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chapters will participate.
President Eisenhower. honor
ary chairman Of the American
National Red Cross. has ap-
pointed William McC Chesney' Mar
tin. jr., chairman of the Board
of Governors Of the Federal Re-
serve System. to head the Gov
ernment Unit.
His vice chairmen will be Eu-
gene r. Black, in charge Of in
ternational groups, and Engineer
Commissioner Louis w. Prentiss,
in charge Of District government
groups.
Broadcast Is Feature.
A network radio broadcast viii
launch the Washington Appeal
here March /.
The kickoff will feature a
performance Of Theater Guild OF
the Air following a rally at Con-
stitution Hall.
r. Roy Dunn. 1858 fund chair
man, will preside at a pre-broad-
cast program. Plans for that
portion Of the program have not
been completed.
The play to be presented is
Stephen Vincent Benet's comedy,
"O'Halloran's Luck" the tale OF
a young Irishman and a lepre-
chaun.
Appearing in the show will be
James Stewart, Dennis Morgan
and Gloria De Haven. It will be
broadcast locally on radio station
WRC at $3.50 pm.
Increase Of $145,7OO.
The month-long campaign
seeks $145.70O more than last
year. This is because of addi-
tional Red Cross responsibilities
for collection Of more than a
million additional pints Of blood
for processing into gamma glo-
bulin, polio paralytic preventa-
tive. and increased recreational
services for overseas armed
forces.
Advisors to Mr.. Martin will be
these other honorary vice chair
men:
Secretary OF State Dulles. Secretary
OF the Treasury Humphrey, Secretary
Of Defense Wilson. Attorney General
field, Secretary Of Interior Mckay. Sec.
retary Of Agriculture Benson, Secretary
Of Commerce Weeks, Secretary of Labor
Durkin, Mutual Security Administrator
Of Indiana:s Senator Morse. independent
Of Oregon; Senator Douglas, Democrat, Oi
Illinois; Senator Kefauyer. Democrat o.
liean q Msssachusetts; a'0assa Senator HegnD. sS
ington. Democrat Of Missouri; Represen.
tative Rayburn, Democrat OF Texas
RRsepsre;sentative ne Wolcott. Republican O
ems. Secretary Of the Navy Anderson
Air Force Secretary Talbot, Gen. Omal
3; Bradley. Gen; Hoyt 8. vandenbers
Also. Admiral w. M. Fechteler. Fleet
Admiral William D. Leahy. Gen. George
C. Marshall. Presidential Assistant Sher.
man Adams, Budget Director Joseph M
Dodge, Atomic Energy Commission Chair.
man Gordon 3. Dean, Marine Gen
Lemuel c. Shepherd, jr., Rear Admira
George H. Fort. Ivar Rooth Of the
International Monetary Fund, Fedora
Security Administrator Oveta Culp Hobby
Interstate Commerce Commissioner J
Haden Alldredge. Internal Revenue Col.
lector Z. Coleman Andrews, Census Di.
rector Robert " Burgess, pr. Leonard
ton. Henry p. Chandler Of the United
States Courts Donald c. Cook Of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Also, School eupt. Hobart M. Corning
Public Printer John ]. Devfny. CentraI
Inteilisenee Agency Director Allen VI
Evans, Arthur 8. Elemming Of the Once
Of Defense Mobilization, Housing and
Home Finance Administrator Raymond
NJ. Foley. Veterans Affairs Administrator
Carl r. Gray. tr., Alvin. w, Hall Of the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing, Maple
T. Harl of the Federal Deposit Insur.
ance Corp. Federal Judge Bolitha J.
Laws. Harry A Mcdonald Of the Re-
construction Finance Corp. Treasurer
Chief Ruth B. Shipley Of the State De-
partment. Clerk Of the House Lyle o
6nader. Secretary of the Senate ]. MARI
Trice. and Controller General Lindsay C.
Warren. ~