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than 10000 persons aided by Chest
organizations last year"

than 10000 persons aided by Chest
organizations last year."
Corcoran Thorn, chairman of the
Special Gifts Unit last year. was intro
duced by Mr.. Morgan, who paid high
tribute to the work of Mr.. Thorn in
originally organizing the unit.
H. L. Rust. jr.. campaign chairman,
spoke briefly of the part the unit
must play in the coming campaign.
He said he felt sure that when the
campaign was ended, members of the
unit will be found in the forefront
of the ranks of those who by their
unselflsh efforts have made life more
bearable for more than one-fourth of
Washington's citizens.
The Community Chest is not in
itself so much an entity as it is a
mechanism for administration Of Or
ganized charity, just as the telephone
is a mechanism for communication
Rust said.
Herbert L. willett, jr., director of
the Chest. discussed details of prepa
rations for the campaign, which will
begin Monday He told how members
of the Campaign Committee have
been working for months in prepara-
ton for the few days of solicitation
which now are getting under way.
He pointed out that in addition to
this work, the Chest staff is kept
busy handling more accounts than
most commercial houses are called
upon to handle each month.
Two Divisions Over Top.
1t was revealed today that two di-
visions in the Community Chest Gov
ernmental Unit already have gone over
the top in raising their quotas and
that one of them has raiesd more
than 200 per cent Of its quota. The
identity of the two divisions was with
held by Chairman Rust, who received
the unofdcial reports of the success
of the campaigns of these two bodies
They will be announced at the first
report meeting of the Chest at 1890
pm. Monday at the Willard Hotel.
Active solicitation now is being car
ried on by all four major solicitation
units of the Campaign Committee, al
though the official start of the cam
paign is not scheduled until Monday.
Keymen in the Governmental Unit
have been at work for several days;
keymen of the Group Solicitation Unit
are actively at work; members OF
the Special Gifts Unit, although not
officially mobilized until last night.
have been quietly at work throughout
the week. and the various teams of
the Metropolitan Unit went into &C
tive service yesterday.
Seeks 100 Pei Cent Contribution.
Maj. Gen. Frederick w. Coleman.
chief of finance of the Army and
chairman of the Governmental Unit,
has told workers in his unit that
there is no reason why they should
not have 100 per cent Of their quota
on the opening day of the campaign.
He has by this means stirred up keen
rivalry, not only among the various
Government departments, but among
the workers in the Group Solicitation,
Special Gifts, and Metropolitan Units
as well, it was said by Chest leaders.
The Campaign Committee is espe-
cially gratified at the speed with which
the campaign has gotten under way
this year." Chairman Rust said. ''We
feel that the marvellous reception
given our speakers by every group ad-
dressed so far and the keen interest
manifested in the needs of Wash
ington's less fortunate citizens will
result in a surprisingly large report
at the opening meeting Monday"
Chairman Rust pointed out that
approximately 5000 workers have
been enlisted in the Government this
year, increasing the Chest army"
from an estimated 1000 to between
5000 and 5000 workers. He ex-
pressed the belief that with such a
backing as this, the Chest campaign
cannot fail.
Campaign Chairman Rust today re-
ceived a telegram from Frank j..
Hogan, Chest campaign chairman last
year, who now is in Los Angeles, ex-
pressing confidence that the Chest
goal of $1.675, 900 will be raised this
year.