Evening star., 1943-03-13

shown. One high school met 100
per cent success, every one subscrib-
ing. Our slogan for the campaign
is: Risk four dollars on the Red
Cross because others are risking
their lives for u.s.
Comdr. w. F. Loventhal, WASH
ington Navy Yard. reported 2,7s9
gifts totaling $31 900 or IS per cent
OF their quota.
Reports From Agencies.
War Production Board has raised
$4,000, Wallace Flower told yester-
days luncheon meeting at the
United States Chamber of Com
merce.
Mrs. Maybelle Fickel of Govern
ment Printing Office reported that
1884 Of the Offices 5000 employees
had given $5,449 to date.
Grover C. Emerson of the treas
urer of the United States office said
S2,425 had been secured from 1893
employees. I'VE are slow starters, but
I feel we will make the grade" he
said. William P. Massing of Fed
eral Communications Commission.
declared his unit had raised rs per
cent of its quota
1t. w. C. Peet, jr., spokesman for
the Maritime Commission and War
Shipping Administration, predicted
both units would raise their quotas.
Alvin w. Hall Of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, told workers
his unit would wait until March is,
the day after the income tax dead
line, to begin their Red Cross drive.
Il believe we will raise more money
by delaying our drive until that
time" he asserted.
Workers heard from Richard F.
Allen, national Red Cross vice chair
man in charge of foreign service, a
detailed account of Red Cross activi-
ties in North Africa. where Mr.. Allen
made a recent inspection trip.
When American troops landed
there they were shocked by the
weather and living conditions, Mr..
Allen said
From December to the middle of
February the weather there Is miser-
able, with rain, mud and dampness
a daily occurrence, he stated. There
were inadequate bathing conditions
and lounging facilities. In spite of
these factors. the spirit of our troops
in North Africa is exceedingly high,
and their determination to achieve
victory inspires confidence.
The Red Cross is attempting to
relieve the commanding general,
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, of some
Of his worries. Getting supplies into
Africa, due to transport difficulties
is our biggest worry. But the field
directors are living in the pup tents
under the same conditions as the
troops, and are general handy men.
The Red Cross found American
troops in British hospitals. Those
wounded men wanted American
visitors, so the Red Cross organized
visiting parties.
Hotels and Clubs Opened.
Then We opened hotels or clubs,
where soldiers could meet their
friends. Due to military secrecy
nobody knew where their friends
were. That first building contained
no furniture. nothing except a roof
and walls. But two Red Cross wo-
men didn't let that deter them. They
opene the building, and it became
popular meeting place for soldiers.
Later entertainment was provided.
A theater was rented The only
motion picture film we could obtain
was the Gold Diggers OF 1882 but
it made tremendous hit with the
soldiers. In short, the Red Cross
cannot do what it wants to do In
North Africa, but it is doing what
needs to be done at the moment it
needs to be done. Our personnel
there is showing Imagination and
adaptability to changing conditions. "
He told how an American ship
captain sent 5000 cakes of ice cream
to wounded soldiers when it could
not be obtained anywhere in North
Africa. BY good fortune, another
friend provided $1,000 worth of
cigarettes to the troops
The city. residential and county
WILL lS y.
Government and general business
units will make a third report on
Tuesday.
A class of l25 student nurses re-
ceived pins, enrolling them as men,
bers Of the District Red Cross Stu
dent Nurse Reserve Corps, at exer-
cises yesterday afternoon. The
nurses are seniors in nursing schools
at Garfield. Providence, Sibley,
George Washington University, St.
Elizabeth's and Freedmen's Hos
pitfalls. On graduation they will be
ready for service with the Army and
Navy Nurse Corps.
After this ceremony at the Pan
American Building a wreath was
placed by Red Cross officials on a
monument to Jane Delano, founder
Of the Red Cross Nursing Service.