Evening star., 1918-05-24

washington "went over the tsp"
today, when subscriptions OF s74.-
01S.s, were reported at the meet
ing Of teams at the New willard
Hotel at noon, bringing the grand
total for the District to $SOz.z9O'SS-
Enthusiasm reigned when Charles
Henry Butler, chairman Of the per-
sonal solicitation teams, an
nounced the grand total. Henry
n. r. MacfarIand. chairman Of the
local war fund drive committee.
announced that the executive com
mittee has designated Sunday and
Monday, the last two days Of the
c,mn.ixn. A. ~give-some-nore
days."
Chairman Eynon OF the conAu-
tee ON governmental organization
reported that more than 10000
government employees here already
have subscrfbed to the Red Cross.
IN, Cui.~ Gharies u. McCuiieughs o.
6cfal representative Of the Cana
dion Red Cross. who will be
among the speakers at Liberty HUT
tonight, addressed the meeting.
The Red Cross drive here Will
cro.e Monday afternoon at S
o'clock with a meeting OF teams at
the New willard.
Government clerks are planning to
swell Washington's contribution to the
Red Cross by at least 100000, and
there is every chance that federal en-
n,oves here will have contributed in
excess of 100000 before the campaign
ends.
with more than s5oo.ooo already
raised by the personal solicitation
teams alone. thousands Of contrtbu-
tions yet uncounted from the citi1ens
in general. and reports from individ-
nal collectors not turned in. two or
three hundred thousand dollars from
employees of the federal departments
would go long wav toward realizing
the hopes of the local finance COM
mittee of "a million dollars and 1oo.-
600 subscribers"
Chief Clerks Cooperate.
Notbing less than 100 per cent Of
federal employees as subscribers to
the Red Cros drive will do for Will
lam ], Eynon. chairman OF the special
committee on governmental organl5e-
.;o,s who with the cooperation OF
chief clerks of the various DEPART
vents is conducting a big campaign.
About $1,000 employees OF the gov
ernment as subscribers. and at least
SIS from every employe. is the nope
of the committee II 1od this noo nope }s rs rs
realized, more than SoVV.ooo Will oe
the result.
The Treasury Department has lb.Voo
individual subscribers to date; the
Navy Department has 5.5O0, ano-
am afraid to guess the numoer IN IT,
War Department. there are SO many
Mr.. Eynon said today.
The navy yard has reported S:ooo
subscribers The government print
ing office will have more than 4.o0o
subscribers. One small bureau OF
employees Of a certain DE-
partment has reported alreaoy $lle
from twenty-Six persons.
Heads of departments, chief clerks,
stenographerS, messenger boys, char-
women-there is no distinction OF
rank when it comes to contributing to
the Red cross.
Deferred Payment Plan.
The plan being carried out in the
service is a deferred pay
mnt plan, similar to the one being
used throughout the city. but while
the latter requires four payments. the
department plan calls for
eight payments. on the eight pay days
of June. July, August and september.
Veterans at the Soldiers Home have
nIedged more than $500 90 date and
haven't begun to fight yet.
An anonymous giverAa clsrk-in one
of the departments contributed $1,000.
it is said.
Personal solicitation teams, which
hitherto confined themselves 10 a spe-
cially selected list Of persons, to-day, un-
der the leadership Of Charles p. Light,
turned their attention to the city at
large. The city has been blocked into
and each team will work in the
section assigned to it.
Vice President Wins Pledge
Keith's continued its drive last night.
when Vice President Marshall spoke.
The audience responded with pledges for
b3,10797, bringing the total collected
1t this theater so far to $13.323.43.
Tomorrow from IL o'clock am. to
o'clock pm. there will be held at
Keith's big auction. free to the pub
ic. when "Col. Jake" will be sold.
Col Jake" is the big Texas turkey
presented to President Will