Evening star., 1941-10-18
Chest Pictured
As Symbol Of
Freedom
Lewis Douglas Speaks
At Luncheon Opening
Advance Gifts PIeu

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Lewis w. Douglas, president of the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York, at a luncheon at the May
flower Hotel yesterday that marked
the formal opening of the Chests
advance gifts appeal
"You are the living symbols of a
faith from which freedom springs"
he told more than 500 social, civic
and welfare leaders who had as
sembled for the occasion.
Shortly after his address, l65
volunteers of the Advance Gifts
Union took the field to launch the
appeal which annually precedes the
city-Wide drive for support of Chest
agencies, scheduled this year to
begin November 13.
"I am increasingly impressed with
the prevalent use of the word free
dom today" Mr.. Douglas began. 1T
is not a matter of chance that it has
become so universally employed.
It's use can be accounted for by
the fact that we have adopted it
generally for the purpose of en-
phasiZing its importance. 1t is the
ambition of the United States to
maintain freedom and by bringing
the word to public attention do We
represent the danger that now
exists to our freedom"
Begins to Disappear.
Mr.. Douglas recalled that freedom
was becoming more and more at
tractive at the close of the last
century ard that it had been
adopted by more and more countries.
But, at the turn of the century.
he pointed out. there was a change
that spanned the world, and now
the situation is in reverse.
I'VE find everywhere" he said,
"that freedom is beginning to dis
appear. From one continent it has
completely disappeared and ir an
other it is almost a thing of the past.
1t is disappearing from the world
because of a program of intolerance
and brutality supported by the
largest collection of armed forces
in the world.
The leaders of this program have
reviled the moral code on which
freedom rests-responsibility hon.
esty, truth. They have declared it
to be their ambition to conquer the
world, to substitute brute force for
freedom, to create a world in their
own image"
The speaker warned that the
threat is gravely serious, that once
these leaders gain possession of the
strategic portions of the Old World,
the worst may come to this coun-
try. He said Americans must meet
the challenge on farm and in fac
tory, on the seas, in the air and on
the battlefield.
Sees Sacrifices Necessary.
Freedom and responsibility are
irrevocably and inevitably linked to-
gether," he concluded. In this COM
munity are men and women and
children on the fringe of content
rnent and well being. The Com
munity Chest is, therefore, a living
symbol of the peoples regard for
this thing We call freedom.
only by making the sacrifices
such as are entailed in the work Of
the Community Chest, no matter
how great they may be, can we eX-
pect to keep freedom alive, vic tor
ious and f1amingly triumphant"
Mr. Douglas was presented by Mrs.
Stanley F. Reed, chairman of the
Community Chest League, who in
turn was introduced by Mrs. Ru-
dolph Max Kaufman, chairman
of the league luncheon Executive
Committee.
Guests and others were welcomed
at the luncheon by Mrs. Kaufman,
who presided and sounded the ap-
peal for another successful drive.
In taking over direction of the pro-
gram, Mrs. Reed described the Com
munity Chest as the hope to indi-
vidual men, women and children.
See Chest Film.
After Mr. Douglas address, guests
we're shown the Chests campaign
film, For Freedom"
Members of the Community Chest
League active in planning the
luncheon were Mrs. Caesar Aiello,
Mrs. Clarence A. Aspinwall, Mrs.
WAYNE Chatfield Taylor, Mrs. Harry
S. Bernton, Mrs. Montgomery Blair,
ir.: Mrs. Frederick M Bradley, Mrs.
Charles j. Brand, Mrs. William Fos-
;oIr Oh Co f,it
Mrs. Philip o. Coffin, Mrs. Wilson
Compton, Mrs. Levi Cooke, Mrs.
Walter G. Distler, Mrs. Ernest G.
Draper, Mrs. James Clement Dunn,
Mrs. Peyton HaWeS Dunn, Mrs.
Edward r. Finkenstaedt, Mrs. Will
liam J. Flather, jr.; Mrs. Robert H.
Fletcher, Mrs. j. Clifford Folger,
Mrs. George A. Garrett, Mrs. Charles
Carroll Glover, jr; Mrs. Charles A.
Goldsmith. Mrs. Harry L. Grant,
Mrs. Laurence H. Green, Mrs. John
w. Guider, Mrs. George E. Hamil-
ton. jr.; Mrs. James Lawrence
Houghteling.
Mrs. S. H. Kaufman, Mrs. Milton
King, Mrs. Emory Scott Land, Mrs
Reeve Lewis, Mrs. Basil Manly, Mrs
Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Albert J. Nc
Cartney, Mrs. John E. Mcclure, Mrs
Paul V. McNutt, Mrs. A. Chambers
Oliphant, Mrs. Chauncey G. Parker
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, Miss Elsa
M. Peterson, Mrs. James Craig Pea
cock, Mrs. Arch L. Riddick, Mrs
Andrew Saul, Mrs. George P
Scriven, Mrs. Luther Sheldon, Mrs
Adolphus Station, Mrs. Harlan F.
Stone, Mrs. Robert c. Watson, Mrs
B. Peyton Whelan, Mrs Robert w
Wilson, Mrs, David S. Barry, Mrs
Wilbur J. Carr. Mrs. George Ferris
and Miss Anne Carter Greene.