Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-06
WAR WORK RALLY
! 70 Be HELD FRIDAY
Douglas Fairbanks to Fea-
ture Meeting Scheduled for
i. Treasury Steps.

To stimulate interest in the sewn
day drive Of the united war work
campaign, which starts Monday,
another rally will be held on the
south steps of the Treasury building
Friday afternoon. The feature will
be the presence of Douglas Fairbanks.
the motion picture favorite.
Doug" of the climbing and hair
raising proclivities, will make one of
his characteristic appeals to the citi-
Gems of Washington to respond to the
war relief work cause. There will be
other speeches and music on this oc-
casion, The local united war work
committee proposes to have the peo-
PIE of this city fairly we'll impressed
with tho necessity for their help in
raising 100000 In Washington, which
will go toward supporting the seven
recognized organizations engaged in
welfare work among the men in uni
form. in advance OF the official start
ing Of the intense drive.
The local committee points out that
while Washlngton's quota has been
set at 100000 every effort will be
made to increase this amount by
more than so per cent.
What Fairbanks Proposes.
Fairbanks. who has volunteered his
services in the campaign which is to
be conducted throughout the coun-
try. plans to raise as much as
$25.oo0.0 900 by his undivided efforts.
Aside from the rally at the Treasury
steps. this movie star will speak at
q large mass meeting to be held that
night in Liberty Hut, at which Evan
geline Booth. head of the Salvation
- Army of America, also will be a
During the last three days of the
drive next week there will be a per-
sonal solicitation at the homes of
Washington in an endeavor to obtain
subscriptions to the welfare cause
from those who would not otherwise
be reached in person. This house-to-
house canvass will be conducted by
1,500 soldiers from Camp Humphreys.
:. Plans practically have been COM
pieted for the celebrations in Wash
opening of the campaign. Two big
and spectacular events will mark the
opening-a parade in the afternoon
and bonfires ON the Ellipse at night.
President Invited to Take Part.
The parade. in which representa-
tives of all the organizations will
mafeh and which the PRESIDENT has
been asked to review, will start at
$3.50 in the afternoon on 18th street
above Scott Circle. The route to be
followed will be down 18th street to
K street, west on K street to 18th
street, down 18th street to Jackson
place, to Pennsylvania avenue. west on
PenGsylvania avenue to 18th street,
down 18th street to B street and north
to the Elipse, where the parade will
disband.
Permission to use Pennsylvania
avenue from the Peace Monument to
the Treasury was withheld by the
Commissioners on account of the
present congested condition of the
street cars. which would be magnified
just at the time the parade would
march along the Avenue by the re-
leasing of thousands of employees of
department stores and government
deoartrents.
Marching in the parade will be full
battalion of infantry. with battery
of artillery and a troop of cavalry
from Fort Myer. These will lead the
parade, following a mounted patrol
of police, and will be followed by the
Marine Band and the groups of floats
emblematic of the work of the seven
united organizations among the men
in uniform. The Boy Scout Band of
the District will play. as will the En-
Efneer Band from Washington bar