Evening star., 1940-06-06
Progress Reported
|nCommittee Work
For Chest Drive
Unit Choirmen's Reports
Are Heard at Meeting
At Chuirmun's Home

Community Chest campaign lead
ers yesterday reported progress in
lining up their committees and
making plans for the fall campaign.
Meeting at the home of Campaign
Chairman Chauncev G. Parker, jr.,
the unit chairmen made their reports
and were told ny Mr. Parker that
numerous "imponderables" such as
the outcome Of the war the election
and other conditions within the
country made the task ahead of them
a difficult one.
The group, meeting for the last
time this season, also discussed the
campaign goal. the pre-campaign
mass meeting and slogans for the
drive.
The leaders stressed the need for
instruction of the volunteer workers
as we'll as deciding to place the
emphasis OF the campaign on local
conditions.
Solicitation Policy Changed.
Paul D. Sleeper, chairman of the
Metropolitan Unit reported con-
solidation of his areas from IL to 4.
He also outlined a change in the
solicitation policy and procedure
whereby each worker will solicit the
prospect cards assigned and then
seek out five new giyerS. This would
replace the former to-door
policy of the Metropolitan Unit.
He also presented a campaign
program for his unit giving the dates
of completion of various stages of
preparation for the annual drive.
J S. Gorrell. chairman of the
Speakers Bureau, reported that 18
meetings have beer held by members
of his group and will continue weekly
through July being resumed early in
September. He also emphasized the
closer cooperation which has been
built up between his bureau and the
Governmental Unit. He said an eff
fort would be made tC better last
years record of 700 groups addressed
by volunteer speakers on the Com
munity Chest.
Reporting for the Advance Gift
Unit, j. Clifford Folger, chairman,
said all II section chairmen in his
unit have been appointed. In turn,
these chalrmen have secured 104
committee members out of a total
of 185 members needed for the
unit. He promised the cooperation
OF his group in helping every unit
IN the campaign exceed its goal.
Meals Unit Expanded.
The spring schedule for activities
in the Group Solicitation Unit are
being carried out successfully, A.
G. Neal, unit chairman, told the
Campaign Committee He also re-
ported the expansion of his unit to
include six additional business
classiflcations.
Thomas NJ Anderson, chairman
OF the Montgomery County Sec
ton of the Suburban Unit, said the
division of the county has been re-
vlsed for solicitation purposes. Pre-
viously, it was organized by election
districts. The new procedure calls
for a division into four areas to
insure better coverage in solicita-
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couraging response and a spirit Of
cooperation with the Chest cam
paign throughout the county.
Advisory subcommittee of spe-
cialists' in various fields of publicity
have been set up by the Public
Relations Department, Bruce Allen,
campaign chairman of this group,
reported. In this way, he explained,
each element of campaign publicity
will fall within the jurisdiction of
specific subcommittee.
DR.. Harry c. Byrd, president of
the University of Maryland and
chairman of the Prince Georges
County group for the campaign,
also reported progress in the organ
ization of his solicitation COM
mittees.
Others attending the meeting
were Chest Director Herbert L. Will
lett, jr., Chest President Coleman
Jennings and Campaign Manager
Randolph Bishop.