The Washington herald., 1918-05-25
ANSWER TO HUN RAIDS
0NNURSESANDPATlENTS
$36,6S9,6O4 MERCY FUND
President and Mrs. Wilson
Attend Ball Game for
the Fund.
$1,000 NETTED FROM
AL SOURCES HERE
Ball the Chief Executive
Threw Out Sold for
$500.

/ Yesterday was Red Cross Day
at American League Park Presi-
dent Wilson was present and
tossed the opening ball. The
proceeds of the game were do
mated to the Red Cross war fund.
! Although the sky was cloudy
and threatening, crowd of 5000
was present. In addition to the
gate receipts, the Red Cross OBJ
tanned a large sum of money
from the sales by its women
workers of flowers, candy and
copies of the Red Cross Edition
of The Washington Herald.
! Immediately preceding the
game the President purchased
copy of The Herald's Red Cross
Edition from Mrs. Lillian Rich
ards. Mrs. Richards was pre-
sented to the President by Henry
B. F. Macfarland, former Com
missioner of the District, and
chairman ofsthe Red Cross cem-
! mittcc.
Ball Sold for $500.
: The ball with which the game was
to be opened Was handed to the Pres
ident by CLARK Griffith. manager Of
! the Washington team, at $50 o'clock.
The President autographed the ball,
ard. rising to his feet. tossed it into
;Ee field. wnere it was caught by
Unnire Billy" Evans.
The ball, however, was not used
! in the game, but made to do its part
in the Red Cross drive.
! Umpire Evans handed the ball to
| Mr.. MacFar. who placed it at
auctionf to be sold to the highest
| bidder, the proceeds to go to the
Red Cross. After several minutes of
active bidding, the ball was knocked
down" for $500 to Otis H. Cutler.
! manager of Insular and Foreign At
! fairs of the American Red Cross.
| Mr.. Cutters closest competitor was
i Edward Chase, of Philadelphia. one
of the governments ''doIIar-a-vear'
men, whose bidding stopped at 5000.
President Enjoyed Game.
| With President Wilson were Mrs.
Wilson, Rear Admiral Grayton, Col.
Edgar Brown. of Atlanta, Ga: DIR.
/ Grayson, his physician. and his
! aides. The President appeared to be
! greatly interested in the game, and
! his applause for the accomplish
ments of the players of either the
Washington or Detroit team were
frequent and enthusiastic.
The light rain which began dur
ing the early part of the fourth
inning. compelled him to retire to
the rear row of his box, in order
to be under the shelter of the roof
of the grandstand. In addition to
the copy of The .Herald's Red Cross
edition which the President bought
from Mrs. Richards prior to the
game, he bought two more copies
from two little girl Red Cross
workers.
| Little Louise Tompkins, years old,
OF this city, and Clarice Snyder, =
years old, of the Maytime Company,
playing this week at the Belasco
Theater, each sold a COPY to the
President during the course of the
game. Ten young women of the May
time Company and many local women
Red Cross workers also sold a great
number Of copies Of The Herald's Red
Cross edition.
! The feminine newsboys had some
difficulty in carrying the heavy papers,
but as one Of them said. TITS for a
good cause. so / won't complain IL
my back is half broken"
| Between innings of the game the
Quartermaster Corps Band from
Camp Meigs played. On the flagstafr
in centerfeld under the American flag
waved the Red Cross LAnner.
President Left After Ninth Innlnr.
The President and his party left
at the end OF the ninth inning. when
it was apparent that the game, then
tie, would probably continue for
several innings more. When the
President rose. and, preceded by
Mrs. Wilson, left the box, the en-
tire audience rose and stood with
heads uncovered until they had
passed from the stand.
Edward b. Lyon. chairman of the
Red Cross Committee in charge of
the game, announced late last night
that the amount received from the
sale OF tickets to the game was ap-
proximately $500.
This. with the $3.50 received from
the sale of the ball autographed BIZ
the President gives total OF 1850
which will be derived by the Red
Cross directly from the game, In
addition to which is the amount OBJ
tanned by the sale at the ball park
Of the Herald Red Cross edition, and
the flowers and candy by the Red
Cross women.