Evening star., 1918-05-14
FIGHTERS To TOUR
FOR THE RED CROSS
Corp. 0merod of Gen. Per-
shing's "50'' in Party With
French "BIue Devils"
BRISK CAMPAIGN PLANNED

! Corp. Leonard ormerod of this city.
| one of Gen. Pershing's fifty veterans"
| left Washington last night with the
French BLUE Devils" for a tour of the
! country in behalf Of the Red Cross.
Corp. Ormerod, a member of The Star
staff before his enlistment, was to have
| remained in Washington to take part
| in the Red Cross drive here next week
for its 100000 quota of the $100.O00,O0
Red Cross fund. He was released from
duty here at his own request, and at
that Of the committee on public in
formation, which has charge of the as
signment Of the men. H. B. F. Macfar-
| land, campaign chairman, relinquished
Corp. Ormerod with regret. The COM
| mittee on public information, however,
desired a newspaper man, who also was
a speaker, to accompany the French
guests on their swing around the coun-
try. The local Red Cross committee
consented.
Three Trench Men Remain Here.
The three men from the trenches who
are to remain here and assist in the
local drive are Sergt. John ]. Heffer-
nan of this city. Corp. G. E. Smith of
setts. Washington is declared to he the
only city which has the services of
three veterans for it's Red Cross CAM
paign. While here the men will be the
guests of the National Hotel. which is
entertaining them free as part of its
contribution to the Red Cross cam
paign;
Tonight the three veterans will ap-
pear before the Washington Chamber
or Commerce at meeting to be held
at the headquarters of the chamber.
Following appeals to that body for the
Red Cross, the men will separate, and
later will appear before the Knights of
Columbus at their hall, 606 f street, at
9 o'clock. and before the Bethel Lit
erary and Historical Association at the
between 18th and 10th streets north
west.
Sergt. Heffernan spoke before a
meeting Of the Rockville Red Cross
CHAPTER s.1ap. at. at noon on today. and made a
Cross In the coming drive.
Led by Gen. Pershing's fifty wet
ish; Canadian and Australian officers
and privates. some 1900 speakers are
to bring the needs of the American
Red Cross home to the country next
week during the drive for a second
one-hundred d-million- dollar war fund
Soldiers detailed to the speaking in
guerre, the Victoria cross, the dis
tinguished service order and other dec
orations won on the field of honor
Come From Firing Line.
Participants in fghting of Ypres,
vimy ridge. Sanctuary wood. Gallipoli,
Saloniki, Verdun, the Marne and the
Somme will undertake to make clear
to Americans what the hospitals, the
nursing, the ambulances. the surgical
supplies, the canteens and other serv-
ice agencies maintained by the Amer
lean Red Cross mean in saving life,
reducing suffering and maintaining
the morale of the armies
The civilian speakers include men
noted in public life. leading prelates,
There also will be a singing section
headed by Nine. Schumann-H -Heinck and
Alma Gluck.
Former President Taft Heads List.
Former President Taft will head the
list of civilian speakers. which includes
Charles F. Hughes: Alton B. Parker.
Charles w. Fairbanks. Leslie NJ. Shaw.
George Wickersham, Senators Kenyon,
Watson. Norris and Cummins. Commis-
sioner of Education Claxton. Hugh Glib
son. William Allen White. Booth Tark-
ington, Meredith Nicholson, Hughes
Leroux. formerly editor of LIE Matin of
Paris; Frederick Ward, Otis Skinner and
William Hodge.
Archibishops Mendelefn and Hanna,
Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts, and
Bishop Gaylor and many others will
represent the churches. Woman speak
ers will include Mrs. August Belmont.
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman and Miss
Kathleen Burke. who won the title of
Commander of the British Empire TO:
her work in Belgium and in connection
with the Scottish women's hospital
activities.