Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-24
RED CROSS DRIVE SET FOR MARCH l
Officers Attend
Dinner To BEGIN
Campaign Effort

odouisoi Souilly = II a p =
American Red Cross started work
for the 1850 Campaign Fund
drive with a dinner at the Pres
byterian Church Tuesday even
ing. Attending were fifty-fise e
officers, heads of services of the
chapter and campaign workers.
w. c. Smith, Chapter chair
man presided and presented
guests and workers in the organi-
cation.
The first special guest present
ed, after county workers mad
been introduced was H. Roy Her
sey, field director of Columbus.
Mr.. Herscy spoke briefly in COM
mendation of work that has been
accomplished in Madison county,
especially the recent work of the
blood program
Kenneth Peck, Layreader of
Trinity Episcopal Church, Lon
don, director of the 1850 fund
campaign, prefaced his instruct
ions to the solicitors for the
drive, with the remark, that he
could think of no finer time TO
launch a campaign for funds for
such a great humanitarian or
ganization as the Red Cross, than
the beginning of the Lentcn
season. 1t is particularly fitting
because of the Red Cross in its
program of aiding with alleviat-
ing the suffering of mankind, car
ries on the work started centur-
les ago by Christ.
The campaign starts March l.
1t is the hope. Mr.. Peck stated,
that the work will be completed
by March Is. He stressed the
securing of members for the
chapter, thus increasing interest
in the organization, as we'll as
contributions to carry on the
work
He invited the workers to call
at the Red Cross office in the
court house to learn what the
various services are doing, in
order to better explain what the
money contributed is to be used
for. He requested that reports be
turned in the office on Monday
and Thursday each week SO that
the amount could be registered
on the large thermometer to be
erected near the court house to
keep the public informed on the
progress of the campaign.
Guest speaker, Kenneth Wood,
publicity director for Station
WIFE, Springfield, and also
chairman of the Clark County
Rcd Cross, stated that in the abb
scncc of calamity, the public is
apt to lose sight of the vast pro-
gram carried on in peace time
as well as war.
"Dispel the idea" he stated
that he Red Cross is only nec-
essary in war time"
THE Red Cross" he continued,
cannot be demobilzed.' As a
case in point, he cited the great
amount of money that is ex-
pended in flood and tornado dis
! aster - 100000 for flood and
100000 for tornado, recently
sent to stricken areas.
Another service that the Red
Cross is doing. he recently learn
ed from personnel at Wright
tcrson Field. BY social contact
with Red Cross workers, the NOR
ais, mot morale,) of the young
men now in the armed forces are
placed on a much higher plane,
the speaker stated.
The blood program came in
| for share of praise.
THE Red Cross is the Ameri-
can peoples contribution to hum
anity," he stated.
i In closing Mr. Wood also ap-
pealed for the enlisting Of men,
bers, along with soliciting con-
] tributions.
/ Your solicitors have great
deal to sell. A contribution to
the Red Cross is good insurance.
No one ever knows what might
| happen in community to re-
quire aid of the Red Cross" he
said.