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they are bestowing upon those they
solicit that peace which comes from
the inner sense of duty well done
You are electing him to the exalted
company of those who have made the
world better for their being in it"
Mr. Barton closed with a quotation
from Rousseau, which he said should
be on the banner OF every Chest solici-
tor: The dead take to their graves in
their clutched fingers only that which
they have given away
While the volunteer workers in
Washington and its suburbs drives
ahead in an effort to reach the two
thirds point, Mayor-elect Maurice j.
Tobin of Boston, veteran of similar
Chest campaigns there, will fly over
Washington tonight to broadcast a
flying appeal for support of the local
Chest
The six Chest campaign units were
planning a concerted effort this after
noon and tonight to attain the goal of
w pei ItIlb OCIOIC Iclilo4 "" % IiltA tbAi
The close of. yesterdays meeting, the
first in local Chest history conducted
by women volunteers, found the cam
paign near the 43 per cent mark.
The volunteer army went out today
with the knowledge that it must be-
gin to speed up in its effort to reach
the record goal of S2059,000 before
the close of the campaign the night
OF November %. Yesterdays report
meeting was the fourth held since the
campaign opened November 10. Five
more meetings, including that of to-
day, remain in which to raise 81 per
cent of the quota
To Broadcast From Plane.
Mayor ELECT Tobin will deliver his
plea via short-Wave radio from an air.
liner of Pennsylvania-Centr Air
lines, flying locally from Washington
Airport between 8:45 and pm The
broadcast from the air will be picked
up and rebroadcast by Station
WMAL.
Mr.. Tobin, here to attend the
United States Conference of Mayors,
Cancelled appointments for tonight in
New York to take part in the 10th
anniversary campaign of the Chest
here. He has been engaged in SINH
lar work in Boston for several years
The Boston Chest, known as the Com
munity Federation of Boston, last year
raised s4,4S0,000, exceeding by $780,
600 its quota of $4250,000.
Earl A. Nash of the local Chest pub
licity unit will accompany Mr.. Tobin
on the flight, acting as master of
ceremonies.
Civil Service Commissioner Lucille
Foster McMillin presided at yesterdays
unique "womens day. report lunch
con. At the head table with her were
Mrs. Charles Carroll Morgan. Mrs
Sidney F. Taliaferro, Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor, Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss,
Mrs. Wilson Compton, Mrs. Wilson
Lee. Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director
of the Mint; Mrs. Jewell w. Swofford
Mrs. A. c. Oliphant. Mrs. James Fritz
and Mrs. John L. Vandegrift. Most
Of the unit reports were made by
women.
DTOduCdSt over NhC.
Mrs. McMillin, with the aid of
Joseph D. Radio Joe" kaufman, who
assisted at the microphones, kept the
meeting up to fast tempo The pro-
ceedings were broadcast by Station
WRC.
Mrs. McMillin recited with pride
the record made by the Civil Service
Commission, which she described as
my family" in exceeding its Chest
quota, some units by more than 100
per cent. She congratulated Chest
President Clarence Phelps Dodge and
paid high tribute to the 5000 volunteer
workers for their generosity in not
only donating their time and efforts
but also in making personal contri-
buttons of funds to make the 10th
anniversary campaign a success.
II feel sure that you are going to
attain SUCCESS" she said.
Latest reports yesterday indicated
the Metropolitan Unit, headed "