Evening star., 1924-01-15
HUNDREDS REPLY
TO RED CROSS CALL
Postponed Membership Cam
paign on to Raise SIS, 900
to Complete Quota.
MANY BOOTHS PROVIDED
Funds Are. Needed to Continue
Work Of Local Chapter
for Relief.
MANY BOOTHS PROVIDED

Hundreds of dollars were subscrib-
ed yesterday by Washingtonians IN
response to the postponed roll call OF
the District, chapter of the American
Red Cross. which began a weeks in
tensive campaign to raise $55,o00 to
complete It's quota of $4,000 for
the years activities.
Two hundred Red Cross workers in
uniforms stood at booths in banks.
stores, theaters and other public
places to obtain the dollar member
citizen In order to keep Red Cross &C
tivities for the city for this year.
Reports from these booths show
much interest in the Red Cross. Many
ex-service men subscribed to show
their gratitude for the benefactions
of the Red Cross to them In their
times of need.
Bank Flies Red Gross Flag.
At the Second National Bank the
Red Cross flag was flown over the
bank and busy booth inside took
many memberships from the banks
clientele. The other banks and stores
have also been most generous in the
ARRANGEMENTS for the Red Cross
booths, and many Of them will like
wise display flags and Red Cross lit
erature.
At the chapter headquarters, 10
Jackson place northwest. Miss MaEel
Boardman, acting chairman OF the
District CHAPTER until Marins Mas corps a
retired. the new chairman, is able to
take Office, and Mrs. Theodore Rich
ards, secretary Of the chapter, ana
corps were busy directing the Work
by mail or in person at the chap'er
headquarters.
The work Of the District Chapter OF
the American Red Cross for the city
of Washington was outlined today by
Miss Mabel Roardman. acting chair
man, who said:
Work of Local Chapter.
"In the first place, we must realize
that the District Chapter carries on
At all times certain services that Will
keep II prepared to be ready for sud
den calls for duty in Washington or
elsewhere. For example, at the time
Of the influenza epidemic the chapter
helped equip an emergency hospital
from its registration. and from Its
recruiting stations large numbers of
nurses were secured: four diet kitch-
ems for the sick were carried on by
the volunteers; $4,000 masks, hun
dreds of nurses aprons and other ar
ricles were made.
The Knickerbocker Theater disas-
ter brought doctors, nurses, health
aids, the canteen and clerical corps
into prompt action.
"It keeps itself prepared for all this
service by having a disaster relief
committee with subcommittees on
funds, hospital care and sanitation,
nurses supplies and food transporta-
zion .enerRenCv housing. iQfOrma ton
and rehabilitation. BY rendering
constant service In the making of
S.543 garments for the emergency
closets, hospital and refugee gar
ments such as those for Smyrna and
for the women and children of Japan,
our garment makers are prepared for
emergency needs. The surgical
dressings service made over $1,000
nurses and local hospitals besides
keeping up all our emergency equip
msnt.
Make Books for Blind.
''Our clerical corps. during the
year. made over thirteen volumes of
Braille, consisting OF 32,032 pages.
and also shellaced 11,31S pages re-
ceived from other chapters. The
motor corps, every morning, provides
daily transportation of the home
service workers. Monday, men are
brought to the theater from ST. Eliz-
HbethS; wednesday, performers are
taken from Keith's to Walter Reed;
Thursday, volunteer entertainers
from the government departments
and Red Cross headquarters go to the
wards in Walter Reed.
'Then there is the work of the
teaching center Of the Red Cross,
department where at very small
fee women may take courses in home
hygiene and care of the sick, given
by q graduate nurse.
THE chapter funds and the nation
al funds are provided in the follow
ing manner:
"Of every membership, whether 81,
So, $40 or $25. SO cents is paid to the
national organization for national
and international service and the bal
ance remains in the chapter for it's
local work. Every one, therefore,
who fs a member of the Red Cross
carries on through their dues not
only the local work for the disabled
ex-service men. keeps its chapter
equipped and prepared for any seri-
Gus disaster In Washington, but also
goes out to all parts of the world
with their help in case of great
calamities."