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Chest
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be little need for stirring up any
artificial enthusiasm for the benefit
of the radio audience, however. as
the meeting developed not only the
excitement of hair-line finish in the
race to pass the quarter mark but
also a close contest for leadership
among the four largest campaign
units.
The Special Assignment Unit lost
its commanding lead to the third place
Metropolitan Unit by trif1e more
than one-half of per cent, while
the fourth-place Governmental Unit
rallied strongly, jumping its standing
from only 8.44 ger cent TO 1882 per
cent, putting it in third place The
Group Solicitation Unit dropped back
from second to fourth place, although
it more than doubled the percentage
of its quota, climbing from 1908 per
cent to 22.4 per cent.
The meeting was called to order
by Clarence Phelps Dodge. president
of the Chest, who turned the meeting
over to Earl A. Nash, vice chairman
of the Publicity Unit. Joseph D..
radio joel Kaufman, unit chairman.
presided at the microphones for the
public address system and the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
Publishers of Washington newspa-
pers were guests of honor. In addi-
ton to Eugene Meyer of the Wash
ington Post, Frank B. Noyes, presi-
dent of The Evening Star Newspaper
Co.; Mrs. Eleanor Patterson of the
Washington Times and the Wash
ington Herald and Lowell Mellett of
the Washington Daily News, Mr..
Nash introduced two pioneer Chest
campaigpers, William Montgomery
and Frank R. Jelleff, who also we're
seated at the head table.
Il feel that We are on the way to
our goal" Mr.. Nash said in opening
the meeting. There is that sixth
sense feeling of success in the air."
Hundreds Join in Singing.
The hundreds of volunteer workers,
many of whom went without their
luncheons for lack of space in the
big ballroom to seat them all, joined
in the singing of a special Chest
campaign parody on Pack Up Your
Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag" led
by Harry Somerville, manager of the
hotel, with Chest Director Herbert L.
Willett. jr., at the piano.
Chairman Nash and Mr.. Kaufman
took advantage of the radio broad
cast to squelch reports circulated, as
they have been in previous CAM
paigns, regarding alleged payment Of
solicitors. Mr.. Kaufman paid high
tribute to the "unselfish volunteer
workers who give not only time and
effort, but money as well, to the
Chest" Mr.. Nash denounced as q
"scurrilous canard" any statement to
the effect that any solicitor received
even on nickel Of pay.
They not only provide their own
transportation, give up their own
time and efforts and contribute to the
Chest but they even pay for their
own luncheons," Mr.. Nash declared.
Leading off in the reporting, Fred
ericR M. Bradley, for the Special As
signments Unit, announced receipt of
80 new gifts totaling $50, 1886, bringing
its total to lot contributions totaling
$161, 1896, or 2795 per cent of the
unit quota Of $4,000.
New Contributors Increased.
Frederick P. H. Siddons submitted
the report of the Group Solicitation
Unit. showing $3.50 new contribu-
tons totaling $51,619.65, bringing the
total number of givers to 6,967 and the
amount to $93,856.04, or 224 per cent
Of the quota of $4,000.
The largest report of new funds
was made by Frank Birgfeld, vice
chairman of the Governmental Unit,
who announced 1857 contributions
for total Of $134733.20, bringing
the unit totals to 25,257 contributions
in the amount Of $500, 0s.s1, or 1882
per cent of the unit quota Of SITS, 600