Arizona sun., 1946-11-08
Union Labor In Arizona
Will Support Community
Chest Drive; Opens Today


paign kicks off Thursday night
aiming at a goal of 1902, 400 and
assured of the firm and generous
support of the American Fedora
ton of Labor in Phoenix, accord
ing to Ross Goodwin, president OF
the Phoenix Central Labor Coun-
Gil.
Roe Bartle, famed orator and
lawyer from Kansas City, Mo-, will
be the featured speaker at the
chest banquet, which will be held
for campaign workers in the
Shrine Auditorium at 6:3O p. m.
Bartle is National Director of
American War Dads and served as
Rotary International convention
speaker in France in 1887. Mas
ter of Ceremonies at the affair, at
which 1000 are expected to attend,
will be Bob Bale, known to Phoe-
nicians as Lieutenant Bale of WAC
Recruiting during the war.
Members of organized labor
have an enviable record of willing
and generous giving to Community
Chest appeals" Goodwin stated in
a letter to Edgar H. Meyer, chair
man of this years drive. Noting
that every worker is urged to give
at least hours pay to support
the 18 local agencies served by the
chest, Goodwin observed, This do
nation is an investment in the kind
of future for which the war was
fought. Give not less than one days
pay; more if you can."
Referring to the many welfare
services supported by local Com
munity Chests, President William
Green of the A. F. of L. in accept
ing membership on the National
Citizens Committee of the Com
munity Chests of America, said, "I
fully approve the Community
Chests of America in seeking bet
ter hospitals, day nurseries, clinics,
settlement houses, havens for the
aged, and similar institutions.
call upon A. F. of L. members in
every locality to give local Com
munity Chests support in their
fund raising campaign"
This years drive for funds to
= support 18 vitally needed welfare
agencies will have as its slogan,
Phoenix rises to care for it's own"
The drive will be led by Meyer
and James Murphy, with Jack
Brahm, chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Community Chest
assisting. Division chairmen and
the divisions they will lead are as
follows: Government, AL Rosenberg
and Dick Walsh; Central, M.lt
Smith and AL Norell; Women's,
Mrs. John Mccall and Mrs. Leslie
Kober; Commerce and Industry,
Joe Love and j. Otis Sullivan; Ad-
vance Gifts, Hal Payne and Henry
Sargent.
Acting as vice-chairmen of the
campaign will be Mrs. John Boeti-
ger, r. C. Sinis and Edwin L.
Grose. The publicity will be direct
ed by Jack Williams and the Speak
ers' Bureau, which will give talks
before clubs and organizations of
Phoenix during the campaign, by
Cavett Robert who will be assisted
by Howard Pyle and Mrs. Eliza
beth Haas.
Urging that givers remember that
they are approached only once
year for 18 agencies, Meyer en-
phasized that the goal is actually
II per cent less than the agencies
requested for minimum neds. This
is significant in view of the fact
that the population of Phoenix has
increased more than 10 per. cent
during the past year, and that the
number Of Phoenix youth served
by chest-supported agencies in the
past year has increased by 240 per
cent.
Funds raised by the drive are not
for purposes of charity and relief.
They are spent for work with
Phoenix youth in such character
building agencies as the Boy Scouts
of America, Camp Fire Girls, Girl
Scouts of America. Young Mems
Christian Association, and Young
Women's Christian Association;
they go for family and child well
fare and care of the underprivi-
legged through such channels as
CONTINUED on page 81
>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~"~~~ ~~~~>~~~~s~~~~~~~~-