Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
ANXIOUS TOREPORT
FIRST $4,000 MAN
Finance Committee of Red
Cross Begins a Campaign
for Relief Fund.
WEEK OF GIVING PLANNED

WEEK OF GIVING PLANNED
who will be "the first ten-thousand
dollar" man in Washington? TIL
finance committee of the District Chap
ter of the Red Cross wants to an
nounce his name at the town meeting
to be held here tomorrow.
Washington is poised for week o
giving-every individual just as mucl
as he possibly can-to pile up at leas
100000 as the National Capital:
share of the dred-million- dolla
fund that the war council OF the Amer
lean Red Cross says must be immedi
ately available.
In every community throughout thu
country the people are organizing FOL
the same purpose. each individual t.
give all he can, and each to make &
sacrifice in the giving.
The appeal in Washington is to bt
emphasized today by the clergymen II
all the churches. who have been asked
to read the message of President VIII
son. which is printed herewith.
Town Crier to Announce Meeting.
Then tomorrow the town crier OF
Washington is going to summon al
the good people to town meeting
The crier in this instance is Henry
B. +. mcfarland, chairman of the
finance committee. who has summoned
the public to keith's Theater at 1890
o'clock. where one of the feature acts
on the program to attract general at
tention will be the mobilization of
nearly 1000 woman workers for the
Red Cross, in uniform, representing
all the activities of the Woman's Vol
unteer Aid. of which Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson is honorary chairman.
Mrs Newton d. Baker. wife OF the
Secretary of War. who is honorary vice
chairman of the Woman's Volunteer
Aid, is to sing The MarseillaiSe" and
The Star Spangled Banner.
The absolute necessity of raising the
war service fund will be set forth by the
surgeon general of the army. Gen. Gorgas,
who cleaned up the Panama Canal Zone
and the surgeon general of the navy, Cen
Rraisted. They will tell just what the
Red Cross means to the soldiers. sailors
and marines. as the official agency of the
government to supplement its activities.
The opportunity for noble service
through the Red Cross for men. women
and children here and abroad will be de-
scribed by Miss Mabel T. Boardman.
Woman's Volunteer Motor Service.
Prior to the town meeting the wom-
ans volunteer motor service, consisting
Of women driving their own cars who
wear a natty uniform and fly the Red
Cross flag. will parade through the prin-
cipal streets to attract the attention of
the public to the mobilization meeting.
The auto parade will be headed by four
buglers detailed by Maj. Gen. George
Barnett. conlmandant of the Marine
Corps.
No tickets will be Required for admis-
sion to the meeting and there will be no
collection. The object is to have a grand
rally OF the community in the interest of
the soldiers. sailors and marines-our own
men and those of the allies-and also the
women and children of the devastated dis
tricts in France and Belgium.
Chairman Macfarland's Statement.
On the eve of the opening of the cam
paign Chairman Mcfarland last night
made this statement:
The committee is confident that
Washington will do its full duty to the
country and humanity. The national
headquarters has asked Washington to
give 100000 as its quota of the mimi
entire country Less than 30 per cent
of the District population have given
to the fund. which now amounts to
s21S.o0o. and the great majority of the
givers have not made sacrifices.
Comparatively few have given until
II hurt. Most of the givers could dou-
BILE or treble their gifts without much
self denial. Here. as elsewhere. large
gifts must be given by those who can
afford it, in order to make up the large
total. since it is not practically possible
TO collect from every man, woman and
child. although the opportunity will be
piousHl nome 10 tnem all curing Red
Cross week. Already number of Civ
ers have doubled and trebled their
gifts, and this should be done all along
the line.
The finance committee asks that this
be done promptly and voluntarily No
one should wait to be asked, but every
one should give at once. ANY bank
The Star. Chairman Macfarlan at the
Evans building: Corcoran Thorn, at the
American Security and Trust Company
or the District chapter at 1901 Massa-
chusetts avenue. will receive gifts. Sill
Yer can be put in the Red Cross boxes
which are in many public places"
Contributions Announced.
fund. announced by Mr.. Macfarland last
night. We're: Teachers and pupils pub
lie schools-First division S4o969; E
r Prince. $3.50; W. r. Rodgers, SO; c.
H.. 81: E, j. Beinecke. 81: I'm Memo
RAM" $40: ]. J. D.. 81: H. c. D., 81;
employees S. kann. Sons & Co. $3.50:
employees Lansburgh & Bro, $1,000; De-
froit Heating Co. So; c. f. Kerfoot So ::
J.. II. Schofeid, $40; Paul Ziehl. 81 a
month during war: Margery. Amelia
and Elaine Pilson, respectively 2. 5 and
Smith Typewriter Company. 500
Through C. Fred Cook and L. w Her
ron: e. c. Archibald. George T Brown.
William 4. Fenton. F. T Hurley, Leon
Gait Burns, Guy V. Collins. A. T. Cowell.
J.. r. Darrell. George W. Miller. Doris E.
Noetzel.H. K. Southland. Henry w Small
wood. Grover f. Payne, Ethel NJ. Cir
YIN. 50 each: G. e. Kaiser. J. l. Thomp-
son. w. j. FURNACE. V. G. Austin, C. c.
Morgan. G. y. Remit, George j. Quinn,
J NJ. Farrar. W. +. Isemann. Guy T
stuart. K. II. Musson and r. D. Brown