Evening star., 1939-09-24
Red Cross Is Ready
For Roll Call Drive
Starting Thursday
Minimum MEMBERSHIP
For District Is Set
At 125.000

Urging Washingtonians to keep
your Red Cross ready for any emer-
gency in the uncertain year ahead"
General Chairman Edgar Morris
last night said all preparations had
been made for opening of the 1899
Red Cross roll call in the District
on Thursday.
Mr.. Morris stressed that a mini
mum membership of 125,0O0 is
sought because of added RESPONSE
bilities resulting from the war in
Europe" and that the roll call Pc
riod is the only time when the Red
Cross makes general drive for
public support
Arrangement Of special services
at pm. on Red Cross Sunday
october lat the Water Gate has
been made by the Special Events
Committee, headed by Donald S.
Bittinger, Mr.. Morris announced.
Bishop James E. Freeman will off,
ciate and representatives Of Catho-
lie. Protestant and Jewish faiths
are to speak. Clergymen through
out the city will remind their con-
gregations Of the roll call in an
nouncements from their pulpits and
at all Sunday masses Catholic
priests will read a special message
from Archbishop Michael j. Curley
of the Baltimore diocese, in which
he will urge support of the Red
Cross.
Blimp to Unfurl Banner.
The admonition Join the Red
Cross" will be impressed on Dis
trict residents today, officials said,
in large banner to be unfurled by
the Goodyear blimp in flights over
the city.
In appealing for widespread sup
port of the roll call, Chairman
Morris declared that Red Cross
strength is derived from support
accorded by public-minded men and
women who realize the importance
of its work-local, national and in
ternational-and willingly lend
their efforts to alleviate human dis
tress, whether it be caused by dis
aster or man-made institutions"
Roll call committees will begin
enrolling following the reading of
the District Commissioners procla-
nation by Commissioner McCoach
at noon Thursday, when a Red
Cross flag will be raised in front
of the District Building. A great
increase in enrollments is expected
by the General Business Committee,
Chairman Charles A. Robinson said
in announcing the area and division
chairmen who will direct the men,
bership campaign among business
men.
Legion Assigned Shops.
Mr.. Robinson named the following,
pointing out that small shops in
the downtown area have been as
signed to 80 posts of the American
Legion, through cooperation of
District Department Commander
William T. Slattery:
Vice chairman, James F. O'Donnel
of the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co.; department stores, ]. K.
Althaus, Associated Retail Credit
Men; hotels, Gardner Moore, the
Shoreman Hotel; newspapers, j. w.
S. Hardey, Woodward & Lothrop;
first area, J. Frank Bell. B. F. Saul
Co.; second area, Fred S. Boyer,
Second National Bank; third area,
Robert w. Davis, National Capital
Press; fourth area, w. Herbert Gill,
Washington Gas Light Co.; fifth
area, George F. Jones, Potomac
Electric Power Co.: sixth area,
Harvey Jones, Sandoz, Inc; seventh
area, o. H. Ritenour, Washington
Gas Light Co.; uptown small busi-
ness, H. J. Smith, g, g. P. Telephone
Co.
Committee Chairmen.
Legion post committee chairmen,
working under the supervision Of
Joseph A. Ashi, are:
Costello Post, Raymond J. Quee-
min; Commerce Post. Joseph r.
Moore; National Cathedral Post,
Fred Burns: Gas Light Post, Walter
Smith; Agriculture Post, Carl E. B.
Berger; Government Printing ONCE
Post, George w. Johns; Labor Post,
Robert L. Duvall: Nash Post, Robert
E. Lee: Bureau of Engraving Post,
Samuel Greenberg and Heywood N.
Saunders; I'd Division Post. E. w.
Fritz; Kenna-Main Post, DR.. Ralph
j. Halves.
Bunker Hill Post, William r. Bren-
nan; McGroarty Post, Owen G. Hol-
leran: Jacob Jones Post. Anne
Frame; Jane Delano Post, Anne
Miller; Lincoln Post, Ernest H.
Campbell; Gardiner Post, DR..
Adam Kemble: Sergt. Jasper Post,
Hiram w. Hummer: Fort Stevens
Post, Edwin L. Donaldson; George
Washington Post. Maj. Gen. Amos
A. Fries; Belleau Wood Post, Miss
Emily j. Carey; Victory Post, Pat
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