Evening star., 1922-11-07
POLICE, F|REMEN
TO BOOST FUND
100 Per Cent Red Cross Re.
sponse Promised by
Their Chiefs.
SPEAKING ON PROGRAM
Records Of Service in Emergencies
to Be Pointed Out Ar.
mistics Day. .

The sixth annual roll call Of the
District of Columbia Chapter. Ameri-
can Red Cross. Is going to be a com
plete success, as far as the police and
fire departments are concerned. Maj
Daniel Sullivan. speaking for the men
Of his command. and Fire Chief
George Watson. for his Are fighters
have promised Mrs. John Allan
Doughefty. manager Of the Washing
ton Division Of the Red Cross, that
there will be 100 per cent enroll.
ments in their divisions.
II think it Is z splendid idea to. set
a 100 per cent enrolment for the po-
lice department" said Maj. Sullivan
last night, "and we have every hope
Of going over the top. The matter
has been discussed in my office with
the precinct commanders and all arc
very much interested"
Chief Watson declared: I'VE are
heartily, in favor of the Red Cross,
as we have seen its work and have
worked with them. Therefore, we
have an almost selfish interest in the
workers and their deeds. They arc
friends Of ours, and I'll say we are
ment."
Addresses to BE Made.
Saturday Observation-Disclosures day
when tho roll begins for three
weeks duration. will find precinct
captains and battalion chiefs making
addresses to the men under them
They have been given complete equip
ment, such as receipts. buttons. etc.
Tho city's guardians had first-hand
nf hA
Chapter In the Knickerbocker d\-
aster, and know that the service ca =
ried on for disabled former service
men included the preparation Of 6.S93
special garments for those In the hos
pita!s: provision Of 3l,lj5 articles by
the comfort section and entertain
ments for men in hospitals, including
st. Elizabeth's; 300 luncheons for rela
tives attending burials OF overseas
dead at Arlington: 1914 hot suppers
to men from hospitals when in town
by the canteen. that relatives attend.
ing burial of overseas dead were ac-
companied and escorted to the ceme-
terry: that the Volunteer Motor Corps
helped transport men at hospitals tC
city; that the volunteer clerical sec
tion Transcribed l.22S pages into
Braille and shellacked 5000 pages fol
the blinded men and that the home
service aided 1851 disabled men anc
their families. The foregoing are
some OF the accomplishments OF the
chapter last year.
Strength of Precinct
The precinct captains and the mum.
Der of men under each who are ex'
pected to show up their brother.
in other cities in generosity are:
No. /. +. w. Brown, 50 men: No. .
c. T. Peck. 81 men: No. 3, {. E. l.;
Flather. "a men: No. 4, Ira Sheetz
81 men: No. 5. w. L. Sanford, 81 men
No. D, X. L. Doyle. 70 men. No.
T. II. Bean, 81 men; No. S, Z. j. keefe
70 men: No. 9. L. j. Stoll. SO men
No. 10. e. T. Nj. Lord. IS men; No. IL
Martin Reilly. ~ men; harbor pre-
cinct, Lieut.. Russell Dean. II men
detective bureau, Inspector c. L
Grant. 81 men. and woman's bureau
Lieut.. Nina c. Van Winkle. is.
The Are department roll call will b.
in charge of the following: No. l
Battalion Chief j. J. Hanlon, 1856 men
No. 2. Battalion Chief c. A. kreamer
1854 men; No. 3, Chief c. W. Gill. l9:
men. and No. 4, Chief 2. r. Davis. Is,
men. There are forty other member:
Of the department on special detail
work in the fire department head
quarters and other places who will
not be overlooked.
Friendly rivalry among the pre-
cincLs and among the battalions viii
develop as the results OF each sub
division are made public during the
roll call.