Evening star., 1934-07-22
CHEST CAMPAIGN
PLANS AHEAD Of
PREVIOUS YEARS
Hope to Have Organization
Ready Month Before Time
for Drive.

In accordance With the plans OF II.
I. Rust. jr, Community Chest cam
paisn chairman, to perfect the organi-
zation as early as possible. campaign
plans are much further along than
in any previous year Of the Chests
existence in Washington. Chairman
Rust has obtained chairmen for a
majority Of his main units and the
metropolitan unit is ready 10 pick
team captains in preparation for the
selection OF It's workers early in Sep
terber
Every possible effort is being made
10 have the entire campaign organi2a-
ton completed at least q month be-
fore campaign time so the soucita-
ton may be handled by the various
groups within the To-day period I'm
such manner that no person in
Washington will miss having an op-
portunity TO contribute.
Episcopal Home for Children.
The 10 children guests at the home
on Rock Greek Ford Road are on a
vacation at Colonial Beach.
Friendship House.
Members of the Mothers Club will
be given an outing to the beach next
Thursday. They will go by bus, leav-
ing the settlement at 1890 am.
The council will hold supper
meeting at Fort Foot next Saturday,
leaving by bus from Friendship House
at 4:30 pm.
The Sunday Evening Travelogue
Club will hold a supper meeting at
Key Bridge July 90
The Summer school session opened
last Monday 10 continue five weeks.
There are first and second grade
groups which receive instruction In
singing folk dancing. reading, num-
bers, spelling, handiwork and games.
Neigh borhOOd House.
At the vacation school the children
will present an entertainment We'd
nesday evening in the garden at the
settlement at 1880 o'clock. The pub
lie is invited.
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. c. A.
A group of IS girls is now at Camp
ClariSsa Scott, in charge OF Mrs. Mae
Stewart Thompson. Miss Sara Mago-
wan is director of the camp.
One group of 20 children is engaged
in making a Girl Reserve quilt. Other
groups are enjoying swimming at the
Dunbar Hall and Banneker Pools.
owen Woodruff was the speaker at
meeting held last Friday, the topic
being Self Help Projects"
Florence CrittentOn Home.
The grounds have been arranged
| for Summer recreation with q stone
| fireplace in the picnic grounds, rope
swings and wooden swings and benches
where the girls read during their
| leisure time. The Girl Reserve meet
ings are being held out OF doors dur
ing the Summer months.
Southeast House.
The vacation school, held at Gid
dings School, offers classes in oral
English under Miss Bessie Patterson,
carpentry under Leighton o. Tolbert
and sewing under Miss Mabel Over
street. Miss Naomi v. johnson is
principal.
An out-of-door recreation program
is held daily from to pm. under
the direction of Francis Gregory. He
is assisted by IL Junior Leaguers. On
Wednesday and Friday evenings at 8
o'clock there is a community song
program in the yard of the home
under the direction of Miss Louise
Burge of Howard University.
Boys Club of Washington.
The club members are planning
| hikes and picnics in Rock Greek Park
and nearby places.
Juanita X. Nye Council House.
AS a result of the large attendance
In the wading pool Miss Gertrude
Gone, executive secretary, has divided
the children into groups with stated
hours for each group.