Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-01
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES.

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| Chairmen Of the 104 auxiiaries Of |
the District Of Columbia Chapter,
American Red Cross, are to hold the
regular monthly meeting at 1890 toll
morrow morning, in studio hall, 1919
Connecticut avenue. Reports Of the
work Of the auxiliaries will be read
and there will be general discussion
of the various activities of the or
ganization. Mrs. T. W. Richards. di-
rector Of women's work, will preside.
! At /: 80 in the afternoon. in the same
place, there will be a general meeting,
to which each auxiliary chairman has
been requested to bring five members
/ of her unit. Features of this meeting
gan on The Christmas Roll CALL" and
Mrs. Gordon 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 con-
| tinued relief work will be outlined
and discussed.
| Discussing the future activities Of !
the District Red Cross Chapter yes
! terday, 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 beginning to come home, !
she said, there is great danger that |
the public will feel there no longer !
is a necessity for the Red Cross work. |
the need for relief work is even !
greater than before, since there are /
\ millions of helpless women and chill |
! dren 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.
| Mrs. John c. Dougherty, in charge
sof salvage headquarters, reports that |
generous response is being made by (
the public to the recent appeal for |
lchildren's old clothing and furniture, /
Hundreds Of garments have been turn i
ed i'll and are being sold each day to !
poor families, she states. Such gifts, it !
is stated, serve a double purpose. since
they enable the very poor families to ;
! procure clothing and furniture ut q
very low cost and at the same time
help swell the funds Of the chapter.
One man called at the salvage depart /
ment 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
purchased the clothing with his l:m-
tied means had it not been for the
salvage department. Demand for the
garments is increasing all the time, |,
Mrs. Dougherty states, and there ap- !.
parently is no limit to the number Of /;
garments that can be disposed Of. The |
salvage department also can make good !;
use of adults clothing, old carpets,
| mating, oilcloths and old furniture. /
Another valuable source of revenue |
for the salvage department is an tin |
foil, which many boys and girls I
throughout the city are saving and ,
turning in to headquarters. A total Of !
i2,741 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 !
they have been worn. Old rubber shoes,
rubber mats, tires, hot-Water bags, etc,
are most acceptable.
Christmas membership drive, which Is !
to begin December 16, expects to in |
crease the membership in the District |
from the present strength of $1,000 to !
100000. Emphasis is laid upon the fact |
that the drive is for members rather !
than mcne.-, the membership fee being
only 81. In view of the great work I
which the Red Cross has done during !
the past year and the greater interest !
in it's activities which has been aroused |
among all classes OF people. it is ex-
pected that the response to the COM
| Ing appeal for new members will eclipse |
that of any previous campaign. Mrs. |;
Montgomery Blair is chairman Of the !
women's committee for the drive. The !
personnel of the executive committee |
and chairmen of the various subcom- !
nlttees will be announced during the |
coming week.
The comforts committee still is in |
urgent need Of volunteer workers to !
help complete a number Of large orders |
for khaki bags and property bags.
khaki bags and 5000 property bags |
There is particular need for cutters at |
this time, Mrs. Danforth Geer. chair |
man. states. This work can be done |
either at comforts committee head (
quarters, 1901 F street, or women may |.
| take the material to their homes and |
work there.
Since the influenza epidemic subsidized |
there have been more demands upon
the Motor Corps than ever, Mrs. David !
Fairchild. captain OF the corps. states. |
The emergency work done by members |
of the corps during the epidemic ap-
parently advertised it, and convinced |
the public of it's effectiveness, since |
there has since been an increasing !
number Of calls for service There have |
been $50 calls for ambulances alone, |
Mrs. Fairchild states, since November t
1. Already the need Of more cars and |
drivers is being felt, and Mrs. Fair j
child has issued an appeal to all wom- /
en- who own cars, and who wish to |
volunteer for even few; hours q wesis, |
to report to Motor Corps headquarters. |
18th ana NJ streets. The new building |
of the corps. Immediately adjoining |
the present quarters. is being COM
pleted. and will materially add to the |
effectiveness Of the corps. since better |
facilities will be thus provided. The |
building will include a restroom for |
women who are on night. duty, large