Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-28
Red Cross Donations
Still Are 100000
Short Of D. {. Goal
Residents Are Warned
To Take Up Belts;
z Groups Report Today

Still short almost 81 900 900 in the
District Red Cross campaign, H. L.
Rust, jr., chairman of the campaign,
yesterday warned Washington resi-
dents that they must take up their
belts" If they are to meet the 81
665 900 quota assigned to the Ma
tons Capital.
1--WE are not clapping our hands"
he declared, but we are not wiring
ing them-we are using them to
take up our belts"
Campaign officials predicted that
today will be a big one" when
general business and Government
divisions make their progress re-
ports at the luncheon meeting at
the Chamber of Commerce. Cen
eral business has only one other
report meeting after today and Gov
eminent has only two. Assistant
Secretary of War John j. McCloy
will be the guest speaker at today's
meeting.
Small Increase Reported.
Yesterdays reports of an addi-
tional 7,139 from 2,754 donors in
the residential, city and nearby
Maryland and Virginia area divi-
Tsions brought the total to 81, 703 ,s49,
or 1884 per cent Of the goal, repre-
senting 228,231 contributions. This
increase was less than 2 per cent
over Saturdays report.
"The Red Cross is the last hu-
manitarian force abroad today" ].
Clifford Folger. chairman of the
District chapter of the Red Cross,
declared. ut is providing the
slneWs of war, without which the
whole thing would come to a dead
stop.
rs it too much to ask" he con-
tinued, that every resident of the
District contribute $27 per year to
help care for the 100000 men this
community has sent to the fighting
fronts?"
Use Of Funds Described.
OF every dollar contributed to the
campaign 10 cents will 60 to ma
tional headquarters for work abroad,
he explained. The remaining 80
cents will be used by the local chap
ter for home service work, including
the maintenance Of blood donor
centers and the care of service fam
lilies who need help.
Are we doing an effective iob?"
Mr.. Folger asked, and then added:
"Ninety-nine cents out of every dol
lar contributed to this drive goes
into the Red Cross treasury. I defy
any other organization to match
that efficiency.
Except for the flag of our coun-
try, there are more people who unite
under the Red Cross flag than any
other" he concluded.
Leading all divisions and division
groups in collections to date. Mont
gomery County, under the chair
manship of Mrs. Everett j. Boothby
yesterday reported an additional
$21, 147, boosting her units total to
SOS 1903 or $3.50 per cent of the $79,-
500 quota.
Montgomery Gifts Cited.
''The people who give most" she
declared. "are those who have sons
in the service. 1t hardly seems right,
but that is the way it is"
Last year, with a quota of $49, 500
it took four months to raise $62 900
in Montgomery County, she ex-
planned, while this year it has taken
only three weeks to raise more than
$65 900. Nine of this county's areas
which have exceeded their quotas
are: Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Lay
louisville, Damascus, Clara Barton,
Poolesville, Clarksburg, Boyds and
Potomac Park.
Additional gifts and total collec-
lions and percentages to date of
other divisions who reported yes
terday are: Residential, $21, lat re-
ported, $213,065 raised, 71.50 per
cent; city, $685. reported, $114,719
raised, 1899 per cent; Alexandria,
81 1903 reported, $33,656 raised, 1874
per cent; Arlington, s1,044 reported,
500 BOT raised, 6945 per cent; Fair
fax, $195 reported, $24,991 raised
52.68 per cent, and Prince Georges,
ra~1.k~i Ann ren :.