Evening star., 1941-09-16
Red Cross Roll Call
Gets Under Way in
Suburban Counties
Membership Quotes
Increased in All Nearby
Communities

The annual Roll Call of the Ameri-
can Red Cross was under way in
three nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia counties today while the open
ing in Alexandria is scheduled for
next week.
The campaign in Montgomery
County was launched at a dinner
attended by more than 200 workers
at the Manor Club near Norbeck
and the Prince Georges County
drive began at rally in the parish
hall of ST. Andrews Episcopal
Church, College Park In Arlington
County, about 200 workers started a
house house canvass.
Increased quotas were announced
for all nearby communities, the
Montgomery County quota of 5000
last year being raised to 12,800; the
Prince Georges County quota from
1000 to 1000: Arlington County
from 5000 to 10000: and Alexandria,
from 1000 to $4,000, the largest in
crease of any of the four areas.
Want Home Addresses.
Stressed by all the Roll Call chair
men was a plea for nearby residents
employed in Washington to give
their home address if they take out
their membership at their place of
employment. BY giving the home
address. it was pointed out. the place
of employment will receive credit
toward 10 per cent membership and
the home community will receive
credit toward its quota.
Ramon Eaton, Red Cross Roll Call
director for the Eastern area, was
the speaker at the Montgomery
County rally. He cited the needs of
civilian relief work and asked re-
doubled efforts toward meeting the
higher quotas.
Charles M. Irelan, county chair
man, presided and DR.. Paul Douglas,
president of American University,
and Mrs. E. j. Boothby, county roll
call chairman, spoke.
The following chairmen and quotas
for Montgomery County areas were
announced:
Mrs. Charles Kruger, jr., Silver
Spring, Alps; Mrs. John A. Dickin-
son, Bethesda, $3.50; Mrs. George A.
Finch, Chevy Chase, 3,725; Mrs.
Franklin T. Garrett, Takoma Park,
LOO; Mrs. Henry Milburn, Annie B.
Wilson Branch, Kensington, $50; Mrs.
G. P. Lowe, Clara Barton Branch,
Glen Echo-Cabin John, $50: Mrs.
Howard Miles, Clarksburg, so; Mrs.
G. Rust Candy, Colesville, IS; Mrs.
w. I. Campbell, Darnestown, IS; Mrs.
George Boyer, Damascus, 100; Miss
Alverda Cook, Gaithersburg, 100;
Miss Rebecca Leaman, Germantown.
so; Mrs. John Becraft, Washington
Grove, so; Mrs. Thomas Stewart,
Laytonsville, 35; Mrs. Albert Wilson,
Sandy Spring and Olney, $50; Mrs.
Robert Gray, Poolesville, 100: Mrs.
Belvie Burroughs, Potomac. so, and
Mrs. Allison Chaplin, Rockville, ATS.
Prince Georges Rally.
H. Clay Whiteford, Prince Georges
County chairman, outlined plans
for the house-to-house canvass
opening today. About $4,000 mem
bership cards, buttons and window
stickers were distributed to more
than 100 workers attending the
meeting. Other speakers were
Charles S. Richardson, former pro-
fesSor Of public speaking at the Uni
versity of Maryland, and Mayor J..
Raymond Fletcher of Cheverly,
county chairman.
Capt. A. B. Clifford, Arlington
County chairman, said clubs and
community organizations in all of
the so districts into which the county
has been divided will be in action be-
fore the end of the week. Mrs. Phila
Maxwell Is chairman of the county
chapter. Headquarters is at 1907
Highland street.
Chairman G. Anderton Burke of
the Alexandria Roll Call, announced
a meeting of all district leaders and
workers at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
Christ Church Parish Hall to COM
.plete plans for the campaign, which
opens Monday.
The drive will be sponsored by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, aid
ed by the Lions Club, the North
Ridge Citizens Association and
other groups. Charles Pullman will
be in charge of residential solicita-
ton, Cary Blackwell of the business
district, John w. Davis, groups, and
Roger Sullivan, special gifts. S.
Cooper Dawson, jr., junior chamber
president, will be in charge Of pub
licity ard Mrs. Howard Richards Of
R0ll Call headu,arterx