Evening star., 1930-12-07
7,5(D TO CONDUCT
CHEST CAMPAIGN
January rs to February 4
Will See Volunteer Units
Active All Over City.


representative citizens will be enlisted
to conduct the 1881 Community Chesi
campaign In Washington, from January
26 to February 4, Campaign Chairman
E. F. Colladay announced yesterday
The size of the army was based upor
estimates furnished by the secretaries OF
the metropolitan. special gifts. grour
solicitation and Government units.
Mr.. Colladay said the metropolitan
unit, which includes the colored group
will consist Of about $500 workers; the
group solicitation unit will consist OF
at least 1000 more and the new Gov
ernment unit is expected also to bring
in approximately 1000 workers. The
special gifts unit will number slightly
less than 100.
The new element entering into the
campaign is the solicitation that has
been authorized in the Government de-
partments and bureaus, thrown open
for the first time this year, because OF a
request made by President Hoover, who
recognized the handicap Of last year
when canvassing was not permitted IN
the departments. Only the chairman
of the Government unit remains to be
selected and this appointment Is ex-
pected to be made this week.
Metropolitan Unit Head.
Simon Lyon will have charge, as
chairman, of the metropolitan unit
which handles the home solicitation.
This unit is divided into four regions,
thence into divisions and team terri
tories, each team beng headed by a
captain. The colored division will again
be a part of the metropolitan unit,
covering the whole city for colored con-
tributions.
Newbold Noyes, chairman of the spe-
cial gifts unit, has charge OF soliciting
gifts of $500 or more. He will name
ten team captains with teams OF ten
persons each.
The group solicitation unit, Of which
z. G. Graham is chairman, will or
ganize all firms and companies employ
ing 40 or more persons. KEY" men
and women will be appointed in each
Of these establishments and will han
die all solicitation Of contributions In
their particular establishments.
No chairman for the newly organized
governmental unit has been announced.
Herbert L. Willett is executive secretary
and is working out the plan Of organi-
zation in connection with the chef
clerks of all departments. Key" men
and women and assistants will be nam
ed throughout the departments and bu-
reaus so that every Government worker
will be seen and given an opportunity
to contribute.
Announcement Of Goal.
The campaign goal will be announced
by Corcoran Thorn, chairman OF the
Budget Committee, as soon as his COM
mittee has passed on the budgets OF all
Chest organizations and reached the
final figures. These will be submitted
to the board Of trustees, headed by Pres
ident John Poole, for approval.
Through an auditing system perfected
by James A. Councillor, chairman OF the
auditing unit, Chest officials Will be
enabled to know daily the exact amount
Of pledges received during the day and
to date.
Because Of unemployment and its
attendant aftermath, coupled with the
natural growth of the city, and con-
seouent need for increased service, the
Chest must raise at least 5000, 900 more
this year than last year, according TO
Elwood Street, director. This Is made
necessary, to a great extent, by the
fact that the Chest was. compelled TO
use its reserves Of 100000 from the
1929 campaign and the gift from the
Inaugural Committee of $4,000 to meet
budgets of Chest organizations this year.
In this connection 1t was pointed out
as one example that the Children'S Hos
piCaI nnQS 1CS RESOURCES SCEd1peu 70 CLAS
limit as a result of the economic de-
preston, and is now operating on an
almost exclusively emergency basis.
I'VE simply cannot turn away child
who is suffering and In need Of our
care" said Miss Matte M. Gibson, su-
perintendent. I'VE must look to the
Community Chest for large portion Of
our support. I am sure the people Of
washington will not fail us at this
critical time"
In round numbers, more than 10000
children were administered to at the
hospital during the past year and the
daily number of patients for the year
was 111-plus with a maximum days