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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 11
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be fand that representation for the Slovenes be supplied by SalS.and
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tas "5, That the Board appoint a representative administrative committee
Ee to check weekly on the activities and functioning of the American
Committee for Yugoslav Relief, ami to report to the Board at its
monthly meetings.
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"MR. EINHOUN, National Campaign Director, made the following reports
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‘He reported that the projects in our campaign were based upon suggestions
made by_Di.. NEUKaUER, They include equipment for five hospitals, namely; one
General Hospital for ehilecren; two bone tuberculosis hospitals for children; two
gencral tuberculosis hospitals; and research and laboratory ejuipment for three ©
medical schools, twelve children's clinics, forty mobile clinics, forty children's
_ homes, anc four hundred jeeps, The total cost of these projects amounts to
$2,000,000, It is suggested that we tackle the hardest part for the first six
months. Quotas have been set to obtain more than fifty per cent of our goal for
the year by June 30th,
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"The following steps are to be taken to gct into the {4merican business
comunity: 1. The setting up cf cormittees on a national seale. Here there is a
need for an outstanding business leader who will hgac such a committee. The fol-
lowing names were suggested; MARSHALL FIELD, HENRYAMONGENTHAU, DAVIDSQARNOFF,
VIORELLO He La GUAIDIaA.. 2,7 fn connection with the wishes of the Conference,
plans will be mace by the Staff whereby Local committees can be organized in all
principal cities, particularly where there are Yugoslav jmericans. 3, National
organizations such as women's groups, professional groups, cimrch groups, labor
an groups, etc., will be followed up. Flans will be drafted to carry out the out
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™R. BALCKOVIC emphasized the need to reach the .merican public and to
get up stron committces in Targe cities.
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"Mis BaliLO/ suggested that since the cash {g in the hands of the big
bankers, we try to get the same kind of backing thatfussian War Relief has. Sug-
gested that we call EDU: CARTER, Chairman of Russian ‘Jar Relief, and get after
names of individuals no lonQer active in R.\W.R. He thought that perhaps we could
pak WTS, FLOOSEVELT to write a personal letter to the tp two or three pecolé.
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MPS, ROOSEVELT sugrested that she write a note to the recommenced out-
standing business leacers asking if they will serve on the Board and that when
they meet, they elect their own Chairman. She further declared her willingness: to
have a small dinner party fur eight where these people could elect such a chairman.
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