Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-29

has done and will do its share, the cam
paign will be q success"
Last nights meeting Of the Metro
politan Unit. at which the unit quota
for this year was set at approximately
$3.50. 900, puts every unit Of the Com
munity Chest army into the field.
Nearly 1000 workers attended this
meeting, and enjoyed one of the most
vivid and spectacular pageants ever
staged in Washington. Written by
Frank Baer and directed by Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest of the Community Center
department of the public schools, the
pageant depicted the work being done
by organizations af1liated with the
Community Chest.
Optimism was the prevailing keynote
OF the entire meeting. John Poole,
campaign chairman, expressed the feel
ing OF those present when he reminded
the workers that while the task is
greater this year than last there
are more workers in the field, more
sources from which to draw funds and
a greater need to stimulate the interest
OF the prospective contributor.
Sentiment Is Added.
A touch of sentiment. was given the
meeting when Merritt o. Chance, pre-
siding, called upon Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Goldsmith to arise. He then in
formed the audience that Mr.. and Mrs.
Goldsmith we're celebrating their thirty
ninth wedding anniversary by attending
the Community Chest meeting. Mrs.
Goldsmith is vice chairman of the spe-
cial gifts committee, co-chairman in
the midcity division of the Metropolitan
Unit and member of the budget COM
mittee, while Mr.. Goldsmith is "key"
man for the Group Solicitation Unit at
bansburgh & Bro. department store.
Rev. John @. Palmer of the Wash
ington Heights Presbyterian Church
pronounced the invocation last night,
and william @. Schumacher led the
community singing.
Following the presentation of the pa
geant, short talks were made by Chest
officials and others present.
Merritt o. Chance, chairman of the
Metropolitan Unit, called the task Of
his organization the cleanup" job, and
said that its success depended upon
seeing every person in the city and
stressing the need for larger gifts.
Information Volunteered.
Mrs. John Jay o'Connor, chairman
Of the Information Unit, urged all work.
ers to ''use us in any possible way and
at all times to answer questions and
handle all appeals for aid"
OOACOAdA 4AAOkll, CA1hlIu1du O1 Tie DuQ-
get committee, again assured the work.
ers that every budget had been made
out with the most careful consideration
Of the needs of that organization.
President Frederic A. Delano Of the
Community Chest said: Before you
lies a civic undertaking. This work
must be done for Washington's sake"
Elwood Street, director of the Chest,
urged the workers to use the equipment
furnished them and follow instructions
for effective work. "If you do this" he
said, you will be sure to reach your
goal"
Raymond Marx. chairman Of the Au-
diting Unit, warned the workers to "be
careful to make out pledge cards and
report envelopes clearly, so that there
may be no mistakes, and so that every
penny secured in pledges may be prop
erly accounted for and credited to the
right worker"
Personnel of Unit.
The personnel of the Metropolitan
Unit leaders who took command last
night under Chairman Chance were L.
w. DeGast, secretary, and Page Etchi-
son, assistant secretary, with the fol-
lowing regional chairmen: Simon Lyon,
H. L. Rust, jr.; Radford Moses and
James e. Collihower. A fifth region,
comprising separate colored group Is
headed by DR.. Kelly Miller and meets
at the Whitelaw Hotel.
The closely knitted organization Of
the Metropolitan Unit, marshaling to-
gether 30 divisions of teamworkerS, each
covering given territory, was repre-
sented at the campaign meeting by
the following divisional chairmen:
Division No. /, Rock Greek, Arthur
Adelman; No. 2, Chevy Chase, Lee D.
Latimer; No. 3, Cleveland, Graham H.
Powell; No. 4, Potomac, Dion S. Birney;
No. 6, Georgetown, @. B. Craighill; No.
z, West End, r. A. Birgfeld; No. 8, Mid
City, James B. Evans, Mrs. G. A. Gold
smith and w. G. Hanson, chairmen;
No. 8, Central, Leon S. Ulman; No. 10
North Capitol, j. Leo Kolb; No. IL, Iowa,
John w. Hardell; No. Il, Dupont, Cole
man Jennings, and Chauncey G. Parker,
Jr., chatrmen; No. Is, Kalorama, S. H.
Kaufman; No. IA, Reservoir, j. Frank
Kelly; No. is A, Mount Pleasant,
Robert S. Stuntz; No. Is B, Petworth,
w. NJ. Schoonmaker; No. Is, Ptney
Branch, w. N. Freeman; No. II, Sher-
man, Dwight N. Burnham; No. 10,
Takoma, F. E. Rogers; No. 20, Brook
land, M. M. Mclean; No. %, Trinidad,
DR.. Percival Hall; No. 20, Stanton
Square, Harry N. Stull; No. 81, south
east, Mrs. Allan Davis; No. %, south
west, @. M. Yeatman: No. 20, Benning,
Frank z. James, and No. 80, Anacostia,
DR.. @. G. Havenner
Through the efforts of Joseph D.