Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
RED CROSS GAINS
I FUNDS AS RESULT
OF PATRIOTS DAY
Washington People Respond to
Call to Support War Relief
Activities.
ALL ARE ASKED TO HELP
FINANCE WORK OF MERCY
Appeal Made to Fraternal Societies
and Through Federation Of
Citizens Associations.

i ). =. sIyde. .. H.. 10
! Total .s1,75e
/ Patriots declared themselves in Wash
| ington today. They did this in practi-
of war" for the many activities of the
Red Cross.
/ Thus was Patriots day celebrated
| in the National Capital fittingly, in ac-
cordance with the general celebration
| throughout the country commemorative
of the famous ride of Paul Revere and
the first shot of the revolution fired by
the minute men of Lexington. where
the embattled farmers stood and fred
the shot heard round the world"
| Patriots day was celebrated also in
| Washington by many enlistments In
| the Marine Corps, the Navy and the
| Army. There was a record breaking
registration of new members for the
District Chapter of the Red Cross. 1t
was ceieoraeeu ~ pau io'i.
on nearly every home or business es-
| Enlistment in the city. 1t was cele-
- ~. o,aan dave IN Now
pFa'eu % - ny
] England, for the many enlisted men in
| uniforms about the city recalled the
days when the farmers of Massa-
! chusetts grabbed their muskets. pitch
| forks or what else to repel the in
vaders.
p.4,; for World Freedom
] bathing ~
| II was 140 wears ago that at Lexing-
I ra.,,i - American coIonists Of
ION uiui - -.,
\ fered armed resistance to oppression
| Today on the anniversary America is
partner win o.her iiee p.op,s - "a W. W.
man freedom to the world.
/ II BOSTON and other New England
cities the day is a holiday and it will be
marked by campaign LOT recrui'i ne
.nae W. =, .ha ha,I marks outside of the
| theaters and in other congested CEN
| tiers where the spirit OF standing py
/ the flag can be instllled INTO hundreus
| The patriots FUND being raised IN
| Washington TOT the support u ING a.
Invites OF tne pissric. anap i,,,ne,u y. tne
| Red Cross was given greai impetus 10
! day. The meeting OF tne eAeeu.ls
| committee Tor TINS Iunu was neal teheo
| today by:
the proclamation OF me ba.;. IN,
| missloners asking thae dtriots Jay
be celebrated To-Day py sils ~ lhe i,e"
Cross patriotic war service iund
The approval by the poaIo oI euuca-
| ton OF the request OF tne nhance coin
mittee that the opportunity oHereu py
the fund be announce 70 the teacners
and pupils OF the pubs scnoois.
reports from me s.ai .hat coa.lla
| buttons were pelns ieceiseu ~ iai g
| numbers at The Star station.
| The provision by the Dlstrlcl Com-
mlssloners ior lecelv,ils oosi ~ M,
from the Distrlct employees at the LIS
trict pullolns. .. eu -, 49,
members and subcommittee
$4,000 Already Appropriated.
| Chairman Macfarland announced that
already s24 900 of the fund had been an
nronr;ated for the immediate objects of
/ The District of Columbia Chapter in pre-
narinp and eouipping an ambulance
unit the nersonnel taken from the col
,.a.s ,nd schools of the District and
in relief for the dependents of the
/ District national guardsmen VINO nave
b brI on 49, All the money thai can
be raised will be needed for the well
known Red Cross activities for which
prepa ration must be made now.
President Wilson in his letter to the
! District Chapter, public meeting, D. A R.
;, Hall. April 6. summed up these activ-
4 tiles by quoting from the act of Con-
,igress INCORPORATING the American Red
i Cross. that it was ito furnish volun-
i teer aid to the sick and wounded of
1 armies in time of war and for said
nurnoSa 70 narform all the duties de-
VOWED mon a national society by each
4 nation which has accepted the treaty
Voluntary relief and in accord with
the military and naval au i as
aha nannia ~ he Tinted states Of
America and their army and navy"
/
j Detalls All WorAeu ou.'
i The details have been long since
j planned with the surgeon general of
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