Evening star., 1919-11-10
STRIVING TO RAISE
RED CROSS QUOTA
IN TWO DAYS LEFT
Hundreds of Workers Go
Forth to Solicit Additional
Dollar Memberships.

Two days remain for Washington
to fill its double quota for the Red
Cross of 100000 members and 100000.
With the end in view of pushing
Washington to more than it's pre-
scribed quota, every available re-
source of the Thanksgiving victory
roll call managers was put into op-
GRAFTON today and willFremain in op-
GRAFTON until the close of the cam
paigp tomorrow night.
Hundreds of Red Cross workers in
uniform, aided by numbers of volun-
teers wearing the official canvasser's
badge, went forth today, determined
on pinning 4 button on every man
and woman not already wearing the
Red Cross emblem. Contributions
over the dollar asked will be turned
over to the wartime relief fund.
Special Matinee This Afternoon.
a special matinee for the benefit of
the Red Cross fund will be held this
afternoon at 5 O'Clock at Moore's
Garden Theater. In addition to show
ing the feature film, soldiers of For
ding Davis. the Mack Sennett bath
ing beauties will appear in person
through the courtesy of Tom Moore
and Sidney B. Lust. and after per-
forming their act will solicit mem.
berships in the audience. Reserved
seats for the performance are on sale
at the principal Red Cross stations
and at the theater. The entire pro-
ceeds will go to the relief fund.
Arrangements now IN in course ns OF
completion with the state Depart.
ment promise a treat for the Prince
of Wales on his arrival in Washing
ton tomorrow. Present plans have
it that Miss Dorothy "Beauty Brown
the most popular Red Cross worker at
Walter Reed Hospital, will pin Red
Cross button on the future king on
his arrival at the Union station.
Strenuous efforts will be made In
the short time left for soliciting to
have Washington take her place
among the leaders of the cltles IN
the United States who have placed
an overwhelming vote of confidence
in the organization. The work that
lies before the Red Cross has been
repeatedly brought before the puollc
and the pubic is looked to to do its
share in carrying on the work here
and abroad.
Gratifying Reports.
| One of the most gratifying reports
received yesterday by Thomas Bell
Sweeney, chairman of the campaign,
| came from the Lyceum Theater. Ihe
chorus girls at the performance sat
urday night volunteered to go among
the audience and within ten minutes
! collected more than 800. Every
member of the company. as well as
every employe of the house, has en-
rolled.
! Through the courtesy of the Semmes
Motor Company and the Graphoscope
| Company open air pictures of Red
Cross activities were shown Saturday
night and will be repeated tonight
and tomorrow night. The above firms
have donated a motor truck and
moving picture machine.
! Thirty-two per cent of the workers
! in the Washington navy yard have
| already joined the Red Cross, and eff
! forts are being made today and to-
morrow by Commander H. L. Pence to
| the 9.497 employees of the yard. 3.023
! have joined.
Colored Woman's Offering.
! So universal has been the appeal
| that many stories touching on efforts
! of poor persons to help make the
campaign success have been related
/ by Red Cross workers. Miss Alys
Downing reports that a jar Of jam
was offered to one of the workers in
| lieu of a one-dollar membership fee
| by an old colored woman who said
| she wanted to do some mething to show
! her appreciation of the Red Cross for
! saving neT SOu = iilC III r TdHCc
| An old lady called at campaign
headquarters, in the Wyatt building
i yesterday and said she could not give
! any money. but would like to wash
F., the windows and scrub the floors or
| do something to show her gratitude
| for the Red Cross for taking care of
her children during the influenza cpl
demic last fall.
Prominent Women Helping.
Among the many prominent women
of Washington who are assisting in
making the drive a success are Mrs.
Ralph Jenkins Mrs. H. H. Flather,
| Mrs. l. H. Saunders. Mrs. NJ. P. Maus.
Miss Virginia Hunt, Miss Helen Park
er, Miss Elizabeth Collins, Miss Myra
Hendry, Miss Eleanor Johnston, Miss
Elsie Cassels. Miss F. Blake, Mrs. g.
c. Minnegerode, Mrs. George B. Nose
ley, Mrs. H. B. Merrick. Miss Marie
Swami. Miss A. Hill, Mrs. Thomas
Kelly, Miss Katherine Kanary. Miss
Mildred Ralph, Miss Louise King,
Miss Sarah King. Miss Elona Cal;
Dsnys Miss D0rHth9a Mss PensS aa1sn Ham M1es
ilton, Mrs. Charles w. Semmes. Mrs.
Lee d. Latimer, Mrs. Robert Fleming.
Mrs. Allyn X. Capron, Mrs. l. Gal
Iowa., Mrs J. Dimond. Mrs. L. S.
Wolfe. Mrs. H. w. dupbafo. MrS.
Charles V. Wheeler, Mrs. George
Meyers, Miss Elzaneth M9l. st stead Miss
Mrs. John c. Sheppard, Miss E. p.
Walker Miss Katherine ,Ets Horner; MISS Miss
Kauffmann, Miss Edith McCammon,
Miss Abbie McCammon, Miss Mar
garet Milne, Mrs. Edgar Van
Miss Marion King, Mrs. Alphonse
Rogers. Mrs. J. E. Collins. Mrs. Harry
Test, Mrs. Elizabeth Hawkins, Mrs.
John Van schaik. Mrs. E. d. Roberts.
Mrs ]. A. Hull. Mrs. Thomas Caiver,
Mrs. Mary Van Ness Fauth, Mrs. F. w.
True, Miss Laura Volstead, Mrs. G, NJ.
Dewell, Mrs E. A. Quintard, Miss
Edith Radiant. Mrs. Q; B. Johnson,
Miss Sylvia Lyon, Miss Margaret
Paine, Mrs E. swavely, Miss Jane !r-
wing, Miss Helen Netherwood. Miss
Grace Ocumpaugh and Mrs. Anne w.
Brandon.
WILL INDORSE RED CROSS.