Evening star., 1918-05-20

Personal responsibility-that is the
keynote of the week long drive launch
ed today throughout the city to raise
a minimum of 100000 as the Districts
quota toward the second Red Cross
war fund of $100,000,000.
Every man, woman and child in
Washington was called upon to feel
his or her personal responsibility. as
the campaign to carry the National
Capital "over the top" began. Thou
sands of members of the local chapter
of the Red Cross started work today
In behalf of the quota. but it is the
Individual man, woman or child upon
whom the success of the campaign
will depend. in the Anal analysis.
Henry B. F. Macfarland. chairman of
the local war fund committee. point
ed out.
Made First Visits Today.
Members Of thirty-two personal So
licitation teams this morning made
the first of their visits to 1900 per-
sons especially selected, and at noon
met in the New Willard Hotel ball
room to check up on their first half
days work.
The bullet booths located on down.
town streets were manned" today by
Red Cross women. attired in white
dresses and blue wells. who made sue
ces.ful appeal to passersby The The
a large red cross and the motto. mil
the she'll" From the response Of men
and women on the street today, there
10 no doubt at al thet the shs3lsswt1
be filled.
Little Theater Dedicated. & ~
At noon, the 'Iittle theater" built
on the north steps Of the Treaspry
Department was dedicated before q
great gathering. which included hun
dreds Of government employees. Mo-
here daily at noon in appeals for the
fund. and there will be half-hour pro-
grams Of songs. Aim displays and
short addresses. < H.
But the work Of these teams by no
means ends the personal approach to
of the Red Cross. While there will
be no houseto-house canvass, in the
strictest sense, an organization has
been perfected by the campaign COM
mittee by which 1t is believed every
family and every member Of every
family in the city will be reached.
w. T. Galliher Heads Committee.
William T. Galliher heads the COM
mittee on civic. fraternal, patriotic
and similar organizations, and the
heads of these have become Red
Cross chairmen for their organiza-
tions and have pledged themselves to
reach all the members Of their or
Eanizations.
In like manner John B. Larner.
chairman Of the committee on
churches, colleges, clubs ana schools.
has appealed to clergymen. school
principals and teachers and club ON
GERS. SO that through this channel
alone several hundred thousand per-
sons in the District will have brought
home directly to them the call Of the
Red Cross for funds to minister to
soldiers. sailors and the stricken CIV
ilianS OF our allies.
In Government Departments.
One Of the most important or
ganized sections of the Campaign
will be that in the government de-
partments and bureaus. arranged by
w J. Eynon; The liberty loan drive
machinery, in existence. has been
transformed into a vast machinery
for appealing to every employe Of
Uncle Sam in the District in behalf
Of the Red Cross.
Finally. the publicity committee.
under B. F. Saul. has planned a
series OF spectacular appeals, in
cluding window displays in several
thousand windows Of business houses.
cooperation of the four-minute men
who arc to speak in motion picture
houses. special appeals in theaters.
placing of thousands of bill posters
and bill boards. the use Of the
cartridge booths where Red Cross
women in uniform will be stationed
daily to appeal to pedestrians for
contributions.
Free Tonight at Liberty Hut.
Admission will be free at the first
Of the series Of international nights"
at Liberty Hut tonight. Lord Read
ing will deliver an address at eng
lish night" this evening. and David
Bispham will sing. Gen. Bridges.
head of the British war mission, is