The Washington times., 1919-11-04
15,0OOENROL[
IN REDCROSS
Annual Roll Call to Obtain 100,-
600 Members in D. c. Is
Progressing Rapidly.

a sany TO use in denoting the re-
Spouse which Washington has shown
during the first two days of the Red
figures this morning reached the 49,
900 mark, with every indication
pointing to an increase of 10000 more
during the late afternoon. The goal
Is 1OO,OOO members-s100.O00
II there existend any doubt as to
how the Red Cross appeal would
be received, now that the war is over
and the boys are back home, II was
entirely dissipated by reports received
by Thomas Bell Sweeney, chairman
of the local enrolment committee, at
his headquarters. 1719 II street north
west
Division leaders, representing moro
than 1900 canvassers reporting in to
their several headquarters, had moth
ing but the best OF results to an
nounce. Optimism and enthusiasm
permeates the atmosphere OF the var =
ious enrolling stations, and the work
ers are determined to put Washing
ton over the top with a 100000 en-
rollment before the campaign is more
than half finished.
Yanks Give Support.
The soldier patients at Walter
Reed Hospital are lending their sup
port to the campaign, and turned out
enmasse today to act as escorts for
many of the young women engaged
in the house-to-house canvass In
the business district where the Of
fee buildings and stores are being
canvassed by employees of the various
life insurance companies, the response
has been double that expected at the
outset. Virtually every office and
business house visited Is marked up
as 100 per cent-an enrolment OF
every employe. In calling for an ad-
ditional supply Of buttons in the bust
ness district this morning. the divi-
sion captains told Mr.. Sweeney that
the response would far exceed the
mark set in a preliminary estimate.
The Bureau of Standards is the
first Of the Government department.
to report to campaign headquarters
having enrolled rs per cent and
promising 100 per cent enrolment
before the week is up.
Requests for Flags.
The Red Cross flag is dyiny over the
municipal building and requests are
pouring in for similar flags to be
hofsted over other buildings as fast
as the 100 per cent enrolment is com.
pleted. 1t was estimated that virtu-
ally every business house and public
building in Washington would be fly
ing the flag before the week is I'D.
Enrolment headquarters have been
established in the Wyatt Building
Fourteenth and F streets northwest
where Mrs. Fleming Newbold is in
charge. Subscriptions for the Red
cross also will be taken at the Y. w
g A building on + street. National
Red Cross headquarters on Seven.
teenth street, the District chapter
house, 1S Jackson place and 1920 Con
necticut avenue northwest.
Mrs. Alice Middleswart is in charge
of transient enrollments at Potomac
division headquarters. Mrs. LAME,
Winslow has charge Of securing mem
bers at Union Station, and Mrs. Olge
FISK has organized a team for the
same purpose at the Wardman Park
Inn. DR.. W. A. Warfield is lookinl
after enrollments in the colored auxili.
aries. Mrs. Livingston NJ Farrand
committee of the Red Cross has volun-
teered as worker and will be as
signed city block to canvass
Poster Exhibit.
AS one of the features of the Third
Red Cross Roll Call in the District OF
Columbia, the American Red Cross
has prepared an exhibition of posters
in one of tn erooms at the National
Headquarters, Seventeenth and z
streets northwest, which graphically
gives the history of the organiza-
lions work during the American par
ticipation in the war and further por-
trays the intended scope of the Red
Cross effort at home in times of
peace.
The posters which have been col
lected and arranged by Miss Irene
NJ. Given Wilson, curator of the Red
Cross Museum an da veteran Of two
years service overseas are, for the
most part familiar to the public.