Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
ROLL CALL RALLY
OUTLINES DRIVE
Committee Chairmen and
Workers Told of Hope for
100000 Members.

Hundreds Of voluntary Red Cross
Roll Call workers and committee
heads met last night in q pre-Roll
Call rally featured by half-hour
radio broadcast over three local sta
tons, At the District of Columbia
Chapter House, 1880 E street NV.
Norman H. Davis, chairman of
the American Red Cross, made his
first ofncial appearance since his
appointment as head of the organixa-
ton to succeed the late Admiral Cary
T. Grayson, and spoke during the
portion Of the program broadcast
from 10 to 1890 pm.
Citing the timely services Of the
Red Cross to the striker New England
areas during the recent storm and
flood, Mr.. Davis appealed TO the
assembled workers and the radio audi
ence to carry on the work OF the
organization. He called attention to
the unrest in Europe and pointed
out that the existence OF an organiza-
ton of volunteers banded together
for kindly, humanitarian purposes Is
one Of the beacons Of hope in this
period Of great disturbance In human
affairs.
Roll Call Opens Monday.
Edgar Morris, general chairman Of
the local Roll Call, spoke briefly dur
ing the broadcast urging solid sup
port Of the membership drive to begin
Monday, and expressed the hope that
the enrolment would exceed 100000
members. Miss Mabel T. Boardman,
national director of Red Cross Volun-
teers; Brig. Gen. F. R. Keefer, chair
man OF the District of Columbia
Chapter Of the Red Cross. and Earl
A. Nash. vice chairman of the local
Roll Call, also spoke during the broad
cast, for which CORTLAND D. Fergu-
son. Roll Call radio chairman, was
master Of ceremonies.
Miss Elizabeth Reed, queen OF the
Presidents Cup Regatta, and her
court were presented over the radio,
and Miss Reed was officially enrolled
in the 1898 Roll Call roster BY Mr..
Davis. Miss Reed her court and
escorts came to the rally from the
Presidents Cup Regatta parade James
A. Councillor, general chairman Of
the regatta. also was enrolled in
the Roll Call by Mr.. Davis.
Groups Make Reports.
The rally opened with a concert by
the Army Band. under the direction
Of Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, and was
followed by reports OF the various
group committee chairmen introduced
by Mr.. Morris. Reports were given ,
by Miss Boardman, booths and spe-
cial Memberships, chairmen; Mr.. e.
G. Montgomery, substituting for Mrs.
James Roosevelt, residential chairman;
G. B. Burrus, publicity chairman;
Rear Admiral Charles Conrad. GOV
ernmental chairman; Or. Robert e.
Moran, substituting for Brig. Gen.
Albert L. Cox, Speakers Committee:
I. j. Roberts, substituting for H. G.
HoskinSon. financial chairman; Brig
Gen. Keefer, headquarters chairman;
E. Barrett Prettyman. professional
chairman; Charles A. Robinson, gen.
eral business chairman. and James F.
ODonnell, substituting for D. A. Skin
ner. utilities chairman.
Col. P. G. hewitt, vice chairman of
the Roll Call Speakers Committee, pre-
sented . three-act pantomime drama
thing Red Cross service to humanity.
Fulton Lewis. jr.. Roll Call newspaper
chairman. described the acts as they
were presented by players from the
Civic Theater group and By members
of the volunteer service groups. A
tableau. featuring Mrs. Mary Ward,
portraying the famous Red Cross DOS :.
ter, The Greatest Mother" brought
the dramatic portion of the program
to q close.
Principal parts in the pantonime,
entitled Mr.. Public Decides" were
played by Harrison w. Libbey, Miss
Mimi Norton, Miss Betty Leaf, Paul B.
Walter, and Miss Betty Siebert. Boy
Scouts Of Troop 7l5 and local Chinese
players also participated.
In addition to committee chairmen
and organization members the rallv
was attended by members of the Cen
trail Committee of the American Red
Cross. Other guests included roll call
advisers drawn from directors OF cam
paigns OF previous years and other
prominent Washingtonians.