Evening star., 1940-06-25
District Red Cross
Collects S3O2,4O5,
Exceeding Quota
Chapter Becomes First
In City Of Its Class
To Reuch Goal

The District Red Cross yesterday
attained its objective of 100000 ir
It's war relief fund campaign, be-
coming the first chapter in a city
Of more than 100000 to reach the
doubled quota set by national head.
quarters.
The total of $14,682.12, reached
during the day, shot the campaign
fund to $302, ,4o5.5o.
Bruce Baird, general chairman oi
the District campaign. irnmediately
urged workers to continue their ef-
forts until final reports are made.
"The success of this campaign.
he said, sis entirely due to the eff.
forts of the volunteer workers who
gave their time and effort in putting
1t across.
I'VE have reached the minimum
goal. but every additional dollar will
be welcome and every person car
rest assured that there is a place
for every one of these dollars.
hope that any workers with any
unfinished business will clean 1t ur
before stopping"
Plans for Benefits Pushed.
Plans, meanwhile, are going for
ward for the Red Cross golf matches
at the Indian Spring Country Club
July 4; the baseball game between
the sandlotters at Griffith Stadium
Saturday. and for the benefit rally
to be staged by the Jewish women's
organizations at the Woodmont
Country Club on July IS. and all OF
the events are expected to add SUBJ
stantial sums to the total. The
Metropolitan Police Department also
Is expected to bring in laroe con-
tribution and number of other
organizations are still to report.
In the governmental unit vester-
day the Interior Department sent
in 1912: Civil Service Commission
s1,113.42: Washington Navv Yard
s501770: Walter Reed Hospital. s26;
Industrial Home School. s11 so: Navy
Department, $164.75: Federal Trad de
Commission. SO: Social Security
Board, 1888 08: Works Project Ad-
ministration. s871 80: Department Of
Agriculture. 81 02414: State Depart
ment. 1854: District of Columbia
Architects Office. s13: Franklin
School Building. $3.50: District OF
Columbia School Teachers, 1899 go,
District of Columbia Public Library
s45.31; National Labor Relations
Board, s5565; Treasury Department
$47380
Booths In the stores and banks
yesterday reported a total of sS40. As
and from the school children of the
District came another 1921 SO for
the National Children's Fund.
Other Contributions Received.
Capital Transit employees sent In
an additional s246.35, Castleberg's
Jewelry Co., 5000: Takoma Park
D. c. branch, $11421; Most Rev
Joseph Corrigan, 500; Catholic
University. s70; Mrs. Helen Parker
Willard, $3.50 additional gifD; Os-
car johnson, 500; Lloyd B. Will
son, S100 additional gift; National
Catholic Welfare Council, sl63; Miss
Helen Brooks Davis, s400 (addi-
tional gift; anonymous, s100.
National contributions to the
American Red Cross War Relief
Fund, meanwhile, totaled $14.843,-
967 yesterday. Among the contrib
utors to the national fund We,
Count Robert van der Straten-Pol :
thoz, Belgian Ambassador, who sci
personal gift of $500; the inmates
and employees of the State Prison OF
Southern Michigan. who contributed
$l,l25 and also sent flowers from
the prison gardens, which were SOLD
by the Red Cross, and the North
Carolina State Nurses Association
$500.