Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-01
Door-to-Door
Appeals Launch
Red Cross Drive
Solicitors Urged
To Press Campaign,
Reach Goal Quickly

The 1945 American Red Cross
War Fund campaign opened today
Washington's quota is $2,700, 900.
Soliciting began early this morn
ing in offices and from door to door
in Washington. surrounding coun-
ties and all over the Nation
Samuel H. Kaufman, campaign
chairman here, issued blunt instruc-
tions to workers that he wants no
tagging or hurried collections at the
end of the months drive.
you can lay down barrage that
Is unanswerable," he said. Eve
must not only achieve our goal-we
must do SO early in the campaign,
so that by the end of the month
when the campaign officially closes
we shall have far exceeded last
years record of 100000"
To Speak on Radio.
Each soliciting team is expected
to raise not only its quota" but
thousands of extra dollars 'for
which the Red Cross is so des-
perately in need" Mr.. Kaufman
said. He was scheduled to broadcast
over both Stations WMAL and
WWDC at 7 o'clock
The first report meeting of the
campaign will be held at 1890 pm.
Monday in the United States Cham
Der of Commerce. The chairman and
keymen of the general business divi-
sion scheduled rally today at the
United States Chamber Of Com
merce to hear Col. John c. Cradle,
Air Forces officer recently returned
from two years duty on Gen. Doug
las MacArthur's personal staff. Rob-
ert G. Overs, division chairman, pre-
sided.
President Roosevelt sent per-
sonal message to the Washington
campaign yesterday through the
chairman of the Government unit,
Charles B. Henderson, chairman of
the board of directors of the Recon-
struction Finance Corp.
Pershing Sends Message.
CAS- you know so WE'LL" the Presi-
dent wrote to Mr.. Henderson, 1--WE
shall continue to need the unfail-
ing and merciful services of the Red
Cross to our armed forces scattered
throughout the world; TO our re-
turning veterans, and to our people
at home-in war and in peace"
Gen. John J. Pershing, general
of the armies, also sent personal
wishes for success to Metropolitan
Washington solicitors. These two
greetings were read to more than
1000 Government campaign workers
at rally in the Departmental Audi
forum.
Lit. George K. Petros, naval officer
who survived the sinking of a Jap
anese transport carrying 1900
American prisoners last December,
told a rally of $500 Navy Depart
ment solicitors at the Interior De-
partment yesterday that the Red
Cross gave the prisoners 'life,
health and knowledge" Its medi-
cine cut the death rate resulting
from disease, and its food packages
cut the rate from starvation, Lit.
Petros said.
Stars Perform.
"a dollar never did more to re-
duce human misery than a dollar
given to the Red Cross" he said
81 wish I could tell you what the
Red Gross meant to us in those
camps"
Undersecretary of the Navy Ralph
A. Bard and Vice Admiral Ben
Moreell, chairman and vice chair
man of the Navy drive, asked for
the Nays usual spirit of "can do"
in meeting and oversubscribing it's
quota. The Navy ranked highest in
oversubscription to the Community
War Fund drive, Mr. Bard reminded
the solicitors.
A galaxy of entertainers per-
formed for the group-Lawrence
Tibbett, Connee Boswell, the 30
voice chorus and the "Jive Five"
from the United States Navy School
of Music and the Navy Orchestra.
1t. Eddie Albert, former motion pic
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