Evening star., 1933-10-24
GRANT WILL HEAD
GOVERNMENT UNIT
Roosevelt Asks Cooperation
of Department Chiefs in
Chest Drive.

Government workers will be mar
shaled for the Community Chest cam
palgn from November 20 to 70 under
leadership Of Lieut.. Col U. S. Grant. Sd.
for eight years director of the Ofdce Of
Public Buildings and Public Parks here,
who yesterday accepted the chairman
ship of the Government unit.
At the same time, from the office Of
Frank j. Hogan, campaign chairman,
came the announcement that President
Roosevelt has sent letter to the heads
of all Government departments, asking
their cooperation in behalf Of Col.
Grant.
With the announcement of Col.
Grants acceptance. Maj. Gen. George
War College, where the colonel is now
stationed, granted him leave OF absence
for such time as may be necessary to
conduct the units campaign affairs
Mai. Daniel J. Donovan, District audi
tor, was appointed by the District Com
missioners today to be chairman of the
District Government organization for
the Chest campaign. The designation
was made at the request of Col. Grant.
Maj Donovan will represent the Dis
trict Government at meeting OF the
Government Campaign Committee to-
morrow afternoon at the Commerce De.
partment. He will be in charge OF
solicitation of pledges among the more
than 1000 District employees.
Approves Organization.
President Roosevelt, in his letter to
the department heads. pointed out that,
as good citizens and residents OF this
community. those now on the Govern
ment pay rolls will naturally want to
contribute their share to the relief OF
their less fortunate neighbors. He ex-
planned that the department heads al
ready know how important he considers
the maintenance of relief work by pr1-
vately contributed funds, and that he
need not, therefore, emphasize his spe-
cial interest in the success OF the Com
munity Chest campaign for funds in
this CITY, in order to conserve every
possible penny for relief work and to re-
ton and administration Of such funds.
The President said he has approved
the organization of q Governmental
unit as in the past for the collection
of pledges and donations from Govern
ment employees and he spoke the sincere
cooperation of each department head
with the unit and the selection OF
chairman to organize and supervise the
work in each department.. Such chair
man is requested to report to Col.
Grant.
we virtually drafted Col. Grant for
Government chairman" Chairman
suitable material for this important
position and, after considering q num-
ber of men, reached the decision that
no man in public life enjoys the conf
dence of the governmental workers and
of Washington In general more than
does Col. Grant We felt that with his
experience of former years IN various
capacities that this unit he would make
the ideal head and we are All very
happy to know ne has accepted th's
post.
Strong Group Assembled.
ACQUISITION Of Col Grant completes
our campaign organization. l thnK
we have one OF the strongest groups
of men and women ever assembled in
the Capital and feel that with our
new governmental chairman, one OF
the chief concerns Of the committee,
the question OF contribution from Gov
ernment workers is solved. I am sure
the known friendship OF Col. Grant
for the rank and file Of Government
employees. backed by the letter from
the President of the United States,
will bring home to the Government
employees, more than any one else
could, a sense Of their responsibility
to their community and to their fell
lowmen and will induce them to sup
port to the limit Of their ability, the
Chest this Fall"
Since coming to Washington in 1925
Col. Grant has taken a prominent part
in civic affairs. He was director OF
Public Buildings and Public Parks;
executive of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission: member and
executive officer of the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission
and Public Buildings Commission, and
a member Of the Zoning Commission.
He recently entered the Army War Col
lege to complete his higher training.
Col. Grant yesterday sent letters to
the heads of all Government depart
ments, asking that they become divi-
sion chairmen for their departments
in the governmental unit or that they
designate some high official to act in
that conacitv The letter aSkS that