Evening star., 1952-03-26
Area Red Cross Drive
Reaches 62% Of Goal,
Gift Increases Asked

Gift Increases Asked
The Metropolitan Area Red
Cross Campaign today had coll
lected $3.50. .227, or 81 per cent of
its 81 1886. 800 goal.
This is 2.14 per cent ahead of
the progress reported at this stage
OF the campaign last year, but
campaign officials warned that
gifts must be increased If the goal
lis to be met and disaster calls on
the Red Cross filed.
Campaign workers were told
there had been an increase in the
average gift over last year of only
Is cents, although 80 cents more
was required.
A 10-cent increase was urged
also for disaster needs.
Progress Tabulated.
Progress of the campaign units
was tabulated as follows at yes
terday's report luncheon in the
United States Chamber of Com
|merce Building: h.
Government, $386,597 or 81 per
cent Of quota: General Business,
$233. .904. or 81 per cent: Residen-
|tial. $95,757, or 82.6 per cent
city, $39, ,899. or 70 per cent: Alex
andria, $21,352 or 68 per cent.
Arlington. $31 ,290 or 90 per cent,
Fairfax, $12,358 or 10 per cent;
Montgomery, $20,858 or 80 per
cent; Prince Georges, $17.621 or
81 per cent, and Prince William,
$209, or 6 per cent.
Campaign Chairman George A.
Garrett said there was lone very
direct and supremely humane
thing" which Washington citizens
could do for sufferers in the tor
lnado areas:
1--WE can pitch in and make our
local Red Cross campaign a
smashing success. That is why we
have created the Red CrosS-to
lgive immediate aid to people who
need it.
On Scene Of Disaster.
Because of your past gener-
osity, Red Cross is there now on
the scene of disaster, with shelter,
with warm food, with a plan to
lpull those people out of their de-
spair and help them rebuild their
homes and their lives" Mr.. Gar
rett went on.
He said that 81 million already
had been appropriated for the
emergency aid and that the total
cost would greatly exceed the nor
NAL disaster reserve, already
drained by last summers flood.
"For those who have already
given, there is still time to add
something to your gift" the CAM
lpaign chairman said. "For those
who have still to give, this is your
opportunity to be really generous,
to respond with true compassion. .
Eric Johnston, president Of the
Motion Picture Producers AS
sociation. who spoke at the
luncheon, also told how the Red
Cross had stepped in to relieve
distress in the disaster area. The
national goal has been raised
from $85 to $50 million.
"Samaritans Of the World"
Mr.. Johnston went on to place
Americans among the good Sa-
maritans Of the world"
I'VE in America, in this trouble
some world in which we live, dc
have charity and mercy" he said
OF three courses Of action open
to the American people. he said,
immediate war with Russia is "un.
thinkable." and continuation In
definitely Of the cold war might
bankrupt us"
/ The third course, he continued
is 'to try to persuade people Of
l the Soviet Union that their course
lis an illogical one"
He said the people on the
periphery must realize that I'VE
Iare the kind of people that have
charity in our hearts and mercy
in our souls" and that this knowl.
ledge would seep behind the Iror
I Curtain.
4 Another guest at the luncheon
was the singer, Hildegarde. WHIT
handed out roses to business
leaders attending.