Evening star., 1924-01-13
BEGIN RED CROSS
CALL TOMORROW
Workers for Annual Roll to
Receive Contributions To-
ward SIS, 900 Quota.

volunteer workers will be stationed
in banks. stores and theaters of the
city, in Red Cross garb, to receive
contributions toward the $4,000
needed to complete the city's quota
for the year.
Although some Of the government de-
partments have not given permission
for a canvass to be made through their
personnel, booths will be maintained
at the Navy Department and Depart
ment of Commerce, while in other
places tables will be placed with a
sign above them. reading: I'VE are
not permitted to ask you, but please
join
Much qualification was expressed
throughout the city in the appoint
ment of Mai. Gen. George Barnett, who
was commandant of the United States
Marine Corps during the world war.
as chairman Of the District chapter
of the Red Cross.
Places to BE Opened.
Among the places where Red Cross
booths will be opened tomorrow
morning are the District National
Bank, Mrs. Bracket and workers
from the All Souls Unitarian Church
in charge; American National Bank,
with Mrs. Harold Parks and the
Motor Corps of the District chapter
as workers: American Security and
Trust Company, Colonial DANES. Miss
Sophie Casey in charge: Wash
ington Loan and Trust Com,
pany. Mrs. William Chamberlin and
the ladies Of the Womens City Club;
Georgetown banks, Mrs. Matthews
Commercial National Bank, Dupont
National Bank. Merchants National
Bank of Washington, Second National
Bank. Riggs Bank. Mrs. Albert Gleeves
and surgical dressings workers. Union
Trust Company. Twentieth Century
Club. Continental Trust Company. Mrs.
Hitler. Park View Auxiliary, Mrs.
Swaveley. Grace Reformed Church, Ma
tional Savings and Trust Company,
and 14th and Park road. Lansburgh
and Brother. Mrs. Virginia Blake OF the
Eastern Presbyterian Church, 5. kann'
Sons Company. Ms: Murray Hanvey and
the Piney Branch Auxiliary. Palais
Royal Goldenbergs. Health Aides of
the District Chapter, Allies Inn, Ameri-
can Women's Legion, Dulin and Martin,
Mrs. Mcintosh of Foundry Methodist
Church. Garffnkle's, Canteen Corps.
Woodward and Lothrop, Mrs. Faucet.
while booths will also be maintained at
the following hotels: New Willard.
Mrs w b. Spencer Washington Hotel,
Mrs. Charles Lynch and comfort sec
ton; Wardman Park, Shoreham Hotel.
and most of the leading theaters. with
Mrs. w. b. Spencer and her group at
Keiths Theater.
The Piney Branch Auxiliary, Chevy
Chase Auxiliary and Brookland Aux
iliary will maintain a house-to-house
canvass for memberships. The Brook
land Auxiliary. under the direction of
Mrs. Burnside, has organized for that
purpose.
All who have not subscribed this
year to the District Chapter of the
Red Cross in the 81 membership or
other classes are asked either to give
their subscriptions at these Red
Cross stations during the week or
send the dollar direct to District
Chapter, Red Cross, 16 Jackson place
Red Cross button will be sent promptly
upon receipt of these contributions.
Services to Community.
A few of the services to the COM
munity achieved by the District
chapter for the year just closed with
the dollars received from citizens are
%,n sess sg1ssal g1si1 and ass
hospitals; garments, European and
local relief. 1885; comforts to men
in military, public health and local
hospitals, 144455: canteen served
o. ~ InSI III ana veterans
Bureau hospitals: Braille work,
clerical corps. s.962 pages of Braille
transcribed; handled 3.718 home serv-
ice cases and instructed 377 persons
in home hygiene and care of the sick,
life saving and first aid at the Dis
trict chapter teaching center, 16 Jack
son place northwest.
Miss Boardman's Statement.
Speaking of the District chapters
cIr e. Il; III a..
local hospitals. Miss Mabel Board
man. acting chairman of the District
chapter until Gen. Barnett takes office,
said yesterday:
AT ST. Elizabeth's the other after
noon 1 found a dance was going on.
The house was full of ex-service men
Of the world war with some of the
older generations of the Spanish war
veterans. Many Of these patients
suffer from mental condition that
tered, and there is real therapeutic
value in the social life brought to
them. One ex-service man just dis
charged as cured told me. with a
bright and happy smile. that he had
never met with greater kfndn ess i;
with its cheerful atmosphere and
pleasant helpful personnel. his loneli-
ness would have been overpowering
and he doubted if he would have re-
covered.
THE Red Cross house at Walter
Reed is the center of the hospital
social life. 1t was bright with it's
Christmas greens and brilliant tree
when l visited it during the holidays.
Here and there were groups Of men
playing cards or talking with their
friends. Both of the pool tables were
In active use, the voices of canaries
sounded cheerfully over the hum of
conversation and the click Of the
balls. Our Red Cross gray ladies of
the hostess and recreation volunteer
service went in and out with their
baskets full of comforts and little
gifts for the men in the wards In
connection with this house there Is
a fine swimming pool given by one
or its former directors, which is a 10y
to the men in the hot summertime.
Remember this, that many a man
who appears to you to be able bodied
and vigorous still suffers from some
serious body wound caused by she'll
or shrapnel which has not healed or
come, so do not judge that a man is
not sufferer from his war service
II he has not lost leg or an arm
or possibly his eyes.
AT Mount Alto the same type of
work is being carried on at the Red
Cross convalescent house. Various
local organizations help there in
getting up entertainments for the
patients and bringing to them the
comfort that comes from knowing
they are not forgotten.
AT the Naval Hospital I saw the
looms for weaving rugs with their
finished products. their neat leather
work, the pretty toys and wood cary
ing made by the men with the aid
of the Red Cross personnel Several
of them were at work while I was
there. Occupational therapy Is a new
ha1nfnl CCiaEpa in ifS hoo1{r %
value. The director of. our conva-
1escent house at the Naval Hospital
told me eighteen Christmas trees had
been set up and trimmed in the wards.
Both here and at Walter Reed prizes
tions in the wards, the patients doing
the work themselves. The very smell
of the Christmas green's aS thew