Evening star., 1919-11-12

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he American Red Cross"
Presents a 81 Bill.
The prince smiled, and putting his
| hand in his pocket drew forth a 81
| Dill.
| And may in turn present you with
81 bill? l think it proper"
The 81 bill was placed in the mu-
| scum at the headquarters with the
| autograph of the prince.
The entire Red Cross Uniform Corps
| and thousands of spectators, who had
gathered in the rain, witnessed the
| ceremony.
Tag Day Ends Drive.
| Although the Red Cross member
ship campaign in Washington ends
tonight. the period for sending in do
nations to the 100000 war relief fund
| has been extended until Saturday
light, Frank ]. Hogan. chairman of
! he, finance committee. announced to-
fav. Similar extensions of time We're
given the government departments to
oh tnelr forces.
| Today was Tag day and every one
who has heart and dollar was
expected to help the Red Cross by
giving his dollar to one of the hun
dreds of uniformed workers who
| are stationed at prominent places
throughout the city. Rain failed to
1ampen the spirits of the workers
yesterday. scores Of them sticking to
their task through the downpour
which fell the greater part of the
day.
departments Making Reports.
Several of the government depart
nents have begun to make reports.
The zone finance office turned in more
than 1000 members and promised a
thousand more. The State Depart
ment has reported that more than 30
per cent of it's personnel has enlisted
in the cause and the Interior Depart
nent furnished 1.767 enrollments.
Commander II. L. Pence of the Wash
ington navy yard said 1000 employees
rad already paid in their memberships
ana the Treasury headquarters an
piled for 1000 more buttons in addi-
tion to the 10000 already supplied.
yesterday Were: Alice Carmody, so
members; Gail Ross, "a; Mrs. /, G.
Rider, 29, and Mrs. Amy L. Van Riper.
rs, all of the Potomac Division, Amer,
ican Red Cross -.
Miss Eugenia suter, from the Inter-
state commerce Commission, and Miss
| Hazel Diebold of the Navy Depart
! ment. acting as team, Captured ~
; enrollme ments;, :, Mildred OBrien. nation.
II headquarters, American Red Cross.
- and Mrs. j. Milton Penny, zone
| nance Office. 2S; Miss Eiizabeth
Faunce and Miss Josephine Giesking,
| rom the alien property custodian.
also made creditable returns.
Sure $4,000 Mark Reached.
Il think we can safely say that we
! have reached the $4,000 mark" said
| Edward B. Eynon, jr., in charge of
the financial end of the enrollments.
Il have the greatest hopes that we
will reach our goal, 100000 members,
by Saturday night, when the gov
ernment returns are in"
Frank r. Jelleff, Inc, was the first
of the business houses to call for a
100 per cent flag, every employe hav-
| ing enrolled in the relief organiza-
| ton.
| Among the division leaders to re-
| port are Miss Margaret Lower, 16,4S4
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Woodward. Gov
| arnment Hotel, 1000; Mrs. Charles V.
Wheeler. $50; John Dolph. 1.OS9:
Alys Downing. 1890: Earl d. Krew-
son, 909; Mrs. Fleming NeWbold 479;
Mrs. Howard Fiske, 142; John A.
Additions to Fund.
The following additional donations
to the 100000 fund were announced
by Mr.. Sweeney. last night:
One thousand dollars. A. Lisner.
Palais Royal, and Mrs. Mark Hanna
$500. Corby Baking Company; S40t
(additionaD Alfred Batcheller; $3.50,
Washington Post. Emile Berliner
Robert Lincoln, Swift & Co. and A.
Brisbane; $500. Edward H. Everett
John c. Let's Company and Havenner
Baking Company; 500. Childs. P. o.
Laughner. Rachel c. Hale. All Souls
Church, House & Hermann, Mrs. ]. J.
Duff, Mrs. Seaton Perry, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Noyes. H. H. Flather, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Strauss, Peter A. Drury
and D. ]. Kaufman; $50, Mr.. and Mrs
John L. Black. Pages Laundry, w. E.
Edmonston, DR.. Ralph Jenkins, Mar
tina Chapter 90. e. s., Jesse G. Ad-
kins. r. Berberich. ~. S. Hai>n, NJ
E. Allies. c. c. Glover. L. A. Reeves,
A. C. Moses, Henry Brewood, Mrs
Duncan Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. Beale
Howard, Mrs. Charles FitZhugh, Mrs
Grayson, Harry Wheaton Howard and
Equal Franchise League.
Welcome the Prince.
When the Prince of Wales and the
Vice President entered the Presidents s
room at the Union station yesterday
the prince was greeted by a band of
seventeen Red Cross women. headed
by Mrs. I. w. Littell and Mrs. Ell
dridge f. Jordan. Among the men,
bers of the canteen corps who well
coined the distinguished guests were:
Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney, Mrs.
James Mitchell, Mrs. J. w. Joyes,
Mrs. Randall Webb. Mrs. Colds
borough, Mrs. William S. Greaves.
Mrs. James Totten and Misses Nellie
Keane. Katherine Riggs, NJ. w. Nc
Carthy. Mary A. Ingle. Mary Sheridan,
Irene Sheridan, Louise Sheridan, Mary
Patten and Lydia Loring. These
ladies were warmly greeted by Gen.
Pershing. members of the cabinet and
of the English embassy and of the
~ oil of whnrn ha d