Evening star., 1952-03-09
Red Cross Asks
Speed in Drive
For Funds Goal
Steady Momentum
Will Maintain Leud,
Campaign Chiefs Soy

AGd0CTS III GN6 fteQ Gross 1uQO
campaign last night called for q
steady momentum in the drive to
permit reaching the $1,385, 800
area goal by the end Of this
month.
The first week Of the campaign
|put the percentage of contribu-
tions about 31s per cent ahead OF
the achievement, at the compar-
able stage last year, but leaders
in the drive warned that the lead
must be maintained to accomplish
the objective.
AS Of the second report Friday,
gifts totaled $216,822, or 1856 per
cent of the goal.
Appeals for Speed.
M. A. CMike) Morrison, vice
chairman of the General Business
Division. appealed to key men in
charge Of person-to-person solici-
tation Of large business. Arms for
a speed-up in coverage of the
!, 500 firms and their employees.
Mr.. Morrison pointed out that
the mid-point In the calendar OF
report luncheons would be reached
this week, and that 1--WE have a
long way to go from the 1929 per
cent of our quota now in hand to
the so per cent we should have by
next Friday"
The Red Cross urged key men ir
the drive to give full progress re-
ports at the Tuesday and Friday
report luncheons in the United
States Chamber of Commerce
building.
Pickup Service Available.
Those who cannot attend but
want to take advantage of the
pickup service provided by the
Red Cross Motor Service volun-
teers may call William H. Waters
director of the General Business
Division, at campaign headquar-
ters, 1915 L street NV, Executive
1888.
H. Malcolm Baldrige, chairman
of the Residential Division which
so far leads the other divisions
in percentage Of quota achieved
warned his area chairmen that
I'VE can't rest on our laurels.
"We have nearly go per cent o1
our $4,000 quota yet to co.
Mr.. Baldrige pointed out.
The City Division. which has
SIT ,206, or 30.19 per cent of its
quota, reported two. downtown
area apartment buildings with
above-quota results: Donald Apart.
[ments. los per cent and Yorl
Apartment building, 101 per cent
j. D. Camel is chairman Of the
City Division.
Government Unit Up.
The Government Unit. will
|$58,115 or 500 per cent of it
quota tabulated, is expecting sub.
|stantial progress next week. ac'
Icording to Chairman William Nc
|Chesney Martin. jr. Key depart
lments are State. Agriculture. De-
Ifense. Interior, Commerce, Justict
land Treasury, he said.
Among Red Cross speakers tx
address Government groups earl!
this week is Mrs. Ernest Mark
walter, chairman Of the District
Red Cross Nurses Aides Service
She will speak at noon tomorrow
to Is key women in the Surgeon
Generals Office.
Three hundred and fifty people
at the ordinance stock Office ot
the Naval Gun Factory are sched-
Iuled to hear John c. Rout Of the
Red Cross Speakers Bureau to.
morrow.
VA to Hear Knott.
At the Veterans Administration
in the Munitions Building al
nineteenth and Constitution ave.
nue., 5000 employees are to heal
Albert Knott, another Speakers
Bureau member, in q series Of II
three-minute fund appeals or
Tuesday.
Leo Wilhelm, assistant manager
lof the Eastern Area American Red
Cross, Alexandria, will address 9
rally for 100 volunteer qey men ir
the Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
counts Navy Department. on
Tuesday.
Among business firms holding
rallies for employees Tuesday. is
Raleigh Haberdasher. Mrs. Law
renee B. Slater Of the Speakers
Bureau viii address some 250
there at 8 am.
The third report luncheon fol
volunteer solicitors in the 10 cam
|paign divisions will be held at
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