Evening star., 1939-10-06
Aid Of DC. Employers
In Sponsoring Chest
Urged by Wi||et
Close Contact Best
And Most Economical.
He Tells Club

Characterizing the Community
Chest as the American way" Her
bert L. Willett, jr., Chest director,
yesterday told members of the Co.'S
mopolitan Club that the help of
employers was necessary in ac-
quainting their employees with serv-
ices of the various social agencies
financed through the Chest.
Economy, he explained, demanded
that every potential contributor to
the Chest be reached where he is
most easily available and, for this
reason, the Chest goes to the en-
ployer who can relay to his employees
the message and the needs of the
Chest.
THE creation of the Community
Chest as federation Of voluntarily
financed social agencies" Mr. Will
EFT declared, lis simply step by
which all members of a community
can be most effectively invited to
help carry on deeds of kindness, to
some of which, at least, their hearts
respond"
Benefits Are Explained.
Describing the benefits of the
Chest to every member of the COM
munity, he said, without the
health agencies represented by the
Chest, Washington would be a less
healthy place in which to live.
Without the character building &C
tivitieS for which Chest money is
expended, our rates of delinquency
and crime would be greatly in
creased. Without the services to
families and individuals in trouble,
dependency and family breakdown
would add greatly to our tax bills. l"
Employers, he said, could aid the
Chest by urging their employees to
visit the Chest agencies, by dis
tributing factual reading material
or by arranging for speakers during
business mours to tell of the work
done.
Nathan A. Dobbins, head of the
Chests Capital Unit, today an
nounced opening of the units head
quarters at 1101 M street NV. Mrs.
Berneta Hilliard of 80 Quincy place
NV. was named Office secretary.
Assisting Mr.. Dobbins in enlisting
additional workers for the campaign
are Mrs. Carol Carson Williston, as
sociate chairman, and Maj. Camp
bell c. johnson of the Twelfth Street
Branch Y. M. C. A., secretary.
Advisory Meeting Tonight.
An advisory meeting of % Chest
campaign leaders was called for to-
night by Charles B. Dulcan, sr.,
chairman of the Group Unit, which
will solicit gifts from business
firms and their employees during the
approaching drive. The meeting will
be held in Chest headquarters at 8
o'clock.
Taking part in the discussion of
plans for Group Unit volunteer So
licitation will be Arthur G.. New
myer, vice chairman of the Group
Unit; Chauncey G. Parker, jr., gen.
eral chairman of the campaign;
Coleman Jennings. president of the
Chest; John E. Parker, chairman
of advance gifts section for the
Group Unit; Thomas P. Morgan,
jr., general chairman of Advance
Gifts Unit; James H. Simon, chair
man, National Corporations Com
mittee; Mr.. Willett; Earl A. Nash,
chairman of the Public Relations
Unit; Randolph G. Bishop, cam
paign manager; E. C. Ostrow, Bert
Sarazen, James Potto, Richard D.
Stimson, chairman, area /; Louis
Spiegler, chairman, area 2; Herbert
j. Rich. chairman area 3; Charles
w. ODonnell, chairman, area a.;
E. M. Pusey, chairman, area S; E.
A. Drum, secretary, area 1; Rudolph
H. Gaber, secretary, area 2; E. A.
Loehl. vice chairman, area 4; Otto
Nielsen, secretary, area S, and Ber-
nard F. Kelly. secretary, Group So
icitatiOn Unit.