Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18


s this supplication of supreme anguish.
) Shall it be said that we turned
! away TO our Christmas festivities }
! and needed them not?
j. CARD. GIBBONS.
THE Red Cross campaign is helping
make democracy real"
This was the comment TO-DAY OF
Henry P. Blair, chairman of the WASH
ington Red Cross campaign committee,
In regard to the diversity of those en-
rolling in the great international
agency for mercy.
Rich and poor, employers OF LABOR,
the charwomen of one Washington
business house, society women ana
their maids. young and old, are scat
tered through the list of those VINO
Joined on the first day of the campaign.
With renewed enthusiasm because of
the first days success the workers
went out today in larger numbers
Mass Meeting Tonight.
Tonight there will be a mass meet
ing at the First Congressional Church,
10th and G streets, at which Rear Al
niral S A. stanton, L. S. N, president
of the District Red Cross chapter, VIII
preside, and Miss Mary Fraser OF Lon
don, England. will speak Miss fraser
came to the United States upon the IN
yitation of the universities OF the coun-
try TO tell of war conditions in her
own land. She is an official representa-.
tive Of the war savings deparlmenI o.
the British treasury ADMISSION 10 the
meeting tonight is free.
Soon after the youngest member had
enrolled yesterday as stated IN the
Star-little Miss Mary Ellen Mclean,
entered BY her grandfather, J.. B.
Black-the oldest member OF the day,
Mrs Margaret Louder. signed sub
ecription blank Mrs Louder was
born in Germany, and nep soh eiti
gems of Milwaukee, for the civil war,
fell at Gettysburg.
:. All Are Enrolled as Members.
The Commercial National Bank and
the Kresge Five and Ten Cent Store
yesterday enrolled all their members
In the Red Cross.
Many women today did double serv-
fee for the cause. The sixty-fiye aux
fairies Of Washington are in the midst
sisting in the membership campaign.
and many of the uniformed women be-
hind the booths yesterday knitted
when, they were not too busy taking
membership subscriptions.
Workers in the women's auxiliaries
alone so far have taken more than
10000 subscription blanks. because.
they say, they need them. Last night
plies and material. but a new supply
II expected today.
Campaign Committee Personnel.
Chairman Blair today announced the
complete local committee for the cam
chairman. Mrs Henry b. Soule, vice
chairman: Il. +. Fonken. secretary;
Robert Lansing. William 6. McAdoo,
Newton ID. Baker. Albert S. Burieson,
Josephus Daniels, Franklin K. Lane.
David f. Houston. William c. Redfeld.
William B. Wilson. Charles d. Walcott,
John Barrett. John A McIlhenny, Her
bert d. Brown. Gaylord NJ. Saltzgaber
William ]. Harris. DIR. +. w. Taussis.
r. M. Little, A. j.. Flint, Herbert c.
Hoover. Lieut.. Gen. S. b. NJ. Young.
Herbert Putnam. Cornelius Ford Capt.
A. l. Willard. Admiral S. A. Stanton,
y 3, F; mcfarland. Gen. J. g. D.
Knight. II. $. Reside. Mrs. t. n. Nc
Iaughlin. Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs.
e. w. Richards. Mrs W. j. Boardman,
John Dolph. Simon Wolf, J. c. Boyd.
Col j. Van II. Hoff. James l.. Wilmeth,
George r. Hamilton. Miss Anna ].
Greenless. Charles w. Fairfax, A. l..
Baldwin. Frank b. Reeside DIR. Gregg
Gusts Birdsai. DR.. Edsa~ =. Copeland.
DIR. l. Lee Harlan. j. Lionberger la
Wis. Henry W. Sohon. Edward f. Glenn
ent. Mrs. Ellen S. Mussey. DIR. T. J..
Hodges. DR.. w. S. Harlan. Theodore w.
Walker. a. II. Macdonald. Mai. Ray
mond w. Pullman. DIR. Daniel w
Shea, Rev. DR.. William j. Kerby.
+ NJ Bell. ,, Randall Clifton,
Myron w. Whitney. DR. charles Wood.
Rev. DR.. II. II. McKim. Rev. G. r.
Thomas. Miss Mamie II. Burroughs,
Rny: D. +; Wiseman. Col; n. N. Parker,
Clifford Bergman, Rudolph Kaufman.
benjamin 5. Minor. William r. CALI
her. A. Leftwich Sinclair, George T.
Fleming b, F. Saul. Mrs. William T..
Shannon, Latimer b. slime Ross p.
Andrews. Col. Clarence 5. Ridley, Mer-
rftt o. Chance. Louis BrownIow, w.
: Gwynn Gardiner. Mai J. G. Hemphill.
Charles L. Light. cuno II. Rudolph.
DR.. r. l.. Thurston. Ben 6. Davis. James
y. Wfimeth. John c. Scofield, Frank NJ
Hoadley, Paul f. Myers. Charles T..
Stewart. Ruskin McArdle, Charles W.
Stewart, Alvah W Patterson. R. NJ.
Watson. Frank 4. Lord. Il. X Els
worth. DR. Frank NJ. Chapman Clinton
3. whitney. n. $. Riley. Alien X. Boyd.
George Il. oner. Franklin Adams. c.
Becker. DIR. William G. Woodward.
Rabbi Abram Simon. Edgar D. Shaw.
Arthur d. Marks, Charles Henry But
James w. Cliff. Fred l.. Fishback, VIII
liam p. Normoyle. Leo A. Rover A r
Stuart, Waddy b. Wood. Emory NJ.
Mns9n' Frank c. Daniels. J. X. Hide
Unord, John Poole, Eugene f.
Allies, William Clabaugh. John III
Arner. Corcoran Thorn, Roscoe C.
Sruce' y. j. Kaufman, j. morrill, Cham
berlin. Robert c. Howard, l.. Y. Fre,d-
Berg.
s A Big Start.
The lake division, which embraces Ohio.
indiana and Kentucky. reported TO Red
Cross headquarters here today that on
the nrst day OF the campaign 100000
members had been enrolled. This gives
the division big start, as enrolment OF
10000 day during the campaign will
complete the quota
Philadelphia reported enrolment of
more than 100000 yesterday, and more
than 10000 were enrolled at Seattle.
First Day Red Cross Drive
in the Christmas Campaign
Was Uniformly Successful