The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-12
PARADE OPENS FUND
DRIVE OF RED CROSS.
Two Weeks Campaign for
100000 Quota Inaugurated
by Demonstration.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS AID
Women's Committees Open
Booths in Restaurants, Stores
and Hotels.

glowing ruby colored cross spread
aloft by stalwart soldiers and, its wings
forming a canopy under which walked
156 young women in white uniform, was
striking feature of the Red Cross
parade last night to mark the opening
of the fourth big drive for membership.
The organization has set 100000 new
members as the New York county goal.
At dollar apiece this means $4,000
to carry on the years work. The cam
paign to enroll men, women and children
will continue daily until Thanksgiving
Day.
Men and women wearing the home or
overseas service uniform of the Amer
lean Red Cross were prominent in the
parade, which formed at Broadway and
Seventy-sixth street. got under way soon
after s 80 p. NJ, and swung off toward
Times Square, where 1t turned east to
Fifth avenue and marched to Twenty
sixth street.
Other war service organizations took
part. including the Jewish War Relief,
Knights of Columbus, Y. NJ. G. A.. Y. w.
C. A. and the Salvation Army, which had
two bands. Brig. Gen. George II. Dyer
OF the First Brigade. N. Y. N. G.. was
grand marshal, and George A. DAILY
chief of stan. Then came 500 State
guard troops. many Of the men wearing
A. L. F. insignia.
Capt. Ernest Meadows of the Red
Cross was marshal of the second division
and Lieut.. j. Henry Smythe. Jr., also of
the Red Cross, was aid. Miss Elisabeth
Cullon was marshal of the Overseas Ser
vice League and Miss Agnes Lyall her
aid. Major Elisha Sniffen marched at
the head Of the fourth division. The Red
Cross Motor Corps was in charge of
Capt. Alice L. Foss, and the New York
County Reserve Motor Corps was headed
by Adjt. NJ F. Hawkins
When the column reached Thirty
fourth street and Fifth avenue II was
reviewed by city officials and others.
The women's committee for the drive had
manned by night time 315 booths In de-
partment stores, 80 in restaurants, AZ in
hotels, 20 In banks and more than so In
Office buildings
The first department store to send in
a check for a 100 per cent subscrip-
eiOi was ASOiu " ldylOi All their
1870 employees have Joined. The Swiss
Ladies Society of New York subscribed
a dollar for each member.
Gov Smith issued the following ap-
peal to the people OF the State In be-
half of the roll call
THE fourth roll call of the Ameri-
can Red Cross will commence Novem-
Der IL and end November %. The
American Red Cross discharged n great
obligation during the World War by
experimenting the work performed by
our national and local authorities and
won the esteem and confidence of the
entire American people. The work of
this organization meets the demands
OF peace as well as the requirements
of war and should have the support
of citizens generally to keep intact It's
national organization and to furnish
means for carrying on its work OF hui
manity in each community In caring
for the sick and needy and In protect
ing the health and welfare OF our citi-
zens.
Now therefore /. Alfred Z. Smith,
Governor of the State OF New York, do
hereby call upon all the people OF the
State to give generous assistance by re-
spending to the fourth roll call of the
American Red Cross and by assisting
in the membership campaign to be held
November IL to November rs, 1920, In
elusive"