Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1936, Page 9

. RED CROSS OPENS CITY-WIDE: DRIVE 7,000 Volunteers Seek to Enroll 65,000 Here in Roll Call. *Join the Red Cross!” was the theme today of a Commissioner’s proc~ lamation, s city-wide, three-station radio broadcast, sermons in churches of every denomination and of 7,000 volunteer workers seeking to enroll 65,000 other Washingtonians in the District Red Cross Chapter's greatest peace-time membership campaign. ‘The roll call, as the drive is known, will eontinue until midnight, October 16. A dollar bill buys a year’s mem- bership. That's all that will be asked of each prospective contributor, al- though there are other memberships of $5, $10 and $25, White and scarlet Red Cross flags already are to be seen on street cars. Under special authorization by city officials, others will be flown during the campaign from street poles, Gov- ermment and other public buildings, and from stores and business estab- lishments. This is the first time any flag other than the national standard has been allowed such display here. Hazen Appeals for Response. Proclaiming the start of the roll call in an official edict, Commissioner Mel- vin C. Hazen declared: “Our Red Cross asks little from us, yet con- tributes much to the general welfare of our people. * * * I sincerely urge those who are asked to participate in this great program to respond in a &pirit of good neighborliness.” Admiral Cary T. Grayson, national Red Cross chairman, was to journey from his country estate to participate in a broadcast from the Marine Bar- racks between 4:30 and 5 p.m. over the combined facilities of Stations WRC, WJSV and WMAL. Other speakers will be Gen. G. R. Keefer, chairman of the District Red Cross Chapter; Lloyd B. Wilson, roll call chairman, and Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the Secretary of State. Churches throughout the city will observe Red Cross Sunday at services and at vespers and evening services. Clergymen have agreed to make the Red Cross the topic of sermons or mes- sages to their congregations. Religious Leaders Make Plea. Three religious leaders yesterday is- sued statements appealing for support of the Red Cross. Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore, said: “I feel that there is no necessity for me to point out the great good that is accomplished by the Red Cross. * * * I am eager to have the Catholics of the Capital City of the Nation contribute to the campaign.” Rabbl Abram Simon, pastor of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, ad- dressing members of the Jewish faith here, said: “Not only does the Red Cross stand as the symbol of mercy and succor throughout the world, but in the personal experience of millions of living people Red Cross comes every day as the immediate and actual em- bodiment of mankind’s humanity. Red Cross is an agency of God and aid rendered to Red Cross is a service to THE SU~NDAY -STAR,. WASHINGTON, D. €, SEPTEMBER- 27,- 1936<PART -ONE. Opens Red Cross Drive Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen issuing a proclamation designating September 27 to October 16 as the annual Red Cross roll call period. P. O. Coffin, vice president of the C. and P. Telephone Co., is receiving the proclamation.—Star Staff Photo. God of the most profound and un- questionable character. Dr. W. L. Darby, secretary of the Washington Federation of Churches, said: “There is no worthier enterprise in the United States than the Amer- ican Red Cross. The history of this great organization speaks for itself.” Solicitation Begins Tomorrow. Actual campaigning begins in earnest tomorrow when 7,000 volunteers will solicit memberships in Government buildings, banks, stores, apartment buildings, lawyers' and physicians’ offices and other places of business and residence. Two solicitation units already have enrolled their personnel 100 per cent. On Tuesday 15 Army pursuit planes from Langley Field, Va., will fly over the city in Geneva cross formation, symbolizing the Red Cross. Volunteer speakers will give radio talks during the campaign and address meetings of solicitors and prospective members. The house-to-house solici- tation workers will visit hundreds of homes, while in the principal apart- ment buildings roll call chairmen will distribute letters enclosing enrollment blanks. In addition, memberships will be taken at campaign headquarters, 1416 | H street, and at special booths in various downtown locations. BOYS’ CLUB ACTIVE The Georgetown Boys’ Club, Thir- ty-first- and M streets, will open its sixth year of Fall and Winter activie ties Thursday. Founded by the ‘Washington Rotary Club in 1930, the club now has 400 members. The program for the season will in- clude basket ball, foot ball, base ball, boxing, wrestling, tumbling, badmin- ton and table tennis. C. C. Richard- son it athletic director, AUTOMATIC} GAS HEATING Roll Call District Red Cross An- nual Drive Begins Today. COMMISSION!RMELVINC.HAZEN today issued the following proc- :un:nuon ©of the annual Red Cross roll “The annual membership roll call for the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Red Cross will begin today, September 27, and end on Octo- ber 16, “There is little need for me to re- mind citizens of Washington how vital the Red Cross is in the life of our country. During the last year, both from actual observation and from the accounts of work done which were carried in daily newspapers, we have seen just how important it is that we have an active agency of the Ameri- Effective Sunday, September 27, 1936 Train No. 29 will leave Washington at 11:59 P.M., instead of 12:05 AM., and Train No. 41 will leave at 12:05 AM., Monday, September 28, instead of 12:10 AM. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM can people to administer assistance when the need arises. “The frequency with which this need does arise has been demonstrated during the past 12 months when we recall the floods, the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the epidemics that have been suffered In various parts of this great country and the work that the Red Cross aas done to relieve distress and actual suffering as a re- sult of these catastrophes. Other but less spectacular work carried on by the Red Cross has been just as im- portant. - “The Red Cross comes {o us now with another appeal for membership dues with which to finance the work of the coming year. Our Red Cross asks little from us, yet contributes much to the general welfare of our people, “For this reason, I sincerely urge those who are asked 10 participate in this great program by paying the relatively small membership to re- spond in a spirit of good neighborli- ness. I hope every one will take part in the work by becoming & member of the soclety. “It gives me great pleasure, there- fore, as president of the Board of the District Commissioners, to hereby set aside this designated period as the time when all past members will be asked to renew their membership and for those who have not enrolled be- fore to add their names to the ranks of Red Cross members in our com- munity.” —_— CANDIDATES QUERIED Views on Unemployed and Relief Are Asked. The five presidential candidates were sent a questionnaire yesterday by the Workers' Alllance W. P, A. workers union, asking their views on unemployment problems and relief policies. David Lasser, president of the al- liance, said the replies would be dis- tributed to members of the organiza- tion, which has decided not to in- dorse any candidate. INSPECTION MADE OF LEITER TRACT Park Officials View With En- thusiasm Possibilities Offered. Following an inspection trip to the recently-acquired Leiter estate over- looking the Potomac River Glen Echo, Md.,, members of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Commission yesterday visualized with enthusissm the possibilities for public recreation which the house and acre- age offer. The commission is making s study of plans for recreational development within the ares, and Secretary Thom- as 8. Settle said the group was fa- vorably impressed with the oppore tunities for bathing, hiking, horse- back riding, picnics and general re- laxation. It is expected these out- door facilities would be made avail- able next Spring if present plans mature. Members of the commission visited the attractive site Friday afternoon t-hand impressions. William New York architect, who ‘member, accompanied them, They looked over the rambling man- sion of the former “wheat king” famous in its day for entertainment, and pronounced it “a very usable house” from the public recreational vi int. 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