Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-07
RED CROSS CALI
| PLANSANNOUNCED
Roland S. Robbins Accepts
Leadership of Chapter
AuxiIiaries.

Roland S. ROBBINS manager Oh
| Keith's Theater, who will direct the
annual event yesterday announced
| tentative plans for the Districts
| participation in the fourth Red Cross
| roll call to be held all over the
| United States from Armistice day to
! Thanksgiving day. Chairman Rob
bins will complete the personnel of
| his various committees within the
next few days
| In a recent address to the chairmen
OF the chapter auxiliaries, who will
/ play a prominent part in the enroll
| menta Chairman Robbins stated that
| in accepting the dictatorship he did
so fully convinced that there was
! only in Washington. but throughout
! the country and the entire world.
| Headquarters have been secured a
the old Merchants Bank building.
1919 F street northwest, where the
executive Offices and the headquarters
Of the women's Uniform Corps will
be established
Mrs. Theodore w. Richards. execu-
tive secretary Of the District chapter.
has been appointed chairman nf the
women's committee. and will preside
J At meeting Of her forces to he held
at headquarters, Wednesday. Nov IN
Der 10
f. Posters Are Distributed.
I General distribution of the posters,
which have always played a con-
spicuous figure in past enrollments
has already begun. and every mer-
tehAnt will be requested to display
them prominently in his place Of bust
ness. throughout the duration OF the
roll call.
Eighty per cent of the fees COL
!ected from the contributing and sns-
tanning members remains with the
chapter for local purposes.
Red Cross booths will be located IT
the principal department stores.
banks. ONCE buildings. theaters.
hotels and other places of vantage.
They will be in charge of Red Cross
workers in uniform. or those wear'n
solicit members. Every person joi..-
ling the roll cali win be entitled l"
q receipt ana a 1921 button.
= Thirty Auxilfnries to Solicit.
More than thirty auxiliaries have
already siEnifed their intention of
soliciting members. Mr.. Robbins
states that the goal would be 5000
members. though he was confident
owing to the definite program laid
down by national headquarters in
H4ace and the obvious need for Red
|cemmunity.
Z. arrangements are Delne MADE to
which have always been prompt in
More than %. 900 Joined. last year.
The Red Cross chapter has been in
vIted to maintain booth at the
Florist Associations chrysanthemum
show. November 10 to II, and q booth
at the American Legion celebra ton at
American League Park. November IL
to -.
~ MaaA lGeetinE NsvanDsrel4.
A mass meeting will be held on Red
Cross Sunday. November II. at 4 place
to be announced later. Every pastor in
the District will be requested to men
ton the Red Cross in announcements
or sermons on Red Cross Sunday and
to urge Practitioners to join or renew
their memberships.
Red Cross motion pictures will be
shown in the open air ut various parts
Of the city during the roll call.
These films will be timely and depict
the various activities now being car
ried on by the great relief orEAniza-
ton ut home.
Letters will be sent to all past
! members. urging them to send. in
their renewal and thus obvtAaAssA
that tho response from this source
will pave the way for = permanent
membership list. which can be used
from year to year. and thus prove an
invaluable ala to future roll call COM
mittees. =.
Every owner Of an automobile
will be urged to display the "Join"
sign on the windBhield OF his or her,
car. These signs will be distributed
throughout the District or can be se'
cured at headquarters. "a
President Wilson's message will b
announced tomorrow. Announce
ment will be made Of all 100 per cent
enrollments in clubs. business oorpo-
rations. labor unions, societies and
organizations
Leaflets to BE Feature.
Leaflets describing the work Of the
Red Cross Internationally nationally.
and locally in tho last year will be q
feature Of the roll call. and . definite
statement showing the needs for an
enlarged membership in Washington
IL nov being prepared.
Once again tho point IL emphasi zed
that this event simply mAEks enroll
mont OF new members and the re-
newal Of old Memberships and Is not
. campaign in the generally accepted
sense of that word. Eighty per cent
OF the fees collected from the con-
tr1outinE members at IS, or sustain
ing members at $40, remains with
the chapter for local Purposes. The
ordinary membership fee Is 81. 1t is
confidently expected that the local
quota will be obtained before Thanks
giving