Evening star., 1944-03-06
RedCrossUnits
Report Today
On Fund Drive
City and Residential
Divisions Meet
At Luncheon

First results Of the District
area Red Cross campaign, for
$2,665, 5000 will become known to-
day. Two diviSionS-city and
residential-were scheduled to
make their initial reports at
q 1890 pm. luncheon meeting.
City Division, under Barnum L.
Cotton, embraces u areas having
civic and professional club sponsor
ship. Residential, under Martin T.
Wiegand, covers 56 areas, whose
volunteers pound the pavements
ana ring doorbells.
Before the week is ended initial
reports also will be submitted by
the other divisions, General Busi-
ness under S. H. Kaufman, Fed
eral Government under Ernest C.
Draper, District government under
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech; Alexandria, Va, under
Glenn U. Richard; Arlington Coun-
ty, John Phelan; Fairfax County,
Col. Waldron E. Leonard; Mont
gomery County, Mrs. E. j. Boothby,
and Prince Georges County, Clay
Whiteford.
A year ago, when the goal sought
was $1,555, 400, the million dollar
mark was not achieved until the
ninth general report meeting on
March %. In the current drive,
with much larger quota, the first
million must be secured about the
fifth meeting If a comparative pace
Is to be maintained, campaign off,
cials pointed out today.
Early Calls Urged.
Campaign Chairman Lloyd B.
Wilson repeatedly has urged can
vassers to make early calls on pros
poets. He said calls have been re-
ceived from prospective donors say
Ing they are anxious to contribute,
If the holder of their card will visit
them.
A marked difference between the
1914 and 1943 drives is that the
money raised by the Special Gifts
Division under the Craftsmanship
OF Wilmer j. Waller is to be al
located to the respective divisions
without prior announcement of the
aggregate sum raised. All this
week these sums will be credited to
the various divisions, without du-
plication.
Before the week is ended, thous-
ands of subscriptions will be turned
in by the 10000 volunteer work.
ers. Unlike last year, every effort
Is being made in the current drive to
finish the job as speedily as pos
sible.
Leaders Are Confident.
General Business makes it's first
report tomorrow. This division,
next largest after Federal Govern
ment, is soliciting all firms and
stores which employ more than Is
persons. City Division has the cards
for firms with less than is en-
ployes.
That the campaign leaders have
confidence that the $2,665 900 goal
will be exceeded was reflected in
statement by Mr.. Wilson that he
and his assocites are thinking in
terms of $3,0OO,000.
The drive, which officially began
March /, is scheduled to continue
throughout this month. Officials
admitted today that the enthusiasm
and results shown in the report
meetings this week will have much
to do with the success of the drive.
Mrs. Dougherty Gets New Post.
Meanwhile, it was announced by
the national headquarters of the
American Red Cross that Mrs. Gra-
ham Dougherty of Berryville, Va,
has assumed national direction of
the motor corps. She is the first
assistant director of Volunteer Serv-
ices to head three corps. She has
been the leader of the canteen
corps since August, 1914, and the
dietitian's aide corps since she
organized it last April. In the
motor corps position she succeeds
Mrs. F. Trubee Dawson, recently
appointed Eastern area administra-
tor of Volunteer Special Services.
Mrs. Dougherty, who served in the
World War as a member of the
motor corps emergency aide unit,
for many years was chairman of
Volunteer Special Services in Clarke
County, Va, and active in Virginia
public health. She runs a cattle
farm in addition to her volunteer
war work. Her husband, 1t. Col.
Graham Dougherty. and son, 1t.
Frazer w. D. Dougherty, bomber
pilot, are on active duty overseas.