Evening star., 1951-03-28
Final Success Seen
For Red Cross Drive
In April 13 Extension

The metropolitan Washington
Red Cross campaign was extended
yesterday to April 13, as it crept
forward to touch IS per cent of its
$1.3 million quota.
In announcing the extension OF
the drive from March 81, cam
paign officials said they are sure
the District area will go over the
top this year, as it has in the past.
washington has always started
off slowly, but it always finishes
with bang" Randolph G.. Bishop,
campaign director. told the report
meeting in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building
yesterday. I'm sure Well do it
again this time"
Yesterdays figures showed an
increase of $71,653 to bring the
total amount collected this month
to $849, ,223. That represents only a
5 per cent increase. Everett ].
Boothby, campaign chairman, said,
from last Fridays report. Mr..
Boothby pointed out collections
are still II per cent behind figures
for this time last year.
9,179 Fewer Gifts.
I'VE have 9.179 fewer gifts now
than we had for the same period
last year." Mr.. Boothby said.
Although we have $43,200 more
than for that period, we must
remember that the quota has been
increased by $260.000. Let's go
out and get it."
District Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue told the several hundred
volunteer campaign workers at
the meeting, "We cannot afford
to fail in this campaign because
of the contest now being waged
against us by the enemy" Com
munists, he continued, will make
the most of it # they have the
opportunity.
"OuIu Like TdHuEc.
They would like to see this
Nation 80 derelict," the Com
missioner continued, that it
would prove itself Indifferent to
the needs of our own men carry
ing our flag in battle" They would
like to see that we have failed to
raise what amounts to a few
paltry dollars" he added.
Commissioner Donohue said he
recalled "the invaluable services
performed by the Red Cross in
World War l." In World War II,
he continued, while in the Air
Force. I came to a certain con-
clusion. The Air Force could not
have operated if it hadn't been
for the faculties, and services Of
the American Red Cross"
ANY field commander" he said,
will testify to service of the Red
Cross in building morale"
Traffic Director George E. Ke-
neipp. chairman of the District
government campaign unit, called
upon each District employe to
get behind the Red Cross this year.
The District government has
reached only SO per cent of it's
quota, he said. =.
divisions Renorf
"Not once in eight years have
the District employees gone over
the top" Mr.. Keneipp said. Every
one owes it to himself to get be-
hind this thing"
Reporting yesterday were the
City Division, with 78 per cent of
its $4,000 quota collected; the
Residential Division, with II per
cent of 100000 quota; the Cen
eral Business Division. with 66 per
cent of its $367, 900 quota, and the
Government Division, with so per
cent of it's $606. 900 goal.
Report meetings will be held
every Friday, officials announced,
climaxed by the final reports on
April 10.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, of
Tennessee, will address the next
meeting at 1890 pm. Friday at
the Chamber of Commerce build
ing, when the county divisions will
make their reports.