Evening star., 1950-04-01
Red Cross Drive Here
$4,000 Below Goal,
Extended 10 April Il

Falling $4,000 short of its
sl,039 900 quota, the 1850 Metro
politan Red Cross fund drive.
scheduled to end yesterday, has
been extended to April IL.
At what was to have been the
final report meeting yesterday in
the Chamber of Commerce Build
ing, up-to-date figures revealed a
total of 230.472 gifts amounting
to S910,48l, or 80 per cent of the
quota, had been received.
Daniel w. Bell. campaign chair
man, announced he expects the
drive will be well over the top"
by April IL, when final report
luncheon will be held in the
Chamber of Commerce Building.
FOlger Sees Challenge.
J. Clifford Folger, chairman of
the District Red Cross chapter,
commenting on the drives failure
to meet it's quota yesterday. said:
This extension constitutes the
greatest challenge we've faced in
the last eight years. AS chapter
chairman, I have confidence in
the people of Washington that in
the final analysis they will not
FAM to give full support to the
Red Cross"
Mr.. Folger added that the Red
Cross dollar goes farther than
any other dollar because of the
thousands of volunteer workers,
compared to the number of paid
workers.
He pointed out this years
drive. to exceed its goal, is reach
ing for the minimum quota.
Meanwhile, Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, on learning of the
drives shortage of quota. sent a
message to the report meeting,
which was read to campaigners.
He wrote: Il cannot conceive of
any greater service that citizen
could now perform, individually,
for our country's welfare than to
do his full share in seeing that
the Red Cross drive is a complete
success"
10000 Gifts Behind.
Randolph Bishop, drive direc-
tor. pointed out yesterdays figures
indicate the 1850 drive is 10000
gifts behind the 1949 campaign
at comparable point. He
warned campaigners, 1T will be
a hard job for all of us if we are
to make the quota by April H."
Mr.: Bishop announced the Dis
trict Chapter House at 1730 E
street NV. will be open for con-
tributions Monday through Fri
day from 9 am. to S pm. until
April IL. On that date, collection
tables will be set up in the Cham
ber of Commerce Building from
10 am. to 4 pm. for late con-
tributions.
Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan. reporting for the Govern
ment Division which stands at So
per cent of its quota, called his
division report, Too little, too
late" He noted that the 1949
Government Division Red Cross
drive was right at the top of its
quota at this time last year. and
he urged Government campaign
erS to redouble their efforts to
make the drive a success.
Newspaper Columnist Marquis
Childs, guest speaker at yester-
days report meeting told cam
paigners: IF we allow the Gov
ernment to encroach on the
voluntary fields you and I are in
terested in, We shall lose one of |
the most voluntary elements of .
American life-the element of VOL
untary service"
Three Units Top Goal.
Meanwhile. on the brighter side,
three of the drives IL divisions
have passed their 100 per cent
goals The divisions and their
ldleSJ IlBuTeS are.
Alexandria, with 4,459 gifts
amounting to $20.202 has reached
l04 per cent of quota, followed
by the Residential division, with
1895 gifts amounting to $82,-
247 or 103 per cent. The only
other division to hit 100 per cent
is the City division, with 4,t10I
gifts amounting to $40.025, or 101
per cent.
Other division reports made at
yesterdays meeting are: Govern
ment division, 147,000 gifts
amounting to $416,722, or 86 per
cent: General Business, 39.191
gifts amounting to $256,935, or
81 per cent; Arlington, 7.485 gifts
amounting to S23.993, or SO per
cent; Fairfax, 4,813 gifts amount
ing to $12,989, or sc per cent;
Montgomery, 1897 gifts amount
ing to $30,989. or 72 per cent;
Prince Georges, 3,416 gifts amount
ing to $30,037, or 70 per cent;
and Booths. 854 gifts. amounting