[Copy of Letter from Harold B. Fowler to Arthur J. Peterson, January 14, 1949] Page: 1 of 2
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THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
MIDWESTERN AREA
1709 WASHINGTON AVE., ST. LOUIS 3, MO.
Mr, Arthur J. Peterson, Chairman
Galveston County Chapter
American Red Cross
2328 Avenue L
Galveston, Texas
My dear Mr. Peterson:
In previous correspondence 'your chapter was advised of 'the action
of the Board of.Governors in setting the- 1949 Fund goal at $60.000,000 -
$26,000,000 for the national organization and $34,000,000 for the chapters,
programs.
The total goal for your chapter fsor the 1.94 Red Cross- Fund is made
1zp as follows:
Your chapter's requirements
Your chapter's share -of' the
national and international needs
Making your chapter's total mi< goal
At the meeting of the d of Governors on December 6, 1948, the
following action was taken;
Voted: That effective for he Mar 1949 campaign and thereafter, unless
and until some other d is approved by the Board of Governors,
the follow' g provisions are authorized for the division of cam-
paign fun between the national organization and the chapters:
1. Up to th o fund raising goal of each chapter, all funds
collected are to be divided between the national organization
and the chapter in the ratio that the amount to be raised by
the chapter for the national organization and the amount
approved to be raised for the chapter, each bears to the total
of the two.
(The percentages to be used by your chapter are:
Chapter 78.National) .
2. Chapters which retain less than 50 per cent of their total
collections under the above rule will retain 50 per cent of
any overrun above their total fund raising goals; chapters
which retain more than 50 per cent under the above rule will
continue to retain the same percentage of any overrun.
(The percentages to be used by your chapter for any overrun
will bet Chapter National )
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Fowler, Harold B. [Copy of Letter from Harold B. Fowler to Arthur J. Peterson, January 14, 1949], letter, January 14, 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1425676/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.