Evening star., 1946-03-04
Group 70 Draft
j. ). Red Cross
Changes Named
Advisory Committee
Includes McIntire
And Mrs. Meyer

Appointment of an advisory com
mittee to study organization of tn
American National Red Cross witt
view to possible changes indicate,
by its great expansion in 40 years O
operation was announced today b
Basil O'Connor, national chairman.
E. Roland Hartman of New York
now volunteer manager of the Nortl
Atlantic area, was named chairman
Announcement of the organiza
tional study came as the Red Cros
was engaged in its annual fund cam
paign, seeking 100000, 900 to financ,
its domestic and overseas operations
Chapter Development Cited.
MIR. O'Connor gave the followin,
explanation of the new committee
function:
Since Congress granted the Rec
Cross its charter in 1905 there ha
been no attempt to bring the char.
ter and bylaws and corporate struc.
ture into line with the present-day
activities and operations of Rec
Cross. For example, in 1905 the
American National Red Gross hae
no chapters; today there are 3,754
chapters and 5,578 branches, and vel
there is no clear definition of the
place or function of these units In
the total organizational structure OF
the American National Red Cross
Such condition cannot be per.
mitted to continue.
THE broad objective of this com.
mlttee is twofold. First, to make
certain that all the American people
VINO constitute the American Ma
tlonal Red Cross have adequate rep
resentation in shaping the policies
OF the national organization, and
second, to review the corporate
structure of the American National
Red Cross to insure the most effec-
tive handling of programs"
He said its findings would be pre-
sented to the Central Committee
prior to the convention of chapter
delegates in Philadelphia in June.
Green, Murray on Committee.
Among the 27 members of the
committee, drawn from the Central
Committee, Board of Incorporators
chapters and membership at large,
are Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntire
surgeon general of the Navy; Will
liam Green, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor; Philip
Murray, president of the Congress of
industrial Organiza tions; Mrs. Wal
ter Llppmann, secretary of the
American National Red Cross, and
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, wife of the pub
Usher of the Washington Post.
Others are: Edward Dana, presi-
dent and general manager, Boston
Elevated Railway, Boston; Charles
H. KellStadt, general manager, Sears
Roebuck & Co., Chicago; Mrs. Stu
art Chevalier, author, Pasadena,
Calf; Mrs. Henry P. Dawson, Long
Island, New York; Aaron Frank.
Mayer & Frank, Portland, Greg:
Harvey D. Gibson, president Manu-
facturers Trust Co., New York City:
Or. F. D. Patterson, president, Tus-
kegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala;
Carroll Atkisson, president, Textile
Co. and chairman, Green's
boro IN. c. Chapter; Harold D.
Barnes, lawyer, chairman, Clinton
QoWa Chapter; Leonard Dreyfuss.
United Advertising Corp.
and chairman, Newark IN. j. Chap
ter; A. w. Groth, vice president.
First National Bank and chairman.
Portland (OregD Chapter; Herbert
B. Trix, American Injector Co. and
chairman, Detroit (Mich) Chapter.
Includes Cornell President.
Also: Clarence Bamberger, vice
Bamberger Investment
and Exploration Co., Salt Lake City,
Utah; John S. Burke, president, B.
Altman & Co., New York City;
Richard E. Coon, radio research di-
rector, Speidel Newspapers, Pough-
keepsie, N. Y; Mrs. Robert Chesney,
Kans.; DR.. Edmund E. Day
president, Cornell University, Ithaca.
N. Y; Miss Margaret A. Hickey,
president, National Federation of
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs, st. Louis; William A. McAfee,
lawyer, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Anna
New York City, and
George w. Strake, independent oil
producer, Houston, Tex.
Charles M. Spoford of the firm of
Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Sunderland
and Kiendl. was designated counsel.
Meanwhile, in the fund campaign.
the Veterans Information Center
has /become the first Red Cross
campaign sub-unit here to exceed
Its quota, it was announced today.
Woodford Smith, drive chair
man there, reported the 81 en-
ployes contributed approximately
ITS per cent of the $65.62 total as
signed.
Reports Due Today.
All units of the Washington Met
ropolitan Area campaign organiza-
tion were to make reports today
With exception of the Government
Unit which will submit first figures
tomorrow.
Volunteer solicitors are empha-
sizing share" certificates in the
effort to raise $1,573, 400 here. Al
share" is given for each SIS con-
tribution
Rallies of key workers in Govern
nent Offices and business organiza-
lions are being scheduled to call
attention to the peacetime activi-
Ties of the Red Cross. John l.. Dis
nukes, field worker who was wound
I'd while serving overseas, is to speak
1T 9 am tomorrow at Julius Gar
hnclel and Co. At 2::45 pm, the
taft of Garnet-Patterson Junior
EiGh School will meet to hear of the
irive
Other rallies scheduled include.
Agriculture Department, 2 pm.
Wednesday: Navy Department,
,hairmen and key workers, 1880
pm. Thursday, and Arlington Ware
louse Branch, 1:30 pm. Thursday:
Chevy Chase Junior College, 12:15I
m Friday. Fropk p Jo1lo# Tpo