Evening star., 1936-11-25

pIaylet, "Other Peoples Money
Audit Unit, and c. Chester Caywood
chairman Of the Meetings Unit.
Willett declared that too many
| leaders and organizations In the city
still thought Of the Chest as an organ.
ization with which they co-operated
instead OF thinking of 1t as their own
organization for which they were as
much responsible as for any part OF
their yearly program.
THE campaign is finished oficially
with this meeting" said Willett," but
| ! know and you know that many OF
| you still have work to be done, people
still to call upon money still to be Sc
/ cured. The Audit Unit will continue
! to receive your reports through next
Monday, November 80, and after that
in December, and in all the months oi
1887, additional gifts may be made
and credited to the campaign. for the
| books of the Chest are always open
And when many of those who for the
present have given all that they feel
able to give, later discover that they
can add to their gifts. they can be
sure that every additional dollar will
be used to buy additional help for some
one who needs 1t, will provide for some
| child who is not yet protected from
the fangs of the public enemies"
Radio Contest Outlined.
Introduced by Jennings. Harold
Allen Long, chairman of the commit
tee in charge of Chest radio playlets,
outlined the method Of holding the
contest Just ended. He introduced
the three judges, Miss Caroline Nc
Kinley, Dennis Connell and Prof.
Marvin T. Herrick and announced
| that the Lansburgh Trophy had been
won by the r. B. I. Theater Group
Of the Department of Justice, with
the Montgomery Players as run
ners-up.
Long then introduced Mark Lans-
hurgh, who presented the trophy To
Stanley ]. Tracy. Lansburgh said:
The firm Of Lansburgh & Bro. has
always been interested in the Com
munity Chest and the work of its IS
member agencies.
I'VE were glad Of the opportunity
to join in with the 10 splendid anna
teur dramatic organizations in CIV
ing to Washington such a concrete
version of the work Of these agencies
as has been presented through these
playlets.
Il hope that the members of your
company. as they look upon this tro.
ply. will regard it not only as mark
Of successful competition in the radio
drama world. but as an evidence that
they and the members of nine othel
groups had q real part in presenting
real Interpretation Of social work a
practiced by Community Chest agen-
cies to washington.
you can well be proud Of your VIC
tory for know that the competition
was keen"
Work Closely Allied.
Tracy in accepting the trophy ex-
pressed pride at the cast of the F. B
I. Theater Group. which had wor
the award. He characterized the work
of the F. B. I. and the. Chest a!
closely allied, because: The more
work the Chest can do the less worl
we'll have to do"
Chairman Jennings then introduced
the chairmen of the five soliciting
! -IA
They included Joseph p. Tumulty
chairman: Richard w. Hynson, vic,
chairman, and Mrs. Charles A. Gold
smith, vice chairman, Special Assign
ments Unit: Maj Gen. Merritte w
Ireland, chairman. Governmental
Unit: John L. vandegrift. vice chair
man, Group Solicitation Unit; Chaun
cey G. Parker. jr, vice chairman
Metropolitan Unit, and Col. West A
Hamilton, chairman Of the Capita
Unit.
The four public enemies-"hunger
disease, crime and despair"-who hav'
been q feature of the campaign thi'
year, were haled before Chairman
Jennings in a dramatic skit and OH
cially sentenced to 3l5 days In jai
for the coming year. The chairman
said, however. that under the term'
of the campaign, more money woule
have to be subscribed TO keep then
Jailed the additional so days Of th'
wear. He characterized the campaign
to arrest these public enemies as
"magnificent battle"
In Safe, Efficient Hands.
In accepting from Chairman Jen
nings the funds raised in the cam
paign, President Dodge of the Ches
, declared: I'VE will do our best Il
take the spirit Of sincerity, tact ant
kindliness of this campaign and trans
fer it to those who are in need" HI
praised both the campaign leader
and Director Willett of the Chest
saying the direction of the Ches
;. could not be placed in better. safe
or more efficient hands"
Expressing appreciation to Chair
man Jennings, Dodge declared tn
volunteers have done Q great work
. in q great spirit, for a great cause
It is now for the IS agencies to carr,
, on this coming year." he said, "b.
doing their best to do great work
in q great spirit, for q great cause
Speaking for the agencies. can as
sure you they will carry on"
, Closing the session. Chairman Jen
. nings declared: The campaign
, oficially over. but we shall not b
/. happy until those so days are &C
counted for. It has been q magnifi
? cent battle; we have had wonderful
time together. Thank you all for you
!. participation"
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