Evening star., 1938-11-07
Mass Meetinq
Open Chest
Drive Tonight
Session Scheduled at
Constitution HuI
At 8 O'Clock

Launching the 11th annual COM
munity appeal for the social serv-
ices of Washington, the Community
Chest will hold a mass meeting in
Constitution Hall tonight at 8
O'Clock. More than 1000 contribu-
tors and volunteer workers are ex-
pected to attend
Dedicated to making our COM
munlty a better place in which to
live and better place to raise our
Children the" meeting has been
called to introduce to the contribu-
tors the ST agencies to which the
Chest dollars will go.
Coleman Jennings, president Of
the Chest, will call the meeting to
order and after brief silent PRAYER
he will deliver his annual message to
contributors.
William j. Flather, jr.. campaign
chairman, will explain the needs
OF the agencies and the necessity
Of raising the S2,l27 900 set as the
Chest goal.
Dorothy Thompson to Speak.
An address will be given by Dor
othy Thompson, newspaper column
lst and radio commentator. and
/ NeWbold Moves, associate editor Of
The Star, will deliver the charge
to volunteer workers.
/ Herbert L. Willett, jr.. Chest di-
rector, will be the commentator as
standards carried by Girl Scouts are
massed in a grand march through
the hall.
/ Marching under green banners,
the first section will represent service
to families and individuals. The
group will include the Bureau Of
Rehabilitation, Catholic Charities,
District of Columbia Rehabilitation
Department of the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans, Family Service Asso-
citation Jewish Social Service Agency,
Salvation Army, Travellers Aid So
clety, Welfare Department of the
American Legion, Children's Protec-
tlve Association. Shoe and Rubber
t'und OF the District of Columbia
/ Congress of Parents and Teachers,
the same fund of the Federation Of
Parent-Teacher Associations.
Others in Group.
Others in this group will be the
Department OF Social Welfare of the
Washington Federation of Churches,
the Legal Aid Bureau, the Washing
ton Housing Association, Hebrew
Home for the Aged. st. Annals Home
and the Stoddard Baptist Old Folks
Home
Homes for children will be repre-
sented by blue banners. including
the Episcopal Home for Children,
Jewish Foster Home, st. Joseph S
Home and School, St. Roses Tech
meal School, st. Vincents Home and
School, Washington Home for
Foundllngs, st. AIMS Infant ASYLUM
and Florence Crittenton Home.
Red banners for health services
Will march next. In this group will
come the Child Welfare Society.
the Children's Country Home. Christ
Child Farm for Convalescent Chill
dren. Instructive Visiting Nurse So
clety, Washington Heart Association,
Washington Institute of Mental Hy-
gene, Washington Society for the
Hard OF Hearing. Health Security
Administration and the hospitaliza-
ton fund, which is used to purchase
clinic and open ward service for
the needy sick at eight hospitals.
Recreation Agencies.
Marching under yellow banners
will be the recreation and character
building agencies. including Barney
Nelghborhood House. Christ Child
Settlement House, Friendship House,
Georgetown Children's House. Jua
nlta K. Nye Council House, North
west Settlement House. Southeast
tSee CHEST DRIVE, Page A-3J