Evening star., 1947-03-02
Marshall, Eisenhower
10 Head Red Cross
Program Here Tonight.

0CCICtd4y VI 0edbS maASAlAlA, NCu.
Eisenhower, Army chief Of stan,
and Red Cross officials viii join In
= program at Constitution Hall to-
night saluting the 1947 Red Gross
fund drive.
Washington-bor Helen Hayes
will appear on the latter part Of
the program In q performances Of
Sir James Barme's play what
Every Woman Knows" on the
United States Steel Corps Theater
Guild Of the Air. This program
will be broadcast over station
WMAL and the American Broad
casting Co.
Joseph @. Grew, former ambas-
sador TO Japan, who is chairman
Of the Metropolitan ARIA fund drive,
will preside at the rally. The pro-
gram will include addresses by
Gems. Marshall and Eisenhower;
Basil O'Connor, National Red
Cross chairman; John Clifford Fol-
ger, District Red Gross Chapter
chairman, and Benjamin T. Fairless,
president Of the United States Steel
Corp.
Tickets Exhausted.
l. Maj. Gen. Luther d. Miller, chief
Of Army chaplains, will offer the
invocation, and Rear Admiral VIII
liam N. Thomas, director Of Navy
chaplains, will pronounce the bene-
diction.
All tickets to the program have
been exhausted, Red Gross officials
said.
Mary Macarthur, daughter Of Miss
Hayes and playwright Charles Mac
Arthur, will make her Washington
debut as member Of the cast. Miss
Hayes, who now is starring on
Broadway In Happy Birthday
made her first professional stage ap-
pearace at the old Belasco Theater
here. This will be her first major
dramatic broadcast from Washing
ton. She scored q Broadway success
more than 20 years ago In the Barrie
play.
The 10000 volunteer workers who
have undertaken the task Of raising
$787 $50, which is the goal OF the
Washington area in the Nation wide
drive for $50 o,o0O, 900, began their
solicitation yesterday. The drive will
continue through March.
Joint Drive Conducted.
For the fifth consecutive year the
District Red Cross chapter is con-
Quoting q joint drive in cooperation
with Alexandria, Arlington and Fair
fax counties, Va, and Montgomery
and Prince Georges counties, Nd
Randolph G. Bishop is campaign
director.
Besides Mr.. Grew, general chair
man for the area, top leaders include
Armistead L. Boothe, chairman for
Alexandria; Colin r. Hamilton,
Arlington County chairman; Charles
B. Meyer, Fairfax County chairman:
Mrs. James Nolan, Montgomery
County chairman, and Percy l..
Wolfe, chairman for Prince Georges
County.
First results Of contributions re-
ceived will be heard at the cam
paignt opening luncheon report
meeting at 1880 pm. Tuesday in
the United States Chamber Of Com
merce building. The Special Gifts
Unit. Of which Robert Woods Bliss
is chairmapy xhlsE6as 81 Kport
along with sevefaf othsr cAhipalgnI
units. se@e ~ NSsfg 4
window Displays Planned.
The Red Cross emblem and ap-
peal will be repeated in numerous
bulletin board and window displays
as the campaign gathers momen-
ttrn, M. Bishop said. Local florists
VIII ".sAy. IT With flowers" downtown
department stores are planning
colorful window arrangements and
utility firms, including washington
Gas Light Co., Potomac Electric
Power Co., and Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co. win feature
the Red Cross in their windows.
Several clubs, civic organizations
and Government Offices are schedul-
ing Red Cross speakers and films at
meetings the next few days. A par
taal llSt IoiloWS:
Tomorrow: Frank Grayson, ma
tional director of Red Cross Claims
Service, will address $50 Of the Vet
Grams Administration legal branch
At 10 am. in the Munitions building.
Talks at VA Building.
About 400 of the Veterans Admin
istration medical and surgery per-
sonnel will hear Rear Admiral Clif-
ford A. Swanson, surgeon general of
the Navy, on Rehabilitation Of Vet
erans" at the Veterans Administra-
ton Building.
The Once Of Scientific Research
and Development viii hear Miss
Helen Briggs, former overseas
worker for the Red Cross, at . 10