The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-20
RAISE $35,OOO,OOO
TO Aid RED CROSS
District Workers Expect
Much More By Night.
APPROACH HALF OF QUOTA
Miss StinsOn Tunes Up Aero for
Flight From Buffalo.

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spoke yesterday to employees OF th'
Department OF Justice. Meetings arr
to be held in the other Government
departments, 1t is announced. EN-
ployes OF the District are to be ad
dressed by a Red Cross speakerat
noon tomorrow.
BENEFIT Ball Game.
Manager Clark Griffith has an
nounced that the baseball game Fri
day between the Washington and
Philadelphia teams will be for the
beneft Of the Red Cross fund. A
record breaking attendance is ex-
pected.
An opportunity for the children of
Washington contribute to the fund is
offered in the form of a coin envelope
which the committee has sent to
SIS. 900 homes in the District. Enclosed
with the coin envelope is a folder,
printed in big red and blue letters.
telling OF the needs OF the Red Cross
for funds at this time, and urging all
to give what they can. There is also
a subscription blank inclosed for the
H-ul1 IN AAAN AahaAAg ~ AeN 81
making their contributions.
The Chauffer and Hack Drivers
Union, No. 1856, has decided to donate
to the Red Cross half OF the receipts
taken in by the 200 members OF the
organization tomorrow. Each union
hack will have a sign on It tomorrow.
II is stated. announcing that half the
proceeds will be given tothe fund.
The Red Cross finance committee
began the third day OF the special
campaign full OF encouragement be
cause OF the evident enthusiasm all
over the CITY," said Chairman Macfar
land today.
"Au that is needed Is that this en-
thusiasm shall be promptly expressed
in dollars and cents. II the finance
committee could see personally every
one Of the 365,OOO people in the Dis
trict, every man. woman. and child
would give to the War Service Fund.
But in a week this is impracticable,
although the finance committeeman
will see as many as possible.
Sends Additional $1,000.
Therefore" Chairman mcfarland
said today. everybody should give
without waiting to be asked. This is
being done by many. but must be
done by all. For example. Mrs. +. A.
Keep sent an additional subscription
OF 81. 900, having first subscribed $500:
DIR. and Mrs. John c. Boyd have in
creased their subscription to 500:
Mrs. J. Low Hartman has added $500
to her subscription, which was 81 200
a year. II everybody would double
or treble his gift the Washington
quota would be completed at once"
The Boy Scouts have begun to give.
Trop No. leading of with s. Harry
o. Hine. secretary OF the Board Of
sent the additional gift Of
yl29.19 from pupils Of the sixth division.
Their efforts varied from making tiny
flag stands Of clay in the kindergarten
department TO the selling OF candy and
giving Of a dance in the upper grades.
Six little Mt. Pleasant girls and one
boy sent $3.50. proceeds Of the enter
tainment they arranged and carried
through at the home Of Mrs. Colwell.
Their names are Elizabeth Jackson.
Janet Murray. ImoEene Hostetler, Dor
1thy Mason. Adele Delano. Eva Banes.
and William Winstaead.
Chairman mcfarland wants II IN
ierstood that every dollar given goes
10 washington's quota Of the hundred
million dollars asked by President VIII |
son.
List Of Donations.
Other donations follow:
Mrs. Frederick A. Keep. additional
81 900: total, $1,000: Robert Batchei-