Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
RED CROSS IS READY
FOR THE BIG DRIVE
D. C. Chapter Confident 1t
viii Secure Quota of
$4,000.
WILL OPEN HEADQUARTERS

Plans have been completed for the
participation of the District of Co.
lumbia Chapter, American Red Cross,
in the hundred million-dollar drive of
the Red Cross national organization
to open May 20. The quota assigned
to the District Of Columbia chapter
has been fixed at half a million dol
lars and Henry 2 F. Mcfarland, chair
man of the executive committee of the
local chapter last night expressed con-
fident belief that this sum would be
exceeded
The executive committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia chapter is composed
of Mr.. Mcfarland, chairman; Corcoran
Thorn. vice chairman: Clarence A.
Aspinwall, secretary; Cuno III. Rudolph,
financial secretary. and Milton E.
Allies. Charles Henry Butler. Myer
Galliher, George E. Hamilton. John b.
Larner. Arthur Peter and B. F. Saul
Each member of the finance commit
tee except the officers is chairman of a
work and has appointed subchairmen,
all of whom have conferred with the
executive committee at special confer
ences during the last month and are
familiar with their duties.
To Open Headquarters.
Campaign headquarters will soon be
opened and plans completed for giving
every man, woman and child in the
District of Columbia a chance to share
in the giving. 1t is the aim of the COM
mittee to have a contribution in pro-
portion to the giver's means from
every one in Washington.
Chairman Macfarland has prepared
the following letter to send to each of
the 300 members of the finance commit
tee next week:
our next opportunity to serve our
giving and raising money for the work
of the American Red Cross at home
and abroad will come the week of May
2o-27 next The American Red Cross
VIII then ask the people of the United
states TO give another one hundred mil
non dollars and We of the National
capital. whether permanent or tenn
rary residents, will, of course. do our
fufl snare under our common desire to
serve to the point of sacrifice This is
the nations city and every American
has the freedom of it: so that we NAV
count upon the cooperation of every
one within its borders.
Task Worthy of Efforts.
The task before US is big enough to
pc Worthy OF our best attention and
challenge our best efforts 1t is NOT too
big for the capital of the United States,
year ago, when the United states
had Just entered the war and when
there were at least $4,000 less peonle
mere tnan there are today. we raised a
subscription of $4,000 (of which s3so :
600 had been paid in up to February *
1879, besides gifts in kind, such as am,
balances. automobiles hospital eouin-
ment and surgical instruments. IT va :
the largest fund ever raised in wash.
ington.
Now that We know what tba war
means to the United States and especial
/! 10 our soldiers and sailors and ma
rlnes and their dependents and have the
record of the splendid service of the
American Red Cross at home and abroad
10 the allies as well as to our own bovs
which has done SO much for the morale
OF all the fighting forces, and even of a
whole people, in the case of Italy- thus
powerfully helping to win the war we
might reasonably expect a much larger
contribution regardless of the increa Sc
in population and a consequent Increase
in prosperity here, or of the great in
crease in our membership, now about
80. 900.
The expectation of the American Red
cross that we will raise $500 600 mini
mum here the coming campaign week is
Justifiable. 1t can, of course, only be
done by united effort on the part of ali
as community service. No COMMITTEES
can do it alone. although the COMMITTEES
can give information. guidance and in
SEPARATION. We ask you to do your part"