Evening star., 1936-03-26
RED CROSS DANCES.
TOAD FLOOD FUND.-
Government Departments
RIan Two Balls at Shore
/: ham and Wardman.

As the need for more flood relief
funds continued, plans were being
made today by welfare organizations
ofs the various Government depart
msnts for two special Red Cross food
relief balls, to be held next Thursday
atsthe Shoreham and Wardman Park
H@els.
The District Chapters quota Of the
s3OoO,o 900 National Red Cross food
fund was over the top today, but OH
cials emphasized that original esti-
mates Of relief needs were too low
ana additional contributions are
urgently solicited.
The National fund was past the
two-thirds mark. More than 100000
dobd-stricken families already are
under care Of the Red Cross, the great
est concentration of refugees being
In the Pittsburgh area.
Collections by The Star for the Red
Cross fund were well over the $4,000
mark last night. A tabulation Of over
night gifts will be published in later
editions today.
May Attend Both.
Tickets for the flood relief balls
viii be 81 each and all proceeds will
be- turned over to the Red Cross, 1t
was announced by w. J. Carmack Of
the Farm Credit Administration. a
member of the committe on arrange
msnts. The hotels have agreed to
supply their facilities for the balls
without charge.
Tickets may be purchased by Gov
erriment officials, employees, members
of Congress and any one else wishing
to aid the cause. Tickets will be hon
ored at either hotel, and holders OF
tickets may visit back and forth, II
was stated Barnee and his orchestra
will play for the Shoreham dancers
and Phil Lampkin and his radio band
will offciate at Wardman Park.
A tabulatIon yesterday showed that
contributions from three States and
the District had passed the total
quotas assigned. These were: Dela-
ware, quota $4,000, contributions $20,-
900; District Of Columbia. quota $685.
600, contributions $4,000; Maine
quota S2o,975, contributions S29 ,073.10;
Massachusetts, quota s185,125, con-
tributions $27S,421.58.
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Red Gross
chairman, received a check for $500
voted by the National Customs Service
Association. Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury Stephen B. Gibbons, in
forwarding the check, stated the as
sociation covers the whole United
States.
Carrnody Makes Appeal.
Martin H. Carmody, supreme knight
Of the knights Of Columbus, Hartford,
Conn, wired Admiral Grayson he had
sent an appeal to his membership
everywhere asking them to make con-
tributions to the Red Cross relief fund.
National Boy Scout Commissioner
Dan Beard forwarded personal CON-
received from Scout Yam Day Of Bald
Eagle Patrol, Troop IA, Forest Hills
N. Y. Scout Day suggested If every
Boy and Girl Scout gave dime there
would be over $1,000,000 for food
shelter and medical attention for VIC
tins OF the flood. I am inclosing nv
10 cents to start the ball rolling he
said. Scout Day, however. inclosed q
dollar.
Generous response to the fund ap
peal for their Northern neighbors was
shown in North and Sou,h Carolina
and Georgia, where number Of chap.
ters had passed their quotas. They
were: Burlington, Black Mountain
Greensboro, High Point, Charlotte
Fayetteville, Roxboro, North Wilkes
boro., N. c.; Aiken, Greenville, Paris
Island, Chester, Rock Hill, Clover,
Mullins. Summerville, S. c.; Chandler
County, Athens, Thomaston and Wal
ker County, Ga.
An extraordinary showing was made
by Wheeling, w. Va, one the cities
hardest hit by floods. The Red Cross
chapter was asked to raise $l,5G0 TO-
ward the relief fund. and to date hal
reported contributions of $4,000.
From the st. Louis headuarters Of
the Red Cross came word that 425 Mid
western chapters have reached the
quotas assigned them and many ex-
ceeded the figure,