Evening star., 1940-11-21
Chest
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con we're "Slingin' Sammy Baugh
and the Chest Campaign Commit
tee. introduced as a specialist in
reaching goals" the Redskin foot
ball teams passing star told the
workers we must win this game for
the relief of human suffering
Reviewing the list Of football op-
ponents the Redskins face, Mr.
Baugh said: Your enemies are
disease. misery and poverty You've
completed six OF your plays Now
you're in the third quarter. With
cooperation and determination, you
Will win
After his brief talk, the football
player picked five miniature foot
balls which ne had autographed
and tossed them TO the unit chair
men. AS the ball went to Campaign
Chairman ChaunCey G. Parker, Jr..
Mr.. Baugh said: Here's the touch
down pass. Hold on to it. The
whole crowd with YOU
Make or Break" Period.
Mr.. Parker told the volunteers
that they are now in the most i'm
portant part of the campaign and
that from here on in is where we
make or break ourselves.
Paul D. Sleeper, Metropolitan Unit
chairman. urged the volunteers to
wear their red feathers. insignia Of
those who have contributed. "as a
badge of American citizenship
Speaking for the Capital Unit,
Belvord V. Lawson, Jr chairman,
told of a worker who visited a street
of the worst poverty. She was
about to turn away, he said. when
an aged woman approached her
with a handful of quarters which
had been collected from the fami-
lies on the block.
Asserting that we can't let these
people down who are depending on
us for care, and minimum care at
that" Chairman A. G.. Neal of the
Group Solicitation Unit. stressed the
need to increase the size of indi-
vidual gifts.
Three Units Report.
Totals of the three units which
reported yesterday follow:
Governmental 1854 pledges for
s491 TAT ii or 5785 per cent of quota
Metropolitan 6436 pledges for
s253.735 As or 1851 per cent of quota
Group Solicitation 1890 pledges
for S40l 70087 or 5995 per cent of
quota
Among the guests at the speakers
table yesterday were Ugo Carusi
executive assistant to the Attorney
General, Department of Justice, de-
partment vice chairman: Capt
Frank Baldwin, Shore Establish
ments. Navy Department, depart
ment vice chairman. w. C. Peet. jr.,
secretary. United States Maritime
Commission, department chairman:
Samuel j. GOmpers. chief clerk, La
Dor Department, department vice
chairman; Millard T., Carlton. as
sistant auditor; Msgr. Charles
OHara, pastor, Church of the Holy
Comforter; Thomas P Morgan, jr.,
chairman, Honor Guests Commit
tee; John S. Gorrell. chairman,
Speakers Bureau: Bruce r. Allen
chairman, Publicity Committee;
James A. Councillor, ST., auditor
John w. Childress, assistant to the
chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank
Board, department vice chairman.
J. Clifford Folger, chairman, Ad-
vance Gifts Unit; Randolph G..
Bishop, campaign manager; Rich
ard N. Wilmer, general vice chair
man, Campaign Committee; Law
renee E. Williams, vice chairman,
Group Solicitation Unit; C. A. Rob-
inson, vice chairman, Group Solici-
tation Unit: Coleman Jennings,
Community Chest president; Col,
Robert H. Fletcher, Office of In
spector General. War Department,
chairman. Government Speakers
Committee; Leland Olds, chairman,
Federal Power Commission, depart
ment chairman; J. Austin Latimer,
executive assistant to the Post
master General: Frank A. Birgfeld,
chief clerk, Treasury Department,
unit vice chairman; Edmund Burke,
jr., director, Reorganization Division,
Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, department chairman; Reed F..
Martin, chief clerk, General Ac-
counting Office, department chair
man: Chester Merrill, secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, department chair
man, and Miss Mae schnurr, chief