Evening star., 1944-02-26
Red Cross Reports
Special Gifts Already
$4,000 Above '43
District to Get 81, 900
Of Donation From
Mellon Foundation

T.. GlItS 70 the District Red Cross
War Fund were being sought today
by the special gifts unit after in
itial reports yesterday showed a gain
OF nearly $4,000 over last years
subscriptions from five sources alone.
The overall goal is $2,665 900.
Announcement that Washington
will receive 5000 of a 5000 900 ma
tional subscription by the Andrew
Mellon Foundation was made by j.
Clifford Folger, chairman of the Dis
trict Red Gross Chapter. The SIS 900
represents clear gain, since the foun-
dation made no subscription to the
local campaign in 1943.
Increases In four local gifts, bring
Ing the total increase for the five
sources to $49, ,750, were reported by
Special Gifts Chairman Wilmer j.
Waller as follows:
Potomac Electric Power Co., from
100000 to $4,000; Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., from $l6 900
to $25,000; Capital Transit Co., from
$500 to $11 ,250, and Safeway Stores,
from $4,000 to $4,000.
2l3 Subscriptions Reported.
The overall District area quota
embraces the District, the counties
OF Arlington and Fairfax in Virginia
and Montgomery and Prince Georges
in Maryland. The first general re-
port meeting will be held on March s.
Mr.. Waller told key workers the
aggregate fund raised represented
2l3 subscriptions to date, but with
held public announcement until the
March 6 meeting. 1t was explained
that money raised by the special
gifts unit will be allocated to respec-
tive divisions at that time Mr.. Wal
Ter also revealed contributions from
many nationally known corporations
and firms, indicating considerable
increase in "big money" gifts over
last year.
On the basis of 2l3 subscriptions
reported out of 1000 cards in the
hands of the special gifts unit, Cam
paign Director Randolph G. Bishop
announced larger number of
larger gifts than at this time last
year"
Mr.. Folger spoke of the work Of
the District Blood Donor Center in
the Acacia Building, and called it
the finest center in the world
Last Year Recalled.
"A year ago." Mr.. Folger con-
tinued, I'VE had no organization,
brave words but no prepared plan
for raising 81 555 400. But we kept
plugging and waged the most sue
cessful campaign in the city's his
tory. Today we have a fine organi-
zation. We've just got to raise that
$3.50, 600, and I believe it will be
DONE
Mr.. Waller, who presided in the
absence Of Lloyd Wilson, general
campaign chairman, said the Red
Cross has distinct personal appeal
to the heart of Washington. He
asked all residents to remember the
Red Cross work at home and over
seas, and make campaign gift.
Dow E. Sweeney, Red Cross club
director recently returned from the
Southwest Pacific area. cited two
instances of servicemen's gratitude
to the Red Cross.
In this city last night" he stated,
"a sailor told us: I received blood |
plasma overseas; Red Cross nurse |
treated me in a hospital and wrote
my family was doing all right;
when I got off the boat a kit was
given me by the Red Cross. MY
name is unimportant, but I want to
make blood donation in part pay
ment of my debt
Then theer was a sailor wound
ed Is times when a shell hit his bat
tie station near the Guadalcanal
area. He was given several plasma
injections. If I live I will repay
the Red Cross he said. Since
reaching San Francisco he has
given four donations. These are
two good reasons why people should
give to the Red Cross War Fund"