Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
BIG MASS MEETING
TOSTART VICTORY
RED CROSS DRIVE
US. and Foreign Personages
Invited to Liberty Hut
Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.
Not only high officials of the Ameri-
can government and their wives. but
also members of the various embassies
and legations, together with the visit
| ing foreign trade delegates. have been
specially invited to attend the big
mass meeting which, scheduled for 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Liber-
ty Hut, will launch the Districts
drive on behalf of the Thanksgiving
victory roll call of the American Red
Cross.
Prominent Persorages Inviteu.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall are among the invited guests.
AS they have always been among the
stancheSt supporters of the Red Cross,
the campaign committee is conndent
that they Will attend if possible. me
list also includes members OF the CAP
met and their wives, all of whom nave
previously been in the forefront IN
Red Cross activities the President pro
tempore of the Senate, the Speaker ana
floor leader of the House. members OF
the Supreme Court, members OF tpe
District judiciary and the DISTRICT
Commissioners. There will be pres
ent also all members OF the uni
formed corps, the men from waiter
Reed Hospital, and all those who have
pledged their services as volunteer
workers.
Admission to the big meeting will
be by ticket only, except that the
women's uniformed corps, the press
and all soldiers, sailors and marines
Pershing and Others to Speak.
Gen. Pershing, Mrs. Larz Anderson,
DR.. Livingston Farrand and Henry
| B. F.. mcfarland win make brief
addresses; Mrs. Newton ID. Baker will
sing, and the Marine Band will play
a specia program. Thomas Bell
Sweeney, campaign manager, VIII pre-
side.
Lieut. William E. Severe. who will
have charge of the Walter Reed con-
tingent, having been patient there
himself, has issued an appeal to owners
of private cars to report to the hos
pital tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
to assist in transporting the wounded
men to and from Liberty Hut. Those
sending their chauffeur and machine
should report to Lieut.. Severe at the
Red Cross convaleScent house.
Unanimous approval of the progress
made in organizing the campaign
which is to run from November 2
to IL. was given Thomas Bell
Sweeney, the chairman, at a meeting
of the executive committee at head
quarters, 1719 H street northwest,
last evening.
1t was reported also at that time
that approximately $4,000 of the
100000 fund, which is Washington
quota to complete the wartime pro-
gram of the Red Cross, had been
subscribed by the larger contributors
| to the war fund of 1918, thus leaving
a balance of $4,000 to be secured by
personal solicitation in the general
community. This fund is entirely
distinct. it should be explained. from
the 100000 which is to be raised
incidental to the roll cali member
ship drive.
National headquarters and the Po-
tomac division announced that their
respective organizations had already
enrolled 100 per cent strong in the
membership campaign. The combined
forces number 1000 men and women.
500 "Yanks" Expected to Aid.
Walter Reed patients to the number
us have already volunteered to act
as escorts to the uniformed girl work
ers, who will make the house-to-
u, -
ever, that fully 500 Yanks eventually
will turn out TO show their apprecia-
ton of what the Red Cross had done
for them.
Team captains are holding individ-
ual meetings at their homes today to
issue hnal instructions to workers
and furnish them with the necessary
supplies. such as buttons, receipt
books and tickets for the mass meet
ing. The finance committee, of which
r. ). Hogan is chairman. met today
Mrs. Larz Anderson will relate her
experiences abroad at Liberty Hut to-
morrow.
William E. Severe, second lieuten-
ant, 16Sth Infantry, Rainbow Division,
who was patient at Walter Reed
unit! his recent discharge from the
service. has charge of the speakers,
who are appearing daily at the vari-
Gus meetings of societies. clubs and
| other organizations throughout the
city. The Misses Mildred and Mary
owen Dean, who served overseas,
have volunteered to talk for the Red
Cross at these gatherings.
Other Activities.
Chairman Sweeney has issued an
appeal to all automobile owners to
display the Red Cross Join" sign on
| their windshields. These signs can
be obtained at campaign headquarters,
| 1719 H street; district chapter neau-
quarters, 16 Jackson place. motor
corps headquarters, at 10th and N
! streets. and uniformed corps head
quarters, 1920 Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. Charles v. Wheeler of the
! motor corps made a thorough canvass
| of the large business houses and de-
partment stores yesterday and found
the window dressers ready to make
novel Red Cross displays during the
coming week.
Headquarters at 18th and F Streets
| Enrolment headquarters will be
| located at 14th and F. streets, in the
premises now occupied by the Trinity
Community headquarters. This ar
rangement was made through the
! courtesy of the free milk for France
committee. the Trinity Community
managers and Thomas B. Love. The
Y. w. c. A. on F street, has also con-
sented to permit Red Cross workers
to enroll members in their headquar-
| tiers.
All churches tomorrow have been
asked to observe Red Cross Sunday
with appropriate service or secogni-
| ton of the work done by the organ
| ization. and many of the clergy will
mention the Red Cross in their SER