Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
NEW SPIRIT NEEDED
IN RED CROSS DRIVE
Power to Win in District
Effort Requires Wider
Citizen Support.
IN COUNTRY


thusiasm in responding with the lone
not up till noon been commensurate
with the dignity of the Capital city.
To supplement the house-to-house
canvass of Thursday, which was mill
tated against by number of unusual
circumstances, including an made
quate number of workers. the local
| enrolment headquarters adopted the
! street canvass method, and called Tor
volunteers willing to devote some OF
their time and energy to pledglng the
| men, women and children who, at this
time of year, fill the streets. A num-
Der of volunteers reported Tor DUTY
morning. They were at once formed
! into a flying squadron and sent out.
4 accompanied by the Engineer Band
from the Washington barracks oc-
cupying a big motor truck.
Enrolment Headquarters.
But more are needed. Persons able
to aid in this manner can call at any
hour at enrolment headquarters, 141s
H street northwest, and receive from
1T. B. Sweeney their credentials in
ton cards and the little buttons
which are wearable receipts for the
modest annual dues.
| washington is taking this mem
bership drive. which is intended to
include eventually every man, woman
and child in the country, entirely too
| calmly" said a local man who re-
turned late last night from New York.
81 won't say Washingtonians dom
realize its Importance, but they don
seem to realize the need for hurrying
up. They only have two or three
days left.
i why, New York has gone crazy on
| it; there's no other adjective. l have
| to go there often, and not in connec-
| ton with any loan drive, or war agen-
cy drive, or visit from foreign nota-
bles and troops have / seen such en-
| thusiasm. Hardly a window in bust
ness house of any sort is not decorated
, in some special and striking style in
| honor of the week. There are work
! ers not only in every business build
| ing and hotel, but at every single en-
| trance of every such building. No
body gets by without being reminded
| of his or her duty, or rather privilege,
| and no one wants to get by
Country LIS Enthusiastic.
Advices from other parts of the
country generally report a similar
state of determined enthusiasm, and
even excitement. Up to Thursday
night 100000 persons had answered
Here"
This is more than the total number
of new members set as goal for the
| first Christmas membership drive in
/; 1917, but it won't stop there. There
are popularity supposed to be hun
| dred million persons in the country
and if the Red Criss can get hun
dred million new memberships or re-
| newals, then that will prove 1t and
the country at large won't have to
wait for the completion of the next
census for chance to use the de-
lightful, mouth-flling round num-
bers.
| Latest reports from some Of the d.
! visions are as follows:
| Atlantic division-New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut-2,60O,00 0
members.
Central division-Illinois, Wiscon-
sin. Nebraska. Iowa and Michigan,
81 ,000, 900.
! Pennsylvania Delaware division -
Lake Observation-Disclosures, Ohio and
Kentucky, $1,17S,000:
Southwestern division-Missouri, Ar
kansas. Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas,
81 900, 900
Southern division-North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and
Florida, $20S,ooo.
Must Come Forward.
| The Christmas roll call here must
| be saved from failure or from indif-
| ferent success, declare those behind
the local drive. and only sheer deter
| mination and good memory on the
| part of every resident of the Dis
! trict will accomplish this. There
weren'v enough house canvassers;
| there aren't enough street canvassers
J Citizens must, of their own accord
! come forward and not wait to be re-
minded or persuaded.
| People can enroll at headquart srs.
141S H street northwest, or with Red
Cross representatives stationed in
Many people apparently do not I'M
derstand that their subscriptions ex-
| pire on December 81, and that they
are appealed to now to join for an
, other year and to pay their dollar in
| settlement of the dues for 1919.
! The District committee appeals, too,
| for the aid of more woman workers,
both for the booths and to procure
by personal solicitation members of
| the Red Cross and to induce those
who enrolled last year to renew their
membership by paying the dues for
the coming year.
| "It is incredible to me-" said Chair
man Frank Hogan today, that the
people Of Washington, who have made
| such a magnificent record for pa
soldiers and sailors. would be willing
to have any possible blot on their fair
| record. I am disappointed at the re-
! suits of the houSe-to-house canvass
but there Is yet time to make credit
! able showing. The roll call will not
end until Monday night, and If every
man and woman who has grasped
the Importance Of sustaining the Red
Cross and who has already enrolled
| will procure two or more m Members, or
induce two existing members to pay
their dues for another year, Washing
| ton will have nothing to be ashamed
of.
Appeals to Citizens.
'T appeal to my fellow citizens to
put their shoulders to the wheel of
the Red Cross chariot. and by united
effort to push it over the top: to show
by coming forward voluntarily them
selves and enrolling that in the midst
of their Christmas festivities they are
not unmindful of the American boys
who are still at the front"
Make it unanimous and do 1t now
is the way Chairman Hogan puts it,
To enroll with the first accredited
Red Cross representative encountered
should head the shopping list of every
Christmas buyer. because it's the most
important not only to the buyer, but
to the country and the flag.
| SERVICES FOR MIR. HAYDEN.
Funeral Is Held at St. Johns Epis.