Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

Not even the census made a. more
thorough canvass of washington-s pop
ulation than the 5000 or more workers
in the Red Cross Christmas member
ship campaign will make this week.
Buy a soldier a Christmas gift by
joining the Red Cross" viii be slogan
OF the campaign.
Let us disiliusion our enemies. who
still believe the people are not behind
the government in this titanic struggle
against autocracy.' is the appeal of
Henry P. Blair, chairman of the gen.
eral committee, in a statement about
the campaign.
Ten million members added to the
Red Cross rolls will convince the world
America is in this war to a finish"
Buy 1900 Memberships.
s Kann. Sons & Co. last evening an
nounced that they had purchased 1900
mem be rShips, to be distributed among
their employees. As the employees left
. the store last evening each one was
given Red Cross button in recogni-
ton OF this membership, and tomorrow
the service flags to be hung in windows
of their homes will be distributed
among them
Robert c. Howard, in charge of the
placing OF booths, announced that
places had been found for all of them
and so generous has been the response
to the request to business men to find
places for these booths that many more
than fifty could be set up if they were
available. Several merchants have
advertisements that the booths are To-
Gated in their stores. The locations of
booths, in addition to those already
given, follow:
List of Additional Booths.
Civil Service Commission, Woodward
Lothrop. Columbia Theater, Home
Savings Bank tall branches), Public
Library. Shoreham Hotel, National
Metropolitan Bank. Riggs National
Bank, Y NJ. c. A., Municipal building,
Tacoma Park Library, Arcade, Brook
land post Office, ST. James Hotel. navy
yard. Columbia Country Club, WASH
fngton Club, Droop's music store, Ana
costa Bank, Girls Friendly Society at
sl5 Rhode Island avenue. Howard
Theater. Banks Burwell. Morese's
drug store and Pride's drug store.
Charles r. Light reported that the
Southern railway -employes had been
organized from the top down" and
every one will be urged by the
solicitors under Mr.. Light to become
Red Cross member.
Mrs. H. b. Soule and Mrs. William
u. Shannon were rushed from morn
ing until the late evening yesterday at
headquarters, answering questions
from the hundreds of woman workers
who VIII campaign through the sixty
nye Red Cross auxiliaTies~ in Wash
fngton. Mrs. Shannon arranged the as
signments for the entire week of the
LOO women in uniform who will
man" the booths. working in shifts
OF three hours each
III. Melick, grand chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias. will organize
all the lodges of Pythians All other
fraternal organizations will be thor
oughly organized by their own mem
bers.
Banks to Aid Drive.
George f. Fleming has found a
nearly response among banks which
VIII cooperate in the campaign. and
among professional snen. who have
reach citizens of the District On Mr..
Fieming's committee are Charles w.
Fairfax, A. l.. Baldwin, Frank p Rec
SIDE, Dr. Gregg custis BirdsaH. DR..
gerode. John c. Hoyt. L. Lee Harlan.
J. Lionberger Davis, Henry w. Sohon'
Edward 4. Clement. Mrs. Ellen s.
Mussey, DR.. p L. Hodges and Dr. w.
s. Harlan.
Miss Mamie Burroughs, director anons
coiored women, stated yesterday she
weicomed TINS as a special opportunity
10 counteract much of the insidious
propaganda being preached among mem
oets OF her race to discourage their full
to-operatfon In the war. She arranged
mass meeting for this afternoon at the
noiored r. NJ G. A. at which Henry p
BAR. district campaign chairman, will
PRESIDE The speakers will be Rear Adj
nlirai StauntoS. chairman of the Dis
tr,ct Red Cross Chapter; f. F. Fonken
OF National Red Cross headquarters and
Emmett J. Scott
AIRS Helen Frazer spoke at Polls The.
a,er last evening of the Red Cross work
ABROAD MIS-. Frazer came to this cotn.
pE py arrangement with the British gov.
ernnlent 10 tell OF conditions on fha