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Gala Pageant Opens Red Cross Drive For Funds
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Synopsis: Eleanor Roosevelt and Crown Princess Martha of Norway appear at Madison Square Garden to support Red Cross fund drive...(read more)
- Date: 1943
- Duration: 00:01:05
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, New York, Madison Square Garden









Gala Pageant Opens Red Cross Drive For Funds
America launches a nationwide campaign to raise funds for the Red Cross. Mrs. Roosevelt and Crown Princess Martha of Norway are among the notables at the New York Madison Square Garden to aid the cause. The huge throng is treated to patriotic entertainment by the world famous music hall Rockettes. Dramatizing its appeal for funds the Red Cross stages an impressive pageant as every American contributes freely to these international angels of mercy.
Shot List:
01:04:15:14
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Crown Princess Martha of Norway.
01:04:30:20
Performance by the World famous music hall Rockettes.
- Related Titles:
- Military Newsreels: 1943 Issue 11