Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
CHEST VOLUNTEERS
TO OPEN 100000
CAMP A|GN TONIGHT
Special Gifts Committee Has
Raised Almost $4,000
of $1,786,737 Goal.
POOLE REMINDS PUBLIC
OF 20 PER CENT INCREASE
Key Men in Group Solicitation Re.
ceive Final Instructions From
Chairman Frank Jelleff.

With approximately 100000 more
to raise before the 1880 Community
Chest is filled, every available volunteer
worker laid plans to begin tonight
Washington's second Chest campaign.
Working shoulder to shoulder with
other special groups, fresh reinforce
ments of 1000 men and women consti-
tuting the Metropolitan Unit, will swing
into action at the zero hour of the gen.
eral campaign, 6:15 o'clock, from the
Mayflower Hotel. Their work has been
lightened by the activities of the special
gifts committee, which has succeeded
in raising nearly $750,0O0 of the Chest
budget of 81, 1856, 73707.
With the launching of the general
city-wide campaign tonight, John Poole,
the campaign chairman, who led the
1929 forces to victory and intends to
repeat his job this year, impressed on
the public the need of a 20 per cent in
crease in gifts If the objective is to be
| reached.
Group Unit Functions.
While the Metropolitan Unit was as
sembling its forces, another battalion
of shock troops comprising the Group
Solicitation Unit began its job today of
combing the business and industrial
districts of the city for subscriptions to
make up its quota of $4,000
The first business establishment to
meet its quota 100 per cent was D. ].
Kaufman, Inc With 26 employees in
this firm, William H. Cross, the key
man, reported everybody from the jani-
tor up, contributed one days pay or
more toward putting across the in
creased needs of the Chest budget
Key men IN various divisions were
given their final instructions by Chair
man Frank r. Jellef at meeting last
night at the Mayflower Hotel, from now
on the headquarters of the Chest cam
paign. More than 800 "key'' men, rep
resenting business and commercial es-
adjustments employing over Is persons,
gave their enthusiastic support to the
task in hand.
800 More Prospects Listed.
Setter organized than at this time
last year, the group solicitation group,
however, has twice the job to tackle
this year. More than 800 additional
establishments were on its list.
Another group, just as determined,
also got into action last night. This
was division five of the metropolitan
unit, which will canvass the colored
population of the city.
colorful pageant will usher in to-
nights meeting of the metropolitan
unit. Presented by the various organ
izations affiliated with the Chest, the
pageant will depict in faithful detail
some Of the work of family welfare,
health and character building done by
the member organizations.
The cast, all of whom are volunteers
and most Of whom are connected with
some organization of the Chest, have
been rehearsing several days a week
for the past month, under the direction
of Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, assisted
by Miss Donna Taggart. Cooperating
with the Chest volunteers, the Com
munity Center Department of the pub
lie schools has been helpful.
The pageant was written especially
for the Chest by Frank Baer, and Orme
Libbey, former star of the st. Patrick's
Players, Will preside as master Of cere-
monies.
Marine Band to Play.
There will be 10 big scenes, with
music furnished by the United States
Marine Band Orchestra, Arthur S.
Whitcomb, leader.
I'VE Need More" the final title of
the eighth scene, the keynote of the
1880 campaign of the Chest, calls for
chorus of workers.
Organizations represented in the per-
sonnet of the pageant cast of 800 young
people are as follows:
X0nnO WOTnantc Chricfion Acc0nio
ton, Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, Juvenile Protective Association,
National Capital Civic Fund, Social
Hygiene Society, Columbia Polytechnic
Institute for the Blind, Childrens Hos
pital, Georgetown University Hospital,
Florence Crittenton Home, Friendship
| House, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts. Asso-
| ciated Charities, Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital, Salvation Army, CO.
lumbia Hospital for Women, Episcopal
Home for Children, Girls Friendly So
ciety, Boys Club, Jewish Community
Center, Council of Social Agencies, AS
ISOLATION for the Prevention of Tuber-
culosis, George Washington University
Hospital, American Legion, Neighbour
hood House, Juanita K. Nye Council,
Christ Child Society, Instructive Visit
ing Nurse Society
The special gifts committee, which
| Is continuing a cleanup" campaign
along with TIE work of other groups,
will make a report tomorrow.
Meanwhile the committee on infor-
nation and supplies opened its head
| quarters yesterday at the Mayflower
with a battery Of telephones and 20
| workers.
Junior Leaguers Assist.
During the period of the intensive
drive this committee, under the direc-
! ton of Mrs. John Jay O'Connor, will
maintain an information service for the
benefit of workers coming to the daily
| meetings. A committee of Junior
Leaguers, under the direction of Miss
Marion Jardine, is assisting.
It comprises Miss Helen Stone, Miss
Catherine Lowman, Miss Mildred
Huston and Misses Catherine and Alice
| Huston.
Mrs. Joseph M. Stoddard is in charge
of a group of the information commit
tee that will work in shifts of a few
hours: Mrs. James j. Davis, wife of
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