Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-07
Annual Red Cross Drive
Seeks Coal OF $7,255
TRINITY CHURCH
RECTOR SPARKS
DRIVE OPENING

II may not have gotten over
the goal post, that's your job,
but at least you've gone out with
a swift kick" said the Reverend
Sanford c. Lindsey, rector of
Trinity Episcopal Church, speak
ing Monday night in the Preshy-
terian church, when Madison
County Chapter Red Cross opened
its 1852 Fund campaign for S7255.
The Reverend Mr.. Lindsey was
not speaking facetiously nor was
he using a slang medium. He was
simply carrying the BALI for
Graham MeGaw, chapter chair
man and spokesman, using Mr..
Megaw's vernacular in comparing
the workers to a team with man.
power, methods and material as
most essential factors.
Advises Campaigners
Continuing, said the Reverend
Mr.. Lindsey, Don't 60 out 10
ask donations for the Red Cross
on the defensive. Be on the Of
fensive when selling SO great a
humanitarian organization TO the
public. You have cause for pride
in your job, not apology"
Pointing to the electrified Red
Cross, on the table, symbol of
the organization, ne designated it
properly as ST. Georges Cross,
which takes its name from the
great English humanitarian. 60
out pridefully with that symbol
in your lapel; present the fine
program of your agency cheer
fully with all the fine arguments
that will back you up"
The Red Cross program is an
honorable enterprise with a mag
nificent record of service to every
form of human need. Thousands
OF devoted volunteer workers
have erected an organization of
principled, honest and respected
qualities which reflects the high
est type OF American concern for
the care of human need in times
OF distress and disaster 1t is
lnconceivable to me that we
should allow unWarrented suspi-
sion to corrupt and restrict the
work of an organization which
represents one Of our finest
American traditions. A free peo-
pie giving freely for the care and
support of each other in times of
need is the expression of a ge-
nuine democratic spirit, the
speaker said.
The speakers inspiring talk
followed a briefing of the workers
in the many we'll known services
of the Red Cross guided by Mrs.
NJ. f. Blackmore, executive Sec
retary, who introduced the chair
men.
Vital Service
One of the most vital OF these
is the Blood Donation program.
Singing this service out because
the program has been stepped
up that Korean fighting men can
be speeded to recovery, gives OPP
portunity to report the excellent
success of the Blood Mobile Units
visit last week to Plain City.
That community came through as
usual with flying colors. The unit
was in Plain City for two days
receiving 72 pints on Thursday
and Is on Friday, total of LAT
pints.
To combat runlors that hospi-
talized civilians are charged for
Red Cross Blood donations, Judge
Maurice +. Beathard, county
chairman of the program explain
cd thoroughly to the workers that
donations as far as the Red Cross
is concerned, are absolutely free.
More donations are asked so that
the supply in the area bank will
be adequate for both civilian and
military needs.
Other speakers were w. V.
Nichols, London co-chairnan of
the County campaign. With the
aid of Miss Hadee Scott, Red
Cross field director at the Vete-
rams Hospital, Chillicothe, Mr..
Nichols explained various phases
of the work in an effort to supply
the workers with first hand in
formation for their solicitation.
Harold S. Welsh, who is shar-
ing the Craftsmanship with Mr..
Nichols by taking over the plan
ming for the township campaign
throughout the county, added per-
tinent facts to give impetus to
the solicitors in their work.
The Monday night opening
meeting was one of the largest
in attendance and most enthusias-
tic ever conducted, officials of