Evening star., 1952-03-13
Workers Urged
To Speed Drive
For Red Cross
Midpoint Report
Due Tomorrow;
Fund Lag Noted

Leaders In the area Red Cross
fund campaign today called on
workers in the drive to spur their
efforts. in view Of a lag in re-
sponse, especially among some
business concerns.
Only $296, ,403, or 2l.40 per cent
of the $1,385. 800 goal. has been
subscribed so far in the campaign
Tomorrow's 1890 pm. report
luncheon in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building is
about midpoint in the schedule Of
report meetings.
Speaker at the luncheon will be
Col. w. Quinn of the Office
of the Army Chief of Staff, who
commanded the nth Infantry
Regiment in Korea. He will give
a first hand account of the Red
Cross on the battlefield.
Moral support" of officials in
large business concerns is neces-
sary to speed the response. ac-
cording to William j. McManus,
chairman Of the General Business
Division. The division so far has
received $97, 7,544, or 1854 per cent
of its $382, 900 quota.
Cooperation Needed.
"Employes need to know that
the boss is interested" Mr.. Nc
Manus declared. 'Key men need
his cooperation In conducting the
Red Cross campaign among fell
low workers. A little time and
emphasis now will put action into
the drive and make the Red Cross
campaign the success it ought to
be-"
Earliest among local business
groups to report 100 per cent par
ticipation in firm gifts" it was
announced. are 19 local banks.
George A. Didden, president of
the National Capital Bank. is
chairman of this group. Employe
gifts are now sought to bring the
banks to 100 per cent of their
money quota.
Sears Roebuck & Co. at 4500
Wisconsin avenue NV, has be-
come the first local firm to reach
100 per cent of quota in both firm
and employe gifts. it was an
nounced. A. M. Morrison, man
ager of the store, is vice chairman
of the General Business Divisions
functional group.
To Cover Apartments.
Other 100 per cent achieve
ments include those of the Amer
ican National Red Gross. District
Red Cross Chapter, and the area
fund staff.
Squads of Red Cross staff aides
and Motor Service volunteers will
go out today to cover several
apartments where there are no
volunteer chairmen. At Alban
Towers, where staff aides will So
licit, Meyer Revitz, manager. has
promised to double the contribu-
tions they obtain. Other apart
mentS to be visited include the
Ponce de Leon, 4514 Connecticut
avenue NV, and the Decatur,
2122 Decatur place.
The Residential Division leads
so far, with $4,000. or 1897 per
cent. of it's quota reported.
Too Many BLANK Spots"
j. D. Camel. chairman Of the
city division, said there were too
many "blank spots" in coverage
of downtown Office buildings for
which his volunteer teams are re-
Sponsible. That division so far
has reported 1855 per cent Of a
$4,000 quota.
The Government unit so far has
reported only 1914 per cent of its
$646,500 quota, but there are sew
eral additions to the 100 per
cent" roster:
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. 1913 per cent;
Defense Transport Administration,
lot per cent; Home Loan Bank
Board, 101 per cent; Veterans Re-
employment Rights. in the Labor
Department 100 per cent; Office
of the Administrator, RFC, 118
per cent; United States Tax
Court, 1O1 per cent; Bonneville
Power Administration, 100 per
cent; Defense Solid Fuels Admin
istration, 104 per cent; and the
library, 101 per cent, and Office
personnel, Ill per cent. in the