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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
RED CROSS SERVICE
FLAGS ARE ADOPTED
Those Joining During Member
ship Campaign to Be
Given Emblem.

Washington win present an unusual
spectacle on Christmas eve. when in
thousands of windows. In homes and
places of business. there will be dis
played Red Cross service flags. with
candles or electric lights burning be-
hind them.
These service days" will be present
ed to every one who joins the Red
Cross during the nation wide member
ship campaign. lasting from Decem-
Der II to "a. inclusive. The service
flag" is on transparent paper, with a
blue border inclosing a red cross. en-
blem Of the organization. against a
white background "Stickers" will be
given to denote additional members in
any one family or business establish
ment
With the slogan. Every federal en-
ploye Red Cross member" Latimer
B. Slime. in charge of organization
work among the government depart
ments. has announced a chairman for
practically every department. bureau
and commission in the city. These
chairmen will appoint committees in
their departments.
In nearly every case the head CT the
department designated the man, and
every cabinet officer has been found in
hearty sympathy with the membership
campaign. The Washington campaign
committee, headed by Henry P. Blair,
Is determined. to do all 1t can to carry
out the spirit Of the Presidents proc
mas the nation is at war be made the
occasion of an exhibition of patriotism
by joining the Red Cross.
Chairmen Of Committees.
Mr.. Shines committee chairmen- in
various departments follow: Ben G.
Davis. State Department; Frank NJ.
Hoadley, War; Paul F. Myers. Treas
ury; Charles E. Stewart, Justice; Rus
kin McArdle, Post Office; Capt. A. L.
Willard, navy yard; F. S. Curtis, Navy
Department.; Alvah W. Patterson. In
George C. Havener, Commerce; Robert
Watson, Labor; Frank B. Lord, Ship
ping Board; +. K Ellsworth. Council
Of National Defense: DR.. Frank NJ.
Riley. war trade board; c. H. Becker,
Federal Trade Commission; Clinton r.
Whitney, food administration; Allen r.
Boyd, Congressional Library: Capt. D.
y; Chisholm. government printing Of
Commerce Commission: George E. Oller.
Emergency Fleet Corporation, and
Franklin Adams. Pan-American Union.
Mrs. H B. Soule. vice chairman Of
the general committee, already has
planned the basis of the organization
by which she hopes to reach every
woman in Washington with an appeal
to become a member of the great ma
tional agency of mercy. Chairmen of
the sixty-flye auxiliaries of the District
chapter automatically become chairmen
for the membership campaign of their
groups. In addition Mrs. Soule has Gre
.ated five other divisions. with a director
In charge of each. Mrs. Nota McGill
will direct the work among the Roman
Catholic private schools; Mrs Abram
Simon will enlist the support of Jewish
women; Miss Mamie Burroughs will or
ganize the co1ored women. and Mrs.
Joseph Fletcher will direct the cam
paign among the private schools. A
director also will be announced for the
women's club drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
FREDERICK WALCOTT TO SPEAK
Was Among First Americans to
Carry Relief to Belgium.

Frederick Walcott. one Of the first
Americans to carry relief to the stricken
populations Of Belgium and Poland at
the outbreak of the world war. will ad-
dress the members Of the National Geo
graphic Society in the auditorium of the
New Masonic Temple this afternoon and
evening. Mr.. Walcott was In eyewit-
ness to the enslayement Of women and
children and of the suffering and devas-
tation which followed in the wake of
the Hun.
Having iabored to relieve the stricken
in Europe as long as he was permitted
to do SO. Mr.. Walcott returned to this
country to make his report to the Amer
lean people. He Is now associated with
food administration. being that body.s
representative on Canadian relation
ships and organization problems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
D. G. SUFFRAGE rs FAVORED.
Woman's Bar Association Adopts
Resolutions and Names neleoof.e

Suffrage for the District of Columbia
was favored by the Woman's Bar As
ISOLATION of tho District In RESOLUTIONS
adopted at special meeting last night
at the Washington College Of law. 1917
New York avenue. Miss Mary o'TooIe
offered the resolutions. declaring her
support to obtain representation in
Congress and the electoral college for
the District.
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey. pres,dent
OF the association. was named as dele
gate to the executive COMMITTEES. com
posed Of representatives Of the organi-
1ations working for suffrage in the
named az alternate
Mrs Alice Parker Hutchins. editor Of
the Woman's Law Journal, and Miss
May Patterson, both Of whom arc law
yers in New York, addressed the meet
ing.
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TO feature Campaign
FOR RED CROSS MEMBERS
Illuminated Electrical Exhibit in
Lafayette Square Planned for
Next Week.
RED CROSS SERVICE
FLAG HANGS IN WINDOW
OF THE WHITE HOUSE

The Red Cross service flag to-
day hangs in a window Of the
White House.
Little Ellen Wilson McAdoo,
o-year-old daughter Of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
McAdoo. put it there. The flag
that little Miss McAdoo placed in
the window Of the White House
dining room has four red crosses.
representing the Red Cross NOM
bership of the President and Mrs.
Wilson, Miss Margaret Wilson and
Miss Helen woodrow Bones.
The granddaughter Of the Presi-
dent stood on a chair and affixed
the nag, while motion picture ma
chimes clicked away outside. The
pictures will be used to further
the national campaign for 10000
600 new members for the Red
Cross.
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10 oHM NAVAL CLUE.
Woman's Naval Service Invites Sea
Fighters 70 Quarters,

All bluejackets and marines In the
city are invited to the Blue3ackets' and
Marines Club, which win be opened
Monday afternoon at $50 o'clock at
223 9Th street southeast and will be
conducted by tho woman's Naval Serv-
ice. Ino. Of which MIRA George Dewey
is president. The men are invited to
uss the club daily from 1:So 70 10
o'clock.
Club facilities offered che men in
cfude reading rooms game roonns and
. writing room. Free olasses In mill
tAry and relief French win b held
three times Q week. Donations Of mag
axines. books, pictures. graphophone
records, o. well AZ funds, are requested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14

scores Of business houses WIN have In
their windows Red Cross service dags
denoting membership Of every one In
the establishment.
The McCrory. Kresge and Woo1worth
five and ten cent stores arc decorating
their windows with special Red Cross
exhibits, and many business places to-
day are displaying the posters.
department stores and all places OF
business during the Christmas season.
Robert C. Howard, in charge of the
placing of booths. has found cordial
response among washington business
men In his requests to have these
booths placed advantageously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
Board Of Trade Committee Nesting.

Tbs next meeting of the executive
committee OF the Washington Board of
Trade will be held at o'clock Monday
afternoon in the board rooms in The
Star building. J. Harry Cunningham,
notices Of tho meeting today. Further
plans of the board for the Campaign
forsnationaI representation in Congress
and an electoral college vote will come
up for discussion and q full attendance
OF members il urged.
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Another Survivor Of the Tones.

vice Admiral Sims has notified the
Navy Departm that Lester Joseph
ellison, a seaman previously listed
among tho missing OF the Destroyer
Jacob Jones, has been found among
the survivors. Qilson's mother, Mrs.
AIytna ellison, lives at Greenbay. Wis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
Every Employee a Member.

The Crane Printing Company is the
first Washington business establish
ment to report to the local headquar-
ters, SIS 14th street, that every en-
ploye is Red Cross member. Before
the campaign is over 1t Is expected that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14

Lafayette Square next week will be
the mecca for thousands who will wish
to see the illuminated electrical ex-
hibit there in behalf of the Washington
membership campaign for the American
Red Cross.
Plans for the exhibit are kept So
cret. They are being worked out by
Waddy B. Wood. with the assistance OF
other Washington architects.
Henry P. Dawson. chairman of the
Red Cross war council. has issued the
following statement regarding the
Christmas membership campaign:
1.-The Christmas spirit is the greatest
spirit in the world. I suppose every
one of us has resolved at times that he
would not give any presents the next
Christmas, and every such resolution
has gone to smash. 1t is SO every time.
And this Christmas every man is going
to join the American Red Cross.
Contribution Amazes Allies.
when we contributed the one hun
dred million dollars to the Red Cross
we amazed our allies and startled our
enemy behind the line. This year we
want to send a Christmas message to
the kaiser-a message that there are
twenty million people in the Red Cross
army whom he will have to meet be-
fore he gets through. And I believe
it will be one of the most effective
things that we have done to help in
the great work of ending this war.
DIR. w. C. Woodward will organize the
work among District employees. Com
missioner Louis Brownlow has given
permission for a booth to be placed in
the District building. Behind it will be
stationed young women in Red Cross
uniforms, who will solicit memberships.
Latimer B. Slime. In charge Of organ
izing federal employees, has added to the
committees already named in various
departments and bureaus the follow
ing: Charles W. Stewart, Navy Depart
ment, and NJ. o. Chance. city post Office.
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Automobiles Ready to Serve.

Mrs. Floyd Waggaman, director of
the Red Cross Motor Corps, will have
two automobiles driven by woman VOL
unteers in front of the headquarters
building, els 14th street. ready for in
slant service. This morning Mrs. Soule
had her headquarters at this address,
and all women working in the cam
paign will report to her at that place.
George E. Fleming already has enroll
ed forty banks in the campaign, and
has found scores of professional men
who will serve in the solicitation of
members. Posters, bearing representa-
tiOns of the candles burning behind the
Red Cross service flag. and inscriptions
appealing for enrolment in the Red
Cross, are being distributed to the banks
and other business houses of the city.
More than 1,400 uniformed women will
take their turns in serving behind the
fifty pasteboard booths. which will be
set up in stores, banks and departments
and on busy street corners.
Each set OF instructions to workers
bears the appeal of President Wilson, in
which he says: "A large, we'll organ
lied and efficient Red Cross is essential
1t is both patriotic and humane serv-
ice that is rendered by every citizen who
becomes member of the American Red
Cross.
The best way in which to impart the
greatest efficiency aH1 energy to the re-
lief work which this war will entail will
be to concentrate it in the hands of a
single experienced organization which
has been recognized by law and by in
ternatfonal convention as the public in
strumentality for such purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08
Especial to The Bulletin.


 Washington, May 7.-The debt which American labor owes to immi- grafton is succinctly set forth in a communication to the National Geo. aphic Society from w. J. ShowalteE part of which is issued by the Socie- ty as the following bulletin of Its war geography series:
 Northwestern Europe has given us IT, 900, 900 immigrants, where southern and eastern Europe have sent us 15, 900, ,000.
 The labor supply which immigrants have brought to the nation constitutes an incaiculable debt. Seven out oi every ten of those who work in our iron and steel industries are drawn from this class; seven out of ten o1 our bituminous coal miners belong tc It. Three out of four of those who work in packing towns were born abroad; four out of five of those who make our silk goods, seven out oi eight of those employed in our woolen mills, nine out of ten of those who re- fine our petroleum, and nineteen out of twenty of those who manufacture our sugar are migrants or children o1 immigrants.
 Americans sometimes are inclined to complain about the lowering ot wage standards through the advent o1 the advent of the new immigrant Where once the native citizen and the home builder from northwestern Eu- rope had to engage in ditch digging and in dirty dangerous occupations
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the coming of the new stream oS humanity has released them from such task and has permitted them to take higher positions in the industrial world. The Irish, the German, the Welsh, and the Scandinavian within our gates, along with the native American working man, are now able to give their time almost wholely to work in the field of skilled labor and as overseer for the new migrant in the industrial centers. The latter has been the lader on which his predeces- sor has climbed.
 From whatever country the immi- grant comes, he is, as a rule. above the average of the working classes in his community; for money Is scarce in southern or eastern Europe, and the peasant who can accumulate enough to bring him to the United States must have some purpose in life, fair share of ambition, and no little ability to practice self denial. The great majority have come from the small villages in the rural districts.
 That the aliens children are less lliterate than he is; that they commit less crime than he does. and have less tendency to insanity than he is shown by the statistics gathered by the Uni ted States Bureau of the Census and by the migration Commission of 1911. Furthermore these statistics prove that his grandchildren are about as
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free from illiteracy as the Amer.caE child of native lineage. and even iez1 disposed to insanity than tns child whose ancestry may be traced 90 CO., lonial times. Tn every thing that Eoea to show good citizenship the grand child of the immigrant stands She eta tistical test as well as the cnlld gf native parentage.
 How many immigrants we shall re- ceive in the future no one can gar But, assuming that we have no tmm.- grafton, and that the United 6Gatag will grow as fast during the three centuries ahead of as as Europe grsH from 1872 to 1912.F we will have population of nearly 560.000. 900 fr 2217, or approximately 1s6 to ths square mile.
 Agricultural students have declared that the soil of the United States Eza sustaining power of 800 Go tho square mile. Assuming that one thirf of the country is occupied by wagta land. we have room on this basis For 900. 900. 900 people"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08
FLAG RAISING
Planned for May 20 by Rev. William
 A. Keefe.

Preparations for a flag raising are being made by Rev. William A. Keefe He has a sixty-fve foot flag pole which Is to be set in front of the roc tory It is planned to have the cere- n1ony take place Sunday, May 20. famous speaker Is to be secured to give a patriotic address. The Plain field band has volunteered their ser vices and automobile owners have signified their intentions of toinine the parade. All the school childreT have agreed to march and motorcy cle owners are to form in line. St. John Cadets and the military compante are to march.
 Patient Improving.
 Ovilas Charron spent Sunday at St Joseph's hospital in Willimantic where his sister Mary Stanislas is :: patient Her condition Is improvinc following a surgical operation a shor time ago.
 Donald Burke. Misses Aldia La n1oine and Celia Gairond have re signed as clerks in Mercier's store Miss Margaret Hampstead is the new clerk there.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08

liam Vincent. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Lamoine left for cities in Rhode Island, where they will visit while on their honeymoon. They will reside in Plainfleld. Relatives from out of town at the wedding included Mir and Mrs. Frank Vincent of Worces- ter, Mrs. l.. Lamoinc of Arctic, R. l.
 Married at Baltic.
 Wilfred Allard and Miss Victoria Simineaux were united in marriage at Baltic Monday morning. Mir. AL lard is a resident here, while the bride formerly resided here but moved to Baltic a short time ago. MT. Allard's $ parents of Lawton Heights, his broth CT Clifford and wife and other rela- tives attended the wedding. Mir. and Mrs. Allard will reside in Plainfeld.
 Truck Mired.
 A large auto truck was stalled on Babcock avenue about g o'clock Mon mud and it was unable to get out un- til 5-3O o'clock in the afternoon.
 Personal Mention.
 Mrs Maude Gallivan of Norwich spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. AL exander Dougherty.
 Rev. William A Keefe assisted at the Forty Hours devotions in Put nam Monday.
 Mrs. Louise Gamble of Providence spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. AL exander Dougherty.
 Garden Club Organized.
 The High school students who were interested in home gardens held a meeting in the High School building Monday afternoon. Mr. Warren S1ee, garden supervisor, presided. He point ed, out to the students the fact that by entering into the work they could help to make the affair success, by giving advice to the school children in their vicinity. It would also be a great help to him because he has such would be almost impossible to cover the town without some volunteer helr from the older boys and girls. The students organized a Home | Garden club, to be made up of only high school students and elected the following members as officers for the Brown of Biack Hiil; vice president . Roger Salisbury of Moosup; secre- l tary, Lucius Exley of Plainfeld; | treasurer, Waldo Tillinghast of Gen. tral Village. Meetings are to be held weekly while school lasts and in va | cation there will only be monthI-y meetings.
 One boy, Roger Brown. joined the corn club. Only twelve members be- long: Misses Pauline Mathewson ana Dorothy Gardener; also Roger and l Clarence Salisbury, Charles Hopkins | Leo Grenier, Ray Allen, Waldo Til | linghast, Roger Brown, Alfred Pratt I4ucius Exely and Lawrence Burby After officers were elected MT. Slee passed out instruction sheets to tho members.
 Attended Pawtueket Game. Jesse Alexander. William P1att George Booth, John links, Samue 1 Walker, L. Turcotte and Frederick Racine attended the football game
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between the Fall River Rovers and Bethlehem in Pawtucket Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. A. E. Saunders and so, Floyd of Providence were week end visitors at Mrs. George Deans.
 Misses Irene Smith, Annie Dayon and Victoria Derosier spent the week end with friends in Webster.
 Local people who attended the en- ter+ainment and Dana Saturday ev- ening in the Town Hall. Central Vil- lage. given by the Central Fire Co No. l. included Misses Amelia Picnic Lillian Beaulack, Ida Bedard, Anelda BelIard. also John Leahy, Norman Whipple and William Nolan.
 Miss Dorothy Doolan of New York is spending short vacation with MT. and Mrs. Alexander Dougherty.
 MT and Mrs. David Derosier o1 Norwich were weekend visitors al MT. and Mrs. Stanislas Charon's.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08
Mir. and Mrs. Frank Pendleton reside &hs Rat4sr A Ill sacAi-. <.E

Mir. and Mrs. Frank Pendleton reside in the Potter H i'll section of the town of Westerly, and they have five sons. the youngest being in his 18th year. Two of the boys are in the Fifth com pany, Westerly, Coast Artillery corps. in the regular army. The other boy desires to enlist but the consent of the parents is withheld, as at least one of their boys should be at home. Mrs. Pendleton now fears that should the selective draft start with the age of IS this boy may be drafted. She be- lieves the family has furnished it's full quota and that no farther demand will be made for troops from that Pendle- ton family.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08
FELT LIKE 4. NEW
 PERSON After Taking Only One Box Of
 "FTuit-a-tiVeS"
EAST SHIP HARBOUR,

EAST 6HfP F1AKBOCH,
 ''It is with great pleasure that I write to tell you of the wonde.7fat 6Sr<fts l have received from taking 'Fruit-a- tives''. For years, I was a dreadful sufferer from Constipdtfos ard He16- aeaes, and was miserable in every way. Nothing in the way of medicines seemed to help me. Then I finally tried "Fruit-a-tives" and the effect was splendid. After taking one box, I feel like new person, to have relief from those sickening Headaches".
 MRS. MARTHA DEWOLFE.
 5oc. box, for $o.5O, trial size, 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08

.'~a Ni~~o1t. and Edward Lamoine, were united in marriage at St. ohn's church Ly Rev. William A. Keefe. The witnesses were Alfred Vincent, broth CT of the bride, and Arthur Authier, the grOon's cousin, from Arctic, R. l. The bride was handsomely gowned in white and carried an arm bouquet of white roses.
 After the ceremony a breakfast was served at the brides home, Mrs. Will
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08

The manufacturer Of electric appii anees whose plant in Scituate has been taken over by the city of Providence ! in connection with the increase of its public water service is to locate in Westerly. Charles P. Ecclestone will
 erect the factory building on land he
 sold the company in Htarra gansett avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08
Local Laconics.

There have been six funerals of Civil var veterans in Westerly during the vast two months.
 Mrs. Wilfred W. Ward received .ablegram on Monday announcing the leath of her mother in England.
 At the annual meeting in Park hurch, Norwich, today of the New ondon association of CongTe egationa. hurches and ministers the Stonington -hurches will be represented by Amos F. Hewitt, Mrs. Seth N. Williams, Mrs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08
All Trolleys Lead

James E. Lord, Rev. Dwight c. Stone and Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Lucia T. Gager and Dr. James H. Weeks.
 An automobile owned an doperated by John J. Dunn of Westerly, and a machine of Massachusetts registry, were in collision Saturday in Provi- dence. The latter machine was con siderably dana ged.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08

Provided arrangements can be made with the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad for a spur track to the land purchased by Francis G. Has well from the Soloveski estate in Canal street, a large manufacturing estab- lishment will be erected thereon, the nature of which is not yet to be di- vulged. This tract of land extends from Canal street back to the old canal bed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08
PLAINFIELD

Marriage - WiiFred AIIard Wins Baltic Bride-FIag Raising and Patriotic cenonstra- tion Planned-High School Students Organize Home Garden Club.
 At 750 Monday morning Miss AL
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08

George Davison, felt manufacturer, with plant at Central Falls, has pur- chased land in Canal street, extending to the Pawcatuck river, and short distance north of the Westerly Light and Power company plant. It is the intention of MT. Davison to erect a factory building in Canal street as an auxiliary to his main plant, which is not adequate to the increased require mentS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08
Practically AI Hero New.

If there are as many Geruau1 cu- gagged in spying over hsrs as some 1f the tinnid newspapers would have ug believe, it ought not to take ths Ai'isg long to defeat what few ars lgft ir F1rope.-Macon Telegraph