Evening star., 1939-09-17
Red Cross Roll Call
Chairmen Announced
For Government Units
Enthusiasm Marks
Preparations for
Annual Drive

Preparations for
Annual Drive
Leaders of official washington, de-
partmental executives and clerks
throughout the District and Federal
Governments are showing enthusiast
tic cooperation for the Red Cross
membership drive. to start Septem-
ber %, 1t is reported by Rear Ad-
miral Ray Spear, paymaster general
of the Navy, who is chairman Of the
Government roll call group. Ad-
miral Spear yesterday announced
roll call chairmen for the various
departments.
Among them are Assistant Secre-
tary of State George S. Messersmith,
chairman for the State Department;
Rear Admiral Ross T. Mcintyre, sur
geon general of the Navy, chairman
for the Navy Department; Maj. Gen.
James c. Magee. surgeon general OF
the Army, War Department.; Col.
Matt c. Bristol, U. S. A., retired,
chairman for Soldiers Home; Col.
Edward A. Halsey, secretary of the
Senate, Senate chairman; Kenneth
Romney, sergeant at arms of the
House, House chairman; Frank K.
Sanderson, administrative officer at
the White House, chairman for the
White House forces; Samuel j.
Gompers, chief clerk Of the Depart
ment of Labor, chairman for the
latter; J. Austin Latimer, Special
Assistant to the Postmaster Gen
eral, chairman for Post once De-
partment: F. A. Birgfeld, chief clerk,
Treasury Department, chairman for
the latter.
Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, District
auditor, Is chairman for the District
government and James Ring, ad-
ministrative assistant, is chairman
of the Alley Dwelling Authority unit
Admiral Spear is being assisted In
directing enrolment Of Government
employees by Comdr. William B
Young, vice chairman, and Mrs
Godfrey v. Wickware, administra-
tive assistant, both Of the Navy De-
partment.
Lead All Other Groups.
The Government units lead all
groups in the 1888 roll call, with
71,46O of the 114,431 total enrolment
and many of the department and
division chairmen responsible fol-
last years record have again vol
unteered to obtain an even greater
membership during the coming
drive. Among them are:
E. w. Libbey, chief clerk of the
Commerce Department, department
chairman; Miss Gertrude Rest, Ag.
riculture Department: Miss Mae A
Schnurr, public relations division
Interior; Miss Helen Munroe
Smithsonian Institution; Miss Agnes
Holland, secretary to the CHIEF
clerk, Treasury Department; Mrs
Eileen Case, United States Housing
Authority, and Victor Howard, Dis
trict Building.
Miss Munroe, Admiral Spear
pointed out. is working on the Roll
Call for the 22nd consecutive yea,
and Mr.. Birgf1eld is veteran o1
Roll Call organizations since the
World War.
Other Chairmen.
Other department chairmen who's.
appointments were announced b,
Admiral Spear are as follows:
Agriculture Department, Arthur
B. Thatcher, chief Of Plant and Op.
Grafton; American Battle Monu'
ments Commission, James E. Man.
gum, executive assistant; Once o,
Architect of the Capitol, H. D. Rou.
ger, assistant architect; Bureau o.
the Budget, Frederick j. Lawton
acting executive assistant. Centra
Statistical Board, Miss Virginia A
Walter, staff member; Civil Aero.
nautics Authority, Cletus M. Estep
chief of ofice service division: Civil
Ian Conservation Corps, Charles H
Taylor, assistant director; Civi
Service Commission, William G
Hull, executive assistant: Commis
sion of Fine Arts, H. P. Caemmerer
secretary Of commission;
Electric Home and Farm Author
ity, Carl T. Rose, supervisor, Cred
Its and Collections; Export -Impor
Bank of Washington, Miss Jose
phine G. Futrelle, assistant secre
tary: Farm Credit Administration
w. H. Droste, executive officer; Fed
'eral Alcohol Administration, Davit
Rankin Barbee, public relations
counsel; Federal Communication
Commission, John B. Reynolds, as
sistant secretary; Federal Deposi
Insurance Corporation, H. T. Ivey
chief clerk; Federal Home Loar
Bank Board, R. L. Nagle, secretar!
of board; Federal Housing Admin
istration, Walter M. Britain, offic,
manager; Federal Power Commits
sion, Fred D. Bradford; Board O
Governors Of the Federal Reserv
System, J. c. Noell, assistant secre
tary; Federal Trade Commission
Otis B. johnson, secretary Of com
mission;
General Accounting ONCE, Rec
F. Martin, chief clerk; Government
Printing ONCE, Mrs. Maybelle G
Fickel, liaison officer; Interstat
Commerce Commission, William F
Bartel, secretary of commission; Ju
dietary, Col. Charles E. Stewart
clerk Of the District Court of tn
United States for the District OF Co
lumbia; Justice John c. Hill, ap
pointment clerk; Library of Con
gress, Robert A. Voorus, chief clerk
Maritime Commission. w. Creigh
ton Peet, jr, secretary of commits
sion; Maritime Labor Board, Pau
F. Steiner, administrative assistant
National Academy of Sciences
Paul Brockett, executive secretary