Evening star., 1950-03-22
Red Cross Drive Collects 6O%
With Quota Due by March 81

VuHAUOIU Lux
Metropolitan Red Cross fund
drive leaders yesterday reported
the campaign lis now holding its
own" and is expected to reach its
quota by March 81. the drives
end.
At yesterdays sixth report
luncheon collections climbed to
so per cent Of the $1,039. 900 quota
an additional 1882 gifts brought
the total to $619,809.
Randolph Bishop. campaign
director. told the volunteers: 1--WE
have been looking forward to the
day when the campaign would
catch up after its slow start. This
is the day.
We're still quite far behind,
however. in spite Of making fast
gains" He pointed out the 1949
drive, at a comparable point, had
22,600 more gifts and was $4,000
ahead Of yesterdays figures.
Urges Greater Gains.
He urged campaigners to try to
make larger gains by the next
report luncheon Friday.
The Rt. Rev. John K. Cart
wright. rector Of st. Matthew's
Church. was the guest speaker at
the luncheon held in the Chamber
Of Commerce Building.
Msgr. Cartwright, representing
Archbishop O'Boyle, who was I'M
able to attend, told campaign
workers they represent "the best
spirit that exists in this COM
munity."
He added the Red Cross has
proven itself through the years
and has grown in value and ap-
probation by the people of the
world.
1T is one Of the kind of things
without which civilization wouldn' t
properly exist" he declared.
Yesterday was designated Gen
eral Business Day" at the lunch
con. Robert Keith, vice chairman
Of the General Business Division,
in making his report, said his
group. "for some obscure reason,
couldn't get started until after
March 15." He added 1t is now
"in gear and beginning to roll" and
urged its members to try to reach
rs per cent of the quota by the
next meeting.
61% of Goal.
He reported an additional 10 ,989
gifts yesterday brought the gen.
eral business total to $181, ,760, or
81 per cent of the $297 900 quota.
Other division reports announced
yesterday were:
Government, 22,276 additional
gifts amounting to $57.842, bring
ing the total to 1924 gifts for
$286, 1865 or SO per cent of quota.
Residential, 899 additional gifts
amounting to $7,040, bringing the
total to 7.718 gifts for $59,s27 or
IS per cent.
City. 479 new gifts totaling $3,-
579 for a total Of 2,283 gifts,
amounting to $25,010 or So per
cent of quota.
In the county divisions. which
did not report additional increases
yesterday, Arlington County is
leading with 81 per cent of its
$25,700 quota.
Other county areas in order of
their percentage, are:
Alexandria; 48 per cent Of a
s19,400 quota; Prince Georges, 80
per cent of a $4,000 quota; Mont
gomery County. % per cent of
$4,000 quota. and Fairfax County,
with 81 per cent Of $19,600
quota.
Among groups reporting over
the top in the drive were 27 Gov
ernment units, as well as employees
of the District Red Cross, who
donated 153 per cent of their
quota.
Successful Federal Group.
The successful Government
groups are: |
In the Agriculture Department.
the Agriculture Research Cen
ter, lot per cent; Extension Serv-
ice, 101 per cent; Agriculture
Forest Service, 105 per cent; We'll
fare Association. 217 per cent.
Civil Service-Ofdce of the
chief law officer. 104 per cent; per-
sonnel, 105 per cent, and retire.
ment Office, 101 per cent.
Federal Reserve System, 1877 per
cent.
Administrative Standards in the
Federal Security Administration,
244 per cent.
Interior Department-The land
utilization Office, 106 per cent, and
miscellaneous service, 100 per cent.
The Library of Congress, 102
per cent.
Naval accounts disbursing Office.
Potomac River Naval Command,
100 per cent.
Division Of Personnel. Recon-
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