Evening star., 1928-12-28
CHEST DRIVE HERE
! OPENS JANUARY e
approximately s1,25o,ooo to
Be Sought-ScaIe Is
Suggested.


campaign for funds to care for the cur
rent expenses Of its 81 charitable and
social member organizations win be
held from January 20 to February 6,
It was announced yesterday by John
Poole, campaign chairman, at q lunch
con meeting called to discuss methods
Of group solicitation to be employed
in the leading establishments here. The
meeting, which was held in the City
Club, was attended by more than a
score of executives of business firms
and other organizations
Approximately $1,250,000 is to be
sought, although the exact amount
needed will not be known until the
chest budget committee, working with
representatives of the various welfare
groups, has determined the budgets
needed by the member agencies.
Announcement was made at the
luncheon that Mrs James F. Curtis has
accepted the position Of vice chairman
OF the group solicitations committee,
which Frank r. Jellef heads.
Wonderful Start Seen.
Frederic A. Delano, chest president,
expressed the view at the luncheon that
the chest has gotten q wonderful start"
due to having all the religious organi-
EAtionS in Washington in bond OF
unity" together with the fact that
practically ali Of the charitable organi-
1Ations have come in.
Mr.. Jelleff spoke on THE Significance
of the Campaign to Business Men,"
pointing out the big saving of time by
one big campaign for funds to serve 81
agencies, in place of each one of those
agencies conducting a separate CAM
paign.
W. w. Everett of woodward g. Lo-
throp'S stressed that the chest will put
cArities on businesslike basis.
resulting in more efficient handling OF
funds. ''-'..
William F. Ham, president of the
washington Railway & Electric Co.,
emphasized the, task in raising such q
large sum of money and told Of the i'm
portance of getting the public inter-
ested.
. Cites Need Of Cooperation.
Linn c. Drake executive secretary Of
Boy Scouts of the District of Columbia
and secretary Of the group solicitations
conmittee, pointed out the need of CO.
operation by the heads Of business or
kAniZations to insure success Of the
group solicitation work.
Eiwood Street, director of the chest,
OHtlined the plans for group solicita-
Ton work in the business establishments
and told of an ideal" search for con-
tributiors to be made by various indi-
viduAlS; according TO their salaries The
ideal sum, to be contributed by the la
boring man or factory worker is one
days pay. he said.
The plan for group solicitations. in
Wives the selection Of 10 vice chairrnen,
one for each division Of the city, where
there are concerns having more than
% employees, Mr.. Street said In each
division he continued, captains viii be
named, 80 that no one captain viii have
more than 10 establishments to organe
i1e for solicitation purposes. A key
man will be found to take charge of the
work in each establishment, With as
Ssstant key men for the departments of
the larger concerns, he explained. The
aim will be to have key men employees
OF high standing in their respective or
EAnizations, to be named by executives
OF the organizations. Detailed instEuc-
tiong will be given to all Of these work.
etS before the opening of the CAM
pAign, he said.
Scale Ii Suggested.
The following scale was suggested as
amounts to be given by various indi-
ytauais according to their salaries:
For thOse making 81, 400 . year, 81;
$3.50, 50; $2,400, $1S; $1,000, $50;
$S 1000, SIS; $500, $150; $4,000, $3.50;
$4,000, $z5oi sac. o.oOO, $500, and $4,000,
11,26o. !.
whereas no one can be told just how
EauCh he must give. these figures repre-
Hnt the ideal. and, from experience
gained in other cities. have been found
TO be about the necessary proportions
to insure success Of the Community
E4tRAet NHp ~aiA
Among those present at the luncheon
Were:
Julius I. peyser, president Security
Savings and Commercial Bank; Charles
H. TotnpkinS OF the Charles H Tomp-
ktns Co., c. T. Clagett of the c. & p.
Telephone Co., j. II. Hanna; president
of the Capital Traction Co.; E. C. Gra-
ham, vice president Of the Community
Chest and president of the National
Electrical Supply Co.; louis Levay of
the Frazee-P Potomac Laundry, T. Ia
Kaufman OF the Kaufman Furniture
Co., @. W. Bonnette of the Old Colony
Laundry Co.. Q. r. Wright of the Ma
ti0nal Capital Press, George Z. McCann
OF the Peoples Drug Stores. William
Leath OF the typographical Union, A.
G. Case, r. &. Buckley and w. r. HiSey,
all Of the PalaiS Royal; Harry King. of
Kings Palace, Byron s. Adams and
william John Eynon. Joseph A. Burk-
art, president American Dairy Supply
Co.; Morris Cafritx. Sidney L. Hech-
niger, William e. Russell of the Capital
Awning Co.; Leon S. Ullman of Holmes
8s Son, Inc; Paul Himmelfab Of the
Penn Oil Co., Harry H. Kidwell of the
American Ice Co., John B. Colpoys of
the Central Labor Union, Clarence H.
SEAylor Of Charles H. Potter & Co., L.
~. De Cast Of the Y. M. C. A., Ernest