Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
COMMUNITY CHEST
. UNIT is ORGANIZED
Metropolitan Groups Chair
men and Aides Announced
by Simon Lyon.

Virtual completion of the organiza-
taon of the metropolitan unit of the
Community Chest Campaign Commit
tee, including appointment of regional
chairmen, division chairmen and d.
vision secretaries was announced yes
( terday by Simon Lyon, chairman of
the metropolitan branch The solicit
tation of funds from citizens at their
j homes, one Of the outstanding functions
of the annual drive, is handled by this
unit
The goal Of the annual Community
Chest drive, which starts January 26,
may be Increased from $500 900 to
$3.50, 900 more than the figure set for
hast years campaign, due to increased
needs brought about by unemployment
and contributing factors, it was an
nounced.
Evans Is New Chairman.
Joshua Evans, tr., chairman OF the
6rst region, is the only new regional
chairman. He succeeds Simon Lyon,
who held this post last year, relinqiish-
ing it to take over the Craftsmanship of
the entire unit. H. L. Rust, jr., chair
man of Region II; Radford Moses,
chairman of Region III; James E. Coli
flower; chairman of Region w, and DR..
Kelly Miller, chairman of Region v, are
all veterans of last years campaign.
In Region 1 the following division
chsirmen and secretaries have been
named by Regional Chairman Evans:
Division !. Arthur Adelman, chair
man, and Mrs. Margaret Ford, secre-
tary; division 2, Lee D. Latimer, chair
man, and Miss Martina Pleace, secre-
tary; division 3, Grahame H Powell,
chairman, and Fred L. Dawson, secre-
tary; division 4, c. Chester Caywood,
chairman, and Miss Jean s. Cole, sec
Rotary; division g. J. S. Gorrell, chair
man; and Miss Louise A. Davidson, sec
Rotary, and Mrs. Lewis Ecker, assistant
secretary.
Rust Names Leaders.
IN Region II Chairman Rust has
named division chairmen and secre-
tarieS as follows:
chairman, and g. z. Fleming, secretary;
division 8. Mark LanSburth and Ed
ward d. Shaw, co-ehairmen, and e. A.
Drum, secretary; division 8, william
Joseph Crane, chairman, and Rev. j. F. |
FENCES, secretary, with Rev. L. j. She
han, assistant secretary; division IL, |
John w. Hardell, chairman, and Maui
rice Bisgyer, secretary; division II, |
Chauncey q. Parker, chairman, and |
Il
For Region III Regional Chairman |
Moses has named the following divi- |
sion chairmen and secretaries:
Division -, S. H. Kaufman. chair. |
man, and Mrs. W. S. Ufford. secretary. |
with Mrs Basil Manly as assistant Sec |
Rotary; division IA, no chairman, with |
Mrs. Fereba Croxton as secretary; di- |
vision 15-A, Nelson b. O'Neal chair |
man, and Miss Virginia Wingfie1d sec. |
Rotary: division 15-B, Stephen H. Takes. |
chairman, and Miss Saba Hartman. |
secretary, with Mrs. Clifford Hurley, as |
SiStant secretary: division 16, Edgar |
Morris, chairman, and Miss Florence |
Dunlop, secretary: division II, Dwight |
N. Burnhana, chairman. and Miss Mil |
dred Terrett, secretaryI division 10, |
mrs. o. L. Veerhoff. chairman. and
John M. Hoffman, jrs secretary.
COEEiAower Appoints Aides.
Regional Chairman James E. Coli |
hover has named the following division
ehatrnnen and secretaries:
Division 20, Marvin NJ Mclean, chair |
man, ana Ensign Charles Dodd, aecre-
tary; division 20. no chairman, and
August E. Massacre, secretary; division |
26. John B. Irving. chairman, and Boyd |
Hfnds, secretary: division 81, Mrs. Allan |
Davis, chairman, and Miss Lydia Burk- |
lin, secretary; division %, G. M Yeat- |
man. chairman, and Mrs. Clara .. Me-
Ugh, secretary; division 90, Prank z. |
James, chairman, and Ralph H. Camp |
bell, secretary; division 80, Dr. George |
Q. Havenner, chairman, and Mrs. VII 1
son Coleman, secretary
In Region v, which comprises the |
entire colored citizenship of the Dis !
1tr1ct, Chairman Kelly Miller has named |
Maj. Campbell johnson as regional sec |
rotary and has also named the follow |
ing division chairmen and secretaries: |
Division 81, Rev. w. L. Washington, |
chairman and DR.. F. D. Whitby, vice |
chairman, with Mrs. Alma j. Scott as |
secretary, assisted by Miss Marion G. |
Conover and Mrs. Louise Frye as assist
ant secretaries; division 80, j. w. !
BADLY, chairman, and Miss Brenda
jackson, secretary; division 80. Mai. H. |
o. Atwood, chairman, and Mrs. L. G. |
Galloway, secretary; division "a, George
A. Parker, chairman, and Mrs. Shelby
n. Rhone, secretary; division IS, Will |
liam I. Blake, chairman, and Mrs j. A.
Quincy, secretary; division SO, no chair
man, with Mrs. L. M. McRae as secre-
tary.
Division chair1nen are now engaged
IN picking team captains, each of whom
VIII lave about 10 workers as q team,
20 that the metropolitan unit will total
about $500 workers for the campaign
when 1t is fully organized