Evening star., 1924-11-09
LUNCHEON GUESTS PREPARE
FOR RED CROSS ROLL GALL
Leaders in Army, Macy, Marine Corps and Churches
Join in Preparations for Campaign
Speeches Arouse Enthusiasm.

| erans' Bureaus to push their claims.
| One may succeed, Gen. Barnett ex-
planned. and will go home with his
check. which will be the signal for
rush on the bureau. But those who
| do get their claims pushed make up
a very small minority. and the re-
| mainder of the veterans soon find
themselves stranded and helpless.
| Here the Red Cross steps in, he said.
To those who declare they will not
enroll in the Red Cross because there
| is such big overhead expense, Gen.
Barnett commanded his workers to
declare emphatically that the high
officials of the organization are not
paid. and that they are working on
| their own time and at their own ex-
pense.
support OF Churches.
The support of the churches in
Washington to the Red Cross was
pledged by DR.. w. L. Darby, execu-
tive secretary of the Washington
Federation of Churches. He felt
confident he said, that the roll call
would not lag behind as it did last
year, and that the Capital Of this
great nation would take it's rightful
place-at the very top of the list"
By way Of illustrating the harmony
! generated by the Red Cross when
ever it is present, Right Rev. James f.
Freeman, Bishop Of Washington, told
his audience they were witnessing "a
! rare occasion" in the fact that a
Catholic monsignor. "A Jewish rabbi
and Protestant bishop were on the
platform together and speaking for
the same cause. The Red Cross, the
bishop said. by spreading mercy and
harmony makes itself one of the
greatest factors in the affairs Of the
world.
He pleaded for the mother instinct
in humanity, which will cause the
people to bury the differences of to-
day, and said that 1t is the mother
instinct of the Red Cross that ap-
peals, adding that when q man loses
his mother he loses the best friend
he ever had
Miss Janet Richards, speaking for
the women of Washington, said $4,000
more members at the 81 fee are need
ed in the District and urged every
one present to secure at least 20 new
enrollments. She promised to obtain
under her own name more than that
amount.
Citing the number of drives and
! campaigns held in Washington by de-
| claring that in every mail there are
appeals to give for this and give for
| that, Miss Richards quoted statement
attributed to Mrs. John Allan Dough-
erty Ito take an inventory of your
mind and decide which is the best"
She sought to pass this .on to the
workers to be used in the campaign.
And the Red Cross is the best" she
concluded.
Persons Attending.
Those present included: c. Bascom
Slemp. secretary to President Cool
idge: Mrs William S. Benson. Mrs. L.
r. Stitt, Mrs. Cuno Rudolph, Mrs.
Frank B. Noyes, Mrs. William How
ard Taft, +. F.. Colladay. president Of
the Washington Board of Trade; Mrs
Hugh S. Cumming, Mrs. Frank T.
Hines, Mrs. f. w. Eberle. DIR. Frank
w. Ballou, Superintendent of Schools;
Mrs. Eliot Wadsworth. Miss w. w.
Kirby, Miss Lower. in charge of the
Walter Reed Red Cross; Miss Powell
of the War Department library. Mrs.
Z. d. Ball. Mrs. Clyde B. Atchison,
Rev. DIR. Wood of the Church of the
Covenant Rev. DR.. Abernethy of Cal
| vary Baptist Church, Rev. DR.. Diff
fenderfer q Luther Memorial Church,
Minister and Nine. Alfaro of Panama,
Minister and Nine. Yousry of Egypt
DR.. and Mrs. Rinehart, j. Arthur
Jeffries, manager of the Washington
division American Red Cross: Maj.
Daniel Sullivan. Superintendent of