Evening star., 1952-04-12
Red Cross Drive
Tops Quota by
Compoieners Hope
To Collect More for
Disaster Relief Needs

The Metropolitan Area Red
Cross fund campaign is nearly
$4,000 over its $1,385. 800 goal to-
day.
Campaign workers hope. how.
ever, to collect $4,000 in the area
above the regular goal to meet
additional Red Cross disaster re-
lief needs.
At the final report luncheon in
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce Building yesterday, q
total of 81, 400, 1855 was tabulated.
This was 101 per cent Of the goal.
Applause and cheers from the
campaigners greeted the an
nouncement of success by Gen.
eral Chairman George A. Garrett.
Contributions totaling $l52.949
were reported yesterday.
Final Audit April Is.
Randolph Bishop. fund director,
announced a final audit Of re-
turns would be made April Is.
This allows IA days for bringing
in money still unreported. It will
be credited to its proper CAM
paign division, he said. .E>,.
AS of yesterday. Mr.. Bishop told
the workers, the Washington drive
was running slightly ahead of all
other major cities in the country.
Mr.. Bishop reported also that
the campaign was 10000 givers
ahead of the April % audit date
last year, and 10000 to $4,000
more were expected. He said
there was $4,000 more money.
John Clifford Folger, District
Chapter chairman, presented Mr..
Garrett with a citation from the
National Red Cross in commenda-
ton for his service as chairman.
Mr.. Folger expressed the appre-
citation of the organization and
the campaign workers.
Mr.. Garrett told the cam
paigners that this campaign has
made it's record because Of the
sheer hard work each one of you
has put in. /.
"You strengthen my faith in
the power of free people to operate
one of the greatest of all their
free institutions-the American
Red Cross" he said.
Prince Georges Leads.
Prince Georges County led the
other campaign divisions in
yesterdays percentage tabulation.
1t reported contributions totaling
118 per cent of its $4,000 quota.
Next came the City Division. with
113 per cent of its $4,000 quota.
The Government division re-
ported 81 per cent of its $646,500
quota. Mr.. Garrett said, however.
there is enough additional money
in sight to put the unit over the
top.
Other divisions stood as fol-
lows:
General business. 100 per cent
of a $4,000 quota; residential.
103 per cent of a $4,000 quota:
Alexandria. 104 per cent OF a
$31 500 quota; Arlington, 112 per
cent of a $34.600 quota; Fairfax.
103 per cent of a $30,500 quota:
Montgomery, los per cent Of q
$50, 900 quota, and Prince Will
liam. 43 per cent of a $4,000
quota.
The general business division
in campaign headquarters at
1915 L street NV. will stay open
next week to receive additional re-
suits from several hundred of the
city's more than 1000 business
firms who did not complete solic-
itation in time for the final report
meeting.
Plus quota Reports.
William j. McManus, general
business chairman. said banks,
hotels, real estate firms and in
surance Offices are among the
groups which already have turned
in plus-quota reports.
Among individual firms exceed
ing their quotas are the Potomac
Electric Power Co., ITO per cent;
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co., liz per cent; American Air
Lines. 1877 per cent; United Air
Lines. 1877 per cent; Government
Services. Inc, 113 per cent: Chest
nut Farms, 122 per cent: Good
Humor Ice Cream Co., 100 per
cent; Hot Shoppes, 100 per cent.
and Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Co.. Ill per cent.
Red Cross Motor Service pickup
may be obtained next week by
telephoning Executive 1888.