Evening star., 1919-03-18
Every Washingtonian Expect
ed to Make Some Contribu-
ton Then.
D. c. STILL FAR BEHIND

mated for Washington from Red
Cross apportionment, and totals re-
ceived at New York headquarters of
the national committee reported back
as for the Washington quota amount
to s29,970. aggregating in actual cash
and pledges received at Washington
headquarters of S31,073, making a
total of $60,943
A meetln.s Of the women's commit
tee for relief in the near east vii
be held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clocl
in the ladies' parlor of the First Con
gregational Church. 10th and 6 streets
northwest, when plans for intensive
work will be considered. In the
cash may be brought to Mrs. Cabot
Stevens at 1886 New York avenue
Need for the clothing is emphasized
in q telegram received here from the
New York headquarters of the near
east relief committee.
Refugees Clad in Rags.
The telegram states:
United States Navy has given our
committee another ship, the Newport
News, sailing soon for Constantinople
with additional relief supplies. Com
mittee now prepared ID use to good
advantage worn clothing. Cables from
western Asia report tens CT thousands
| of refugees, homeless. clad in only the
! wore when deported from homes three
years ago. Situation most distressing.
One cable reads: 'PefugeeS slowly
| starving, on animal corpses. slaughter
! house blood and chaff, cholera expected
| this summer. Drugs ami foods must
! be imported; 100000 refugees in West
Caucasus crying for nelp
| More than $1,000 for the fund has
| been collected in the Department OF
Agriculture. it was learned today. and
there are encouraging reports from
| other federal departments.
Generous Amounts Received.
| Additional contributions were an
nounced as follows:
| Mrs Matthew T. Scott. 500.
| Orphan adoptions. $60-Mr. and Mrs.
E. c. Abbott and Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot
! Stevens.
Foreign night school, also the
Church of Nativity, S72.
! $50 gifts-Miss Louise Rackle, Thom-
as E. More, Mrs. L. w. Austin, Miss
Edith Tompkins. Emily E. Robinson,
DR.. Stockton Axson. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
S. Settle and Mrs Mary H. Myers.
Monroe School. $40.36.
War Trade Board, $3717.
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, $41.15.
$50 each-Mrs. Virginia Chinn, Miss
F. L. Hendley, Maud Atkins and Mrs.
w. F. Clarke.
SIS each-Mrs. w. H Baldwin,
Emily S. Cook, All Saints Church, Ger
man-American Fire Insurance Com
pany, DR.. Ade r. Thomas. Charles s.
Potter & Co, Mrs. Elizabeth Wood
ward, w. A. Winsatt Sunday school Of
Peck Chapel. Georgetown; H. D. Mar
shall, Peoples Drug Store, A. j. Rich
ards. Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Bryan, Ed-
monston & Co. Mrs. Robert A. Taft.
Daniel L. Hazard, John Dalzall. J.
60 ND NHa
B. Rathbone, w. L. Capper. Lieut. Col.
and Mrs. H. c. Newcomer. Armistead
Peter Sd; Emma Felsenthal, c. A. AS
pinwall, A. K. Schiavonian.
Only 40 Per Cent Raised So Far.
The sso,s4s. 1t is pointed out, is only
approximately 40 per cent of the
quota here, and energetic efforts will
be made to carry Washington over
have equaled or exceeded their ap-
portionments in the following per-
centaSes:
Washington, 1853 per cent; Vermont,
1877; Ohio, $50: Virginia, 11S; Arizona,
| 110; Utah, 107.
The percentage against the quota Of
| other states Is as follows: Montana, 81
per cent: New Hampshire. 81; Indiana,
| 80; Michigan, SO; Arkansas. 81; Oregon,
! 81: Nevada, rs: Idaho. Is; Tennessee, 10;
South Carolina, 67; Iowa, 81; Colorado, IS;
New Mexico. IS: Kansas, IS; Nebraska,
| 50; California (north). 60: Pennsylvania,
60: North Carolina, So: Wyoming. 81:
| New York. 81; Texas (south), 54; Mis-
sissippi. 81; California (south). 66.
| The cooperation Of the chief clerks Of
the government departments have been
secured and through the government
departments, the business mems COM
mittee and the woman's committee,
| headed by Mrs. Cabot Stevens, it Is
hoped that the balance asked Of Wash
ington will be secured.
Fighting OFF Starvation.
The NATIONAL American Committee for
Relief in the Near East is acting as dis
tributing agent for the Red Cross in
Asia Minor. Funds at the disposal OF
the Red Cross have proven insufficient
to feed and clothe the millions Of suffer-
ing Armenians. Syrians. Greeks and Per
SLAMS, and only through voluntary con-
trtbutions can these people be kept from
utter starvation. Seventeen cents a day
is all that is needed to feed a child in
the stricken countries Of Asia Minor.
More than 81 100 has been collected in
tho bowls put in department stores and
banks during the past two weeks.