Evening star., 1943-02-27
Red Cross F|aqs
ToF|y on Eve Of
War Fund Drive
Appeals to Go Out
From PuIpits for
Campaign Next Week

Red Cross flags-the familiar red
cross in the center of white cloth
will go on display beginning tomor-
row as a visual reminder of the i'm
minence of the Red Cross Metro
politan Area War Fund drive to
raise $1,5554O0.
The first appearance of what will
total approximately 5000 flags will
be colncident with sermons from
pulplts and President Roosevelt S
radio appeal, preparatory to launch
Ing the national campaign Monday
and the District area drive Thurs
day. Because of the Presidents ILL
ness, his appeal will be read at SIS
pm. tomorrow by Norman Davis,
national Red Cross chairman.
The majority of the emblems-
some 2,600-will be placed on street
cars and buses operated by the Cap
ital Transit CO. Other flags will
adorn poles in front of leading stores,
hotels and apartment houses. Post
ers urging support of the humani =
tartan organization will be displayed
On commercial trucks.
Mrs. P. j. Altizer, chairman of the
Flag Display Committee, expressed
the opinion that flags would prove
an effective reminder that the Red
Cross follows the f1ag-not only our
flag, but steps in to feed and clothe
the victims of war and disaster
everywhere, as well as performing
essential home functions.
National Goal s125,ooo, 900.
Some 5000 leaders and interpre-
ters will carry the Red Cross appeal
to Metropolitan Area residents as
part OF an army of 100000 men and
women trying to achieve a national
goal of Sl25,O0OOOO.
Through the speakers bureau of
the District Red Cross, ARRANGEMENTS
have been made for special Red
Cross sermons or talks in area
churches tomorrow In many in
stances this is an unprecedented act
on the part of numerous churches
which heretofore never permitted a
layman to speak to the congregation
in the church proper.
Among churches opening their
doors to the Red Cross for this pur-
pose are ST. Stephens Episcopal
where DR.. William de Kleine will be
the guest; Epiphany Episcopal, where
the rector, the Rev. Charles w.
Sheerin, will deliver a Red Cross
sermon; st. Johns Episcopal, with
the rector, DR.. C. Leslie Glenn, as
preacher; st. Margaret's Episcopal,
Mrs. Edward st. John speaker;
Fairmont Heights Presbyterian and
Episcopal Chapel of the Atonement.
Mrs. A. B. johnson, speaker, and
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian, Miss
Jesama Oslin, speaker.
In asking churches to cooper
ate, Mr.. Davis said. in part:
Through the Red Cross you can
help suffering humanity by utilizing
FEBRUARY 28 in a manner that will
make it a notable festival of good
will, prophetic of better days ahead
for all the world"
Massing of Colors at Cathedral.
Massing of the colors by repre-
sentatives of the Volunteer Special
Services of the Red Cross will take
place at 4 pm. tomorrow at the
Washington Cathedral. Two rep
resentatives of each branch, pre-
ceded by uniformed members of the
motor corps bearing the American
Flag and the Red Cross banner.
will march down the nave before
the service begins. In this group
Will be members of the administra-
tive staff in outdoor uniform, staff
assistants in yellow, production corps
in white with dark blue wells, can
teen corps in blue, nurses aides in
pale blue, home service in white with
purple wells and Gray Ladies in their
gray uniforms and wells.
Messages from Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower in North Africa and Ad-
miral Chester w. Nimitz in the
Pacific zone will supplement the
Presidents appeal.
Monday night the cast of en-
formation. Please" will perform at
Constitution Hall for the Red Cross
benefit. Indications are that a ca
pacity audience will be present to
see and hear John Kieran, Franklin
P. Adams, Oscar Levant and Clifton
Fadiman. A preliminary enter
tainment program begins at Gas
pm.
The District area drive gets under
way March at a rally at 1890 pm.
ut the Departmental Auditorium,
with Admiral Ernest J. King and
Harry Hopkins as the featured
speakers.