Evening star., 1953-08-30
Caroline Residents
To Give Majority Of
Blood Donor Quota

Residents of Caroline County
Va. this week will donate more
than three-fourths of their full
years blood collection quota ir
the first bloodmobile visit of the
Red Cross Washington Regiona
Blood Program.
Some $50 donors are sched-
uled to give blood during the six
hour collection period Tuesday
in the Town Hall of Bowling
Green, Va. The total collection
quota for the year at Bowling
Green is 352.
In other bloodmobile opera
tions this week, nearly 400 en-
ployes of the Naval Receiving
Station at Anacostia are sched-
uled to give blood in a two-day
bloodmobile visit.
1885 PintS Delivered.
Meanwhile, a complication OF
figures on hospitals served ir
1852 by the American Red Cross
Blood Program disclosed that q
District hospitals were provided
with 1885 pints by the Red
Cross.
In Maryland. 46 hospitals re-
ceived 1885 pints, and in Vir-
ginia, 81 hospitals received S.
566 pints.
The Washington region in
cludes the District, and an area
of Maryland, Virginia and West
Virginia, besides serving hos
pitfalls outside the area and max
ing shipments to the Depart
ment of Defense.
Besides the Washington hos
pitalS. the Washington region
sent blood during the year to
AZ hospitals in Maryland, 81
in Virginia, seven in West Vir-
ginia, one in Delaware, four in
Florida, two in Illinois, one in
Mississippi. one in New York. one
in North Carolina, one in Ohio,
and two in Pennsylvania.
Walter Reed Used Most.
Of the District hospitals, Wal
ter Reed used the most Red
Cross blood, totaling 4,975 pints
and George Washington Univer-
slty Hospital ran second with
4,810 pints, according to the
compilation. Not all hospitals
receive their total supplies from
the Red Cross, some receiving
only supplementary or emer-
gency supplies.
During the year, blood distri-
buted through the IS regional
programs was used at 1894 hos
pitfalls. 1889 of which depended
on the Red Cross for their en-
tire supply.
The usage of blood from the
46 centerS came to 1,381,35e
pints. including 942.725 pints al
the hospitals entirely dependent
on Red Cross. In addition, an
estimated 65,188 pints were dis
tributed by chapters not in
cluded in the operating regional
programs.
During the last week, the
Washington Regional Center
distributed total of lat pints
in the District and communities
covered by the bloodmobiles in
Maryland, Virginia and West
Virginia. A total of 753 pints
were shipped to the Department
of Defense.
Scheduled Visits.
In the District, CTS pints
were distributed. 164 in Mary
land, 396 in Virginia, Isl in
West Virginia and 81 outside
the area.
The bloodmobiles are sched-
uled to make the following visits
in the coming week and viii
start at 10 am. unless otherwise
indicated:
Tomorrow-Prince Georges County
Andrews Air Force Base, buildinG
T-3-79. Texas avenue and Nevada ave
nue.: Stafford County: New Stafford HigF
School, l "a miles north Of Falmouth
Va. on United States route /; Arlington
Chapter: chapter house, 1888 Arlington
boulevard, Arlington. Va.
Tuesday-D. C. CHAPTER: Main Nav!
building. Constitution avenue. room
2541 from 9:3O am. to $3.50 pm.
Caroline County: Town Hall, Bowlinl
Green. Va; Montgomery county: DaviC
Green. Va; Montgomery County: DaviC
| Taylor Model Basin. Carderock, Md
from am. to 3 pm.
Wednesday-D. c. Chapter: Pentagon
room "A 750; Louisa County: Minera
Fire Hall. Mineral. Va; D. c. Chapter
Naval Receiving Station, post gym
nasium. Anacostia, D. c.
Thursday-D. c. Chapter: Pentagon
room "A 750; Fairfax County: For
Belvoir. building NN38, in hospital area
North Post from $40 am. to $50 pm.
D. c. Chapter: Naval Receiving: Depart
ment of Commerce, room 1858 Mair
building on Fourteenth street NV.
room A 75o; Prince Georges County
Agriculture Research Center. Beltsville
Nd, Center building.