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Show Military Division Up in Front as Fund Drive Waged Making one of the best reports at the first report luncheon of the 1950 Weber county American Red Cross drive were members of the military division. Left to right, Darrell A. Wolff, Colonel Frank C. Holbrook, Colonel C. M. Sartain, Colonel Graves B. McGary, Commander W. N. Gray, R. B. Johnson and Gene Hardy. 2 THE OGDEN (UTAH) STANDARD-EXAMINER WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1950 County Red Cross Leaders In charge of Red ross fund campaign activities throughout Weber county are William Price, vice chairman (left) and Ellis Cragun. The division will hold a kick-off meeting Thursday evening. Kickoff Set March 2 by Weber Group Some 280 workers in the Weber county division of the 1950 American Red Cross drive will hold their kickoff meeting Thursday at seven p. m. at the chapter home, 1961 Washington. In charge of the short meeting will be Ellis Cragun, chairman of the division assisted by William Price, vice chairman. Cragun urged all workers to attend as supplies necessary for the drive will be distributed. The 280 workers will make a house-to-house and business-to-business canvass of the country outside of Ogden city. The county has been divided into seven districts, with a chairman over search, it was explained. In each district there are seven sub-districts in which the workers will be grouped. Gene Robinson, general campaign chairman, said the drive will begin March 6 and end March 20. The goal is $44, 865. Utah general Depot First to Exceed Quota in Campaign Taking the lead in the 1950 Weber county American Red Cross fund drive is the military division, one of whose organizations, the Utah general depot, was the first to exceed its quota. At the first report luncheon held Monday at the Ben Lomond hotel, the military division came through with flying colors to make one of the best reports of the drive. It announced a collection of $2,653 from the Utah general depot which was 126 per cent of the assigned quota. The luncheon was sponsored by Mountain State Telephone & Telegraph Co., Utah Power & Light Co. and Mountain Fuel Supply Co. The three firms footed the cost of the bill, nothing being spent from collected funds, it was explained by Gene Robinson, general chairman. Second report luncheon will be held Friday March 10 at noon in the ballroom of the hotel. All division workers and chairman are asked to turn in their envelopes and collections at that meeting. Friday’s luncheon will be sponsored by the Commercial Security bank, Ogden Ford Sales and the Federal Building and Loan association. Collections Monday totaled $9,276 or 21 per cent of the total goal of $44, 865. Working with Chairman Graves B. McGary in the military division are: Major Joseph Jackson, Gene Hardy, Ogden Arsenal; Commander W. N. Gray, R. B. Johnson, Clearfield naval supply depot; Captain Thomas G. A. Welch, A. Wayne Baker, Hill air force base and Col. Charles Blumfield, D. A. Wolff, Utah general depot. David S. Romney mayor of Ogden officiating Survivors include the following and daughters: Robert G. Hemingway, Pocatello, Idaho; Richard K. Hemingway and rms. Marvin (Barbara) Rabe, both of Ogden and W. Howard Christensen, Salt Lake City. Pallbearers include Dr. I Bruce McQuarrie, W. W. Anderson, Spencer S. Eccles, Ogden; Adiran Hatch and Asa Bullen, Logan; Eastman Hatch, Salt Lake City. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery, Salt Lake City. |
