Evening star., 1945-03-30
Red Cross Workers
Top Quota, But Decide
To Seek Even More
Chairman Is Promised
Increase in Total at
Meeting Next Thursday

Washington's 10000 Red Cross
solicitors today could take double
pride in their $2,807,07 cam
paign total. 1t represents l04
per. cent of their $2,700,90 quota
and they are the first group OF
wartime Washington Red Cross
solicitors to make their quota
within the campaign month.
But the workers, not ready to stop
yet, have promised their chairman,
Samuel H. Kaufman, to raise
much more money by their closing
meeting next Thursday. MIR. Kauff-
mann himself is asking for as heavy
an increase in the number of con-
tributors as in the number of dollars
the solicitors get. He wants enough
additional givers this year SO that
the total number of contributors
may surpass last years record of
486000. So far 392, 1853 persons have
given.
Membership Important.
Membership is as important as
dollars" he said. ITO extend men,
bership in the Red Cross is part of
our job"
The solicitors passed the quota by
4 per cent yesterday in jubilant
meeting at the United States Cham
ber of Commerce. Standing at only
88 per cent before the meeting start
ed, they expected to make their
quota eventually but wanted to make
it at this final scheduled meeting
within the specified campaign month
of March. Chairman after chair
man rose to report oversubscription,
building gradually to new contribu-
tions of S399,436. These raised the
total to S2,807,074.
Immediately after the meeting,
the business division reported SILL
OLA more, raising the unofficial total
to $2,818,088.
Colby Chester, chairman of the
national drive for 100000, 900, con-
graduated Mr.. Kaufman and the
solicitors. The national drive is 60
ing faster than it did last year,
with 81 per cent of the 3,700 chap
ters so far oversubscribing their
quotas.
Like the Washington leaders, Mr.
Chester emphasized that the mini
mum quotas suggested are by no
means the goal"
Example to Others.
"Our figure of 5000, 100000 always
has been the floor, not the ceiling"
he said. The demands on the Red
Gross are difficult to estimate in
advance and much more money may
be needed, he said.
Mr.. Chester said the oversubscrip-
ton in Washington would be an
example to other chapters still lag
ging behind
The Government division, which
has SO per cent of its 81, ,161 900 quota,
promised 100 per cent by next
Thursday. The business division,
also standing at 98 per cent during
the official meeting, rose unoficially
to 1902 per cent with the reporting
3f its additional $11,014, making a |
total of $681,118.
Other divisions promising 100 per
cent by Thursday are Fairfax
County, now standing at "a per
cent of its S44.900 quota. and Prince
Georges, with "a per cent of its
$4,000 quota.
Others Over Top.
The other divisions are all "over
the top" Montgomery and Airing
ton Counties have made a better
showing than they have in any re-
lief drive for number of years.
Arlington, the first group to over
subscribe, now has collected $685.
539-164 per cent of its S42 900 quota.
Montgomery, the second group to-
reach quota, now has $106, ,654-128I
per cent of its $500 quota.
Residential solicitors got $303, All
-104 per cent; city solicitors, $780,
825-103 per cent, and the booth
collections netted $28,288-104 per
cent.
Washingtonians gave 100000 in
theaters, with theater employees and
motion picture firms contributing
$t4 900 more. The special gifts di-
vision, whose quota has never been
announced. did more than was
asked of them" Mr.. Kaufman
said, praising the chairman and
vice chairman, Paul Shorb and
Daniel Callahan.
Arlington County increased its
number of givers this year from
I2,000 to $4,000; its total gift by 40
per cent and its per capita gift by
80 per cent.