The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
MANY TO HELP
TN RED CROSS
MONEY DRIVE
Prominent Workers from
European Field viii
Address Meeting.

Chairman Macfarland has called a
meeting Of the District of Columbia
Chapter Red Cross finance committee
for the campaign of 1913 CMay 20 to
May ID for next Friday night at s
o'clock in the small ballroom Of the
New willard when it Is hoped that
every one of the several hundred rep
resentative men and women on the
committee will assemble, as this will
be the only meeting to be held for the
present 1t win be entirely for infor-
nation and inspiration and not for the
solicitation Of funds.
Speakers Who Know.
Addresses will be made by the So
licitor General Of the United States,
Hon. John W. Davis, counselor OF the
American Red Cross; Hon. Henry
White, former Ambassador to France,
and Potomac Division manager of the
Red Cross; representatives of the
British, French, Italian and Belgian
War Missions, and IL he returns in
time to Washington, as it is expected,
Cornelius ". Bliss. jr., Of New York,
member Of the war council Of the
American Red Cross, who has recent
ly visited all Red Cross centers in
Western Europe. New motion pic
lures Of Red Cross activities at home
and abroad will be shown for the first
time in Washington.
The addresses and pictures" said
Chairman Mcfarland, will answer
the two questions, which everyone Is
asking and for which there is a won
derful reply of great service done and
TO be done, first, what was done with
the 500. 90, 900 raised by the Red Cross
last year andl second, what is the
need for the 500. 900 to be raised by
the Red Cross in May next"
Members Of the finance committee
will be able with the first hand in
formation given at this meeting to
satisfy themselves and others that the
money given last year has been of
tremendous benefit to our soldiers,
sailors and Marines and their depen-
dents here and abroad, and to the al
lies including not only the military
forces but the helpless women and
children. The facts show the most
marvellous service to humanity ever
rendered in the history Of the world.
Helps to Win.
They also show that the Red
Cross has so greatly strengthened
The morale as to powerfully aid in
winning the war. The striking illus
tration is the service to all Italy in
its most critical hour, when the Red
Iross did what our country could
not otherwise do as it had no troops
To send to Italy. The Red Cross
was the first official American or
ganiZatiOn to go to France, Belgium
and Italy. preceding any of the
troops and giving the first practical
demonstration that the United
states was in the war, and men and
women under the Red Cross were
the first Americans to be killed and
wounded. AS the only official re-
lief agency of the United States,
hFing chartered by Congress and
having the President of the United
states as its president, its service
~ special significance. The Dis
tFlct Of Columbia Chapter has also
- proud record of war service which
will be set forth later, in its pre-
paratiOn of supplies. its gifts of
ambulance and other equipment; its
care OF our soldiers, sailors and
Marines and their dependents and
its many services to the national
headquarters as well as to the gov
ernment.
The needs Of Red Cross service
here and abroad illustrated by the
casualty lists now appearing daily
in the newspapers will be shown to
require at least 500, 900, 900 asked
for 1918.