Evening star., 1924-11-10
RED CROSS CALLS
FOR VOLUNTEERS
Asks rs Woman Auto Own
ers Contribute Services
for Roll Call Period.

Twenty-Five woman automobile
owners, who can drive their cars.
are wanted as volunteers this week
by the District of Columbia chapter,
American Red Cross. A temporary
addition to the Motor Corps of the
District chapter is essential for the
success of the roll call, it was stated,
to carry workers and supplies to the
various roll call stations throughout
the city. In case volunteers cannot
pledge their s;urvices and the use of
their cars for the entire week, part
time duty will be acceptable. Reg
istration should be made at either
the District chapter, Main 1910, or
at the roll call headquarters. 1413 G
street. Mrs. c. p. Wheeler of the
Motor Corps of the District chapter
will be in charge and make assign
ments daily.
Because of the participation of
nany of the clerical corps of the
chapter in the roll call there will be
no meeting of the Braille class to-
morrow. II i. Gen. George Barnett,
L. S. NJ G retired, chairman of the
District chapter declared today the
cleriCa! ,arHS of the District chap
ter does so.endid work in its Braille
classes.
'All should know what this means
to the war blind. When you realize
that N;s ""nr over 1900
pages of Braille have been tran
scribed ,aJ over 800 pages shell
lacked for u you can easily see what
this means 20 the morale of those
unfortunateS = is one of the most
valua BILE features of local Red Cross
work"
$GOOOO Needed for Work.
minimum of $50 600 is needed nv
the chapter to carry on during the
coming year. Gen. Barnett said. He
said that if the public intrusts to
his charge and direction this $4,000
Il viii reasonably see to it that not
one dollar is wasted"
While we all hope the District will
not be visited by any great disaster"
Gen. Barnett argued, the citizens
should have a great deal of satisfac-
tion in the knowledge that there Is a
local chapter of the American Red
cross mere, ready at all times day
and night to render Immediate as
sistance. In any case of disaster be-
yond the call of the local chapter the
National Red Cross can always be
counted upon to take charge"
Contest Under Way,
The contest between the Police and
Fire Departments of the District for
possession of the silver trophy to be
awarded the department getting the
highest number of enrollments in the
Red Cross membership drive got un-
der way today at rally of police
officials at headquarters. similar
meeting of officers of the Fire Depart
ment will be held tomorrow morning.
Bucky Harris, manager of the
world champion Washington ball
team, told the guardians of the law
he did not believe they would need
urging to strive hard for the trophy,
which consists of a silver bat and
ball, mounted on a base on which the
names of the Washington ball play
ers will be inscribed
The trophy was given to Mrs John
Allan Dougherty, active Red Cross
worker, by Mrs. Robert Mackenzie.
The department winning it this year
Will merely retain 1t for IL months.
1t Will be awarded permanently to
the department winning it three
times.
j. Arthur Jeffers, a Red Cross Of
fcial, urged the police to aim at a
100 per cent enrolment in the Red
Cross, pointing out to them that the
rest of the country looks to Wash
1ngton to lead in all such undertake
ings.
Mrs. Dougherty also appealed to
the police to go over the top" in
this years drive. The meeting was
attended by Gen. John A. Johnston.
former Commissioner.