Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
Red Cross DriUe
VIII Begin Monday
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with the red cross OH their toreheads,
which will stand at the south entrance
Of city Hall Work Oh these figures,
which vii be twenty feet high, began
today
The campaign is to be carried through
every trade letter, telephone and per-
sonal call. according to Joseph Lucas.
chairman Of the industrial committee.
ur. l.. j. Mccarthy, Of the University y
vi Pennsylvania. who has but recently
returned to America from Russia. where
he worked wonders in organizing the
Red Cross u that country, will aid in
the big drive. At formal meeting TO
be held in kciths Tomorrow night, as 4
preliminary to the official opening OF
the campaign Monday, he Will tell of
tho work Of the Red Cross III Russia
and make u stirring appeal for members
here.
Boxes and seats for the john McC'or.
mack concert, which Is to be held Thurs
day night in the Metropolitan Opera
House, are selling rapidly. Mccormack
has given everything III connection with
the concert free, and there will not be
any collection or war tax. The entire
proceeds will be turned over TO the Red
Cross
The Main Limo Red Cross campaign
is onin full swing today. with virtually
every prominent woman behlnd the
drive.
Plans are being made for a motorca-
parade. IN which prominent Red Cross
workers will appear in costume. Chauf-
fers will he dressed Ike Santa Claus.
typifying the Christmas spirit.
Members of the women's campaign
committee attending the meeting of that
body on woman's day. next Wednesday.
at the Metropolitan Opera House. will
wear uniforms, 1t was announced today
by Mrs. John W. Geary, chairman. Or
gan.zations that will be represented in
uniform are the Red Cross. Emergency
Aid, Motor Messengers and others.
Rabbi stephen Wise. of New York, will
be the principal speaker.
Special sermons on tho necessity Of
backing up the Red Cross work of mercy
are the topics today in every Jewish
synagogue. The Christian churches to-
morrow will follow suit with Red Cross
sermons.
Plans for the greatest Christmas carol
festival ever held in the city were an
nounced by the Community Singing As
scciation, cooperating with the Red
Cross. All the churches in tho city have
btGl lHNlltu 10 cooperate Win their
choirs In the big four-day program.
An impressive Red Cross carol pro-
cession down Broad street Saturday aft
ernoon, December 22. will begin the
demonstration. Christmas music and
singing OF carols in all the churches
is being arranged. for Sunday. Deem
ber 23 Carols will be sung in the streets
in every section of the city Christmas
Eve, and the next Observation-Disclosures
at . O'Clock. America" will be sung
Each church represented IN the plan will
furnish a float mounted on IA motor
truck for Saturdays procession. The
trucks. according to John +. Baum, pres-
dent Of the association. viii be decorated
with the flags of the United States. its
allies and the Red Cross and will be
trimmed with evergreen.
Tho church choirs. with their floats
will assemble at Broad and Diamond
streets where the parade will start The
procession OF floats will roll slowly down
Broad street to Pine. the choirs singing
"Adeste Fideles." Joy to the World
and America" three songs requiring
nc rehearsal. The crowds on the side
walk will be invited to Join in the sing
ing. Disbanding at Pine street, the
procession will split into neighborhood
singing festivals In various parts Of the
city