Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-18
RED CROSS WEEK
GETS GOOD START
Campaign Is On 10 Raise
S500,WO in the Ma
tionaI Capital.
TOWN MEETING IN THEATER


tartan zeal Washington began today
the celebration of Red Cross week. by
concerted action with every other city
and town in the country to pile up Tho
Greatest voluntary fund ever raised.
10 meet The needs of war relief work.
The campaign in the National Capt.
tai tor 100000 quota is guided by
authoritative estimates of the need for
this relief fund. voiced ~ "A town
meeting in kciths Theater this noon
by the surgeons general of the army
and navy and other speakers who
have been most closely identified with
Red Cross preparedness plans.
preceded by a street parade of So
Getty women who have enlisted for
motor service during the war with
mobilization Of uniformed woman Red
Cross workers. with the presence on
the stage of Mrs. Thomas Riley Mar
SHALL wife of the Vice President and
Mrs Champ Clark. wife of the Speak
er, who are chairmen of groups of con-
Gressional women sewing for the Red
cross. this meeting was marked by
many picturesque and appealing fea-
lures Mrs. Newton -. Baker. wife of
the Secretary OF Wl-. herself an ardenr
Red Cross worker, sang several STIR
ding patriotic SONGS
Mrs Josephus Daniels. wife OF the Sec
retary OF the Navy, and Mrs. Hugh l..
Scott. wife OF the chief of staff of tho
army and who is grand marshal of the
uniformed womens mobilization, also
were seated on the stage.
Drive for 100000, 900 BEGINS.
The big drive for the slo0. eno. 600 Red
Cross war fund began at sunrise today
everywhere in the United States with
elaborate organization plans for MAX
ing it reality within the next seven
days.
In great cities and small towns or
ganized machinery began gathering in
the great fund which is TO care not
only for American troops off the firing
lines in Europe, but for the destitute os
the war zones of France, Belgium and
Poland
The fund will he disbursed under the
direction of the Red Cross war council
recently created by President Wilson.
to which some of the countrys best
known financiers and business men are
giving their talents of organization.
Rally at Keith's Theater,
Henry B. F. Macfarland. chairman Of
the finance committee of the District
Chapter of the Red Cross presided at
the rally in Keith's Theater and stated
that 1t was the National Capitals God
speed" to the finance committee in an
intensive campaign to raise at least the
full quota of 100000 asked from the
District of Columbia. Washington he
said, mas already generously givel
s21s. .000-since April-but this must be
more than doubled.
Mr.. Macfarland announced the names of
some who had doubled or trebled their
contributions, including Miss Boardnan
from $500 to 81 900 and S. kann, Sons
& Co. from $1,000 to $4,000.
Washington, always patriotic and
generous. will meet its duty to the sick
and wounded, to widows and orphans.
to our own boys and the sons Of the
allies, as it met its duty to the liberty
loan." he predicted. The well-to-do
must give large gifts. and everybody
must give something. All gifts will be
welcome. Those who have given must
give again. Gifts should be made at
once. payable weekly or monthly"
He pointed out that the spirit which
should prevail ought to be one of shar.
ing rather than giving.