The Washington herald., 1918-05-28

had this great opportunity and that
we responded to II.
1T Il q part of Americas answer TO
tire new German offensive and to the
bombing of the hospitals and Red
Cross doctors and nurses. Best Of all
Is the effect In bringing US all into
new union OF the spirit In our COM
mon service to our army and navy
and the allies, and the pitifui women
and children Of the devastated dis
tricts. Unselfishness unites, just rs
selfishness divides. Seifishness Is
German; unselfishness II American.
I'VE are grateful TO all who nave
given their personal service and
especially the self-denying women"
High tribute to the efficient and
loyal service Of his chief aides In the
team work, c. r. Fadeiey, Clifford L.
johnson and Charles p. Light. was
paid yesterday by Mr.. Butler, who
managed this important task.
wilson's Fen Brings 600.
An applauded spectacle at last
nights Liberty Hut meeting was the
auctionesring OF the pen with which
ing national banks the right to do
IldlC 70 NnC TACu NEOso- Thuh I1O8dh
OF the Riggs National Bank was the
auctioneer. and he knocked down the
pen at 500 to Chester A. Snow, who,
earlier In the day. had handed Chair
man Mcfarland Q $4,000 check for
the Red Cross. Mr.. Snow Immediately
gave the coveted pen over to Maj.
Hartland McDougle Of the Canadian
Mission, who previously had bid $50
for it.
The best Of all the good news that
the American Red Cross has heard
this week." spoke Eliot Wadsworth,
chairman Of the executive committee.
at last nights Liberty Hut rally, lis
that Washington has gone twice over
the top for the Red Gloss and is
headed for another million"
Mr.. Wadsworth was the chief
speaker on Washington Night" and
his short address was mainly taken
up with recounting the great deeds
Of service rendered the allied coun-
tries and American troops therein, by
our own Red Cross.
End Of . Perfect Week.
This" he said, "is the end Of
perfect week. The great drive
that Is now finished clears away
another emergency of the Ameri-
can Red Cross whose existance Is
made up of meeting emergencies"
The speaker characterized the
present war as the greatest emer-
gency America has ever known"
But she is meeting it." quitely and
forcefulfy added Mr.. Wadsworth,
amid q din Of applause.
Mr.. Wadsworth took up the al
lied countries one by one and told
briefly what the Red Cross accom-
plished in them for the betterment
of condition. Touching instances OF
Red Cross benevolence approached
q climax in the speakers narra-
tive when he alluded to the "sepera-
tional allowances" given the fami-
lies of Italy's soldiers by the Ameri-
can organization. He told Of deeds
of fnalcial help to the British and
French Red Cross. and quoted their
words of gratitude, I'VE knew
you'ld back US up" to his atten-
tive audience. After alIuding to the
great Red Cross warehouses located
in sBerne, Switzerland, filled with
supplies and clothing for sammies
abroad. with particular attention
to present and future prisoners of
war. Mr.. Wadsworth said:
I'VE Of the Red Cross are deter
mined that any American soldier
who Is forced to spend six months
or a year in q German prison camp
shall come out of it as clean as
self-rsspeoting as when he entered -
Great Test.
Mr.. Wadesworth described the
battle of Picardy as one Of the
greatest tests OF the war and OF the
Red Cross. The latter's work Of
establishing canteens along this
front and the general aid rendered
the troops, "the women more brave,
IL possible, than the men," were
graphically outlined by the speaker.
The Red Cross Is Just as much
q part Of the great allied army"
avered Mr.. wadesworth, "as the
army itself and the greatest mother
In the world will continue to be
the great mother she IL, and con-