Evening star., 1947-11-04
ChestUnitReady
To Begin Home
Calls Thursday
300 at Rally See
Convossing Technique
For $537 500 Quote

FOR 1851 ,oUU Quotd
Volunteer campaigners In the resi-
Dental unit of the Community
Chest Federation campaign organi-
zation today were making ready for
the task, beginning Thursday Of
ringing Washingtons door bells to
solicit the $537,000 unit quota.
At late rally last night in the
Jewish Community Center, some 300
leaders and workers Of the unit saw
a skit demonstrating the right and
wrong approach in door-to-door
canvassing and heard their chair
man, Mrs. Angus Dun, urge that
they undertake the job with conf
dence.
"Don's ring the bell and hope
that no one will be home she urged.
The program included entertain
ment by Robert @. Lewis, radio
comedian, and "The Red Feather"
film describing work of Chest
agencies.
Special Gifts Reported.
Earlier yesterday, the special gifts
unit reported at a luncheon in the
Burlington Hotel it had reached
the halfway mark in its drive to
raise $1,o530O0 from contributors of
larger gifts
This money will be re-reported in
In the figures Of the nine other
soliciting units in accordance with
the categories under which the gifts
came.
E. Cortlandt Parker, unit chair
man, urged that the $50 solicitors
strive to obtain 80 per cent of their
assignment by the next report meet
Ing at the Burlington, at 1890 pm.
Friday.
Edward H Foley, Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury and chairman
of the campaign, who is urging over
subscription of the S3900,000 goal
being sought for 125 Chest agencies
in the Washington area, commended
the campaigners.
II think this year, more than any
year in the past, presents not only
an opportunity to get the goal, but
to go over it," he declared.
Rally to Hear Eisenhower.
He urged all workers to attend the
rally on the south steps of the
Treasury Building at 4 pm. Friday.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will
make an address, and the Air Forces
Band will play.
Organized labor in the District
plans push the Community Chest
campaign among its members, &C
cording to j. c. Turner, who is vice
chairman of the labor Advisory
Council of the Community Chest
Federation.
Mr.. Turner was one of the speak
ers at the luncheon meeting of the
recreation division of the Council
of Social Agencies yesterday at the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton.
He said the more than 100000
union members here were being ap-
preached through their locals to
make contributions to the drive.
The AFL, for instance, has set up
a special committee of 10 to handle
the drive, he said.
The general campaign organiza-
ton will meet at 1890 pm. Thurs
day at the Mayf1ower Hotel for its
Kickoff" Dutch treat luncheon.
The Rev. DR. Peter Marshall. chap
lain of the Senate and pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, will be guest speaker
Agency Heads to Attend.
Representatives of nine soliciting
groups, as well as presidents of the
125 Red Feather agencies serving
residents of Washington, Alexandria
and Arlington, Fairfax, Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties, will
attend
The entire meeting Of the Ad-
vertising Club of Washington at
1890 pm. todaysat the Statler Hotel
was to be devoted to the campaign.
Fifteen club members who have
donated much time to the activities
of the Publicity Committee of the
campaign will be honored.
Guest speaker will be Maurice
Chevalier, the actor. There will be
a concert by the Air Forces Band
and a talk by Peter Van Allen, 16,
of the Boys Club of Washington,
who won the Regional Optimists'
Club junior oratorical contest.
Beginning tomorrow morning, the
slogan of the campaign, Everybody
Benef1ts-Everybody Gives" will be
read in several foreign tongues over
the, Mike Hunnicutt program on
Station VOL in contest for list
eners to identify the languages.
Representatives of embassies, le-
cations and foreign missions will
appear on the program to read the
slogan.
Arlington Speaker Announced.
Edmund D. Campbell, chairman
Of the Arlington unit, yesterday an
nounced the following speakers who
will talk on the Chest and It's OBJ
jectives:
Albert Carretta, Arlington attor-
ney and member of the Board of
Trustees, Arlington Chest, will speak
at pm. tomorrow before the Lyon
Park Womans Club, Ala North Fill
more street.
William Tickle, also on the Arl-
ington Chest Board of Trustees, will
talk to members of the Hume School
PTA at. 5 pm November IL at
the school. Arlington Ridge road
Board Member r. C. Hopkins is
to be guest speaker at the November
u luncheon meeting of the South
Arlington Lions Club in The Little
Tea House at 1890 pm.