Evening star., 1947-10-26
GovernmentUnit
.MayFi||Chest
Quota byNov. Z
Treasury Section
First to Report
Reaching Goal

Indications that the Government
Unit of the Community Chest Fed
Grafton Campaign organization may
raise its entire quota Of s1.357 800 by
November 12-the first report date Of
the drive-were reported yesterday.
The campaign seeks to oversub-
scribe total goal Of $1,000, 600 for
125 Red Feather agencies in the
Washington area.
Undersecretary of the Navy, w.
John Kenney. who is chairman o.
the Government Unit, said that
signs of good organizs ton and
a spirit of optimism which I have
noticed since our organization
started its campaigning last Wednes-
day have influenced me to raise my
sights.
May Get 100 Pct.
1T did think that we might be
able to get in so per cent of our
81 ,357 800 quota by the first report
day. Now think we ought to be
able to get in 100 per cent"
Mr.. Kenney noLed that the first
report of a Treasury Department
section reaching its quota came
yesterday from Miss Agnes M.
Holland, chairman of the campaign
in the office of administrative
services.
E. Courtlandt Parker, chairman
of the Special Gift Unit. had praise
for the teams working with Assist.
ant Secretary of Commerce David
K. E. Bruce, who reports gifts from
598 persons in the higher-paid
Government jobs.
Campaign Rallies Set.
Mr. Parker said the first few re-
ports of the unit show that the
number of increased gifts is about
two and half times the number
that have been decreased this year.
Business Unit II and three subur-
ban units of Prince Georges, Ar
lington and Montgomery Counties
will hold special final instruction
meetings this week. Other rallies
and meetings are scheduled as
follows:
Tomorrow.
Col Sidney F. Mashbir, chairman
of the decorations and awards
branch of the Adjutant Generals
Department.. will address his cam
paign workers at $50 am. at the
Pentagon.
Frank Bentley, special assistant
to the administrator for personnel
and chairman of the Veterans Ad-
campaign, will address
his volunteers at LAS pm. at the
VA Building, Vermont avenue and
H street NV.
William M. Werber will Distribute
campaign pledge cards to the Prince
Georges County Unit section chair
mph at a Kickoff" Dutch treat
dinnerNat $50 pm. at Varsity Grill.
College Park.
Tuesday.
Tariff Commission Chairman
Oscar B. Ryder will address his VOL
unteers at noon at the Commission
Building, Eighth and E streets NV.
George P Marshall owner Of the
Washington Redskins, will speak be-
fore $50 volunteers of Business Unit
II at 1915 pm. at a "Nck-ofD
Dutch treat luncheon at the An
napolis Hotel.
Special gifts volunteers report
progress to their chairman at 1890
pm. at the Burlington Hotel.
Mrs. Fontaine Bradley, chairman
of District Is, Region I. of the
Residential Unit, will instruct her
volunteers at pm. at the Florence
Crittenton Home. A tour of the
home will follow.
WEDNESDAY.
Personnel of the Potomac River
Naval Command, under the COM
mandant, Admiral Glenn B. Davis,
campaign chairman, meet for an in
struction rally at 10 am. at the
Naval Gun Factory.
Mrs. Edward Bacon, chairman Of :
District II, Region I of the Resi-
Dental Unit, will take her volun-
teers on a tour of Georgetown
House, 1924 N street NV, at $50
pm.
Mrs M. M. Weaver. chairman Of
the apartment area, meets with her
volunteers at pm. at Buckingham
Community Center for instructions
and talk by the Arlington County
Unit chairman, Edmund D. Camp
bell.
Thursday.
War Assets campaigners will see
the campaign film, THE Red
Feather and get final instructions
at meetings at II and 1880 am.
at the Social Security Building,
Third street and Independence ave-
nue. SW.
Special Gifts Unit volunteers will
report at 1915 pm. at the Buriing-
ton Hotel.
Mrs. P. Landon Banfield. Mont
gomery County Unit chairman,
meets for kick off" luncheon with
volunteers of Area II, Bethesda.
Chevy Chase, under the area chair
man, Mrs. Benjamin Powell. for a
pep rally, at 1890 pm. at Kenwcod
Country Club.
TCuCl al oCtulIGJ AdhihIAoOI nlDL
Oscar Ewing will address his volun-
teers at 2:30 pm. at the agency
National Guard Bureau.
Volunteers in the National Guard
Bureau will assemble for CAM
paign meeting at 4 pm. at the
ONCE of the Chief of Staff at the
Pentagon.
Mrs. j. Edgar Murdock. chairman
of Section IL, Region I, Residential
Unit, meets with her group at 8
pm. at the Palisades Field House,
Dana and Sherrier place NV.
Mrs. william B. Kuhna, chairman
of Region III, Residential Unit.
will give final instructions to her
workers at 8 pm. at Friendship
House, 619 D street Sc. A tour will
follow
FRIDAY.
Raymond M. Foley. chairman of
the Housing and Home Finance
Agency, and chairman of his por-
ton of the Government Unit, will
meet with his campaigners at IL
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