Evening star., 1937-05-24

Outstanding veterans Of Washing
tons nine annual Community Chest
campaigns will band themselves to-
gether this year in tenth anniver-
sary drive for funds for IS local
charitable and welfare units which
promises to be unique among organ
lied civic activities, 1t was announced
today.
In volunteering their services for
campaign which is expected to
stand as a milestone in the history
OF organized charity, Washington's S
civic and business leaders have de-
cided on form Of appeal which will
subordinate both the Chest and indi-
vidualities to the need Of the 65
local units for public support.
Every effort will be directed toward
a direct presentation to the people
Of the District of the individual needs
Of the IS organizations banded to-
gether under the Chest, it WAS ex-
planned. subordinating both the Chest
and the campaign workers.
Our effort will be to make the peo-
pie Of Washington realize that they
are not contributing to the Commu-
nifty Chest as unit, but to IS in
dividual charitable organizations.
each one of which merits and re-
quires individual support" 1t was
explained. There is a psychological
difference which We hope the people
Of Washington will realize"
A group Of Is leading citizens, all
veterans OF former campaigns, has
agreed to act as the Campaign Com
mittee for the drive which will be
held in the late Fall This commit
tee will be headed by Clarence Phelps
Dodge, president of the Chest, with
William J. Flather, jr., as vice chair
man.
United Front Planned.
''The purpose Of forming this COM
mittee Is to present united front In
the next campaign" it was an
nounced. "1ts members are pledged
to use their every effort in promoting
the campaign, to fit into any emer-
gency where they may be needed and
to back up the work Of any or all
units in every way possible"
Formation of the Campaign Com
mittee, 1t was explained, will not af-
feet operation Of the regular cam
paign Executive Committee, which Is
composed Of the chairmen of the
various units. The Executive Com
mittee will have charge of all details
and organization Of the campaign.
The united front" plant will be
carried still further. In addition to
the rs veteran leaders, which include
the first president Of the Chest and
the campaign chairman Of last year
the committee Is planning to call
back outstanding division chairmen
team captains, key men and other
workers.
During the nine campaigns which
have been held there have been de-
veloped workers who have done splen-
did jobs for one, two or three years
and who for various causes have
dropped out Of the organization. All
of these veterans Of the flrst rank will
be called back for action this Fall
1t was explained.
The membership Of the veteran
Campaign Committee includes Clar-
ence A. Aspinwall, former chairman
Of the Special Gifts Unit; Maj. Gen
Frederick w. Coleman, U. S. A., re-
tired, former chairman Of the Gov
ernmental Unit; Edward F. Cola
day, former campaign chairman;
Frederic A. Delano, former president;
William w. Everett, former area
chairman Of the Group Solicitation
Unit; Mr.. Flather. former treasurer;
Robert v. Fleming, former chairman
Of the Special Gifts Unit and former
treasurer; Charles A. Goldsmith, for
mer area vice chairman Of the Group
Unit; John H. Hanna, former Budget
Committee chairman; Arthur HELEN
former secretary; Frank J. Hogan
former campaign chairman; Frank r
Jelle11, former chairman Of the Group
Solicitation Unit; Coleman Jennings
former campaign manager and for
mer chairman Of Special Gifts; Joseph
D. Kaufman, former chairman of the
Publicity Unit and of the Metropol-
itan Unit; DR.. William Mcclellan, for
mer campaign chairman; William
Montgomery, former area chairman
Group Solicitation; Newbold Noyes
former campaign chairman. president
and chairman, Special Gifts; John
Poole, former campaign chairman
president and chairman, Group So
licitation: H. L. Rust, jr., former
campaign chairman. present treasurer
and former chairman, Metropolitan