New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
$4,000 Red Cross
Workers Pledged
BY Fifth Avenue
Enlistment Is Revealed at
Business Lunch Of the
Association

Solidarity OF purpose was the key
note of the Fifth Avenue Association's s
special business luncheon held ycstcr-
day at Delmonco's. All the speakers
urged unity in tho building up of mu-
niclpai Improvements and the safe
guarding OF the world in the combat
against the Kaiser
An announcement that means much
to the American Red Cross was made
by Ancell H. Ball, of the board of di-
rectors of the association, when he told
the members that between $4,000 and
100000 industrial workers in the terri -
tory abutting on Fifth Avenue had been
organized for Red Cross work and
would begin their duties as soon as a
directing head could be procured for
them.
Commiss oncr of City Markets Jona-
than G. Day was the principal speaker,
and he urged his audience to strive to
eradicate the old lines OF demarkation
between the lower East Side and the
upper West Side
Our sole mission in life is the con,
servation OF human life he said. "and
to realize the task ahead it is neces-
saly for us to unite
The Rev. Dr. Ernest NJ. .jtires, who
was the toastmaster. lauded the prog
rcss made in the solidarity of the Gle
ments of human society.
Thomas W. Churchill was the spokes-
man for the association, and he charac-
tcrizcd himself one of the few native
born, dNcd-in the-Wool New Workers
left in this city.
Fifth Avenue always has been ready
TO give its all for progrcss,' he said
"Our sons have gore away. have. al
ways found democracy on Fifth Avenue
and aristocracy on Avenue A. but there
is no aristocracy now. War has lev
clled all ranks
Mr. Churchill then discussed the
coming system 81 don't believe tho
Mayor can be against the coming svs-
tenn he said. 'If he were he wouldn't
20 to Florida. The coming system is
the only thing that will save the city
from resembling the Long Island City
of some years ago, which was chiefly
noted for its tin cans and stencil 1t
is based upon the theory of using your
property to the best advantage and not
iniuring othcr property by doing it,"
Grover A. Whalen. secretary of
Mayor Hylan, presented d letter to the
association from the Mayor. The
Mayor said:
81 have a pretty good knowledge Of
the important character of the work ac-
compllshed by your association during
INC last elcNen years, and realize that
III working for the interests OF YOUR
own section you have been guided also
by tho desire to not obtain something
Mt the expense of other sections. In
fact, am Informed that frequently
when undertaking to obtain improve
ments along any srecial line .ou have
asked TO have the city as whole con-
sldcred with respect to that line. You
are civic guardians for large section
extending from Washington Square to
10th Street. and thus YOU are an i'm
portant factor in our city life. I shall
welcome YOUR suggestions from time
20 time and shall call upon YOU to help
the administration in its efforts to de
Velop and protect this great city Of
ours.
May say. in conclusion. that es-
neclally, appreciate the offers that you
have already made to the administra
ton 10 give the services Of yourselves
and Of members of your cxccutive stan
TO help III any special movement which
NC may have in hand for the rood Of
fhc citv ."