Evening star., 1952-03-16

| Hope to Rush Quotu
| At Tuesdoy Luncheon
| HonoriHg Mrs. Trumun
Mrs. Harry Truman will be hon.
or guest Of residential solicitors
in the Metropolitan Area Red
Cross Campaign at the report
luncheon at 1890 pm. Tuesday in
the United States Chamber of
Commerce Building.
Approximately two!thirds of the
81 1856 800 area goal remained to
be collected as the drive entered
the second half Of March. A total
of $917,68 remained to be raised
by. the volunteer workers.
Residential Division solicitors,
under the co-chairmanship Of III.
Malcolm Baldrige and Mrs. Char
les F. Brannan, have set an objec-
tive Of reaching 100 per cent Of
1.-THE $4,000 division quota BY
Tuesday. Residential Day. In the
campaign schedule.
Mrs. Piilsbury Speaker.
] So far. the division tops Others
lin the drive. with $64, ,266, or 55. 40
lper cent of the quota reported.
Speaker at the Tuesday lunch
con will be Mrs. Philip Pillsbury,
a member Of the Women's Advisory
Committee Of the Defense De-
partment and national vice chair
man Of the 1852 American Red
Cross campaign. She is the wife
Of the president of Pillsbury Mills.
Moving up to the Residential
Division in the City Division, head
ed by ]. D. Camel. City Division
volunteers are seeking contribu-
tions from residents of apartments,
and from Office buildings and small
businesses in the downtown area.
Reach Full Quota.
So far. the division has reported
collections Of $30.038, or 52.7 per
cent Of quota. Full quota SUBJ
scriptions have been reported for
the World Center Building. where
Lincoln Miller is captain, and the
All States Building, where Mrs
Verna Dyer is captain.
The General Business Division
has reported $14O. 1893, or $685. pei
cent Of its quota. William j. Nc
Manus, chairman, attributed the
lag primarily to 1.-THE rather slow
lpace among industrial establish
ments and firms offering business
services"
"It can be overcome" !" he said
"if executives and other leaders
will give their Immediate atten-
Ition to stimulating action in theil
firms"
| 'GovernnerIt Days Friday.
With the biggest quota of all
the Government Unit hopes fol
an impressive report by next Fri.
day, which viii be observed q:
Government Day" according tx
William McChesney Martin, jr.
chairman. Reports to date show
a total Of $l53. 300. or 1881 pei
cent of the $646, 500 quota.
/ The Agriculture Department
Ihas reached the IS per cent Of
quota level. Already above the 10C
per cent mark are Federal Crop
Insurance. Ill per cent; Library
l 101 per cent: Once Of Personnel
Ills per cent, and Graduate School
160 per cent.
The Interior Department has
40 per cent Of its quota. Divisions
Ireaching 100 per cent or more in
clude Water and Power, 100 pei
cent: Defense Electric Power, 10C
per cent; Southeastern Power Ad-
. ministration, 100 per cent; De-
fense Solid Fuels. los per cent;
Petroleum Administration. lis pei
cent, and Defense Minerals Ex-
portation. lot per cent.
i Other Progress Reports.
/ Progress reports from other de-
|partments put the Department oi
Labor at As per cent: Reconstruc-
ltion Finance Corp, Sc per cent,
Bureau Of the Budget, 81 per cent,
National Labor Relations Board
Il 96 per cent; Selective Service Sys.
tenn. S. per cent: Internationa
Bank for Reconstruction, So pei
cent; Government Printing Once
36 per cent, and Industrial Com.
ditieS-Mutual Security, 90 pei
cent.
/ Above-quota records have beer
reached by the Public Library Pet.
worth Branch. 140 per cent: Juve.
mile Court Of the District, 125 pei
cent: National Advisory Commit.
Itee for Aeronautics, los per cent,
Corporation Counsel Of the Dis.
!trict. 128 per cent: Trees ans
Parking Division. log per cent: De.
lfense Transport Administration
los per cent. and Bureau OF Pris'
ons and Prison Industries, 100 pc
Icent.
Arlington in Lead.
| Arlington leads in percentage ol
achievement among the six ares
divisions, with q total Of $18,953
or 54.78 per cent Of quota so fal
reported. Alexandria has $l6,570
or 52.6 per cent Of quota. Fairfa1
has $7.157, or 23.47 per cent o1
quota; Montgomery, $13.426 ol
..l25.33 per cent Of quota Prince
Georges, $10.597. or 34.3 per cen
,,lof quota. and Prince William, $209
Ior 6.34 per cent of quota.
Alexandria and the county or.
foundations viii make their mex
report at the Friday luncheon
!. injecting at 1880 pm. in tn,
United States Chamber Of Com.
: -Imerce Building.
,, ,,Iplete" local home rule but b.
..Iargued the Senate bill does pro
vide for q voice in local govern
s.tment for the disfranchised resi-
dents Of the District.
The Senate bill provides for al
elected city council Of is mem
lbers. elected by wards, to replac
J the appointed Board Of Commis