The Washington herald., 1918-05-21
GIVE Sll6,S55
TO RED CROSS
ON FIRST DAY
coNriNuEp FnoM FACE ONE.

CONTINUED FnoM FACE ONE.
few months time. the medical
corps had 70 rely largely on the Red
Cross.
II, y. r. MseFariand, chairman
Of the Red Cross campaign, created
the drive was going better than had
hood Of s116.s65.
The fYst offieial meeting incident
to the Red Cross drive yesterday
was that which opened the little
theater on the north steps of the
Treasury at 1850 o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
Chairman Macfarland Of the cam
paign presided at these exercises.
which were begun with prayer by
Henry r! Courden, chaplain OF the
senate, Speakers at the meeting were
sergt, John ]. Heffernan, one OF
'Pershing's Fifty; Lieuts. Barker
Eand Dunbar and Privates Wales and
Ray, of the Canadian army. The War
Relief Singers Club, under the d.
rection of r. Mill Silby, accompanied
by NOVEL; s., Ferris, rendered pa
triotic selections.
Special interest attached to the talk
of Lieut.. Barker for the reason that
he is Just returned from France,
where he engaged in the repulse Of
the Germans at Arras. The lieu
tenants two brothers had been killed
, in the war. His sister. a Red Cross
nurse, was wounded by fragments OF
a shell when the Huns raided the hos
pitAl at Boulosne two years aGe, Prt-
yate Ray described the Smelling OF
another Red Cross hospital by the
Germans and extolled the courage OF
the Red Cross nurses In caring for
the wounded In the midst OF the bonn
bardment
Potomac Division.
Incomplete returns from yesterdays
efforts for .he Red Cross show that
the Potomac division gave slss, ~ for
the day. This district comprises the
District Of Columbia, Maryland, Nir-
ginia, and West Virginia, and has .
quota of $4,000.
A Chinese auction was featured at
Keith's Theater last night as a means
of collecting money for the Red Cross.
AT Chinese auction" explained
Frederic ]. Haskin. everything 10
sold for more tIIan It is worth"
The appeal for the Red Gross fund
last night at Keith's was made by
Henry White manager Of the Po-
tomae division of the Red Cross and
former American Ambassador 10
France.
Mr.. White said in part: II be-
came acquainted with the German
fr,
They are an unimaginatiye race.
They are not impressed by our large
liberty loan subscriptions. They say,
These Americans are a clever peo-
pie: they have a chance to make q
fine investment But when we will
give $1O0. 600 600 to the Red Cross
what will they say then
The total of pledges-cash, auction
sales, and collection at Keith's
last night and at the matinee-was
Ss,636.
Among the larger subscriptions in
Washington was that of Bernard
Barueh, of the Council OF National
Defense, for s25. 600.
Those in charge Of the Red Cross
drive in Washington have named
today In honor of France. and many
be heard in song and speech at to-
nights big rally in the Liberty Hut.
among them NJ. Lucien Muratore.
celebrated French baritone of the
New York Metropolitan Opera
House; Justin Godart. famous ora
tor, who, not speaking English. will
make an address in his native
tongue: II. de Billy and Lieut.. Frou-
| ment, OF the French Mission. here.
Occupying places on the platform
will be General Vignal. Commandant
de Montalle. Captains de Courtivron.
Biriben and Blaise. and Lieuts.
| Dumoret. Levie. Verdier. Bennett
and Boyer.
Maestro. q. Poppe, favorite French
conductor of the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, will accompany
all the artists to be heard through
out the week at the Liberty Hut.
Millions Pour Out.
Millions of dollars poured forth yes
terday all over the country in re-
sponse to the appeal of President Will
son for the second war fund of the
American Red Cross.
Figures received last night from
only small section of the country
indicated that probably one-fifth of
the $1O0, ,OOO,OO was subscribed on the
first day of the campaign.
The Atlantic division. which COM
prises New York State. Connecticut
and New Jersey. with New York City
as a separate metropolitan district.
contributed S,755, 225, aud only seventy
nine out of 2O9 cities had been heard
| from.
| Greater New York subscribed s.
26I, l2O. All of this except 81. 10000 was
] in team work. Mrs. George +.
Baker, jr.. personally gave sl.OOO,0O0.
u. :. Steel, $2,OO0, 900.
The United States Steel Corpora
tion was the first "hig business" to