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their totals up to the 80 per cent
position of the unit as whole.
4. That volunteer keymen in Fed
eral departments where the average
amount given to date Is less thar
$6.65 average for all Federal givers
to date 60 back to their contribu-
tors and obtain increased gifts tc
bring the average for their Offices
to the level of the unit average.
S. That in residential and subur-
ban areas the neighborhood bust
nessmen who have been called on
already, but have not given, give
now. (They can do so by telephon-
ing the original solicitor to come
back or by calling Metropolitan 1884
campaign headquarters-for the
name of the solicitor in their Sec
tions.
6. That volunteers working in resi-
Dental Washington and Alexandria
and the four nearby counties agree
to give their attention first to solic-
iting all persons for whom they
have pledge cards, and then to con-
tinue this years "neighborly visit
to every home" practice.
7. That contributors who have
decided on their gifts turn in their
pledge cards now; those who have
not decided, decide now; those
called on by a neighbor or co-worker
give promptly; those with whom a
solicitor has left a "call-back" card
get in touch with him or her and
save return trips.
If contributor and solicitor will
unite in doing these few things,
the campaign committee declared
there is a possibility that we may
avoid the failure we now face"
Kenney Sees Hope.
Government Unit Chairman w.
John Kenney, Undersecretary OF
the Navy, said that, If Government
departments and Federal agencies
can match the 80 per cent position
of their unit, the unit has "a good
chance of reaching its quota" with
many offices already reporting from
10 to 20 per cent or more above their
accepted quotas.
Residential Unit volunteers said
they are continuing to stress every
member of every household" be CIV
en- a chance to make personal gift.
IF we want to avoid real suffer-
ing in the community, which failure
clearly means will come to many of
our friends and neighbors depen-
dent on Red Feather services, we
can do our best to meet the needs
Of the agencies in the next week."
the campaign committee stated.
Report Meeting Tomorrow.
If its suggestions are carried out,
the committee said, the federation's s
budget committee, already schedul-
ing meetings to discuss how to cut
Chest budgets, may not need to
make the budget reductions that we
now believe must come
The next report meeting of the
drive will be held at 1915 pm. to-
in the Burlington Hotel,
when the Rev. DR.. Charles w.
Sheerin, pastor of Epiphany Episco-
pal Church and chairman of the
Chest federation's speakers Bureau,
will speak.
The campaign organization will
At vSAAAftSNYs
Tuesday and Thursday in the Anna
polls Hotel.
The Board of the Children's Pro-
tective Association expressed con-
Germ over the 1948 Community Chest
Federation campaign at the annual
meeting of the board yesterday at
the associations offices, 1907 s street
NV.
Staff Load Now Too Heavy.
Mrs. Rodney Bean, association
president, said that unless the goal
is reached, Chest agencies must
suffer further cuts and q subsequent
decline in services vitany needed
by people in the community.
The effect is bound to extend
much farther than these people
themselves, she declared, as suffer-
ing and lowering of health and
morale in any section of the popu-
lation eventually is reflected in ali
sections.
In order to accept the same num-
ber of cases this year as last despite
a budget cut due to failure of the
1947 Chest campaign and a conse-
quent reduction in the associations
staff, it was reported. each staff
worker had to carry too large q case
load.
New Members Elected.
Miss Mildren Terrett, executive
secretary, reported that about halt
the cases carried by the agency
concerned problems Of children In
their homes and about half un-
married mothers and their babies.
New board members elected to the
staff for three-year terms were Mrs
William F. Nelson, a former board
member who returned to service
after years absence and Miss Elsa
M. Peterson. president of the Board
of the Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society. Reelected to the board
were Mrs. Jesse G. Adkins, Mrs
Walter A. Bloedorn, Mrs. William
Hurd Hill, DR.. P. A. McLendor1, Mrs
Ralph G. Mulligan and W. r. VIII.
oughby.
Ofncers will be elected at the
January meeting.