Evening star., 1936-09-26
RED CROSS STARTS
DRIVE TOMORROW
65, 900. Member Goal Ex-
pected to Be Passed.
1000 Workers Enlist.

Plans for the biggest Red Cross
membership drive since the World
War were completed today, and 1000
volunteer workers prepared to start
the three-week campaign tomorrow.
The District Red Cross Chapter will
seek to enroll $1,000 members before
midnight, October l6. Lloyd B. VIII
son, general chairman of the roll call,
said indications were that the goal
would be far surpassed"
The campaign will open officially
with a city-wide broadcast from 4 to
4:30 pm. tomorrow over the combined
facilities Of Stations WRC, WJSv and
WMAL. Speakers will be Wilson,
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, national
Red Cross chairman; Mrs. Cordell
Hull, wife of the Secretary Of State,
who will enroll campaign speakers,
and Gen. F. r. Keefer, chapter chair
man. The Marine Band, under Capt.
Taylor Branson, will furnish music.
Red Gross Sunday"
In churches throughout the city,
the day will be observed as RED Cross
Sunday" Statements indorsing the
roll call and urging cooperation have
been issued to all clergymen by Most
Rev. Michael ]. Curley, Archbishop Of
Baltimore; DR.. w. L. Darby, secretary
of the Washington Federation Of
Churches, and Rabbi Abram Simon,
pastor Of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, U. s. A., retired,
was to speak today under Red Cross
auspices before employees of Wood
ward &, Lothrop's department store.
I'VE have tried not to overlook q
single detail in our campaign plans"
Wilson said. 1.-THE city has been
roughly divided into six divisions. with
q responsible person In charge Of
EACH"
The divisions and their leaders are:
Government, Maj. Gen. Fred w. Bo-
schen, chief Of finance, U. 8. A.; finan-
cial, Robert v. Fleming, president Of
Riggs National Bank; public utilities,
David A. Skinner, secretary, Chamber
Of Commerce Of the United States;
professional, DR.. A. C.. Christie; gen.
eral business, John Saul, real estate
man; house-to-house, Mrs. Grayson,
wife Of the Admiral.
To Supervise Booths.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, secretary
Of the National Red Cross, will super
wise booths to be established in down.
town areas next week. Charles H.
Doing, president Of the West End
Branch, Washington Loan and Trust
Co., will have charge Of all financial
and auditing work as campaign treas
urer. Gen. Keefer and Mrs. Ernest
]. Swift, directing volunteer workers.
will supervise roll call headquarters
at 1416 H street.
Final campaign instructions have
been given so women volunteers, who
will solicit small shops and stores
throughout the city.
Commissioner Melvin G. Hazen has
granted permission for Red Cross flags
to be displayed on public buildings and
in the fronts Of stores, banks, hotels
and other places Of business for the
duration Of the roll call. This will be
the first time in District history, ac-
cording to campaign organizers, that
q flag other than the American has
been displayed on Government build
ings and stationary street poles. Over
600 Red Cross flags will be put up to-
day, Chairman Wilson said. They
were distributed by the Keystone Au-
tomobile Club. The Capital Transit
Co. has arranged to display 1900
smaller Red Cross flags on its cars
and buses.