Evening star., 1952-03-02
First Red Cross
Fund Report Is
SET for tuesday
SEC Leeds Groups
Over Quote Toward
$l,3S5,2o0 D, G. Goal

The irst campaign report
luncheon in the Sl,s8b,s00 Red
Cross fund drive is scheduled for
1880 pm. Tuesday at the United
States Chamber Of Coinmerce
Building.
Already over Its quota, cam.
paign headquarters reported. ID
the Securities and Exchange Com.
mission. SEC employees. led by
their ,keymen, William E. Becker
and Albert Fontes, staged Q
whirlwind drive last week, obtain
ing $2,665 from 533 givers. The
quota was $3.50.
Other early successes include
the United States Soldiers Home,
with gifts totaling SLOTS or 100
per cent Of quota and more to
come" predicted. and the Vet
|erans Service Center, 1400 Penn
|sylvania avenue NV.
Veterans Center Over Goal.
SEC was the first major Fed.
|eral department to report a plus.
quota achievement. and the Vet
Ierans Center, where Waldron E.
Leonard is chairman and David
Linden, keyman, was first of the
District government divisions to
succeed. It's 81 employees con-
ltributed the $75 quota.
The Watergate Inn is the first
tof the smaller business firms to
report 100 per cent of quota. Mrs.
Marjorie Hendricks, in accord
Eance with her annual custom, is
matching her employees gifts, the
Red Cross reported.
Meanwhile, 1t was reported that
a number of Washington residents
observed Ash Wednesday by do
mating blood to the Red Cross
center at 1880 E street NV. In
all, ia persons donated.
Among the group were seven
students at the Capuchin Coll
lege, Catholic University. The
British Embassy brought its total
of donors to 118 with four more
staff members donating during
the week.
1885 Pints Of Blood Used.
Last week, the center distributed
1886 pints in the District and
communities covered by Blood
mobiles in Virginia, West vir-
]ginia and Maryland. A total Of
337 pints were sent the Defense
Department.
| In the District, ST. pints were
distributed: 297 in Virginia; 159
in West Virginia; ISL in Mary
land and Is pints outside the
area.
It was announced also that Red
Cross first aid training in the
District had increased 1865 per
cent over figures for last year.
In all, 22,737 persons have com.
tpleted classes under the train.
ing program.
Red Cross first aid training
throughout the country increased
more than 200 per cent in 1851,
according to E. Roland Hartman,
national Red Cross president.
Needs for civil defense prepara-
ton, and increasing Evidence Of
the value Of first aid In reducing
industrial accidents spurred the
expansion, he said.
According to the records, So, 300
persons were given first aid last
year by Red Cross highway first
aid stations. mobile units and
stations at community gatherings.
List Of BIoOdmobiIe Visits.
Bloodmobile visits for this week
are scheduled as follows. Work
will begin at 10 am. unless other.
wise noted:
Tomorrow, Arlington County: Airport
Bldg. 2. Grayelly Point; Culpeper
Tuesday, D. C. Chapter: Main Navy,
Constitution Ave. Room. 2541; Loudoun
Gs1Pt SST9 tsssqrE sssg st%s4s MsthOass Church west
Methodist Church, Z. Jefferson Street,
chSESttssyille' MaSnssSi1 "a. cb.n..r. p.n,...n
Room 4A-750, Montgomery County: David
Taylor Model Basin, Carderock, Md. from
800 o'clock; Albermarle County: Meth.
Friday. D. c. Chapter: Pentason, Room
7th and and F sts. NV. Arlington VSs COUNTY: 81:
Hop Hall. Ft. Meyer.
Thursday. b. C. Chapter: Pentason,
| Room 4A-750. Prince Georges County:
Episcopal Parish House, Cor. 42nd Ave.
and Gallatin Sts., Hyattsville. Md, from
IL Eoon.