Evening star., 1934-11-06
COMMUNITY CHEST
CARDS ARE ISSUED.
Group Pledge Forms Are
Given Firms at MobiIi-
zation Meeting.

Inc community SIleSG Campaign OI
1884 began informally today with the
distribution by the group solicitation
unit Of pledge cards TO workers in all
Washington firms employing more
than 20 persons Return of these
cards will not be asked until after
the official opening of the campaign
Monday.
Distribution of the cards was
undertaken by key men Of the unit
after a mobilization meeting OF the
body at the Raleigh Hotel last night
at which 375 campaign chairmen and
key men were present.
The group solicitation unit, charged
with the solicitation of all Washing
tons business and professional firms
as units, is composed OF division
chairmen and key men from the
various business firms. These men
will lead the actual work Of solicita-
ton among the employees of Washing
tons business houses.
Walter B. Clarkson, chairman Of
the unit, presided at last nights
meeting, which was preceded by a
dinner. He introduced H. L. Rust, jr.,
campaign chairman, who, comment
ing on the fact that the Chicago
White Sox, famous as the "hitless
wonders" had won a world series, said
he was going to see how far speech
less chairman" could get. He thanked
the workers for the promptness and
good spirit displayed in carrying out
the pre-campaign organization.
Wheeler Describes Task.
W. w. Wheeler, chairman Of the
Chest Speakers Bureau, appealed to
the workers who will lead the actual
fight for the Community Chests 1884
goal of sl.675,00 He detailed the
task confronting the workers this year
and asked and answered many hypo-
thetical questions all workers are
likely TO be called upon TO answer as
to the purposes Of the campaign,
those benefited by the Chest activi-
ties, and the methods Of handling
Chest funds.
Newbold Noyes, former general
chairman, told the unit workers 1t is
the duty of heads of business firms to
talk to their employees of their obiga-
tions and to show them the importance
Of the Chest. He cautioned business
heads not to use pressure nor to let
any hint of coercion appear in their
talks to employees. He said, from his
own experience, that he believes most
employers would far rather make the
Community Chest appeal to their own
employees than have an outside speaker
take over this duty for them.
James A. Councillor, campaign audi
tor, in a business address" to the
workers, outlined to them the method
they should employ in making returns
so as to work in harmony with the
auditing unit.
William Mcclellan. an area chair
man in the Group Solicitation Unit,
reminded members of the unit that
they have big job to perform and
the only way to get any such job
done is to go out and really do it."
On Platform.
On the platform at the dinner were
Chairman Clarkson, Lloyd Wilson.
Rust, z. C. Graham, Clarence Phelps
Dodge, Herbert L. Millett. jr.: Mr..
Noyes. John H Hanna. Mr. Coun-
cilor, Bernard Wycoff, Gen. Frederick
w. Coleman, Capt. H. A. Gardyne,
Joseph D. Kaufman, Laurence E.
Rubel, Harry Hites, Francis G. Ad-
olson, Mr Wheeler, William Mont
gomery. Clarence A. Aspinwall, w.
Eugene Mclean, John Saul, Karl w.
Corby, Lanier P McLachlen, Rev.
Albert H. Lucas, Sanford Bates and
B. M. LuchS.
Two similar pre-campaign meetings
of the principal Chest units are
scheduled this week-the Metropolitan
Unit tomorrow night at the Willard
Hotel and the Special Gifts Unit
Thursday night at the Mayfiower
Hotel.
The Treasury Department Unit will
meet at pm. tomorrow in the Com
merce Department auditorium, with
Assistant Secretary L. w. Robert, jr q,
vice chairman Of the Chest Campaign
Committee and head of the Treasury
Unit, presiding. Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau, Gen. Coleman
and other speakers will be heard.
The head of each bureau and di-
vision of the Treasury Department
has been made a chairman, or key
man, in charge of solicitations. Nearly
900 Of these chairmen and key men
will be in charge Of the work among
the 1900 employees of the Treasury
Department. Before tomorrowis meet
ing all the chairmen and key men are
expected to make their personal con-
tributions.
The Bureau Of Internal Revenue
held its first meeting in connection
with the Community Chest campaign
in the lobby Of the Internal Revenue
Building yesterday afternoon.
The chairman of the meeting,
Aubrey r. Mars, head Of the tech
nical staff, emphasized the importance
of the Community Chest to the City
of Washington. He introduced Frank
A. Birgfeld, chief clerk of the Treas
ury Department. who spoke of his
interest in both the Community Chest
and the bureau and expressed the
hope that every employe of the bureau
would find it possible to contribute
to the Chest.