Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES.

preparation IOr slne OnTlStIudS FoA
call, or annual membership campaign,
to begin one week from tomorrow,
has been the outstanding feature of
activity of the District of Columbia
Chapter of the American Red Cross
the past week.
AS a result of the roll call it is
expected to increase the membership
of the chapter from it's present
strength of $1,000 to more than 10O,-
900, the latter figure having been set
intensive canvass, which will cover
every home and every business Or
ganiZation in the city, every adult
| will be personally solicited and given
an opportunity to become a member
by paying the modest fee of 81. Can
city will be made by the women of
the organization, while the business
section will be mapped out and can
vassed by teams of men.
Every merchant in the city will
be asked to devote a portion of his
window display to a Red Cross ex-
hibit during the week of the drive,
attractive posters will adorn the bill
boards, windows and the inside of
offices, and through the use of small
windshield "stfckers" every automo-
bile in the city is to be used as an
advertising medium.
Frank J. Hogan is general chair
| man of the roll call. Myer Cohen is
vice chairman, Thomas Bell Sweeney
executive secretary and Fleming
committee. which was announced last
night, includes: II. B. F. Macfarland,
John Poole, B. F. Saul, Josiah A.
Van orsdel, Mrs. Montgomery Blair,
George o: Watson. Milton E. Allies,
Corcoran Thorn, John B. Larner. Ar
thur D. Marks. Julius Garfinkle,
Henry P. Blair, w. Gwynn Gardiner,
Fred A. Walker, L. M. Bell and DR..
w. A. Warfield.
Edward B. Eynon is general chair
tee chairmen include Mrs. Montgom-
cry Blair. women's committee; w.
Curtis Nicholson. speakers commit
tees; George Griswell Hill. news
government dspartments; Oliver D.
Grimes window displays; Lester
Lansburgh. newspaper advertise
ments; Charles p. Light, general ad-
yertising campaign; orville ,B:
Annie NJ. Cooling, Junior Red Cross
Mrs. Montgomery Blair. chairman
Of the women's committee, will open
| at 1920 Connecticut avenue, where she
| will confer with the various mem
| bers Of her organization. The wom-
| ems committee will be made up of
| fliaries in Washington. Besides con-
Quoting the houseto -house canvass.
members Of this committee will have
| charge of booths to be stationed in
banks and hotels during the closing
| three days of the drive.
The comforts committee will be
Santa Claus to the wounded and sick
soldiers in and around Washington.
Mrs. Danforth Geer has requested
the chairman of each of the 104 auxil-
iaries in the District to assume re-
sponsibility for providing presents
| for the men in one ward. The average
number of men to a ward is about
forty, so that each auxiliary will be
called upon to provide approximately
this number Of gifts. Canes are par
| ticularly acceptable to the wounded
| soldiers, and the suggestion has been
| made that women hunt up all the old
canes available and give them to the
| soldiers. The number of wounded at
| the hospital is increasing daily and
one of the first things the soldier asks
for is a cane. Canes and other gifts
should be turned in to comforts COM
mittee headquarters, 1?N1 Connecticut
| avenue.
The comforts committee still is in
need of volunteer workers to help com
| p1ete its quota of khaki bags1and sol.
diers' bags. The time for completing
the bags expires December so, and
there still are several thousand to be
made. Volunteers may do the work
at headquarters, or may take the
goods to their homes and do the sew.
ing.
Revival Of the influenza epidemic In
Washington during the past week re.
suited in increased demands for sci "
| ice from the motor corps. More than
seventy ambulance calls were received
during the week, Mrs. David Fairchild
captain Of the corps, states. Besides
this, members of the corps were kept
busy taking the wounded men at Wal
ter Reed Hospital for rides and as.
sfsting the salvage department in col.
lecting supplies for garments, paper
and waste material. Women who OWE
and drive their cars and who wish tt
give few hours of their time each
week to this work are urged to call at
motor corps headquarters, 18th ard
| NJ streets