Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Advance Gifts Unit
Of Chest Campaign
Will Meet Today
First of Series Of
Progress Reports to Be
Made at Luncheon

reports of the Advance Gifts Unit,
paving the way for the opening of
the Community Chest campaign
November Is, was to be made at
a luncheon in the congressional
room of the Willard Hotel today at
1890 pm.
j. Clifford Folger, volunteer chair
man of the unit, will preside at the
meeting which will be off the
record Donations of this group
will not be announced until after
the drive opens. he explained.
Speakers today were to include
Chauncey G. Parker, jr., general
chairman of the Chest drive; Cole
man Jennings, president of the
Community Chest; Herbert L. Will
lett, jr.. director of the Chest. and
the Rev. Ignatius Smith, o. P, OF
Catholic University
Other Advance Gift Unit meet
ings are scheduled at the hotel next
Tuesday. November and November
IL, Mr.. Folger said.
Divided Into IL Sections.
This unit is divided into II sec
tons of volunteers. all of whom are
prominent members OF business and
social groups in the District charged
with collecting advance contribu-
lions from wealthy residents of the
city.
Volunteers expected to make re-
ports today include:
Section A-Richard H. Wilmer,
chairman: Clarence A. Aspinwall
H. Lawrence Choate. Mrs. Wilson
Compton, Dwight F. Davis, Mrs,
James C. Dunn, Albert H. Ely, lr.;
Henry P Erwin, David E. Finley,
Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover, jr.;
Richard w. Hynson, Mr.. Jennings,
David B. Karrick, Mrs. Wade Mar
tin, Mrs Albert j. Mccartney, Har-
old F. Mcclure, Mr.. Parker and
Mrs. Edwin B. Parker.
Section B-Mrs. Reginald S.
Huidekoper, chairman; Mrs. Clar-
ence A. Aspinwall, Mrs Philip O..
Coffin, Mrs. Levi Cooke, Mrs. Walter
G.. Distler, Mrs. Waldron Faulkner,
Mrs. Robert V. Fleming, Mr.. Folger,
Mrs. George A. Garrett, Mrs. James
L. Houghteling, Mrs. R. NJ Kauff-
mann, Mrs. Arthur Krock. Mrs. James
Craig Peacock, Mrs. Andrew Saul,
Mrs. George Scriven, Mrs Hutchin-
son I. Gone and Mrs. Noble c.
Powell.
Section C-Mrs Charles A. Gold
smith, chairman; Melvin Behrends,
William Bush, Mrs. Edward A. Ca
fritz, Mrs. Morris Cafritz. Mrs.
George M. Ferris, Hymen Goldman
Charles A. Goldsmith, Mrs. Manuel
R. Haas, Mrs. Milton Harris, Miss
Bertha R. Israel, Mrs. Mark Lans-
burgh, Mrs. Arthur T. Lyon, E. C.
OstroS, Benjamin OuriSman, Mrs.
Leah S. Pollock, Mrs. Gustave Ring,
Mrs. L. B. Schloss, Mrs. Milton p
Shlesinger, Mrs. Bernard L. Wilmer
. and Mrs. Alexander Wolf.
Selby Heads Section d.
Section D-John A. Selby, chair
man; Fontaine C. Bradley, Frederick
M. Bradley, Edward B. Burling. jr.;
Daniel J. Callahan, jr.; Harold D.
Fangboner. Arthur HELEN, Godfrey
Kaufman, william w. Mackal,,
Charles A. McKenney, jr.; Stanton
c. Peelle, jr.; Nathan B. Scott,
Mark Sullivan, jr.; w. Waverly Tay-
lor, Corcoran Thorn, jr, and Joseph
P. Tumulty. jr.
Section Ell. L. Rust, Jr.. and
Lloyd B. Wilson, co-chairmen; Y.
E. Booker, G. C. Bowie, E. Taylor
Chewing, Maj. Gen. Frederick w.
Coleman, William j. Flather, jr.;
Edwin c. Graham, George E. Hamil-
ton, jr; Charles Carroll Morgan,
Edgar L. Morris. Ord Preston,
Joseph P. Tumulty, Morris Cafritz,
Mack L. Langford Thomas j. Groom
and John A. Reilly.
Section Prank r. Jelleff, chair
man; F. G.. Addison, jr.: Clark G..
Diamond, John ]. Hasley, Henry
Jones, Joseph D. kaufman, Leo C.
May, Fleming Newbold. Lewellyn
D. Nicolson, Marcy L. Sperry, Ar
thur j. Sundlun and Robert B.
SWope.
Section G-Lanier P. McLachlen
chairman; Benjamin B. Baylor, jr,:
George N. Ferris, Paul Frizzell,
Clyde D. Garrett, w. Herbert Gill,
T. Stanley Holland, Robert c. Jones.
William G. Jones, A. H. Lawson, j..
Willard Marriott, Harry H. Semmes,
Morris Simon, Hugh A. Thrift, God
frey L. Munter, Joseph c. Nc
Garraghy and Curtis Walker.
Section Holm L. Proctor.
chairman; william Blum. jr.; G..
Bowdoin Craighill, H. Rozier Du-
lany, jr.: H. Cochran Fisher. Clar-
ence w. Grosner, Nelson T. Hart
son, Woodson P. Houghton, Samuel
H. Kaufman, Harold N. Marsh,
Newbold Noyes. Paul H. Primm and
Miss Marion Shouse.
Section J-Andrew Saul. chair
man: Arthur j. May, Daniel W..
O'Donoghue, IT,; Thornton W..