Evening star., 1933-11-17
CHEST Mobiles
GOVERNMENT UNIT
5000 Volunteers Ready to
Begin Active Solicitation
on Monday.

Two thousand workers In the Govern
mental Unit of the Community Chest
were prepared today to carry out their
share of annual charity campaign which
opens formally Monday morning. The
Governmental Unit met for final In
structions last night at the Department
of Commerce cafeteria, the last Of the
campaign units to take the field.
More than 5000 volunteers will con-
duct the active solicitation of funds
beginning Monday and the first report
dinner will be held at the Willard
Hotel Tuesday at noon.
Rev. DR.. Ignatius Smith, o. p, pro-
fessor of psychology at Catholic Univer-
sity, representing Archbishop Michael j.
Curley of Baltimore, was the principal
speaker last night. The Community
Chest, he said, served as a preventive Of
revolutionary tendencies and as such,
contributed to the perpetuity Of the
government.
Gulf Is Narrow.
LET us not delude ourselves" DR..
Smith declared, that all our national
problems are solved. There still are
critical days ahead of us. Perhaps the
worst feature of these times is that they
wreck confidence Of some people In our
Government.
There Is but q short step between q
disgruntled poverty and radical revolu-
ton.
Civilization itself has been threat
ened. We are to contribute to the re-
covery. resurrection and the reconstruc-
ton of civilization ITSELF
Lieut.. Col. U. s. Grant, Sd, chairman
OF the Governmental Unit, presided and
cautioned his workers not to attempt
pressure on Federal employees in asking
for funds. He especially cautioned
bureau and division heads not TO force
contributions from those working under
them.
Need Described.
Frank J. Hogan, general chairman Of
the campaign, reviewed recent visits he
has made to welfare agencies main
tanned by the chest and described the
urgent need for meeting the budget of
the chest. MIR. Hogan also spoke from
the motion picture screen In the Com
merce Department auditorium in pic
tlre made especially for the drive.
Frank A. Birgfeld, chief clerk of the
Treasury Department, also addressed
the meeting and said that in his Al
years service in the Government he
had never known of Federal workers
failing to do their share.
Eiwood Street, director of the Com
munity Chest, explained and distributed
the Workers Manual" Short ad-
dresses also were made by Wallace B.
Robinson, George Harris and Strick-
land Gillian.
A short dramatic sketch on the chest
campaign was broadcast from station
WRC during the meeting.
Following up last nights meeting.
three meetings Of Commerce Depart
ment employees were held In the audi
torium of that building today. The
rallies were arranged by E. W. Libbey,
chief clerk Of the department, who Is
Community Chest chairman for the de-
partment. The employees were divided
equally into three groups because of the
size Of the auditorium, and L. G. Drake,
Boy Scout executive, addressed them.
Opportunity for Good.
Mr.. Drake differentiated between Gov
ernment relief and the welfare work
done by the chest.
Don't think this Is hard task when
you are called upon to subscribe" he
said. Take it, rather, as an oppor-
tunity to do good"
He also praised the Chest as the most
intelligent method yet found to meet
the needs Of the city In taking care of
the poor and INDECENT and in providing
Tor necessary character building
agencies.