The Washington herald., 1918-05-20
AMERICAN RED
CROSS BEGINS
GREAT DRIVE
The Second 500, 900, 900
Fund Will Be Raised
This Week.
ss00,O0O IS DUE HERE
Earl Reading Speaks To-
night at Liberty Hut;
Other Meetings.

The American Red Cross, 'the
greatest mother on earth" Today Will
begin its second campaign to obtain
a war fund Of 800. 900 and $4,000 in
Washington
Beginning today, the campaign will
last for a week and thousands Of the
most prominent residents of Washing
ton will take part in il.
Scores of meetings in every section
Of the city. among every class and
sect, public addresses and publicity
features will mark the day. " hen
night has come. everyone in the Uis-
trict will nave heard Of the neec Of
the Red Cross for contributions.
The $4,000 asked OF Washington, It's
minimum quota. must be raised
within the week. and the first days
drive, that will be whirlwind in char
acter. will be capped with a great
mass meeting in Liberty Hut. on
Union Station Plaza, tonight.
Earl Reading. British Ambassador
to the United States, and Gen.
Bridges. head of the British Military
Mission. will address the gathering,
and David Bispham and other noted
artists will contribute to the musical
program.
On the Treasury steps.
While his meeting is in progress.
there will be an open-air gathering
about the south steps of the Treasury,
where new Red Cross motion pic
lures will be shown, depicting the
tasks of mercy in which REQ Cross
workers abroad are engaged, and tea-
turing especially treatment of some
of the wounds inflicted by new ruth
less devices of the Hun. such as
liquid fire. Action pictures taken close
to the front-Iine trenches In France,
loaned by the Bureau Of Commercial
Economics. also will be shown.
One of the unusual features OF the
week is to be opened formally at noon.
at the north steps OF the Treasury,
with the dedication of the Little The
ater," built on the steps for noon
day meetings throughout the week.
Theater Acts.
Acts now playing in Washington
theaters. motion picture stars brought
here from New York and from West
ern studios. and noted speakers. in
cluding military heroes of this coun-
try of our allies. will be seen there
daily from 1890 to l o'clock.
Until further notice, the entire or
ganiZation Of workers will meet at the
New Willard ballroom to make re-
ports and to receive inspiration.
The team work will reach 700 per-
sons, who are card indexed. and who
will be personally seen by some work.
er
William T. Galliher heads the COM
mittee on civic, frateTnal, patriotic
and similar organizations.
John B. Larner. chairman OF the
committee on churches. colleges. clubs
and schools. and has appealed to
clergymen. school principals and
teachers. and club officers.
An Important Section.
One of the most important sections
of the campaign will be that in the
government departments and bureaus,
arranged by W. J. Eyon. The liberty
loan drive machinery. in existence, mas
been transformed into a vast machin-
cry for appealing to every employe OF
Uncle Sam in the District in behalf
of the Red Cross.
The publicity committee. under B. F..
Saul. has planned a series of spec
tacular appeals, including window dis
plays in several thousand windows of
business houses, special appeals in
theaters, placing of bill posters and
bill boards, and use Of the cartridge
booths where Red Cross women in
uniform will be stationed daily to ap-
peal to pedestrians for contributions.
The meeting at Liberty Hut tomor-
row night will be the first of a series
of International nights" each of
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