Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Division Heads
For Red Cross
Drive Named
Campaign in March
To Seek $1,531 900
Here and in Area

0ub&S Us WIN
Appointments of division
chairman for the 1858 Metropoli-
tan Area Red Cross fund cam
paign in March were announced
last night by r. Roy Dunn, gen.
eral campaign chairman.
The combined fund goal for
the drive, with seven nearby Red
Cross Chapters participating, is
1851, 900.
The Red Cross said the in
crease of $145, 700 over last years
successful goal is necessitated by
two new responsibilities Of the
American Red Cross this year.
They are the collecting and
processing of additional blood for
gamma globulin, a polio paraly-
tic preventative, and increased
recreational services to the
armed forces overseas.
M. A. Mike) Morrison, gen.
eral manager of Sears Roebuck
and Co. in Washington, will head
the General Business Division,
with a fund quota of $421 800.
The quota is $39, 300 more than
last year.
j. D. Camel, assistant to the
vice president of the Interna-
tional Business Machines Corp,
will head the Residential Divi-
sion, with quota Of $125,900
This is an increase Of $4,000
over last years quota.
Whyte Heads City Division.
Joseph L. Whyte, trust officer
of the American Security and
Trust Co., is chairman Of the
City Division, with a quota Of
100000. This is an increase Of
$4,000 over last year.
Reappointments to the 1858
campaign organization are those
of Corcoran Thorn, jr., vice pres
ident of Riggs National Bank, as
area campaign treasurer, and
Robert H. Davidson, ST., publicity
supervisor for the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co., as
campaign public relations chair
man.
Mr.. Morrison is entering his
25th consecutive year Of active
participation in Red Cross drives
here and in other cities. Last
year, he was vice chairman Of
the Business Division, which
raised 103 per cent of its quota.
For the last three years, he has
directed administrative policies
of the Washington Regional
Blood Program as its chairman.
He also is a leader in Boy Scout
work.
His vice chairman in the Cen
eral Business Division will be
John T. Fielder, an executive Of
Garf1nckel'S; c. Carney Smith
of the Mutual Benefit Life Insur-
ance Co. of Newark, N. j., and
John w. Roper of the Washing
ton Gas Light Co.
Other Leaders Listed.
Mr.. Camel served as chairman
of the city division last year,
with 121 per cent Of quota raised.
Mrs. Linwood P. Harrell is resi-
dental vice chairman. Mrs.
Charles F. Brannan will be
chairman of the booth and dip
lomatic committee. Residential
district chairmen will be Mrs.
George G. Fuller, Mrs. John w.
Kluge, Samuel Biddle, H. r.
Bauckman and Paul M. Mayer.
Mr.. Whyte is a faculty men,
Der q the Washington Chapter
of the American Institute of
Banking. He is a member OF
the New York and District Bar
Associations and is active in the
Board of Trade and insurance
and banking circles.
Assisting him in the City Di-
vision are Jack H. Wild, Sgd
ney S. Stabler, Kenneth Hating,
Charles Massey, Stanley r.
Payne, John o. Henderson,
Johnny Martin, John J. Eng
lish, Ralph G. Keller, Frank w.
Lee, Mrs. George Nathan and
Mrs. Oscar I. Dodek.
Mr.. Thorn is treasurer for the
fourth consecutive year. His
assistant treasurer is John M.
Christy, also a Riggs National
Bank vice president. Mr.. Thorn
has held similar posts in Com
munity Chest and American
Cancer Society drives and in
the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Mr. Davidson, volunteer public
relations chairman Of the Dis
trict Red Cross Chapter for the
last II years, again will direct
fund publicity for the area cam
paign. His vice chairman is
Mrs. Harold Crane. His bu-
reau chairmen are:
Radio-television, Jeffrey Abel
and Mrs. Jerry Greene; Speak
ers' Bureau, Mrs. Robert H.
Lewis; Displays, Mrs. Mel Mac
donald; Advertising, Frank Gate
wood and Thomas Griffin; Art
and Design, Louis Janof; Flag
Display, Mrs. P. j. Altizer; The
aters, Mrs. Frank La Falce, and
Streetcar and Bus Displays. Fred
T. Colwell.