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American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Miscellaneous - Stationary parade aids city's last drive for American Red Cross Fund, June 1917. Hundreds of women stood at the curb on both sides of Fifth Ave., from 30th to 50th Sts. At interval sof 10 ft. apart between the hours of 11 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon. They wore unifroms of white with a sash bearing the words "Help the Red Cross". This was done as a climax in the big drive for $100,000,000
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Public Gatherings - An appreciation of the work of the American Red Cross women "Visitors" in the hospitals of England, drawn and presented as a farewell gift by F.E. McCathy, an American soldier to the Red Cross "official visitors" who has been assigned to his ward in the Norwich University Hospital England. The visitor in the drawing is Mrs. O'Neil (Margaret Williams) an American woman who has been an active and earnest Red Cross worker ever since the entry of the United States into the war
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Public Gatherings - Red Cross Shop opens on Fifth Avenue, New York City. The proceeds of the shop at 587 Fifth Ave., New York City, is going to wounded soldiers and sailors in various base hospitals. The former five story home of Mr. Louis B. Haggin was lent for the purpose. Society girls act as sales ladies
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Miscellaneous - Magistrate finds unique method to help Red Cross. Automobile speeders were given an opportunity to have their misdeeds turned to the aid of a good cause, when Magistrate McQuade, in the City Magistrate's Court turned over all the fines to Red Cross Collectors. Photo shows Henry Martin, who was arrested for speeding, contributing his fine to the collection box carried by Miss Fannye Koenig, daughter of Samuel Koenig, Republican leader of Brooklyn
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Public Gatherings - Gold mounted first aid kit presented by San Francisco woman to General Pershing. This gold mounted First Aid kit was recently auctioned in San Francisco at a Red Cros rally and brought $4,000. Mrs. Andrew Kelly of San Francisco, who finally purchased the kit donated it to General Pershing and C.J. Morgan, of the Western metropolis took the kit with him to deliver in person to the General. The two gold plates on either side of the cross show the names of each of the persons who paid $100 each to have their names engraved on the gift
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Personal Appeal - Collecting funds in Red Cross drive, New York City. Red Cross workers busy on the Lower East Side, N.Y. City. Everyone is anxious to contribute
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Personal Appeal - Nations lawmakers subscribing to the Red Cross roll call on the steps of the Capitol. Inline, left to right; Senators, Curtis of Kansas, Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, Lillingham of Vermont, New of Indiana, Phelan of California, Gronna of North Dakota Gerry of Rhode Island, and Kendrick of Wyoming, all of whom subscribed to the Red Cross membership
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Miscellaneous - Second Red Cross Drive in Saint Francisville, LA. West Feliciana Red Cross workers at a patriotic gathering in St. Francisville, LA. where they helped in making the second Red Cros Drive a success
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Miscellaneous - Last day of the Red Cross Campaign for $110,000,000. New York City. Women standing along Fifth Avenue, in stationary parade and appeal for subscriptions to the big fund
American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Miscellaneous - Silent Sentinels' on 5th Ave. N.Y.C. appeal for Red Cross Aid. Thousands of members of the women's League for National Service stood garbed in white along Fifth Ave. and received contributions from passersby. So rapid were the collections that many of the sentinels finally had to withdraw until boxes could be provided for them to store the funds in. Photo shows the "silent sentinels" on duty outside St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Ave
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