Evening star., 1918-05-21


Team workers reported a total
Of 1O6.56O.OS as the result Of this
mornings drive at the MONDAY
meeting held in the New willard
Hotel ballroom. Charles Henry
Butler, chairman of the committee
ON personal solicitation. presided.
This sum. added to the S116,s55.1O
obtained by the teams yesterday.
makes n grand total of S233,4l6.2S
to date. Today's record for any one
team was set by that captained by
Mrs. Henry r.. Rhea, who reported
subscriptions Of $34.281.
With more than $4,000 of the Dis
trict's quota of 100000 raised as the
result. of the first days work, cam
paigners went after subscriptions to-
day with zeal which made the re.
to bs secured hare seem small
in comparison with the great spirit
II Washington is criterion of the
nation at large in the effort to raise
for the Red Cross this week a second
war fund of $1o0. 0.oo0. .o0o-and officials
of the local campaign committee feel
sure that the city is-there seemed
little doubt that the fund will be as
handsomely oversubscribed as was
the third liberty loan.
Special indicators to keep the people
informed of the progress of the cam
paign. which today entered its sec
ond lap, made their appearance
throughout the city this morning.
Samples Of the Devices.
On the front of Lansburgh's store,
on 7th street. appeared the represen-
tation of Red Cross nurse. which
keeps pointing to the steadily mount
ing totals secured in the local drive.
A special clock shows the totals at
the National Savings and Trust Com
pany, 18th street and New York ave-
nue..
An electrical device keeps the pub
lie informed at headquarters of the
local war fund campaign committee.
1922 F. street. while steadily mounting
thermometers" showed totals at the
Knickerbocker Theater. 18th street
ana Columbia road: the Northeast
branch of the Home Savings Bank.
Sth and H streets northeast. and at
the Southwest branch of the Home
Savings Bank. 436 7th street south
west
Clocks showed results of the CAM
paign to passersby near the Home
Savings Bank, 7th street and New
York avenue; the Potomac Savings
Bank, Wisconsin avenue and M street
and the United States Savings Bank
14th and U streets.
Spirit Of Drive Exemplified.
The spirit of the drive was demon
strated at the Little Theater" on the
north steps Of the Treasury at the
meeting at 1890 o'clock this after
noon.
"All who are Americans will hold
up their hands"
Every hand in the crowd went up.
IF there is a friend of the kaiser
here. let him hold up his hand"
The kaiser hadn't friend.
We'll. all true Americans know
what to do" came from the platform,
tributed to the Red Cross fund. then
and there.
The war relief singers will enter
tain departmental crowds at the
Little Theater" at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon. r. Mills Silby is director
and Newell s. Ferriss is accompanist.
More than $1,000 was realized for
the beneft Of the Red Cross at the b.
F. Keith Theater yesterday. This
theater is booming the Rcd Cross
drive by a Chinese auction" and
other novelties. and by appeals at
every performance. Mrs. Ida Gallo
way headed auxiliary workers at
keith's.
French Night at Liberty Hut.
Following the success of English
night" at Liberty Hut. an equal sue
cess is anticipated with French
night" there this evening. The pub
lie Is invited. and the speaking begins
at 8 o clock.
Enthusiasm at Theaters.
More than $4,000 was pledged at
the Belasco Theater last night, when
members of the clerical corps of the
Red Cross began their Campaign
tor from West Virginia. started the
tor from West Virginia. started the
ball rolling with pledge OF $1,000.
Capt. J. D. Hunter. Canadian mem
ber of the British Flying Corps, re-
lated his experiences as a prisoner
in Germany and told what the Red
Cross does to aid prisoners of war.
Members Of the Twentieth Century
Club Auxiliary, headed by Mrs. L. B.
Swormstedt, conducted the campaign
at the Knickerbocker Theater last
night. At the National Theater Mrs.
Adolph Weyl headed members of the
|. Eighth Street Temple Auxiliary. Mrs.
Hulfish commanded members of the
Esther Chapter, Order Of tho East.
ern Star, at Polls Theater. At Loewsa
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