Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
CAPITAL STILL LAGS
+ ON RED CROSS FUND
Citizens Urged to Respond
Today and Tomorrow to
Call for Contributions.
BIG GIFTS ARE HOPED FOR

an uneHVldDle pOSltlOn way down III the
list Of big cities of the country.
Every person in the District should
give today at least 81 to the fund for
humanity In order that this city may COM
plete it's quota of only $500. 900 out of the
s1OO. .00O. 900 total.
While some cities have given more than
500 per cent in excess of their allotment,
Washington during the present week has
given only a small percentage of her
quota.
Appeals to the people are to be made in
all the churches Of Washington today.
and in many Of them collections are to be
taken up for the Red Cross fund. in OBJ
servance Of the designation Of Red Cross
Sunday by President Wilson.
Mass Meeting at Polls.
To arouse the slumbering zeal Of the
people of this city by giving them an
opportunity to hear directly from am
bassadors of countries that have taken
conspicuous part in the war. a mass
meeting is to be held this afternoon in
Polls Theater at 4:45 o'clock, to which
all are invited.
Baron Moncheur. head of the Belgian
commission. and Boris A. Bakhmetieff.
head Of the Russian commission, Will
sage from Lord Northcliffe. now in this
country as leader of the British COM
mission, will be read. A message also
will be read from Chief Justice Edward
White.
other speakers will be Speaker
Champ Clark. Senator Gallinger. Gen.
George w. Goethals. Miss Mabel Board
man and DR.. Charles Wood. Mgr.
Thomas will offer prayer. Charles T;
Tittmann will lead the, the singing singing and
The hour of the meeting had to be
set at 4:45 because Baron Moncheur
and Mr.. Bakhmetien are going first
to Mount Vernon to lay wreaths on
ambassadors gladly accepted the in
vitation Of the finance committee be-
cause of their great interest In their
own Red Cross societies and IN the
American Red Cross and Its plans FOR
further service in Europe. The Wash
ington public will have the. nrst op-
portunity of hearing these distinguish :
ed visitors at popular meeting. ana
1t will be their f1rst speeches In the
United states on sScn an ;attsa. 0cGaSion
afe asked to nit on the platform. There
win be no admission tickets and no
collection. g
Finance committeeman and speakers.
women, were busy yesterday reminding
the people of the opportunity.
Hope for Big Gifts.
Chairman Macfarland said that the
finance committee sincerely hoped Tor
the big gift. or gifts Of from $4,000 TO
$780, 900, corresponding to the large pro
portionate gifts which have made pos
sible the big.totals in other cities.
Grateful for what has been done. the
finance committee urges that before to.
morrow night. when this special Red
needed shall be made. The Evening
Star Newspaper Company subscribed
an additional $4,000. Maj. and Mrs Dun
can c. Phillips an additional $4,000.
The employees of the United States
Senate gave $1,000 through Col. Charles
p. Higgins. sergeant-at-arms. each one
giving one days pay as personal serv-
ice, the total to he used in providing
named for the United States Senate.
other substantial gifts were from the
Standard Oil Company, Washington dis
trict, with best wishes for the COM
plete success Of your noble work" ="
81 $50; Rudolph Kaufman. additional
800 a month. $1,000; A. Lisner. addi-
tional, 1900; Assistant Secretary Will
liam Phillips. $500; Mrs. Seaton Perry.
additional $500. There were many
smaller amounts. including In memor-
X
Tonight at o'clock there will be a
popular mass meeting at Wesley Metho-
dist Church. 9th and F streets. at which
the finance committee will be given its
last encouragement before the final day
of this special campaign. Miss Mabel
Boardman, H. b. F. Mcfarland and
others will speak. and there will be
patriotic music.
Late Contributions.
Contributions announed last night
| were:
Inc, (additionaD, $1,000; Maj and Mrs.
Duncan c. Phillips (additionaD, $1,000;
| employees United States Senate, $2.000s
Rudolph Kaufman tadditionaD. $1,000.
payable 800 a month; Standard Oil
Company, Washington district, $3.50;
A. Lisner (additionaD. $1,000; Mrs
$500: William Phillips, $500; Masonic
and Eastern Star Auxiliary. Wallace
streater. treasurer (additionaD, $302.50;
tional), $3.50; Miss Evelina Blunt, 5000;
Judge Martin A. Knapp, 800; Mrs. A.
Lisner. 500; Mrs. w. II. Baldwin. $45;
J; Low Harriman; 500: William H.
ford. in name of their mother, Marga-
ret j.. 500; G: w. F. swartzeli (second
contribution). 500; John NJ. Witherow.
:11oooo: Mr.. ,,sn, and \ Mrs: George Alexa Smith.
| =
Hadley. 81: James Guldi, $1.5O; W. s.
Eichelberger. IS; Mrs Hammond. $40;
Francis and Norris Magee, 80 cents; /;
Mrs. e. J. Quentel. $l50; c. j. Quen-
tell. $40: Mrs. !. Joy QuentelI, $50:
w. S. Hogg. IS; 65s 5th street north
east. $l.20: Mrs. Ada Dorsey. SIS: Mrs.
G. " Juneau, 81; Charles r. Roy. so
cents: George c. Husmann, $40; II. C.
Wells. 81: Eta May Wells, IS; Mrs
Mary A Gatley and Miss Rachel P.
Edwin Piggins, 81; Mrs. T. A. Chandler,
$3.50: Annie S. Hunt, $40: III A. CO.
baugh, 81; Miss E. d. Bouldin. 81: Mrs
G. c. shane. Sl.5o: Willing Helper, 81 !;
John Z Hammond. SIS; V. Feirara. 25
So; NJ. E. Martin. s.; Mr. and Mrs. e.
A. Fay. $40: James NJ Flint, $40: Mr.
| and Mrs. Edward Goucher. Si. Thomas
Harrison. $40: A. Luchs, SIS: George E.
S1nt' sl.ao' Mrs F. A. Hughes. $3.50;
; Keys. 81 Mrs. H. T E. GOOD. So: l..
Ethel Tibbetts, IS: Miss Mary B. Moss,
IS; r II; Walthen. sl.5o; Mrs. Charles
| r Marvin, II; George p Zurhorst's
Sons; s5; George +. Zurhorst, 81;
mares mares q 8, zaurhorst. 81: James A.
Charles E; Cornell, SCI: Prince A. Hairs.
ton. $40; Philip Sheridan Post, No. r.
Womans $ Relief Corps. $40; DIR. Thomas
NJ Chatard. $50; c. A. HoiIingsworth
20; 20, Miss +. Mallory. 81 a month: Adam
anu ,.a fauiine knudsen. $25: w. E. Bak-
ersmith, 81; Edna Dreyfuss. 81; Cor
Wheian; $50; Theodore A. Carr. 81;
James I. bowling, u; G. N. Lieber. $40
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