The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
RED CROSS GOAL
SET AT $4,000
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81, This is the motif Of the Memo
for joe plan"
James Paul will head the in
dustrial division of the campaign,
L. A. Raney the larger CONNER
cial firms, and H. R. Emory will
direct The public employe group.
Walter Curtis will organize sales
army to conduct the solicitation of
the downtown smaller firms and
the professions.
Mrs. Frances Curtzwiler will be
in charge of the residential dis
trict, which is being organized on
the usual geographic basis. Mrs.
Julian w. Morton again will serve
as chairman of the county, organ
ling her territory by communities.
C. L. Harris will have the chain
stores and national firms. Paul Will
son is organizing the shipyard, S.
C. Hurst the departments of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and
Walter Cartier is in charge of the
publicity committee. George N.
Norman is chairman OF the color
ed division.
President Roosevelt, Basil O'Con-
nor, chairman Of the Red Cross,
and Colby Chester, chairman of
the War Fund campaign, have
called upon all Americans to sup
port the fund drive as an indica-
ton of their backing Of men in
the front lines.
The following proclamation was
issued yesterday by W. Ronald
Lane, Mayor of Wilmington:
LAS Chief Executive of the City
Of Wilmington, North Carolina, it
is my privilege and pleasure to
give my unqualified endorsement
to the 1915 American Red Cross ap-
peal and call upon all citizens to
give their full personal and finan-
cial support to this essential war
time cause.
This is RED Cross time" Ac-
cordingly it must have first place
on the calendar of community re-
sponsibiities. Participation in the
Red Cross campaign is the thing
TO do'-,1ow.
Our fighting men are giving
their all to free the world of dicta-
tors and to guarantee freedom;
the home front is giving full sup
port to the men on the battle lines;
the Red Cross is conducting ire
mendous job on both fronts. Our
job is to provide $88,000-our share
Of the cost of Red Cross for 1945.
Therefore, I, w. Ronald Lane,
Mayor of the City of Whining
ton, N. c., in accordance with the
proclamation of the President of
the United States naming March
as American Red Cross month, do
here and now urge all citizens to
give to the utmost of their ability
that Red Cross may be kept at
their side
Given under my hand and seal
this 4th day of Marsh 1915"
In officially opening the cam
palgn National Chairman O'Con-
nor pointed out that the need for
Red Cross than ever before, for
not only must we serve the men
IN the war zones, but we will be
required to give increasing as
slstance to the boys coming back
10 the United States.
We know the American people
viii respond with overwhelming
generosity, moving that the
money they give to the Red Cross
Will be used to serve the men
ana women who are serving in
Uniform for u.s."
In every invasion during the
past year, he pointed out, the
ned Cross has either gone with
ne troops, or has followed within
very short time. Red Cross
nelo directors were with General
hlsenhoWer's men in the great
mphibious invasion of France,
ana with General Macarthur S
I nI!,t when they returned to the
Philippines.
nome Front Service Expands
Hed Cross service. on the home
ilolt mas expanded with the ever
nn,CaTeaSlng demand upon it, Mr..
oConnor said.
over ten million pints of blood
Law. 1--we pean obtained since the war
=. Jared and during the past year
a,e NED Cross has met the re-
t ~ OF both the Army and Navy
-" whole blood shipments to bat
:. areas in Europe and in the
NV. mln1ons of surgical dressings
ass been prepared for front line
r,.. aliled nurses aides have been
49, m increasing numbers in
'eSoc military and naval hos