Evening star., 1952-03-30
Red Cross Campaign
Asks District Area 10
0versubscribe Goal

tornado-caused disaster needs.
OF S. million additional needed
= to relieve suffering in the seven
State area affected. the share Of
seven Washington area chapterSl
totals $73, $50, General Campaignl
Chairman George A. Garrett said.
A To-day extension Of the cam
paign announced Friday will carry
the drive period through April II.
Mr.. Garrett said 125,000 more
and bigger-gifts are needed. Hel
urged volunteer workers to COM
plete their present assignments
and then continue, reaching every
: possible giver. Red Cross booths
will be open throughout the city
tomorrow.
Gallery Booth Open.
At National Art Gallery, the Red
Cross booth will be open through
Friday, with women from the en-
bassies volunteering to staff it.
So far. 252,422 donors in the
Metropolitan Area have given al
total of $1.030.716, or nearly ISL
per cent of the goal. Arlington
County is the first division to re-
port oversubscription Of its quota.
William J. McManus, chairman
of the General Business Division,
said that progress reports are lack
ing from 600 of 1900 large busi-
ness firms Of the community. He
pointed out that Red Cross Motor
Service drivers would be standing
by tomorrow and Tuesday to pick
up results from business firms with
partial or complete coverage re-
ports. A telephone call to Execu-
tive 1888 will bring a pickup car.
Banks have 104 per cent Of their
quota.
Residential Division.
In the Residential Division, l00|
per cent quota subscription has
been reported In the following
areas. listed with their volunteer
chairmen: /
Friendship. Mrs. George q.
Fuller; West Chevy Chase, Mrs.
William Thompson: Colony Hill,
Mrs. Ezekiel Stoddard; Glover
Park. Mrs. John H. Hanna; Bur
leigh, Mrs. Martin j. Cannon:
Spring Valley, Mrs. Herbert Gould;
Kent and Briarcliff, Mrs. A. Bair
Thaw; Reservoir road, Mrs. John
Weaver; Crestwood and Piney
Branch. Mrs. Haskell Rosenblum,
and Southeast, Clifford Siebert, jr.
In the City Division, two down.
town areas so far have reported
quota victory; one headed by
Joseph L. Whyte, trust officer of
the American Security and Trust |
Co.. and the other sponsored by
B'nai Birth. Argo Lodge, Mrs.
Irwin Goodman and Mrs. George
Nathan, co-chairman.
j. D. Camel, division chairman.
: said that givers In the downtown
area who have not yet been called
on for their contributions may
notify headquarters at Executive
: O055. and voluteer solicitor will |
call on them.
Units Above Quota.
Recently reported above quota I
IN the Government Unit were the
!. Federal Reserve Board, 24O per
. cent: Export Import Bank. ll4I
s per cent: So District Pubic
Schools. 100 per cent; Board Of
: Immigration and Appeals, Justicel
: Department. 1872 per cent. National
: Mediation Board. 101 per cent:
: Treasury Bureau Of Accounts, los
= per cent: Internal Revenue Ap-
pellate Division. lis per cent; Vo-
: cational Rehabilitation, Veterans
5 Administration. 1O3 per cent, and
:. Administrative ONCE of the
: United States Courts. 110 per cent.
: The Red Cross announced that
= during the last week, the WASH
= mgton Regional Blood Center.
- 1880 E street NV. distributed a
: total Of 1876 pints Of blood ini
sSs the District and communities
. covered by the bloodmobiles In
MARYLAND. Virginia and West
Virginia.
A total Of 721 pints were shipped
TO the Department Of Defense. In
the District 628 pints were dis
tributed; in Virginia. 312; In West
Virginia. lat: in Maryland, l72.
and outside the area. lit.
BloodmObile Visits.
The bloodmobiles VIM make the
following visits this week, starting
at 10 am. unless otherwise in
dicated:
Tomorrow-Wash ashington County
: st. Johns Lutheran Church. Ha.t
: gerstown. Md: D. C. Chapter:
: Naturalization and Immigrationl
Tempo "X", Nineteenth and East
Capitol street. second floor.
TueSday-D. c. Chapter: Main
Navy, Constitution avenue. room
3, 2541; Winchester and Frederick
: Counties: Presbyterian Church.
liz s. Loudoun street, Winchester.
Va; Hard County: Moose Hall.
Moorfield, w. Va.
Wednesday c. CHAPTER:
Pentagon. Room "A 75O; Fairfax
= County: Teen Canteen, Falls
: Church. Va. from 2 pm; Mineral
: County: Keyser High School audi
: torium. Keyser. w. Va.
Thursday-D. c. Chapter: PEN
tagon. Room "A 750; D. C. Chap
ter: Department Of Agriculture,
Indiana avenue, between Twelfth
and Fourteenth streets NV.
Room 6962: Clarke County Com
munity Building. Berryville, Va.
Friday-D. C. Chapter: Penta-
: gon. Room "A $50; Fredericksburg
Chapter: Community Center, 4o8;
Canal street, Fredericksburg. Va.
D. c. Chapter: F. B. T.. Old Post
Office Building, Twelfth and Penn
sylvania avenue NV, fourth floor.
Rooms 419. 421 and 423.
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