Evening star., 1944-04-01
|Red Cross Solicitors
Map Week End Plans
Ito Meet Deficit


More than $350,0o0 behind
after the official conclusion Of
the drive yesterday, Red Cross
war fund workers this week end
win try to reach 100, 900 contrib
utors In the hope of winding up
the campaign at a rally meeting
Of all divisions at 1880 pm.
Tuesday at the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
H. L. Rust, jr., vice chairman Of
the campaign, declared after yes
terday's report of an additional
$145,1T from the Government and
general business divisions that I'VE
will reach our goal but we just don't
know when. The only way to bring
this campaign to q successful close
Is through complete and compre-
hensive coverage Of the people Of
Washington and nearby areas"
The overall collection to date is
$2,3l1 1893, or 36.72 per cent of the
quota, representing 339, 9,024 gifts,
almost 100000 less than lasl years
total. With the proceeds of the
world premiere Of THE Story of
DR.. Wassell" at o'clock tonight
at Constitution Hall to go to the
local fund drive and the possibility
|of soliciting from 100000 new
donors this week end, campaign
officials expressed belief that the
drive would be successful by Tues
days rally meeting.
Business Division Goes Over.
General business division, under
the Craftsmanship Of s. H. KaufY-
mann. was the first group to 60
over the top, reporting an addi-
tional $45,111 yesterday to bring
the total to $685., 2,925, or 1907 per
cent Of the 1852, ,439 quota.
Reporting for the Government
division, Ernest G. Draper, chair.
man, announced an additional S93..
070, raising the divisions total to
$923,634 or 1888 per cent of the
81 los, 800 goal.
Mrs. Alan Tappan, making the
second report Of the booths di-
vision, announced an additional
$6,946 from 738 donors, bringing
the total to $11 ,253. or 1882 per cent
Of the $25,682 quota.
Sums still to be raised by other
divisions in the District campaign
before their goals can be reached
are: Residential, $18,975; city, $22,-
, 119; Alexandria, $2,661; Arlington,
$4,488: Fairfax, $15,561; Prince
Georges, $15,064; and Montgomery,
81, 1895.
Maj. Gen. George F. Lull, deputy
surgeon general of the Army. told
campaign workers yesterday that
those of us in the Medical De-
partment feel very close to the
Red Cross for our paths cross In
SO many ways"
| Plasma Benefits Cited,
| Blood plasma, "the gift Of the
American people," through the Red
Cross, Is one Of the three things
developed in medicine during this
war which has done more for the
soldier than anything else, the
general declared. The other two
factors he cited were sulfa drugs
and the prompt evacuation Of the
wounded.
He cited the story of one medical
officer who amputated the arm of
an American soldier with hand
ak In a foxhole, using ration tin
of alcohol for sterilization Of in
struments and giving six blood
transfusions with plasma before his
patient was evacuated to q base
hospital. The soldier, Gen. Lull
added, is now well on the road to
recovery.
Mrs. Alena Kohler, director of
Red Cross clubs in Ireland and
North Africa, who recently returned
to the United States, also was a
guest speaker at yesterdays meet
ing. She was the director of the
first club in this war-in London
derry, Northern Ireland.
The club in Algiers, Of which she
was director. was converted from an
"ex-Nazi youth movement build
ing" which they enjoyed cleaning
out in more ways than one"