Evening star., 1946-03-04
Committee 10 Study
Need for Changes in
Red Cross Appointed

Ktu IIOSS AppOInIeQ
Appointment of an advisory com
mittee to study organization of the
American National Red Cross with
view to possible changes indicated
by its great expansion in 40 years OF
operation was announced today by
Basil O'Connor, national chairman.
E. Roland Hartman of New York
now volunteer manager of the North
Atlantic area, was named chairman
Announcement of the organiza-
tional study came as the Red Cross
was engaged in its annual fund cam
paign, seeking S1OO,00O,O00 to finance
its domestic and overseas operations.
Chapter Development Cited.
Mr.. O'Connor gave the following
explanation of the new committee's s
function:
Since Congress granted the Red
Cross its charter in 1905 there has
been no attempt to bring the char
ter and bylaws and corporate struc-
ture into line with the preSent-day
activities and operations of Red
Cross. For example, in 1905 the
American National Red Cross had
no chapters; today there are 1854
chapters and 5,578 branches, and yet
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
mittee is twofold. First, to make
certain that all the American people
who constitute the American Ma
tional 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 q 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 Organizations; Mrs. Wal
ter Lippmann, 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
Reebuck & Co., Chicago; Mrs. Stu
art Chevalier, author, Pasadena
Calf; Mrs. Henry P. Dawson, Long
Island, New York; Aaron Frank
Mayer & Frank, Portland, Oreg.;
Harvey D. Gibson, president Manu-
facturers Trust Co., New York City;
DIR. F. D. Patterson, president, Tus-
kegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala.
Carroll Atkisson, president, Textile
Specially Co. and chairman, Green's
boro IN. CO. Chapter; Harold D.
Barnes, lawyer, chairman, Clinton
0owa) Chapter; Leonard Dreyfuss
president, 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
president, 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,
Wichita, 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
Rosenberg, New York City, and
George w. Strake. independent oil
producer, Houston, Tex.
Charles M. Spofford 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 So total as
signed.
Reports Due Today.
All units of the Washington Met
ropolitan Area campaign organiza-
ton were to make reports today
with exception of the Government
Unit, which will submit first figures
tomorrow.
Volunteer solicitors are empha-