Evening star., 1941-05-04
Red Cross Chapters
In D. T.. Area Seek
To Double Workers
Vastly increased Quotes
In Sewing Projects Leod
To Call for Volunteers

TO Call for Volunteers
Faced with doubled quotas for war
relief garments and surgical goods
TO be supplied during the rest OF
this year, chapters Of the American
Red Cross in nearby Maryland and
Virginia yesterday began an inten-
sive drive to enlist the support of
additional volunteer workers to sew
and knit.
While there are hundreds now
working for the Red Cross. a public
appeal has been made for more
volunteers because the new quotas
cannot possibly be filled without
increasing the number Of workers.
Norman H. Davis, Red Cross ma
tional chairman, last week estimated
that war relief supplies needed next
winter will be double the amount
supplied last winter.
Each Of you would feel amply
repaid for your efforts If you real
lied, even in a small measure. what
your help has meant to those um-
fortunate people. No words can
express their appreciation and
thanks" he said.
The nearby Virginia and Mary
land chapters were among the 3,7O0
throughout the United States which
received new quotas that must be
filled by December 81, and which
doubled or tripled the quotas pre-
Vously assigned.
Must Double Workers.
Mrs. Granville Guide, vice chair
man Of the Montgomery County
chapter. said there are about 1000
volunteer workers now engaged on
projects In that county, but this
number must be doubled or even
tripled for a successful completion
Of the newly assigned quota.
Arlington County faces a similar
problem, Mrs. Phila Maxwell, chap
ter chairman, announced. In Prince
Georges County the appeal for as
sistance was made by Mrs. Ralph
Simmons OF College Park, chairman
OF volunteer service groups.
Typical of the problem faced by
all is shown in the quota assigned
at Fridays meeting of the Mont
eomery County Chapter. The fol-
lowing projects. were assigned. with
the present quota being indicated
first and the new assignments in
the second figures:
Mems sweaters, 1l2 and 500;
women's sweaters, l24 and 1900;
children's sweaters, 448 and 5000;
mittens, none in the old quota, 600
in the new quota: children's knitted
suits, 200 and 1900; convalescent
robes, 80 and 800; hospital pajamas,
40 and $50; layettes $50 and 800;
girls cotton dresses, l,408, new
quota; women's wooden skirts, 296
and lilo; girls wooden skirts, $50
and 1900; women's wooden dresses,
275 and 500; girls woolen dresses,
$40 and 1850: boys shirts, 1s0 and
1,2oo; boys overalls, 48 and $50,
and boys shorts, 100 and 1900.
Dressings Quota Increased.
The surgical dressings quota also
has been greatly increased. The
present quota Of 5000 dressings has
been enlarged to 10000 to be sup
piled by the end Of the year. Ma
terials for the dressings are supplied
by the United States Army and the
finished product is returned to the
Army for use at the various camps
and training centers.
In addition. the chapter has been
asked make 1000 toddler packs. a
new item Just announced by ma
tional headquarters. The layettes
will clothe infants up to nine months
of age and the toddler packs are to
clothe children up to two years OF
age Each pack contains a sweater
a pair OF mittens, beanie" cap,
2 romper suits, q woolen snow suit,
2 woolen undershirts, 2 sleeping gar
ments and 10 diapers.
The Montgomery County chapter
will provide an innovation this year
IN an effort to interest the public
in volunteer work.
Fashion Show Arranged.
A fashion show in which all of
the garments made by the Red
Cross, from layettes to adults cloth
ing, will be modelled at the Bethesda
7heater on May % from 2 to pm.
A Red Cross motion picture.
Marching With Old Glory" will
be shown and speakers from ma
tional headquarters and from the
Royal Air Force will appear on the
program. Leon Brusiloff. Washing
ton orchestra leader, has offered to
contribute the music for the show
Volunteer workers need contribute
only OF their time to the Red Cross.
The local chapters obtain all of the
yarn for knitting, or cloth for sewing.
from national headquarters These
supplies are distributed In Mont
gonery County from headquarters
in the Bethesda Chevy Chas: Rec
reation Center. Prince Georges
County headquarters are in the Pro-
fessional Building at Hyatt svi,le and
the Arlington chapter has ofiices
at 1907 North Highland street
Volunteers may offer their services
to their local chapter chairmen or