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HOW CHURCHES AID
RED CROSS IN WORK
Utilized as Civic Centers
Where Neighborhood Activi-
ties Are Concentrated.
BRING IN MANY WORKERS
BRING IN MANY WORKERS

Give to the Red Cross war serv-
ice fund today.
Aid our army and navy and our
allies.
Send subscriptions to Henry b.
r. Mncfarland, chairman finance
committee. Evans building.
President Wilson snid:
As President of the American
Red Cross. our branch of the
great international organization.
7 most earnestly commend 1t to
your confidence and your sup
port. Upon your aid. upon the
amounts and promptness of your
gifts and cooperation. must de-
pend the fulfllment of the duties
that are imposed upon 1T. IL
serves so noble and beneficent
purpose that IL must appeal to
all who love their country and
who love humanity"
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Money Used in France.

Five thousand dollars went to the
relief of the French wounded; $4,000
went into relief work in the territory
reoccupied by France: $1,000 was used
in supplying the peasants and refugees
with shoes. and $1,000 was spent in the
purchase of live stock.
The new American Red Cross Hospital
of Paris. the first American hospital in
France. required an appropriation Of
$4,000 and $4,000 was expended in
the purchase of motor ambulances and
trucks.
Prominent among the other contribu-
lions were the following: Austrian Red
Cross. $4,000; Hungarian Red Cross.
$4,000. Bulgarian Red Cross. $4,000
Portuguese Red Cross. $1,000. and Ru-
manian Red Cross. $500. Clothing in
the amount of $4,000 was purchased for
the Siberian prisoners and $12.500 used
to relieve the suffering among the
Lithuanian exiles in Russia. Five thou
sand dollars went to Polish relief and
81 500 to the suffering Serbians. Through
the American relief clearing house of
Rome $4,000 was distributed to the
needy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29
RED CROSS IS PUSHING
CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS
Officials Feel Strength of Organiza-
ton Will Soon Be Taxed to
the Utmost.

The visit Of former President Taft,
chairman of the central committee of
the American Red Cross, to the White
House TO see President Wilson, who is
president of the Red Cross. and the
conferences of the French and British
commissions with government officials
here are emphasizing the nation wide
campaign for tremendously large Red
Cross war relief fund. Red Cross Of
ticials feel that the strength of their
organization viii soon be taxed in CO.
operation with the Red Cross societies
of France and Great Britain.
Meanw lille the American Red Cross
mas been giving generous assistance to
the needy in these warning countries.
The people of the United States
through the Red Cross have spent in
the last two months sI65, 200 in war re-
lief work in Europe, according to an
official statement from the national
headquarters.
More than half OF this amount was
distributed through the American war
relief clearing house of Paris. About
,0G0 was used to relieve the suffer-
ing of the tubercular among the repa-
triated civil prisoners and others in
France Relief supplies in the amount
of $500 were purchased for the Somme
district and more than $4,000 was used
for relief work in Alsace and northern
France
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29
Correspondent to Lecture.

Raymond f. Swing, who was a cor
respondent in Berlin for the Chicago
Daily News for two years. and who left
Germany with Ambassador Gerard, is to
lecture tomorrow evening at $40 o'clock
at the National PresT Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

The Costa Rican government has can
celed the letters patent Of all Germans
in it's consular service. The government
Is also maintaining strict watch over
Germans and is arresting any sus-
picious characters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

Street traffic In San Francisco is reg
ulated by electric semaphores
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PROMINENT WOMEN AID
EFFORT OF RED CROSS
Wives of President and Vice Presi-
dent and Many Others
Doing Bit"

The most prominent women in this
country are today actively at work
giving personal service in all branches
of Red Cross activity. Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, wife of the President. is hon
orary chairman of the Womans Vol
unteer Aid. of which Miss Mabel 7.
Boardman is active chairman. Mrs.
Wilson is also chairman of the civic
center organized at her own church.
Mrs Wilson and Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones. the Presidents cousin. are sew
ing for the Red Cross. The articles that
they make are being turned over to the
Red Cross Society for distribution at its
discretion. The sewing is actually being
done by Mrs. Wilson and Miss Bones be-
cause they wish to help the cause with
their own hands and do the same as other
patriotic women are doing for the Red
Cross here and abroad
Mrs Thomas r. Marshall. wife of the
Vice President, has organized the wives
OF the senators, who meet one morning
each week TO sew at the Headquarters
of the District Chapter. 1901 Massachu-
sets avenue. She is also giving per-
sonal service with the civilian relief
committee.
Mrs. Franklin X Lane, wife of the
lied the women of the Interior Depart
ment along many lines and assists in
their sewing classes at the Home Club.
Mrs. David +. Houston, wife OF the
Secretary of Agriculture. is co-operat-
ing with the civilian relief committee
and working along other lines OF Red
Cross aid.
Society Women Doing "Bit."
Many women prominent socially
have been giving volunteer service
with such units as the refreshment di-
vision, the woman's volunteer motor
service. etc. Still others are doing
their bit" by volunteer service at the
District Chapter of the Red Cross.
which has headquarters in the Wads-
worth House, 1901 Massachusetts ave-
nue., or in clerical service at the head
quarters of the American Red Cross.
working side by side with the paid
clerks in the different departments.
without spotlight or applause.
Miss Annie Powell Randolph, who is
able to supply the wants OF many OF the
hundred daily callers. has occupied the
information desk of the nursing service
for months. Miss Joan X. OIL. who di-
reefs the sending out and mailing of
many of the formal letters helped In
handling the Mexican Red Cross situa-
ton all of. last summer. Mrs. Eleanor A.
Wells and Mrs. Mary c. Meloy are vol
unteers who come from Lanham, Md.
to help in the work and have done SO for
more than year. Mrs. Raymond =
Wilson. Mrs Paris f. Brengle, Mrs
oliver p NJ Brown. Mrs. lydia f. Car
roll Miss Beulah kendrick. Mrs Mano-
lab Brennan, Mrs Edward Dworak. Miss
Susan A. Clagett. Mrs. Marshall Darby.
Mrs. Frank p. Scott Mrs. {. Vaughan
Darby. Miss Marie L. Niche. Mrs. Eng
Iish. Miss Mary Dean, Miss Brouse, Mrs
Elizabeth Lowry, Mrs. II. b. Mirick and
Mrs n. c. Ward are few of the volun-
teers now assisting in the nursing serv-
ice.
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For Churches in Southwest.

At the Ryland NJ E. Church, 10th and
. streets southwest, civic center for
all Protestant Churches in the south
west has been organized under the lead
ership of Rev. John H. Jeffries. the
pastor.
An auxiliary of the Red Cross has
been opened at the Eastern Presby-
terrain Church. Maryland avenue and
9Th street northeast. This will be a
center for work in the northeast. and
any who will volunteer to help can get
information and supplies by calling at
the church next Wednesday from to
and to .. The church will be open
one day each week for work and the
distribution and receiving of the work.
Any who are interested in joining a
Hrst-aid class can get information We'd
nesday.
The civic center in Anacostia has the
cooperation of the Methodist, Presby-
terrain and Episcopal churches. which
hold joint meetings in the Van Buren,
School house
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Form a Civic Center.

At meeting last Tuesday more than
100 women formed civic center organ
ization and arranged for a big COM
nunity rally on Wednesday afternoon
at Bethany Baptist Church. to which all
people of the neighborhood are invited.
The pastors Of all nine churches have
been invited to attend and make short
tpeeches. This meeting will be from 10
Pm. to ] pm. and work will be dis
fributed. This center has already or
Eanized a guard of honor to take part
in the mobilization of the Woman's Vol
dnteer Aid of the District of Columbia
at the dedication of the Red Cross build
ing, May IL.
Calvary Baptist Church. Sth and Fl
streets, has been designated as a civic
center for all denominations in that
bership of more than 5000 and has al
ready formed an auxiliary of it's own
with the following officers and heads of
departments:
W. w. Everett, chairman; E. G. Mason.
vice chairman; Mrs. Ellis Logan, secre-
tary: Karl Corby. treasurer; Prof. L. D.
Bliss, head Of the finance department;
Mrs. P. H. Bristow. head of the indus
trial department. and Miss Mary W.
Glasscock. head of the instruction de-
partment. Plans have been effected for
a large work along all the lines of Red
Cross activity.
At Gunton-Temple hapel. 14th and
r streets, a civic center for all de-
nominations has been organized. This
church already has an auxiliary of its
own, meeting on Tuesdays at 1870 pm.
All those wishing to register for work
should address Miss Edith p. Jack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

The Washington diocesan organiza-
tion of the Girls Friendly Society is
forming a Red Cross auxiliary. This
decision was reached at a meeting held
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- peevish wind swooping through the
cahOns of the cross-town streets, piling
dust and rubbish in neat windows against
area ratings.
In Miss Molly Jaffer's tidy bedroom a
small alarm-clock was tied with blue
ribbon to the head-rail of Miss Jaffer's
little white bed. At six-fifteen it emitted
a sound not unlike the snarl of bad
tempered Pomeranian. Miss Jaffer reached
up one round white arm and put finger
in the Pomeranian's throat. 1t struggled
an instant. and then died, whereupon
Miss Jaffer let her arm fall back on the
counterpane.
She lay still for three minutes, star
ing up at the ceiling. What calamity,
catastrophe, cloud of disgrace hung over
her head? What disaster impended? Had
she lost her job? Had her sister written
to her for more money?
"Oh, my soul!' moaned Miss Jaffer sud-
denly ats the first of May
With groan, she sank back on the
pillow from which she had started. How
nice it would be just to expire quietly and
decently! After while they'd begin to
telephone from the Office of the Samuels
Real Estate Company to know what was
the matter with old Samuels' secretary.
Then the landlady would knock, and
finally would unlock Miss Jaffer's door
with the pass-key. And there she'd be,
white and sad, but dignifed.
Then Samuels-the old coward-would
have to go down to the Van Dyck Apart
ments himself. Miss Jaffer was perfectly
certain that, lying there cold and white,
she should be witness to what would
happen to her employer at the Van Dyck,
and her dead heart would give one thump
of satisfaction.
Then this sad picture of her demise was
succeeded by another. She saw it with
great clearness. An alert, broad-shoul-
dered, Observation-Disclosures young man
boarding boat for Panama, without one
backward glance. Two tears forced them
selves under her lids and rolled down her
cheeks The first of May was bad enough
with an apartment-house like the Van
Dyck on her hands; but this first of May
would stand out from all the rest, black
milestone in her life. She wiped away the
two tears with the back of her hand, sat
up, and nut one small foot out into the
dreary world.
al always knew" she said aloud, "tEat
when fell in love he'd either drink or be
married"
This remark was hardly relevant to the
situation, for the young man on the gang
plank of the Panama boat was involved
in neither drink nor matrimony. But it
summed up Miss Jaffer's state of mind.
Slowly she dragged herself from her bed,
wavered uncertainty in the middle of the
room for moment, and then, opening the
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ture that befogged her sight, and whis-
pered:
"Go to it, Molly, for you're to be Queen
of the May"
Then she dashed around the corner
with fine imitation Of a young business
woman Fastening to work.
IN front of the Van Dyck, four moving
vans the size of the old red school
house back home had drawn up. Black
browed pirates were laying violent hands
on bedsteads, bric-a-brac, and beloved
domestic articles. As they toiled they
exchanged pleasantries so pungent and
fascinating that two paper-hangers,
piano-mover, the gas-meter man, the
janitor, and both elevator-boys of the Van
Dyck lowered hopefully near. Molly's
nostrils dilated as if she shifted the smoke
of battle.
oscar, George, William-I'd like to
see you inside" She spoke concisely; and
the janitor melted into his area-way and
two ebony boys scurried for the house
door. Molly went within.
Miss Jaffer,' called the telephone OPP
orator from her fortress under the stairs,
and her voice glittered with gratifca-
ton, Apartment Seven-X won't move
out till noon, and the gent-mun that
rented it, he's clawin' the air And old
Miss Woods says they're putin the
wrong color of paper on her sittin' room.
She's cryin' into the phone. Eleven-D
won't give up his key till you've fixed up
his telephone bill. Mr.. Samuels just tele-
phoned for you to smooth down that
sculptor on the top floor. He's ravin. l
don't know what's the matter with him.
1t amt up to me. The paper hasn't come
for Fourteenth, and Mrs. Eley says she'll
break her lease if you don't have her
apartment ready by night. And Oscars
going to quit He says"
"Very WELL Pauline returned Molly
Jaffer smoothly; "I'll attend to every
thing. Send Oscar to me.
Oscar appeared reluctantly from the
depths.
"Now, then, Oscar, what's this about
your leaving?" asked Molly Jeffer. ats
a joke, isn't it?"
Nom, faint no joke. Abs jest clear
beat out, All is. It's Oscar, my apart
ment's too hot!' an Oscar, what do you
all mean by lettin' the fire go out so
early?' an Mr.. Samuels 'phonin', Oscar,
if you burn another bucket of coal I'll
discharge you' an old Miss Woods
blamin' me because the ice-box overhead
leaks down into her kitchenette; an
bein' called up out O. my bald every night
becus the Downey Sisters forgit their key!
All tell you, Miss Molly, flesh an blood
CANT stand it.
II know it, know it, Oscar An ordi-
nary janitor couldn't. But you-why,
Oscar, of all the janitors I've hired for
this house you're the only one that has a
"a real genius for being a janitor. Look
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For I'm
to Be
of the
May

top drawer of her chiffonnier, took out her
handkerchief box and from it brought out
a newspaper clipping. 1t was the photo
graph of young man of cheerful and
determined cOuntenance. Underneath was
line explaining that this was John
Lloyd, who had just been appointed to
the corps of electrical engineers in the
Panama zone He would sail May first.
Molly Jaffer gazed at the clipping for
lornly. Then, with stern gesture, she
put it away.
"If was you wouldn't be such fool, /"
she said, closing the drawer. "Why
should you expect him to write you, when
he's probably all dated up to the last
minute? And why should he say good
by, anyway, to girl he's only seen twice?
What if he did take you out to dinner?
What if he did look at you in that queer
way all evening? What if he did say you
were the first girl he'd ever met that was
easy to look at and listen to at the same
time? That was three weeks ago-and
three weeks is long time in New York.
After seven years of earning your own
living in this town, you ought to know
that Butstheres no fool like an old fool,
you know, Molly
Which last remark was malicious
SANDER for, by the time Molly had had
her cold shower and had coiled her shining
brown hair, had put on her last year $
tailored black suit with spotless linen
stock encircling her slender throat, had
donned her jaunty black straw sailor with
cockade sticking out smartly over one
eye, had drawn on her freshly washed
white gloves, and cast critical eye at her
pale gray spats, she did not look a day
over her age, which was twenty-six.
she was spewed up, half an hour later,
from the subway mouth at Columbus
Circle Spring had come to the Circle.
1t flowed out of Central Park in waves of
vague sweetness. 1t opened the shabby
sit on their spines on the benches at the
park gates. And into the heart of Miss
Molly Jaffer it thrust a sharp knife of
longing.
Slower and slower walked Molly, and
more bitter became the rebellion within
her.
OF course, the fact that she could hear
the mooing of big boats far off in the
river had nothing to do with her rebellion
and longing. The picture of a pleasant
and determined young man walking up
gang-plank of the Panama boat was
not the cause Of the pain in her heart.
No; the way she felt was due, so she told
herself, entirely to the fact that this was
the most horrible day in the city calendar
the great American moving day.
She had reached her corner now, and
she hung back an instant, for she knew
what her eyes should behold when she
turned it. Then she threw up her chin,
laughed sardonically, dabbed at the mois-
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at the perfectly wonderful way you have
with the elevator when it sticks"
"That elevator is a hellyun, Miss
Molly. She sticks at midnight, and she
sticks when I'm jist sittin' down to my
breakfast
Il know it, Oscar" Molly soothed him
earnestly "And that's the reason, don't
you see, why you mustn't leave me. Not
to-day, Oscar, with all these people NOV
ing out and in. | couldn't get through
the day without you. If you're going to
leave me, l might just as well throw up
my job. You're not going to leave me,
are you, Oscar"
And, under the wistful compellingness
of her blue eyes, Oscar backed down the
basement stairs, muttering but melted.
MOLLY turned toward the elevator 1t
bumped down, and out Of it boiled
three angry ladies. They were perfect
strangers to one another, but common
rage had made them allies.
"Good morning." Molly sang sweetly.
you're here bright and early, and what
lovely morn"
Three voices interrupted:
"My apartment isn't cleaned. 1t isn't
papered. 1t isn't painted. Nothing's
been done. And my furniture is coming
in. And Mr.. Samuels told me the apart
ment would be ready for me. l never
saw such management. It's an outrage.
Mr.. Samuels assured me-Im going to
telephone Mr.. Samuels-'
The elevator door opened again. This
time two men seethed out. One of them
carried under his arm fgurine very
nicely executed in clay, but less clothed
than apartment-house halls are accus-
toned to. The angry ladies averted their
eyes and fell back He Of the fgurine
shook his hair like the name Of lion,
and, indicating the other, seized Molly's
arm.
"Mees, this person has my apartment,
he cried. "He is moving piano into it.
My apartment, what you rented to me
last week. Mees, you remember me-
Antonio Fizzerolla? l pay the rent.
come thees morning with my work-all
my figures, my busts-in the hall they
wait
"But to me you rented that apartment"
He of the nervous, tapering fingers
seized Molly's other arm. "You remem-
Der, l take it on account Of the great
quietness? My piano, it is already out
there in the air-going up. This after
noon my accompanist comes. Tonight
l sing at
Miss Jaf-fers!" called the voice Of
Pauline. Telephone.
Molly released herself and darted at
the telephone. Two pink spots were be-
ginning to burn high in her cheeks. She
welcomed the interruption as heaven
sent, for too well she knew what she had
done. She had indeed rented one apart
ment twice over. Possibly it was the
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-06
QuestiOnnires
Sent to Men
December 9TH

December fifteenth has been nxed
by the provost marshal general of the
United States as q day when the local
military exemption boards thruout the
country must send TO all registered
men Of the seiective draft thruout the
country the questionaires provided by
the revised regulations Of the War de-
partment. Registered men must an
swer all of the questions and return
the questionaires to the secretary Of
their respective exemption boards
within seven days. Failure TO return
the QUESTIONABLE, with all questions
properly answered. will result In the
delinquent iosing his right. OF cIssei-
flcation and he will automatically
place himself In the first elass. the
claas which will not be exempted.
Instructions regarding the sending
out OF the questionaires and the cler
ical work to be performed by the local
boards were received by Provost
Marshal Evans OF Colorado on Thurs
day of this week. All exemptions
granted under the first get OF rules and
regulations have been Cancelled. With
the exception Of the men already In
the army and those branded as dc
serters. every registered man must an
swer the questions propounded IN the
questionable and answer them
promptly.
Tho Washington authorities expect
that the work Of examining the return
ed questionaires and classifying the
men will take sixty days.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-06
SUNNY DECEMBER DAYS
REMIND Us OF SPRING

Today. December first. marks the
commencement of the winter season
according-to the calendar. altho there
is but little in the temperature of our
Canon City climate at present to in
dicate that the time of cold weather Is
here. In many places in the country
in the Latitude of Canon City winter
began six weeks or two months ago
and since then frost and sleet and
snow have been of frequent occur
renee; much to the discomfort of man
and beast. In the Upper Arkansas VAL
ley the days have been characterized
by almost constant sunshine and the
climatic conditions have been ideal
for either business or pleasure. There
have been only two or three cloudy
days in as many months ana about the
same number of times when the wealth.
er was uninviting for picnic at the
top of the Royal Gorge. or in the more
sheltered hooks in the nearby hills.
The winters In Canon City are won
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-06
Food Administration Notes

vantage OF war conditions to exact un-
reasonable proats on staple ncces-
saries.
influence Pork Prices.
Through It's influence on the pur-
chase Of pork FOR expectation. tho u.
S. Food Administration will endeavor
to make equitable the price Of hogs
and pork products In the United
States. The necessity OF more hogs in
this country TO keep pace with the do.
mand for meat IL pointed out in bull
ietin No. 10 just issued by the Food.
Adjudication.
In this official publication the Food
Administration states that through his
influence on exports he will do all IN
his power to see that priccs paid pro
ducerr for their hogs are maintained
at ratio to feed prices that will not
only cover coats Of production but will
properly rcmunerate the producer.