Evening star., 1918-05-22

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reported at the meeting Of personal
solicitation teams at the New VIII
lard Hotel at noon. Charles Henry
Butler, chairman, urged the mem-
bers to carry the local quota Of
&5OO.OOO for the Red Cross Sover
the tOpo tomorrow.
Teams reported for today SUBJ
scriptions OF $lO3,557. This sum.
added to Mondays s1le.s55.1o and
Tuesdays $1O6,5eO.8S gives the
grand total of $326,e73.
Well on their way past the halfway
mark toward the, goal of $500, 900, the
Districts minimum quota of the $780,
100000 war fund being raised by the
American Red Cross this week, mem
bers Of the campaign committee of the
District Chapter called to the attention
of every man, woman and child in the
National Capital today the pledge card
method of doing your Bit"
You may not be able to give SO. 900 to
the Red Cross, but you can give 81. in
four equal payments of 81 each. You
may not be able to give $40, 600, but you
can give $50 in four deferred payments
Of IS each.
Here Is Your Chance.
Here is the chance for every one who
wants to help to do so. The thirty-one
personal solicitation teams are attending
to those who can make the big contribu-
tons; it is up to every one who wants
to make the best contribution he can to
appoint himself team Of one, and see
to it that he secures a pledge card.
Pledge cards may be obtained at the
headquarters of the local campaign COM
mittee, 1922 F street.
The money is payable one-fourth July
/, one-fourth August !, one-fourth Sep
tember l and the balance October 1.
Checks are to be made payable to
Cuno H Rudolph. war fund cashier.
Second National Bank, and may be de-
livered either there or at the headQuar-
ters of the local campaign COMMITTEES,
1922 street.
Pledges Of more than s25. of course.
may be made on the card, but MEM
bers of the Red Cross other than the
members of the personal solicitation
teams were asked not to solicit more
than S25 in asking people generally.
If you want to pledge more than $25,
of course you can do so. the amount
to be paid in four installments.
"Silent Sentinels" Appeal.
"Silent sentinels" made their appear
ance on downtown streets today,
when more than 100 women in the
white costumes and blue wells OF
auxiliary members stood from noon
until l o'clock in a mute but most
effective appeal for the Red Cross.
The women were stationed at regu-
lar intervals along F street from 9Th
to 18th street, on 18th street from F
to II street, and on H street from 18th
the women not speak; passereby
thought it strange enough to find
100 women who did not and would
not say a word, but equally as strange
they found it when not sentinel
would accept a contribution to the
Red Cross.
The women were not there to ac-
cept contributions, but to impress
upon the people the fact that the RED
Cross drive is on, and that every man.
woman and child should contribute.
in simple justice to themselves, to the
nation and to humanity
Mrs. William C. Gorgas. Of the High
lands Auxiliary, was in charge of
the silent sentinels. Each sentinel
"a rried a Red Cross flag.
But Some Smiled.
Nany efforts were made by passers-
by to get the sentinels to speak, but
in SO far as is known none OF them
lid so, although many Of them smiled.
More than $3,422 was realized for
The Red Cross at Keith's last night.
where Secretary Baker made an ap-
neal for all to support the war fund
lriye. Secretary Baker praised the
work of the Red Cross in France.
which he had opportunity personally
10 inspect on his recent visit to the
"Col. Jake" the Texas turkey. pre-
,ented to President Wilson by Repre-
sentative Hardy. of Texas, has been
.urned over to the local chapter OF
.he Red Cross, and will be auctioned
,ff at Keith's, it was announced to-
lay.
Sale Of Playhouse.
Tomorrow night at that theater
,hildren's playhouse built by en-
,loyes of the engine room OF Tho
star is to be sold to the highest bid
Ter. Senator Lenroot is to speak at
he theater tonight.
With other articles to be auc-
.ioned off at Keith's are an old French
.oin, donated by an aged woman who
,ad kept 1t as a souvenir Of the days
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