Evening star., 1918-05-19
Inspired Spectacle Witness
ed by 100000 Persons on
Streets of City.
OPENED WEEKS DRIVE
FOR 5000 IN D. C.
Column of Eight Divisions Re-
viewed by Vice President Mar
shall-Many Distinctive
Features in Pageant.

Before 100000 spectators, at the end
of a perfect day, $4,000. woman mem
bers Of the District of Columbia Chap
ter of the American Red Cross march
ed and sang themselves deep into the
hearts of Washington yesterday after
noon, when they paraded from Scott
Circle to the national Red Cross head
quarters to open the local war fund
drive for $5CO,00O in the District this
week.
1t was a woman's parade from be-
ginning to end, and although the en-
tire column of eight divisions took
less than two hours to pass Vice
President Marshall. who reviewed the
parade in front of the White House.
It was unanimously declared one of
the most -colorful and beautiful
parades ever seen here.
Distinctive Features Presented.
With $500 members of eighty-four
Red Cross auxiliaries of the city. rep
resenting government departments
and all other walks of life, and led
by the wives OF cabinet officials and
other prominent women. all in uni
form, the parade presented distinctive
feature after, feature. :
the column left Scott circle prompt.
1y at 4:45 o'clock. and it was short
ly after $50 o'clock that Henry w.
White, former ambassador to France
and chairman of the Potomac division
Of the Red Cross. presided at brief
exercises In front of the national Red
France Gives Thanks.
Justin Godart. in charge of the
department. who has been sent to
America as special representative of
the French government to the Amer
lean Red Cross. delivered message
of thanks to the American people
from his government and people for
the work Of the American Red Cross
The tribute by NJ. GODDARD was in
French and was translated to the
gathering who thronged the steps
and terrace.
Henry P. Dawson. chairman of the
Red Cross war council, heartening
the workers in the big war fund drive
which begins in earnest tomorrow.
Mr.. White also read the letter sent
President Wilson by Gov. Whitman
service last week, in which the gov
ernor of the Empire state pledged
the support of New York to the ma
tional drive for the second Red Cross
war fund of 100000 600.
The white dresses and blue wells of
the thousands Of women constitut-
ing the various auxiliaries Of the
Woman's Volunteer Aid, passing along
the fair streets of Washington be-
meath a cloudless sky, formed one of
Melvin c. Hazen, chairman of the
parade committee, said he had ever
seen. and he has seen many parades
here.
Two Bands Played Continuously.
The United States Marine Band led
the march to the national Red Cross
building. This band and the Fort
Myer Band played almost continuous
ly at the headquarters building.
At the head of the column marched
the members of the executive and
financial committee of the District
Chapter. headed by Rear Admiral
Staunton, chairman of the chapter,
Woman's Volunteer Aid: Mrs. Jo-
sephus Daniels. wife of the Secretary
Of the Navy and Mrs. Baker, wife OF
the Secretary of War. honorary vice
chairmen: Mrs. T. w. Richards. quar-
termaster general of the supply
commander, in the absence Of Miss
Mabel Boardman in France; Mrs. T.
N. Mclaughlin. adjutant general, and
the aids. The four supervisors of the
local chapter. Mrs. Montgomery Blair,
tell and Mrs. Seaton Schroeder. fol-
lowed.
Mrs. Daniels. after arriving at the
national headquarters. returned tn
Scott Circle to lead the sixty-fiva
companies of the Navy Department
liam G, McAdoo. wife of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. led the Treas
ury Department Auxiliary: Mrs. AL
bert s. BurlesoH. wife Of the POST
Department Auxiliary: Mrs. David. F.
Houston. wife of the. Secretary of
Agriculture. the companies of the
Agriculture Department Auxiliary;
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. wife of the
assistant secretary of the Navy, the
Navy Department Auxiliary: Miss
Mary Bell, senior captain, led the
War Department Auxiliary: Mrs. Rob-
ert W. Wooley. the Interstate Com
merce Commission Auxiliary and
terror Department contingent.
Convalescent Soldiers in Line.
Convalescent soldiers from the Wal
ter Reed Hospital, in the care Of the
District comforts committee, Mrs.
Henry Rea, chairman. aroused ire
mendous enthusiasm all along the line
OF march as they passed by in one OF
the few automobiles in the parade. It
may be noted that practically every
woman In the parade walksti-and
sang-for 1t was Singing parade"
all the way. The only exceptions were
demonstrations of the loats.
President Wilson's famous turkey.
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