Evening star., 1918-05-25
Subscriptions Reported to
Have Swamped CompiIers
at National Headquarters.
DISTRICT EXCEEDS QUOTA;
DRIVE ON FOR $1,000 900
Appeals to Be Made From Wash.
ington Pulpits Tomorrow for
Increase of Fund.

today reached and passed the $780,
kilograms announcing subscrip-
tions continued to flow into ma.
tfOnal headquarters at u rate that
swamped the compilers. The ex.
act figures could not be determined
by the officers, who expressed hope
the fund minimum would be dou-
bled before the drive ends.
A total of $575.Os5.51 was report
ed at that meeting Of local teams
held at the New Willard Hotel to.
day. The teams reported subscrip-
tions amounting to S7:,6s5.47 for
today. Team No. 13, captained BY
MIS-. Henry r. Rea, led with sub
scriptions for S18,O46.
Charles Henry Butler. chairman
Of teams, urged members to re.
double efforts tomorrow and Mon-
day in order to secure the S1,O0O.-
600 now desired for the District.
Mr.. Butler stated that there are in
Washington $4,000 owners Of pleas
not given 500 apiece to the Red
Cross.
At q public meeting at the New
National Theater tomorrow after.
noon Henry p. Dawson, chairman
Of the Red Cross war council, will
make his first address. In WASH
ington since he returned from
Europe.
Slogan Is "on to a Million"
"On to a million!'
Red Cross workers Of Washington
with this as their slogan. drove for
ward today toward the mi1iion-dollai
mark as the Districts contribution to
the second Red Cross war fund. With
the minimum quota OF $500.000 large
ly exceeded. ofiicials expressed the
that by the end Of the
Monday night the National
Capital will have doubled its allot-
ment.
Stretchers carried by Red Cross
nurses and American soldiers made
s1sds.. their an,a. on ,n,. dewntow.
forming one of the most picturesque
Of a week crowded with them
Mrs. Theodore w. Richards was In
charge.
The stretcher appeal was patterned
after the poster, You Hold Cp Your
End" in which a Red Cross nurse il
shown holding up an end of stretch
up your end" The stretchers carried
and into them were poured
many cash contributions and hun.
dreds of pledges.
Where stretchers Are Stationed.
The stretchers and their bearer.
were stationed at American Security
and Trust Company building. the
Loan and Trust Company
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
1@th and G streets. 11th and F streets
9th street and Pennsylvania avenue
7th street and Pennsylvania avenue
18th and F streets. 7th and New York
avenue and 11th and G streets.
Tomorrow will be "Give some more
day" in all the Protestant churches
peals for the Red Cross from thei,
pulpits. and pledge cards will be dis.
tributed.
There will be little rest for the Red
Cross workers. Counting today, three
days remain of the campaign, and IL
these three days the workers are de
termined to reach the $1,000, 900 figure
FOR the National Capital.
''col. Jake" Is Sold at Auction.
"col. Jake" the big Texas turkey
presented to President Wilson last
week. was auctioned OF at Keith's to.
day. There was a big auction at the
theater today from II O'Clock to !
o'clock. A total of 316.219.12 had beer
realized for the Red Cross at this the
ater up through last night, to sa,
nothing Of the funds secured by thu
auction today.
At the American League Park yes
terday afternoon the base ball auto.
graphed by President Wilson was sold
for $500. The receipts Of the game
which went sixteen innings, also "a
to the Red Cross.
Tribute to Maj. Lufbery Tonight.
The tribute to Maj. Lufbery b,
aviators tonight is expected to prove
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