Evening star., 1921-10-30

RED CROSS TO ASK
$4,000 IN CAPITAL
Campaign for Funds to Be-
gin Wednesday From Head
quarters for City.

Washington's quota for the hfth
Red Cross roll call will be 100000, it
was announced last night by Edward
A. Mitchell, chairman Of the local
committee, in charge OF the drive for
members.
Campaign headquarters will be
opened Wednesday in the old Mer--
chant1 Bank building, l414 F street
northwest. with Mr.. Mitchell super.
vtsing. Mrs. Theodore Richards will
be chairman Of the woman's commit.
tee; Mrs. Anne W. Brandon. assisted
by. Mrs. J. w. Chamberlain and Mrs.
Allen Lard. will receive contribu-
tions, and Mrs. Glenn Leland and Miss
Kathleen Kline will handle supplies.
Reports will be made each night Of
the days returns.
With few exceptions, the Red Cross
auxtliaries throughout the city will not
conflne their work to certain precincts
Of the city. as has been done in pre-
vious roll call campaigns, but will work
1ne to M, oSs M.v hs
chairman of the Piney Branch Auxil-
iary. who will canvass that section Of
the city entirely; Miss Emily Mathews.
chairman OF the Georgetown Auxiliary.
ship solicitations in that section, and
Mrs. Lee D. Latimer, chairman OF the
Chevy Chase Auxiliary, who will take
charge Of the roll call in Chevy Chase.
Many Apply for Booths.
Among those who have already made
application for Red Cross booths and
nave organized their own units to work
at the special stations are Mrs. H. B.
Dickson, wife Of one Of the executive
quarters. whose unit, composed Of the
wives Of Red Cross officials, will con-
duct a booth in one Of the largest no.
tells: Mrs. Charles Lynch, chairman,
and members Of the comfort section !:
Mrs. ]. A. F1shback. chairman Of the
kenesaw Auxiliary; Mrs. Montgomery
Blair. chairman of the surgical dress
chairman of the canteen corps; Mrs
Anne c. Koerper, head of the clerical
corps; Mrs. c. D. Carter. head Of the
motor corps: the Women's Alliance Of
All Souls Church. Church of the Cove
nant Auxiliary. Calvary Baptist Aux
iliary, Mrs. John Hone and Mrs. Vir-
ginia Woodward. Applications for res
ervationS Of booths and locations should
be made before November ! to Mrs
Richards, at the Chapter House. 16
Jackson place, as no stations can be
The Washington Gas Light Com
pany is cooperating by inclosing
$4,000 circulars, with membership
blanks attached, issued by the Red
Cross.
ID. q Chapter Active.
The District chapter Is one of the
most active units of the American
Red Cross. All Of its activities are
functioning and have been since the
war, when they were organized.
These groups consist Of the home
service section. nursing and hospital
ward workers, canteen corps, motor
corps. supply corps, comfort section,
conservation and thrift, home hy-
giene. dfetetics, nutrition center.
volunteer aids, clerical corps and
Junior Red Cross.
The home service section has han
died 7.494 cases for disabled men and
their families since April. 1920: teach
| ing center issued 400 certificates to
graduates in homo hygiene, 275 in
first aid, rs in life saving, Is in food
selection; canteen corps served in
twelve months 5000 men; supply
corps made S3,452 surgical dressings
for local hospitals. 1000 garments
| for Europe and local relief and 76.709
comforts to men in military public
| health hospitals: nutrition centers
! served 1858 gallons of soup and 247
gallons of cocoa to children in the
public schools; 66S lunches were
| served by the comfort committee to
| relatives Of overseas men buried in
Arlington. The clerical corps made
1853 pages of braille for the blind
| soldiers and the Junior Red Cross
reports 555 knitted articles, 1880 gar
ments, 1000 quarts of jelly. 1884 mis-.
| ceilaneous articles made during the
past year.