The Washington times., 1920-11-15
75,OOOGOAL
Of REDCROSS
Goal for Membership Drive In
D. C. Fixed at Enthus-
iastic Meeting.

Bent upon breaking all previous
peace-time records Of service, Ameri-
can Red Cross officials today were
prepared to re-enroll $4,000 active
members in the District Of Columbia
by the end Of the fourth annual roll
call on Thanksgiving night.
APPLICATIONS POUR IN.
Following the keynote" appeal
Of prominent officials at the exer.
cises last night In the National Then
ter. hundreds Of applications poured
into local headquarters at 144 II
street northwest this morning.
"The universal response With which
our appeals are being met Is the most
Inspiring thing about the drive" de-
ciared Mrs. Theodore w. Richards.
chairman OF the woman's committee.
Practically every department OF the
Government is cooperating active
ly In the Red Cross drive, II was said
at headquarters. Business men and
civic organizations are forming 100
per cent clubs" with a view to sign
Ing up all employees and members In
the Red Cross ranks for the coming
year.
COMMITTEES INCREAsED.
Organized under the chairman OF
IO7 auxiliary chapters in the District,
volunteer women committees are
making a thorough canvas Of the
city. These committees are being in
creased daily, 1t was said at head
quarters.
Announcement was made at head
quarters today that the Rotary Club
OF Washington Is going into the RED
Cross 100 per cent strong" Rollin
Robbins, who Is directing the mems
committees. has invited the Rota.ians
o a luncheon in the promanade lounge
in Keith's Theater. Friday afternoon
at 1915 o'clock at which date VIII
be announced on which the Rotar!ans
have agreed to canvas the sections OF
the business district for memberships.
Employees Of the National Savings
and Trust Company. 1t was ana nounced
this morning. have enrolled 100 per
cent strong also.
Henry b. F. Macfarland struck the
keynote at last nights meeting
when he appealed to the public OF
Washington to give their active sup
port to the Red Cross which took
care OF 100000 families of soldiers
last year.
EXPECT NEW MEMBERS.
The work Of securing members will
be continued until Thanksgiving
night by which time 1t is expected
all OF last years members will have
been re-enrolled and several thous-
and new members added to the rolls
of the organization.
Officials Of the Red Cross arc en-
phasizing that the drive is not a
drive for funds but campaign for
membership in view Of the broad
service program that is contemplated
next year.
The gathering last night was no.
table for the spirit manifested by
the people of the District repre-
senting various business and civic
organizations.
District Commissioner Babel T.
Boardman, DR.. Livingston Farrand.
chairman Of the central committee of
the Red Cross: Mrs. Captain Anna L..
Fisher. OF the Arabian army. Red
Cross executive In Damascus. and
Henry B. F. Macfarlandt former presi-
dent Of the board OF District Commits
sioners, were the speakers.
FLORISTS GIVE PURSE.
At the conclusion OF the five-day
flower show at old Masonic Temple
last evening, Chairman Fred II.
Kramer summoned to the stage the
Red Cross women who have been con-
ducting a membership booth in the
auditorium throughout the chrys-
anthemum exhibition, and presented
them with a substa ntial purse, the
Eift Of the combined florists OF wash
ington, together with every available
blossom in the show room, the latter
to be transmitted through the Red
Cross to the soldiers at Walter
Reed Hospital.
Women in charge OF the flower
show "roll call" reported that the
patrons of the mum exhibition were
nearly 100 per cent Red Cross MEM
bers, and today the District chapter
OF the organization was high in its
praise OF the spirit shown by the Wis
itors as well as that revealed by the
florists committee.
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