the Interior Ambulance" The
theater audiences in the evening were
equally responsive. Senator Chamber
lain and Representatives Campbell
Meeker. Temple, and Chandler ar,
working as hard as any Of the Wash
ington speakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur C. Moses teIe
Graphed from New York that the!
would give an ambulance, and Mai
Richard Sylvester wrote from vii
mington that, in addition to contribut
in- rom there, he wanted to give 81
a quarter here.
, ArTenKements were made to hav,
Miss Stinson fly over the baseball parI
during the game this afternoon fol
the bcnttit OF the Masonic and East
=" S'ar T~T"". Pt which Red Cros!
speakers will be heard. Much is eX
e. dropping Red Cross
bombs over the city.
Yesterdays subscriptions were
Treasury department. $500; WOODWARD
|, "'N'"" &c. 5000: Mr.. and Mrs
Crammond Kennedy. sl,327.5O; Metro
lI.u.,,rn once Department, $i,027. 80
Arthur Glasgow. sl,g0; Mrs. Arthur
Glasgow, tl,UGO; Helen P. Blodeett
l,0G0: Mr.. and Mrs Whitman Cross
81 900; Mrs. Aaron French, $l.c0O; Mai
Richard sylvester. $40 a quarter; Mrs
Marshall Field additional. 500: Mar
80 c. Goldman, 500: Mrs W. NJ
Goddard, 500; collection taken at tn,
urinary Pnference at Mt. 81. Albar
summer School. s.: Capt. ". S: A
Smith. 81: Henry II. Classic SIS: Mrs
W. B. Shields, $; No initials" s.