The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-10
| RED Cross roll CALL
WILL CLOSE TOMORROW |
Director Enthusiastic Over Success
OF week, iO,04O Dollar Members
Being Added to Chapter.

Further noteworthy gains in mem
bers for 1920 are expected to re-
suit from strenuous cam paigning
today and tomorrow by workers in
the Red Cross roll call. That Rich
mond has no intention Of forgetting
the greatest mother in the world"
was fully attested by the remarkable
showing made last week. when TO-
040 persons became dollar members
OF the chapter here. There will be
no diminution of activity on the part
Of roll call workers right up to the
moment that the campaign ends
Tuesday night
Former service men appear de-
ternined not to be "a. ". o. l." at
the roll call Of the Red Cross The
readiness with which men wearing
the button denoting recent military
or naval service have responded to
the appeal of campaign workers
has been feature or the drive for
members. With large numbers OF
recently demobilised men In the city
this week for the af1nistice celebra-
ton II ID believed their presence will
apprcciAhly swell tho roll call re-
turns the remaining eAys Of the cam
paign.
In a statement issued last night
dealing with the activities Of the
American Red Cross In behalf Of
service men, II. q. Boykin, director
OF the roll call. said:
Home comforts for i'll soldiers
were provided at sixty three conva-
descent houses at environments, and
men In uniform were served at 700
American railway canteens. Per-
sonal attention and material help
was extended to more than a mil
lion wives and mothers of soldiers
and sailors. An average of $4,000,
anxiety letters were received and
answered monthly from families in
quiring about their boys in the sery-
ice abroad. Hundreds of thousand
Of American fighters were fed at
the front from rolling canteens. and
rest stations, with beds, baths and
disinfectors. were set up for tired
and muddy soldiers. Conteens were
established at all important railroad
stations in France for the benefit Of
men of the A. z. F.
In view of the fact that the roll
call ends tomorrow. the committee
I'm charge desires that all auxiliaries.
private schools and individuals hav-
ing membership books out return
them to headquarters by noon Tues
day This Is important, it was stated,
because a report must be made Tues
day night to the national heAdquar-
ters of the Red Cross showing the
outcome Of the roll call in Rich
mond.
PERMANENT booths for the issuance
of memberships will be maintained
today for the last time Announce
ment was made last night that the
booth which has been conducted at
the postotfice under the direction OF
Mrs. Fred Peasants will be moved
today to the Broad street railroad
station. Following is the assign
ment Of workers at the other booths
Cohen Company--Mrs, Sam Cohen.
chairman: Mrs. I. J. Marcuse, Mrs
w. H. Schwarxschild: Miller IL
Rhoads--Miss Bessie Jackson. chair
man: Mrs Howard Bryant, Mrs G.
w. Bethel f
tee OF the Richmond Red CROSS
the solicitation OF membership at
the theaters tonight. The workers
win be az follows:
Bijou--Mrs A. p Wilmer. Mrs.
Workman Spillman. Miss Elise Will
mer. Miss Elizabeth Pulliam. Miss
Carroll Minor. Colonial--Mrs. w. A.
Cheatwood. Miss Helen Stevens.
Broadway---Mrs. J. NJ. Rubens Mrs.
r. G. Gordon. Isis--Mrs J. ]. Hickey.
Mrs. George Gibson. Lyric-Mrs.
Chiles Terrell. Mrs. Gordon Wright,
Mrs. Graham Hohson.
ssS 1asntgt1tsas syseakers, ut the theaseyEl
will be the following:
Bijou, Murray Mcclure: Colon al,
Mr.. Harwood Broadway, George
Haw; Isis. James II, Price; Lyric.
A. J. Grass