Evening star., 1953-03-08
Extra Efforts Urged
In Red Cross Drive
Contributions Lag

All divisions of the 1853 Metro
politan Area Red Cross fund
campaign were urged yesterday
to intensity their efforts as the
1851 900 drive entered its
second week. y
r. Roy Dunn, campaign chair
man, urged redoubled activity on
the fund solicitors. He expressed
hope that next reports would
surpass the comparable progress
last year.
At the drives second report
meeting Friday, contributions
stood at 5000, ,6O6, or 1873 per
cent of the goal. That was
$4,000 or 2.25 per cent behind
the phogress at the second re-
port last year.
The next report luncheon will
be at 1890 pm. Tuesday in the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building, when Public
Relations Day" will be observed.
Newspaper, radio and televiSion
executives will be guests.
Graham To Speak.
Phillip Graham, publisher of
the Washington Post. will be
guest speaker. Robert j. David
son. publicity supervisor for the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co.. and public relations
chairman for the Red Cross drive,
will introduce the officials.
The Air Force Band will play.
and the telephone company glee
club will sing.
Meanwhile. the Red Cross re-
leased Endorsements of the $93
million national Red Cross ap-
peal from Government, business,
religious, labor and civic leaders.
Among them were these:
Secretary of State Dulles: 81
cannot think of a cause more
worthy of our support
Secretary of Interior Mckay:
"The Red Cross has demon
strated beyond question it's effici-
ency in attaining the highest de-
gree of humanitarian effort"
Secretary of Labor Durkin:
"The American Red Cross serves
all of us. All of us must support
its work."
Henry Cabot Lodge. jr.. United
States representative to the
United Nations: ut would be
fatal to relax now the voluntary
supporting effort which the
American Red Cross is carrying
forward.
Mrs. Hobby Backs Drive.
Federal Security Administrator
Oveta Culp Hobby: THE Ameri-
can Red Cross is one of this Ma
tion's great institutions and de-
serves the loyal support of each
Of U.S.
Mutual Security Director .Stas-
sen: "All Of us know what the
Red Cross means to those who
are serving in the armed forces
at home and overseas"
Laurence F. Lee, president of
the amber of Commerce: 1.-The
jobs .e Red Cross takes on are
vitality important jobs, and they
are jobs no one else does"
Mrs. Oscar A. Ahlgran, presi-
dent Of the General Federation
Of Women's Clubs: THE Red
Cross has touched all our lives
at some time"
DR.. Louis H. Bauer, president
Of the American Medical Asso-
citation: "The American Red
Cross, as a service agency sup
ported by millions of Americans,
Is neighbor to all of U.S."
Giving Seen as Privilege.
George Meany, president of |
the American Federation of |
Labor: Cali should regard it as
a privilege to share in providing |
absolutely vital funds for the |
fine humanitarian work of the |
American Red Cross.
Walter Reuther, president of |
the Congress of Industrial Or
ganizations: Union members
recognize the tremendous scope |
of the national emergency that |
confrontS the Nation and will do
everything possible to help the
Red Cross"
Allan 5. Kline, president of
the American Farm Bureau
Federation: 1T is our respon-
sibility to make sure that the
Red Cross receives adequate sup
port to continue it's invaluable
work"
Everett r. Clinchy, president
of the National Conference of
Christians and Jews: Red Cross
is every American at work doing
together what no one of us alone
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