The evening world. Newspaper, December 26, 1917, Page 5

toe 6,000 TAMMANY WORKERS ND FNAL RED CRS ORE Canvassers Must Get 150,000 More Members to Reach New York's Goal, Tammany Wail's promised ait to the Red Crone in coouring the 6.000 ’, HOW members in New York City during the Christman drive mate viatieed to-day when « request eames from 1. ff. Connolly of Tam + meey Melt to the Red Crom 4 qumpaign headquarters at No. m4 Madison Avenue tor 16,000 enrmiment Danks, The dianks were rushed to Tammany Hall where 6,000 were din- tributed to district madera and 10,000 to Aber Tammany workers to be use im securing Hed Cross memberships Why New York City failed to come | BP to ite estimated quota for the 15,000,000 membership drive thro i Out the Nation remains a mystery iH paign headquarters, |f suspended on Christ mas Eve the city was 160,000 behind | i} | > the required 600,000. By the figures % coming tn to-day it is estimated that something like 100,000 memberships must be signed up to-morrow, Friday and Saturday if New York City is to make good. To-day's campaign was marked by more personal canvassing and lens soliciting of memberships from booths. The booths which numbered 348 at the beginning of the cam- palgn, reduced to 1,000 to. Those eliminated were in the sm office buildings and in subway elevated stations. The remaining booths are in the busiest places, suc «as the big railway terminals and hotels. Some of the booth workers have dis- played much skill in winning the at- tention of the public. Mrs. Zeisloft, who has a boot! at the Pennsyiv Btation, has a Christmas tree di rated with membership blanks @ pins, and this idea haa resulted in boosting ber roll of paid-up member- had fost of the women whose booths have been closed are still working for the cause. They have formed about 200 independent teams and are cover- | ing territory not already thoroughly | harvested by the 1,200 original tears. | Thero are about 15,000 workers en paseo to-day, but there {s still room F more volunteor workers. At cam. | paign headquarters it is hoped more | will roport for tho remainder of the | drive, which ends at midnight Satur- | bar | ‘o-day more than $200,000 in cash | for memberships had been received at uarters since the beginning of ign, This is regarded as a| ipts in} | x NUE FURNITURE Cashor Credit OPEN EVENINGS TILL 9 O'CLOCK |} l} Holzwasser Home Talks No. 277 HRISTMAS Day hav A more atenned Int Easily Accessible fi Litby SG or BD St, () by 80 or BU Ne, Cromtown Cur A3-Room Apartment Monscing ofall 245 roiture A5-Room Apartment $275 A4-Room Apartment af Hare: Beauty’ 375 Our LIBERAL TERMS i Holiday Cush {All “Lost and Found? articles ‘advertised in The World or reported for thirty days, Been at any of Th “Lost and Foun DF ts ean be left at any of The World's Advertising Agencies, or can be telephoned directiy to The World. Cal! 4000 Beekman. New York. or. ‘ Brookiyn Office, 4100 Main. 5th Avenue ‘THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1917. James McCreery & Co. 34th Street ANNUAL JANUARY SALES Offering Choice New Merchandise at the Lowest MUSLIN UNDERWEAR (Third Floor) 1. Gown of fine sheer Nainsook; Empire model; finished with hand-featherstitching, imitation Madeira embroidery and ribbon. 1,95 2. Envelope Chemise to match Gown No. 1, same materia! and trimmin, 1 3. Pajama hemstitched. 4. Step-in Garment, made of fine Nainsook; elaborately trim med with embroidered medallions and laces; trimmed back and drawers. 1.9 5. Gown of Flesh Color Batiste and Washable Satin combined finished with hemstitching and tucking 1.9) 6. Envelope Chemise in the same materials to match No. 5 1.50 sown of Witchery Crepe, hand-embroidered ay No. 11. WOMEN’S KNIT UNDERWEAR (Third Floor) Medium weight Ribbed Cotton Union Suits with low neck; sleeveless; ankle length; regular and extra sizes. 1,2: Swiss Ribbed Lisle Union Suits with low neck; sleeveless; knee length. .1.50 Lisle Union Suits with Glove Silk top. Pink only........ +0025 Swiss Ribbed Lisle Vests with low neck; sleeveless....... . 50 Medium weight Ribbed Wool Union Suits with low neck; sleeveless; knee or ankle length. 2.95 WOMEN’S BLOUSES (Fourth Floor) 17. Fine Voile Blouse with medallions in Venise lace effect; hemstitching on new two-in-one collar and jabot. 3.00 18. Fine French Voile Blouse, daintily embroidered and hemstitched; deep collar, trimmed with inserts of Filet lace 3.9 19. Stylish Blouse of Voile with deep pointed collar and turn-back cuffs ex- quisitely embroidered; cluster tucking in front and back. 2.95 20. Smart Blouse of French Voile with long pointed shaw! collar of organdie; attractively hand-embroicered with dainty dots, # 21. Tailored Blouse in French Striped Dimity with deep roll collar and turn- back cuffs of white pique; finished with two pearl buttons, 22. Attractive Blouse of fine French Voile with beautifully hand-embroidered jabot; finely tucked; finished with black silk ribbon tie. 7. Envelone Chemise, elaborately trimmed with lace and Georgette Crepe, 8. Step-in Garment of exceptional quality Crepede Chine; beautifully hemstitched and tucked. 3.75 9. Envelope Chemise to match Gown No. 1 armhole model 10. Crepe de Chine Night Gown, trimmed back ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27TH Purchases will appear on bills rendered February ist WOMEN’S SILK UNDERWEA? (Third Floor) Gown | mented with rosebuds and ribbon, 3.95 to match ; Crepe; trimmed back. Flesh Color or Light Blue. “*McCreery Silks’’ Famous Over Half a Century Best values, largest variety of weaves and styles and most complete color assortments in America (Second Floor) WHITE WASHABLE JAPANESE HABUTAI yard 68c, 85c, 98c White Dress Satin. ..yard 1.35, 1.65, 1.95 White Crepe de Chine.......yard 1.35, 1.50, 1.75 White Georgette Crepe.......yard 1.28, 1.50, 1.75 10,000 yards of genuine Chinese NATURAL ECRU PONGEE SILK 33 inches wide, .yard 75c WHITE WOOL GOODS (Second Floor) White French Serge, 48 inches wide. . yard 2.85 White Broadcloth, 52 inches wide TR iagtocor yard 2.95 White Jersey Cloth, 54 inches wide....... wamerdieas yard 3.25 White Velour de Laine, 54 inches wide ons yard 3.95 WHITE COTTON & LINEN FABRICS Second Floor McCreery's White Irish Dress Linen; thoroughly shrunk; 36 inches wide White Imported Japanese Crepe yurd 30¢ White Crisp Voile; 40 inches wide yard 23¢ White English Nainsook, 10-yard pieces piece 1,98 ° White Gabardine Suiting; 36 inches wide yard 50c¢ White Crepe de Chine,--silk and cotton mixture; 86 inches wide yard 45¢ LININGS & FLANNELS Second Floor White Eiderdown, double face; 86 inches wide yard 95c White Flannel for infants’ wear; 36 inches wide yard 85c¢ White Outing Flannel, 27 inches wide . yard 18¢ White Sateen, brilliant finish; 86 inches wide . yard 39c White Silk Warp Mull; 86 inches wide yard 35¢ fads: awe” ea 2 é and front with Filet lace; sleeveless mode ll. Gown of superior quality Flesh Color Wash- able Satin; elaborately trimmed with Filet lace, light blue ribbon and veiled with Geor 12. Pajama Gown of superior quality © de 2 95 Chine, shirred and hameatiruied: sisevalage toscal Prices of the PHILIPPINE UNDERWEAR (Third Floor) 13. Gown of fine sheer Nainsook,—elaborate hand-em! and hand-drawn work, ribbon trimmed. 14, Envelope Chemise to match Gown No. 18........., 15. Gown of fine sheer broidered and hand-made. Nainsook; handsomely my 16. Envelope Chemise to match Gown No. 15.......... I: Bodice LJ Bodices of Flesh Color or White Washable Satin with trimmings of novelty lace; ribbon shoulder straps. 1,00 ble in Flesh Color; back and front elaborately trimmed with fine Valenciennes lace, 1.50 Bodices of Washable Satin in Flesh Color or White, with ae of fine Valenciennes lace, tucked Georgette Creve and ribbon. * 1; orna- 695 mA WOMEN’S SILK UNDERWEAR (Third Floor) Glove Silk Vests with embroidered yoke. Pink only....... 1.95 Glove Silk Union Suits with embroidered yoke. , Pink only. . 3.75 Glove Silk Vests. Pink only............ 1.45 Glove Silk Bloomers,—White, Pink or Black. . 1.95 Glove Silk Union Suits—superior quality. 315 CORSETS AND BRASSIERES (Third Floor) 23. Mme. Irene Corsets of Pink or White Broche; low bust; long straight hip lines; elastic inserts in front; model suitable for the average figure; size 21 to 80, larly 8.50, 4.95 24, Mme. Irene Corsets, of superior quality Pink or White Coutil; very low bust, Jong straight hip lines; daintily trimmed with lace and ribbon; hea webbing supporters; for medium or fuller figures; size 21 to 82, 2.95 regularly 5,00 25. Mme. Irene Corsets of handsome Silk Broche, in Flesh Color; very low top; boneless hip and long straight back; for medium, full or average figure; lace trimmed; size 22 to 30. regularly 12.00, S78 26. Mme, Irene Corsets of handsome Imported Pink Silk Broche, with medium low bust; long straight hip line; slight taper at waist; heavily boned; elastic inserts; for medium or fuller figure; size 23 to 32. 15 . romularly 16.50 27. Brassiere of superior quality Pink Silk; bandeau model, with ribbon shoulder straps; elastic at back regularly 1.25, 28. Brassiere of superior quality Flesh Color Washable Satin, elaborate- ly lace trimmed; reinforeed under arms; open front model; size 36 to 44 1.25 regularly 2.60 Year ee ee ae |