Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-18
THE CAMPAIGN STARTS
Red Cross Workers Will Endeavor to
See Every Person in Alexandria
Every Dollar Will Help in Good
Cause.

| The great "drive" to raise fund;
for the Red Cross starts today. The
various committees appointed t.
solicit hope to see every person il
! Alexandria, All should contribute
something. Remember the little bo!
who earned money selling newspaper:
who gave all he had. To be sure, the
sum was not large, only some pen
nies, but it meant much to him, fol
It was all he had. No one could dc
more.
Let us see that Alexandria doe:
it duty and that the name of every
! person who can give is on the roll Of
honor before next Saturday night.
Uncle Sam asks for the money ir
order to give the proper care to the
sick and wounded men when they
need it after the fighting begins ir
earnest. The call is to all. Let there
| be no refusals.
Some idea may be obtained of the
interest which is being taken in the
campaign in other cities by the fol
| lowing paragraphs:
What Burnt-Out Atlanta is Doing
Atlanta, Ca, recovering from fire
loss of several millions of dollars
sent the following telegram to head
| quarters today: mayor Gambler des-
ignates Wednesday as Red Cross Day
Red Gross planning parade. Their
mometer "Get the Fevey, Watch the
temperature rise" sign to be erected
forty feet square at principle inter
section Of Atlantas' five corners to
indicate daily progress. Arranging
street car posters, trolley wire ban-
ners and street lamp Red Crosses.
All city Liberty Bond painted sign
boards to be repainted for Red Cross
same day"
Raises S361,500 in 60 Minutes.
S3G1,500 from 1G5 citizens in less
than 60 minutes are the figures sent
by the Minneapolis campaign leaders
to headquarters today. The tele-
gram read: "We could not hold them.
lG5 men in, Minneapolis Club, at set
ting up dinner last night, voluntar-
ily subscribed in 60 minutes S361, 800.
Most enthusiastic meeting and the
largest sum Of money ever sub
scribed at one sitting in the history
of Minneapolis. This was given with
out any previous preparation"
Charleston Challenges Savannah.
A competition is on between Savan-
nah and Charleston to raise the
largest fund for the Red Cross. Both
cities have been apportioned hun
rdred thousand dollars. Montgomery,
Alabama, is also in race with
Macon. Ga. These two cities have
been apportioned $4,000.
True patriotism is; being shown by
one of the towns up in New York
state. While it has only 10000 popu-
lation it has contributed to the war
thus far the sum of s378,O0O. From
that amount eleven ambulance units,
hydroplane, two aeroplanes and a
Y. NJ c. A. rest room! have been
fitted out and forty-two nurses sup
ported. Not content with those do
nations the people of the place are
now engaged in raising more money
for the Red Cross week campaign.
Concerning the part New Tork
city is to take in this works cam
paign Charles S. Ward, who is In
charge, says: "The chairman Of the
finance committee, Cleveland H..
Dodge, gave the movement a splendid
start with his subscription of 81 .ooo,-
900. Other personal gifts of $4,000,
$4,000. and s25,oOO have been most
encouraging for the spirit in which
they were given. Two people who had
| subscribed. all their spare money,
$4,000 each to the Liberty Loan,
have turned these Liberty Bonds
over to the Red Cross campaign"
Mr.. Edward A. Moree, former di-
rector of the Atlantic division of the
Red Cross says:
eve cannot honestly let our patrio-
tic endeavor end by purchasing
Liberty Bonds. That is merely thrift
and sound business sense. Some, in
deed, have made patriotic sacrifices
in an effort to aid in financing the
war; but, generally speaking, the
purchase of 8 IL per cent Govern
ment bond is wise investment and
not a sacrifice in any sense of the
word"
Fish, CLAIMS, Oysters, Grabs, a,
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