Evening star., 1940-05-14
Hughes and Capper
Spur Red Cross
War Relief Drive
D. c. Chapter Hos $7,6lS
Of Its $50, 900 Quota
In SIC, 900, 900 compoien

The full force Of the American
Red Cross went into action today in
its $l0,000.0 900 war relief campaign
for stricken European countries fol-
lowing Nationwide appeals yester-
day by Chief Justice Hughes and
Senator Capper of Kansas.
Urging the full support OF the
American people, Chief Justice
Hughes declared the fund will in
sure prompt aid for those afflicted.
brave and generous people who have
been so brutally afflicted"
Even as reports reached national
headquarters of increasing suffer-
ings among citizens of war-torn
countries, the Red Cross announced
the receipt of cabled thanks from
Princess Juliana Of the Netherlands
for q contribution of 500 900 which
tne American Red Cross made to
Holland
100000 for Belgians.
The Belgian Red Cross also has
cabled its profound gratitude" for
q similar gift of 100000.
Meanwhile substantial funds were
reported pouring into Red Cross
chapters through the United States
The District chapter, with a quota
Of $150,000 of the national drive,
yesterday announced $7,618 had
been received.
Chief Justice Hughes, who is vice
president Of the American Red Cross,
declared: "The proved impartiality
of the Red Cross, and its efficiency
In giving help, and its position as
the official voluntary relief organiza-
ton of our government, entities 1t to
the Nations generous support"
The American people, he said,
were deeply stirred by the current
events in Europe and welcomes the
opportunity to give through the Red
Cross to war relief fund.
$2,500 From B'nai Birth.
Senator Capper indorsed the relief
fund, declaring that the invasion of
the Low Countries has cast grim
shadow of peril" which must be met
by aid in typical American fash
Ion"
Among donations received was a
$4,000 gift from the national emer-
gency fund Of B'nai Birth, Oldest
and largest national Jewish service
organization in America.
Before the drive for funds started,
voluntary contributors had donated
$500. 900, national headquarters here
announced. The Red Cross has
made SO shipments to war suffer-
ers. This includes medical supplies
and other purchased items, in addi-
ton to $4,000 garments and 100000
surgical dressings produced by chap
ter volunteers.
At the Red Cross convention here
last week it was reported that
$1,437,717 had been spent since hos
tilities began for relief abroad.
d. c. Drive Officials Named.
Bruce Baird, president of the Ma
tional Savings g. Trust Co. and
chairman of the District campaign
has appointed Admiral Conrad,
U. s. N, retired, as executive Sec
retary and Miss Mabel T. Boardman
as vice chairman in charge of spe-
cial gifts and booths. il
Contributions received by the Dis
trict Chapter to date include the fol-
lowing:
Mrs. Dwight Davis, $4,000: Miss
Boardman, $1,250; Dwight Davis,
$1,000; Mrs. F. A. Keep, $1,000; Mrs,
James Parmelee. 81 600: Miss Helen
Brooks Davis, $500; Miss Margaret
w. Bisland, $500; Mrs. Truxton
Beale, 500; Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
500; Miss Mary A. Ingle, $50; Mrs
William H. Taft, $25: Miss Sallie F..
Newton, IS: Miss Edith Spray, $40;
anonymous, $40: Miss LIE Fevre, IS;
anonymous, $40; Mrs. Chauncey M.
Depew, $50; anonymous, 81, and
Miss Bertha H. Major, 81.