Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
CHURCHES OBSERVE
RED CROSS SUNDAY
Pastors Requested to Men,
ton Work-Women to So
Iicit Members.

| Churches OF Washington are OBJ
serving Red Cross Sunday today. with
special sermons on the fourth roll
call Of tho organization.
Pastors have been requested to
! mention the work of the organiza-
| ton in sermons. =or altar announce
! ments and Red Cross women in uni
| form Will solic, members at a num-
| Der OF churches.
| The mass meeting at tho National
! Thcatcr at o'clock for the benent
| Of the roll call will he addressed by
| Miss Mahet T ISoardman. District
comm ission"r and secretary of the
! national orGa n1Zat1on. who VIII speak
| on peace time activities of the Red
Cross and On the work of the local
chapter particularly.
VIII Talk on Europe.
Another address will he delivered
by Dr. Livingston Farrand. chairman
of tho central committee of the
American Red Cross. who will base
his talk upon conditions in Europe.
which the Red Cross is seeking to
alleviate. Henry Is. +. Mcfarland
| will act as permanent chairman of
the meeting and will he introduced
by Roland Robbins. roll call director.
The Marine Band will furnish music.
Singing and Red Cross motion pic
a. l.. Fisher, the only woman to be
honored with a military commission
by tho Arabian government, will be
among the features.
Hundreds of Washingtonians last
night Witnessed motion pictures and
colored slides thrown upon a screen
in front of The Star building. while
the Marine Band gave an impromptu
concert in front of the old post office
building Several films were shown.
together with colored still pictures
depicting the work of the Red Cross
in various manners.
5000 Mark IL Passed.
While the street motion picture
show was in progress, twenty Ave
girls in Red Cross wells and brassa rds
walked through the crowds with
pencil and solicitation blanks obtain
ing dollars for membership from the
onlookerS.
Memberships poured into head
quartres last night. the 5000 mark
exceedingly encouraging by the roll
call committee as it represents the
response of citizens at large The
government departments are not eX-
pected to report until next week
The International Alliance Of Bill
Posters and Billers. Local 81. have
volunteered to distribute roll call
posters through the business dis
trict. SO that the city will be
thoroughly covered in this respect
this week.
At a meeting of the Rotary Club
yesterday its members decided to en-
roll in the Red Cross, organize their
employees 100 per cent, utilize their
motor corps unit to assist and recruit
others to help in distributing supplies
and unanimously voted to encourage
Red Cross workers. particularly. the
of each firm who is cooperating with
the roll call. They accepted an invi-
tation from Roland Robbins to q buff
fet luncheon in the promenade lounge
of Keith's next Friday at 1915 pm.
when reports will be made of the re-
suit Of their activities and date ap-
pointed to make an ffice-to-office
canvass of the downtown section.
Many Aid in Campaign.
Mile. Revillon of the Garden Tea
Room. 1914 Vermont avenue. who was
one of the most active workers last
year. has volunteered to assist again
in this roll call.
trict is being canvassed by the Park
View Red Cross auxiliary under the
leadership of Mus. Orlena, B. Killers
chairman. She Is being assisted by
Mrs. Henry Bingham. Mrs. c. H. Han
son. Mrs. Ralph Prescott. Mrs. Clifford.
Mrs. Hutchinson. Mrs. Alphonso Rog-
ers. Mrs. Yost. Mrs. L. J. Mount, Mrs
Ruth Ivers. Mrs. c. Hellbach. Mrs. Re-
becca Meiners and the Misses Alice
Williams and Elizabeth Shannon.
The United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy auxiliary, Mrs. A. v. Fergu-
son. chairman. is stationed at the
Franklin National Bank. Mrs. John
Bryan. Mrs. Clarence Albaugh. Mrs.
Eugene Barr. Mrs. G. Van Sickler,
Mrs. E. Tancill and Mrs. ]. N. Saun-