Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-02
Army Air Colonel
Tells Of Red Cross
Work in Far Pacific

1t may be just listening to boring
conversation or giving up sugar and
coffee rations SO that bunch of
tired pilots can have a pickup when
they come back to base. 1t may
mean staying up all night helping
with flrst-aid or being cheerful and
working hard when you're tired and
blue-but whatever the job is, the
Red Cross overseas is doing it.
That is why Col. John C. Cradle
OF the Army Air Forces changed his
opinion of the Red Cross, he told a
group of several hundred workers in
the general business division at the
opening of the 1945 American Red
Cross War Fund campaign yester-
day.
On Macarthur Staff.
Before this war I didn't know SO
much about the Red Cross" he said
ut was just another organization
from whom I bought a button every
year. Then I saw it in action in
Australia, New Guinea-all over the
Pacific fronts-and I know what il
means to the men fighting over
there"
Col Cradle served on Gen
Douglas MacArthur's personal staff
through the campaigns of Northern
Australia to the invasion OF the Phil
ippines. Since his return to the
United States he has served with the
I'd Air Force and is now with the
AAF headquarters. Recently he &C.
companied congressional delega-
ton on its tour of the fighting fronts
THE supply problem in Australia
was terribly difficult and there was
trouble enough bringing in the vital
supplies for our troops, so naturally
there was no way for the Red Cross
to get its supplies through" Col.
Cradle said. But that group of
pleasant, Woodworking people, try
ing to do something with nothing,
did grand job of it,"
Must Continue Support.
Robert C. Overs, division chair
man, presided at the meeting and
told his committee, I'VE must give
to the business concerns of Wash
ington the opportunity of contrib
uting to the great work of the Amer
lean Red Cross. With the rising
tempo of war it is increasing its
plans for it's ministry of service and
there must be no letup of our sup
port of it as the tides of war turn
in our favor"
Samuel H. Kaufman, chairman
of the District campaign, also spoke
The assumption of your RESPONSE
bility as member of this commit
tee is a pledge that you will do your
BEST" he told them. THE only per-
son any of us in this campaign has
to answer to is ourselves, our con-
sciences. Each of us must ask our
selves when the campaign is over,
Did I do better than know how
to do?'"
II know that We will go over last
years total of 100000, and I know
that We will do it quickly and WELL"
he declared.
The quota for the District this
year is $2,700,000, but 100000 was
raised last year. The national quota
is $200,000,000. The quota for the
general business division is $500, 600.
Barometer of Morale.
j. Clifford Folger, chairman of the
District chapter of the Red Cross,
told the group, "the response to the
Red Cross is a barometer of civilian
morale, a measure of the sympathy
we feel 1t is inconceivable that
Washington will be anywhere ex-
cept at the very top of the list when
the national campaign is over"
Also present at the meeting were
chairman of other divisions of the
drive, and members of the board of
directors. Miss Mabel Boardman
honorary vice president of the Dis
trict chapter, also was guest of
honor.
The first report meeting of the
drive will be held at 1890 pm.
Monday in the United States Cham
Der of Commerce building, where
Yesterdays meeting was held.