Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11
CHEST SPEAKERS
GET INSTRUCTIONS
Types of Talks to Be Given
Before Various Groups
Outlined.

Joseph Burkhart, vice chairman of the
speakers unit.
Rev. DR.. w. L. Darby, executive Sec
rotary of the Washington Federation of
Churches, demonstrated the type of ad-
dress to be made before church groups;
rotary of the Y. M. c. A., told of the
kind of talk calculated to interest busi-
ness mems luncheon clubs; Mrs. Leo
nard SchlosS, president of the Council
Of Jewish Women. outlined speech
suitable for delivery before women S
groups and w. w. Everett, vice presi-
dent and general manager of Woodward
& Lothrop and president of the Board
of Trade, spoke along the lines to be
used in addressing employees OF factory
or store.
w. w. Spaid, chairman of the metro
politan unit presided at a meeting at
the Willard Hotel last night, at which
about $50 volunteer officers of the unit
gathered to receive preliminary instruc-
tons.
Poole Explains Plan.
Mr.. Spaid introduced John Poole,
campaign chairman, who explained the
plan of campaign and named the chair
men of the various units, with an ex-
PLANTATION of their duties and functions.
Introduced by Chairman Spaid, Ell
wood Street, director of the chest, gave
a detailed outline of the entire plan of
campaign.
Workers, Mr.. Street said, should be
selected as far as possible from the To-
calities in which they are to operate.
BEGINNING January 81 the workers of
each division will hold rally meetings
from day to day.
Mr.. Street predicted that this will be
the largest canonai ion GUAR pOndl1ctod IN,
the city.
Trustees Meet Today.
The chest board of trustees will
meet in the United States Chamber of
Commerce Building this afternoon at 4
O'Clock to receive the report of the
chest budget committee and to fix the
amount for which the campaign is to
be conducted January % to February s..
The chest was Endorsed formally yes
terday by the Washington Round Ia
BILE. The Washington Advertising Club
has adopted a resolution approving of
the chest and has authorized its presI-
dent, Ernest Johnston, to appoint a
committee from the club to cooperate
with Frederic A, Delano, chest preSi-
dent.
The four regional or vice chairmen
OF the Metropolitan Unit, as previously
reported, are: Arthur May, for region
A. in the eastern section; III. L. Rust,
| jr for region B, for the northern sec
ton; M. o. Chance for region G, the
downtown section, and Simon Lyon, for
| region D, in the western section of the
city. The divisional chairman and cap
tairls presented at yesterdays meeting
| were as follows:
Division sc. F. Hoover, chairman.
and captains, Joseph l.. Gammell E.
| Clarence Poston, E. H. Witt, DR.. Rob-
ert w. Mccullough, H. A. Garen and
Harry NJ Stull
Division CDR. Percival Hall, chair
G. Nealon, Charles e. Marx, l.. l..
Hooper and Frank E. McCalip.
Division w. P. Putnam. chairman,
and captains, w. H. Dunn. Eppa l..
| Norris, Thomas L. Mallon, j. III. Gar
man, w. E. Babenhorst.
Division 8-Marvin H. Mclean, chair
man, and Capts. Lewis S. Trundle and
William j. Weber.
/ Briggs Heads No. Is.
! Division 13-Edson W. Briggs, chair
man, and captains, Mrs. James A..
Councillor, John D. Smoot, H. w. Whit
taker, Claud Livingston and George E..
Mcneil.
Division 18-James B. Evans, chair
man, and captains, w. G. Hanson,
Charles w. Pimper,F. A. Meatyard Ver-
non Lowrey, Stephen H. Takes, E. H.
Etc, Julien NJ. Winnemore, George II.
Cole, Grant Leet and DR.. George T.
Sharp.
Division 19-John M. Cherry, chair
man. and captains. Charles H. Doing,
K. d. McRae Col Charles r. Stark,
jr.: Paul F.. Grove and Louis j. Fosse.
Division 20-Arthur c. Smith, chair
man, and captains, j. H. Gasner, George
Lacy, Fred Myers, DR.. George Farnham,
Rufus Pearson. Phil Kemon, John
Chumbley and Mrs. Faber Stevenson.
Division 2l--F. G. Addison, jr.. chair
man, and captains Hayden Gibbs, Ray
mond Wise, G. B. Craighill, S. p.
Thompson, Isaac Nordlinger and j. Leo
Kolb.
Division 2s-Gen. Eli E. Helmick,
Johnson, j. G. Gorrell and Gen. j. Oden
Lake.
Division 10-Henry Gilligan chair
man, and captains, DR.. Frank j. Day,
Mrs M. e. Pittman, E. b. Lawless, Mrs
r. j. Jorolemon, Mrs. Henry Gilligan
and Jesse N. Morgan.
More Captains Named.
Additional captains were named as
AOAASWo. @NO. 40, IA ~ ASAAApkCAV dtlA IL.
D. Flaherty; No. %, Mrs. Joseph N.
Saunders; No. g. H. Daniel, chairman,
and captains, George j. Cross, jr.; Mrs.
Pearl Wolfe, Mrs. Howard Wilson, w.
Frank Simpson, Charles H. jenkins,
Mrs. Allen Davis, j. b. Earnshaw, Mrs.
Annie Robly, Mrs John C. l.. Ritter,
Charles H, Jenkins; NO. 6, John H.
Thomas, w. j. Toomey; No. z, Robert
w. Worth; No. 10, j. d. Blackstone,
Morris Gewirz, Lester Wilson, Claude
" Hyson. Charles Camalier, Mrs. M. O.
Chance 1.-TWO teams)
Divisional headquarters have. been
obtained for Division 3 in the Northeast
Savings Bank; Division 4, Friendship
House: Division II, Jewish Community
Center, and Division % at 5000 Connec-
ticut avenue.
About 80 members of the colored COM
mittee on coordination for the Chest
campaign met last night in the Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w. c. A. Ninth street and
Rhode Island avenue northwest, to de-
velop their compaign plans. DR.. Kelly
Miller of Howard University, chairman
of this committee, presided, and Presi-
dent Mordecai Johnson of Howard Uni
versity spoke of the community value
of the Chest campaign.
a Mem o,r d.