The Washington times., 1929-01-26
w @ M E N AID
COMMUNITY
CHEST
Mrs. Taliaferro's Unit
Highly Successful in
Preliminary Drive

Find the woman the only
woman-who is serving as vice
chairman OF the Special Gifts
Unit in the Community Chest
Campaign. and you find the per.
son who has rolled UP the great.
est amount in gifts received in
advance OF the Official open
ing Of the campaign on Monday.
She is Mrs. Sidney Taliaferro,
wife of Commissioner Taliaferro.
Apparently from her success, Il
would have been a good idea to
give the ladies' larger representa-
ton among the powers!
Thirty other prominent women
are associated with MIS-. Talia.
ferro on the special gifts unit,
whose effort has been to relieve
the wealthy Of contributions Of
$500 or over before the opening
Of the drive on Monday. Many
Of these women belong tc
organizations affiliated with the
Community Chest and others are
working on their own.
Among the members of the
unit are Mrs. Cary T. Grayson,
wife Of Admiral Grayson: Mrs.
Walter Edge, wife Of Senator
Edge Of New Jersey; Mrs. Barry
Mohun, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman,
who by the way, has advocated
commniu ytchest for Washington
ever since the world war; Mrs. c.
G. Glover, jr., Mrs. John Jay
O'Connor, who takes a keen civic
interest along so many lines in
the city; Mrs. Reginald s. Huide-
koper, Princess Boncampagni,
Mrs. Wilson Compton. Mrs. Reeve
Lewis, Mrs. William Barrett
RidgeIy, Mrs. Giles Scott, Rafter,
and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, per-
inaps the dean of all charitable
workers In the city.
Also on the special gift unit are
Miss Anne Coyington. and Miss
Katherine Dunlop; Mrs. James
Parker Nolan, and Mrs. Charles
A. Goldsmith; Mrs. r. N. Kauff
mann, and Miss Julia Mattis
There are likewise such women
as Mrs. Gwinn Rust, Mrs. Robert
Ransdell Mrs. s. c. Hooper, Mrs.
Joseph Hines, and Mrs. Rush.
more Patterson, as well as Mrs.
Charles Wheeler, Mrs. Wiseman
Priest, Mrs. Ernest Van Fossen
and Mrs Howard s. Leroy.
Mrs. Whitman Cross is the only
woman vice president of the Com.
munity Chest board, two-thirds Of
whose membership represents the
various affiliated agencies, with
one-third chosen ''at large"
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Luncheon
Mrs. Taft, wife Of the Chief
Justice, and Mrs. James j. Davis.
wife Of the Secretary of Labor,
were the honor guests az lunch.
con today Of Baroness won Below.
Other guests were Nine. Kiep,
Nine. Bedoya, Mrs. Edward q.
Gam, Mrs. John 3. Henderson,
Mrs. Waiter r. Tuckerman Mrs.
George C. Thorpe, Mrs. Thomas
W. Phillips, jr., Mrs. Wilbur Tur.
ner, and Mrs. Elbridge Moore.
Nine. Sze, wife OF the Chinese
minister, and Mrs. Key PittTnan,
wife of Senator Pittman, were
the ranking guests at luncheon
today Of Mrs. Charles B. McVay,
jr.. wife OF Rear Admiral McVat,
who entertained at ner home on
N Street in compliment to Mrs.
Thomas Creighton. There were
twelve in the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Creighton ara
spending the winter at the
Anchorage They have summer
home at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.
Walter Scott Penfisld had 4
luncheon today at the Metropcli.
tan Club for Gurney g. Wewlin.
Of Los Angeles. president OF the
American Bar Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kanainsky
announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Rebecca Kanlin-
sky. 10 Dr.. Samuel Deascff, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Myer Dessoff.
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