Evening star., 1941-03-16
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.


By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.
Appointment of a new seal sale
director for the District Tuber-
culosis Association was announced
late last night, only few hours
after the requested designations of
the former seal sale director and
eight other employees of the asso-
citation were disclosed.
The new seal sale director is
Miss Mary M. ODonnell, 1921
Kalorama road NV.
Harald H. Lund, new executive
secretary, who announced the ap-
pointment, said Miss ODonnell was
registered nurse with exceptional
experience in administrative and
organizational fields"
In the same statement in which
he announced the appointment. Mr..
Lund formally admitted the resigna-
tions of nine staff members since he
took Office March ! and the previous
resignation of five others.
Pay Roll Less Than Half.
Some of the persons who have
left the staff during the past week"
ne said, have done so because they
have obtained other positions All
who did not have other positions
| were given a months pay i'll ad-
vance in recognition of their serv-
ices and in lieu of vacation. AS
sistance in obtaining other employ
ment has been offered to all who
wished it.
Although he made no mention Of
the fact that the designations we're
submitted at his request, Mr Lund
stated:
The staff changes are being made
for two major reasons: % III order
to obtain in the major positions
persons fully qualified for the vorG
of the association, and % to re-
duce the staff to the number re-
quired for the work of the asso-
ciation."
The pay roll at present, he added.
| is less than half the monthly pay
roll before March /. A number o.
persons will be added to the staff
as the need arises, Mr. Lund said.
Replaces Mrs. Gooch.
Miss ODonnel replaces Mrs. Ade-
line Gooch, veteran of l6 years with
the association. Under her admin
| istration as seal sale director. ac-
cording to others who were let out
| yesterday, the income from seal sales
here was ranked second highest per
capita in the country, rating the
District as a State.
! Miss O'Donnell, Mr.. Lund said.
! obtained her clinical laboratory
training at Northwestern Medical
School and for II years was assist
ant director and executive secre-
tary of the clinical laboratory con-
Quoted by DR.. Frederic E. Sondern,
former president of the New York
State Medical Society and for the
last 40 years trustee of the Acad-
emy of Medicine.
Earlier last night, Mr.. Lund had
declined to comment on the mass
shake-up other than that the staff
members had resigned" Employees
let out yesterday said the resigna-
tions had been submitted at his re-
quest.
Ross Garrett, chairman of the
Plenary Committee reorganizing TIE
association, said, however, that it
had been found necessary to revamp
the personnel to carry out the new
program of the association.
Positions Combined.
The goal Of the reorganization, he
said, was to allow the maximum
amount of money from the annual
tuberculosis seal sales to 70 toward
prevention and control of tuber-
culosis.
In order to do that" he went on,
III was necessary to curtail and
revamp the staff. combining certain
POSITIONS to get maximum efficiency
with a minimum amount of staff
In carrying out the new program.
Mr.. Garrett said, the people in
Volved in it must be united in
their opinions" All employees let
out had served under Mrs. Ernest R.
Grant, who resigned as managing
director late in January.
May Seek Volunteers.
The program, which has not vet
been made public, will not REQUIRE
as large personnel, Mr.. Garrett
added. Some of the activities will
be merged, he indicated, with one
person carrying out several jobs.
Commenting on the discharge Of
the half a dozen women EMPLOYEES
OF the seal sale department, hs
said 1t was customary to put on
temporary help during the seal
sale campaign and that some of
those let out had been employed
on temporary basis.
He also indicated that the new
head of the seal sale department
will be unassisted and that volunteer
help might be called on to keep
the paid staff at a minimum.
Two others whose designations
were requested were Philip Joachim,
director Of health education, and
Mrs. Mildred Lemeshewsky, an en-
ploye of the association for 10 years
and secretary to Mrs. Grant.
Others Left Earlier.
1t was disclosed that several other
employees had left the organization
before the mass shake-up. They
were Joseph MeGroary, who re-
signed as director of rehabilitation;
Edwin Potter. retired on a pension
after 20 years service; Miss Gene
We've Marsh, Mr.. Joachim's secre-
tary; Miss Harriet Thompson, health
education assistant, and Samuel
Ragland, rehabilitation assistant.
Retained by Mr.. Lund were Albert
H. Pike, assistant director of the
rehabilitation department: Mrs.
(See TUBERCULOSIS, Peeo BID