Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-23

tkat Is puzzling the heads Of the COM
@ttee in charge of enrolling the resi-
Aents Of the District as members of
he American Red Cross. 1t was con-
44ently hoped to line up at the very
last 65 per cent Of the local popula-
lon either as new members or re-
&Folled members for 1919. Now. with
ely part of a day and an evening re-
Eaining Of the nationwide weeks
Snpaign. chtistened the christmas
Epll CALL" remaining, only about 50,-
90 of the men, women and children
&Washington have come forward.
tWhatever the trouble may be it
lat serious, although it's results may
1t appears more question of for
9stfulness than anything else.
4. Seldom Meet Rebuff.
Sbur volunteer house and street
dAvassers and the Boy Scouts. who
80 helping US out. report that very
asldom do they meet with a rebuff
Chen they approach people," said
II. B. Sweeney, executive secretary OF
Washington's enrolment campaign.
vSho during the absence of Frank j.
R0gan, on account of illness. Is today
iaygeneral charge. THE men. women
am boys state that almost invariably
pSople promptly fall in with the sug-
gsstion that they take out or renew
1ASt the greatest thing initiating
a Gainst the local success of the cam
gSAgn is the fact that every one is
lHtle too busy"
Ut Is to be inferred, from what Mr..
Sweeney says, that if everybody
child he chad od
e5krybody would get into the game.
This, however. is impossible: there
afen't enough canvassers and other
REPRESENTATIVES to do this work, and
W1shingtonians have simply got to
tHnk OF their privilege for them
IL Rain Hurts Campaign.
Rain interfered greatly with the
champaign yesterday. although at the
JRon station and other vantage
ptfnts registration agents were very
besy. Today. however. is fine and
f&E. and the end Of the roll call is
SCHEDULED for midnight tonight. That
ht4r will see just how well the Ma
Il pnal Capital thinks of itself and of
tI1 organisation by which our SOL
df4rs and sailors swear. 1t was the
c&ahdent expectation that by this
nUning at least four or five times
fifty thousand would have answered
Resent" and 1t isn't by any means
tdo late yet for the District to fulfill
More and more persons have re-
sSended to the appeal from enroll
ment headquarters for volunteers. Too
T8fhy cannot be had, however. and as
bSSgiven credentials and sent out for
tHF afternoons and tonight's final
SHIRT. From Z until 10 o'clock the
Engineer Band from Washington bar
r4cks will cover the city by motor
tI4tck, and with it will go young
is4sr as many of the Christmas crowds
a$spossible. Any man or woman Of
gy6d standing who can help out to-
nfiht will be welcomed at headquar-
t@s. 141s H street northwest. says
Secretary Sweeney.
2he question is simply this: How
Win q Washingtonian feel Christmas
merning who has not in this way in
d&Rted his gratitude toward those
W no risked their lives on the battle
fields In order that this country and
II E :, city might have a merry Christ
. Navy Yard Responds 100 Per Cent.
The employees of the Washington
ership of Commander John Marquart.
u S. N. have enrolled 100 per cent
strong. This Is the first great group
Of federal employees to establish this
record and set SO splendid an exam
plA TO the rest Of the National Capital.
There is no outbreak of I'm thru
ertxa" in the navy yard. The men and
w8men there. who have contributed
So much to the winning of the war,
who mounted the big guns which
stfnck terror to the Hunnish hearts
at st. Mihiel and shelled Metz from
an. unexpected distance, have gone
100 per cent strong in every noble,
pStriotic movement Of the war.
There was gratifying squirt in the
enfollment on Saturday, and it Is
hoped it has continued so far today
liaries redoubled their efforts, and it
is,.their belief that their work will
not go unrewarded.
II Washington goes 100 per cent
strong by midnight, Chairman Frank
J. Hogan will hold a monster song
M. Hogan expects to lead the sing
ing and great chorus of Red Cross
workers will render, with appro-
pirate enthusiasm, and for the first
time before any audience. Mr..
Hosan's original composition. written
Aip't No Hard-Boiled Eggs in Wash
i1eton"
!. Thirteen Million Reported.
Scattering returns received up to
moon yesterday at national headquar-
tiers showed an enrolment Of 13,o0O,-
eqa persons in the roll call. This
represented reports from 40 per cent
ofsthe chapters in twelve divisions
With no reports from any chapters in
ode division.
When the campaign ends Red Cross
oacials believe that the total enroll
Hent will equal the 100000 of last
year. The roll call has been handi-
capped by influenza and bad weather
i4 many parts Of the country, and tho
fital day is being devoted to rounding
up all persons who are not wearing
tie 1919 Red Cross button.
Che central division. Michigan.
Illinois. Iowa, Wisconsin and Nebras-
XII was still in the lead yesterday
nthts. the Atlantic division. New
YHfk. New Jersey and Connecticut,
retaining second place with close to
3po0. 900 members.
Other division totals reported to
northwestern. Missouri, Arkansas,
Rsnsas. Oklahoma and Texas. 1885,
4N New England, Maine.. New
ssod: i.i.as about iooo
P3knsyivania DslaWare. LOCO. 900;
Ines. Ohio. Kentucky and Indiana.
1.3Do. 900. No retllfua haxa< %, yof b1on
F&estHad tfon H. Neetesz 44y1ussny
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