The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
With the District Red Cross.

Chairmen of the 1O4 auxiliaries of
the District OF Columbia Chapter OF
the American Red Cross are to hold
the regular monthly meeting at 1890
tomorrow morning. in Studio Hall,
1919 Connecticut avenue. Reports of
the work of the auxiliaries will be
read and there will be general dis
cussion of the various activities OF
( the organization. Mrs. T. W. Rich
ards. director OF women's work, will
preside.
/ At 1880 in the afternoon, in the
same place, there will be q general
me citing to which each auxiliary
! chairman has been requested to bring
/ five members of her unit. Features
/ of this meeting will be addresses
by Mrs. Frank Hogan on The
| Christmas Roll Call" and Mrs. Cor
don Bell. of the National Red Cross,
on Work to Be Done Under the
Nursing Bureau by the American
Women" The latest bulletin from
the national organization concerning
continued relief work will be out
lined and discussed.
Continued Effort Needed.
Discussing the future activities of
, the District Red Cross Chapter, yes
| Iterday. Mrs. Richards emphasized
the Importance Of continued effort
on the part of all the various
/ branches. Now that fighting has
ceased and the soldiers are begin
| ming to come home. she said. there
! is great danger that the public will
| feel there no longer Is the necessity
| for the Red Cross work. On the
contrary. it is pointed out, the need
for relief work is even greater than
! before. since there are millions Of
| helpless women and children in
the reclaimed portions of Northern
> France and Belgium and the other
/ European countries who must be fed
and clothed. to say nothing Of the
MANNED and helpless men OF all the
/ allied nations who must be cared
/ for.
Public Proves Generous.
Mrs. John c. Dougherty. in charge
! of salvage headquarters, reports
that generous response is being
made by the public to the recent
appeal for children's old clothing
! and furniture. Hundreds of gar
ments have been turned in and are
being sold each day to poor fam
lilies, she states. Such gifts, it is
| pointed out, serve a double purpose,
since they enable the very poor
families to procure clothing and
furniture at a very low cost, and at
the same time help swell the funds
of the chapter. One man called at
the salvage department last week
and invested $50 in garments OF
various descriptions for his family.
and said upon leaving that he did
not know how he could have pro-
vided clothing for his family with
his limited means, had il not been
for the salvage department. De
mand for the garments is increas-
ing all the time, Mrs. DOuEherty
states. and there apparently IL no
limit to the amount of garments
that can be disposed OF. The sal
wage department also can make
good use of adults clothing, old
carpets, mating. oilcloths and old
furniture. Another valuable source
of revenue for the Salvage Depart
ment is in tinfoil, which many boys
and girls throughout the city are
now saving and turning in to head
quarters. \ total of 2.741 pounds OF
this material was shipped during
the past week.
Progress also is being made on
the rubber drive, headquarters OF
which is at Thomas circle. All
rubber articles are desired. ire
spective of how much they have
been worn. Old rubber shoes, rub
ber mats. tires. hot water bags
etc. are most acceptable.
100000 Mcmbership Drive.
Frank ]. Hogan. chairman Of the
Christmas membership drive, which is
to begin December l6, expects to in
crease the membership in the District
from the present strength OF 5000 to
10000. Emphasis is laid upon tho
fact that the drive is for members
rather than money, the membership
fee being only 81. In view OF the
great work which the Red Cross has
done during the past year and the
greater interest in its activities
which has been aroused among all
classes of people, it is expected that