The Washington herald., 1918-05-21
ALEXANDRIA STARTS
We'll FOR RED CROSS
Days Indication Is that Quota viii
Be Oversubscribed.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. Z. knight & Son, 9
GiSz3 King Street.

Alexandria. Va. May eo.-Thc sum
OF $500 was collected today as the
result Of the first days Red Cross
oyersubscribe her allotment. The
work was begun at 10 o'clock this
morning by seventy-nine members Of
the Chamber of Commerce. divided off
into eighteen committees. and at R:SO
o'clock this afternoon the workers
met at the Westminster Building,
where they we're tendefed q luncheon
az guests Of Carroll Pierce. Each
chairman Of the respective committees
submitted a report. Those soliciting
report that they met with encourage
inent everywhere.
That the allotment Of $4,000 assigned
for Aiexanfria Will be reached before
the close OF the week Is the opinion OF
all those engaged in the task. The
committee will assemble again at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning In the
rooms Of tho Chamber Of Commerce
and continue its work.
In the interest OF the big drive the
four-minute men will each. night tnis
week speak at all public gatherings.
Announcements to this effect was
made today by Gardner l. Boothe,
chairman of the committee. The wom-
ems committee also plan to solicit
subscriptions TO the fund this week.
and started the work tonight on the
streets. All were uniformed.
The committees that were engaged
in the work today are as follws:
Special committee No. 1-R. L.
Payne, chairman; J. r. Cation, g. l..
Boothe. W. L. Smoot. B. w. Morse
and NJ. B. Harlow.
Special committee No. 2-Carroll
Pierce. chairman; ]. Y. Williams. l..
Ruben. Judge L. c. Barley and J.
William May.
Special committee No. 3-R. S.
Jones, chairman: Taylor Burke. o. II.
Kirk, George z. Warfeld. George u.
Hopkins. Rev. DR. E. V. REGISTER and
Rev. Louis Smet
Committee No. &c. c. Lamond.
chairman: r A. Steele. II. w. Wildt.
No. IS. w. Pitts, chairman; S. c.
Cropley. F. NJ. Gould. L Bendheim.
No. 3-Dr. w. NJ. Smith, chairman; A.
$. Mankin, II. A. Stewart, DIR. f. A.
German. No. +-wallaee Lindsey.
chairman; r. F. Downham, T. z. Dy-
5-J. H. .Trimyer, chairman; NJ. w.
NIdlIltS. -. u w. O-AA
Z. knight. chairman: J. L. Loose.
George II. Beuchert. o. H. Hullings.
No. 7-Kenneth Ogden. chairman;
Cooper Dawson. No. S-w, A. Moore.
Alexander Kaufman. d. Janney
J. L. Perry. A. L. Cohen. Claude w.
James Bayne, chairman; c. B Swan,
F. a. Steele, E. r. Elliott. No. IL
]. William May. chairman; r. r.
G. Graham. chairman: B. Abramson,
V. w. Boswell. T c. Howard. No. l3-
G. W. Lewis, chairman; n. S. Green
away. Harry Aitcheson, ]. d. knight
No. H-H. r. Burke, chairman; A. NJ.
King. W. H. Sweeney. DR.. NJ. d. De-
laney. No. Sc. II. Callahan. chair
man; r. B. Washington. Paul B. Hui
fish. J. d. Normoyle. ]. E. W. Tim
herman.
Harvey Payton Wilson. owner of
Holm Hall Farm. Fairfax. County.
Va, had a narrow escape from be-
ing gored to death by a bull while
on his farm yesterday morning. As
it was Ne had two ribs broken and
suffered from bruises.
Mr.. Wilson was endeavoring to
place a ring in the bulls nose to
replace a broken ring. Suddenly
the bull attacked him and gored
him, throwing him a distance OF
about ten feet in the air. Two farm
hands who were with Wilson grab
bed pitchforks and finally drove
off the infuriated bull.
Mr.. Wilson was attended by Drs.