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Chest
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the six Community Chests which
make up the Chest Federation. They
are Luther II. Dudley, Alexandria; J.
Harold Stehman, Arlington; the Rev
Horace Lukens, Fairfax; j. Harry
Welch, Montgomery; T. Howard
Duckett, Prince Georges, and Lee d.
Butler, Washington.
Morgan Beatty, National Broad
casting Co. news commentator, will
speak.
Campaign Review Asked.
MIR. Bell met yesterday with cam
paign leaders to discuss means of
helping groups to make their drive
quotas. 80
AS result Of the meeting, Dan
Holland, chairman Of the Business
Unit, and Edward II. Foley, r..
chairman Of the Government Unit,
are calling their respective team,
captains together soon to discuss
how office quotas can be met.
James A Shipp, campaign mana
ger. said the heads of the larger
business firms in the District have
been asked to review the campaign
In their own organizations and give
suggestions as to what may be done
by them to reach their goals.
An examination Of reports already
turned into the Business Unit was
made at the meeting yesterday
Herbert l.. Willett, jr., executive di-
rector of the Chest Federation, said
the commercial area of the Busi-
ness Unit is coming along in splen-
did shape" and, If contributions
continue to come in at the present
rate, the division will make its
quota. He reported the standing OF
the other areas of the unit as fol-
lows:
The industrial area, which in.
cludes construction, oil and fuel
dealers and allied groups, is Tagging
behind its quota and unless special
effort is made, the quota will not be
reached.
Financial area has reached 56.85
per cent and there is '.little likeli-
hood at the present" the quota will
be raised. This is due mostly, it was
said, to the fact that about so per
cent Of the employe contributions
have been token gifts" of 81 or 50.
The service area, including the
professions, colleges and universities
and private schools, will 60 over
the top" If the present average gift
Is maintained in later reports.
The consumer area. which is made
up of small retail shops, has an "ex-
cellent possibility Of going over the
top"
The special area (office buildings)
varies from the 300 per cent of
quota reported by the Westory
Building to the TIA per cent an
nounced by the Bar Building. The
area can reach its quota "if we can
renew the interest in the campaign
among some building occupants"
Other Groups Tagging.
A further breakdown of the Busi-
ness Unit reportsshowed the present
standing of various types of busi-
nesses in the area. Those listed as
tagging in the drive and not likely
10 make their quotas If contributions
continue to be received at the pres
ent rate include: Fuels and chemi-
cal firms, construction companies
wholesale firms, graphic arts, radio
stations, theaterS, banks, building
and loan associations, real estate
companies, funeral directors, medi-
sal and dental supply houses, op-
sometrists, hospitals, chain food and
drug stores, laundries, furniture
stores, furriers, privately owned drug
stores, photography supply shops,
cleaners and dyers, storage and
warehouse companies, ofiice furni-
ture, hardware stores, bakeries,
meat packers and confectionarfes.
Those listed as likely to make
their quotas include department
stores, automotive supply stores,
hotels, newspaper companies, in
vestment brokers, insurance COM
panieS, lawyers, publishers, certified
public accountants, colleges and
universities, private and parochial
schools, economic, educational and
national associations, mems wear
stores. shoe stores, jewelry stores,
florists, sporting goods companies,
musical instruments stores, beauty
shops and dairies.
Mr.. Willett said the residential
unit was "going ahead nicely
One reason for the Government
Unit tagging. Mr.. Foley said. is that