Evening star., 1947-10-31
Red Feather Sunday
To Symbolic Church
Unity in Chest Drive


Observance of Red Feather Sun
day this weekend in most Washing
ton area places of worship will SYM
bolize the unity of all faiths and
races in the Community Chest Fed
Grafton campaign.
Special sermons. services and an
nouncements from pulpits will en-
phasize religions role in the sup
port of health, welfare and lecrea-
ton services provided by agencies in
six Community Chests IN Washing
ton, Alexandria and Arlington, Fair
fax, Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties.
The Committee on Religious Life
m the Nations Capital fostered the
movement to bring thousands of
worshipers special messages from
clergymen of the Jewish, Catholic
and Protestant faiths.
/ Message Prepared.
Another special message for use
in regular services has been prepared
by the Committee, of which the Rev
DR.. C. Leslie Glenn is chairman:
There are only two classes of
people in the National Capital Area
at this time of year-those who need
help and those who can give help.
Fortunately, most of Us are in the
second group. Everyone of hat class
nop do com thjppD
The message of the Most Rev.
John M Mcnamara, administrator
of the Archdiocese of Washington
and Baltimore, for use in Catholic
Churches declares:
ct is most important that our
charitable organizations should not
be hampered by lack of funds
Our Catholic faith imposes upon us
an obligation to relieve the needs Of
the poor and the underprivileged,
which none of us can escape
Calls for Campaign Success.
IT urge all, therefore, in the spirit
of Christian charity, to make the
coming campaign an outstanding
success by contributing to the limit
of their ability and by serving as
volunteers whenever possible in the
work of the campaign"
DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, executive
secretary of the Washington Ted
Grafton of Churches, reminded Prot
estants that 'the religious forces of
the community must accept their
full share in sensitizing the people
to these needs and their response
hility."
Rabbi Solomon H. Metz In his
message urged: Let us remember
that we hold material possessions as
trustees of Providence; that only in
unity and righteousness can we face
the future with confidence: and that
our Community Chest is among the
noblest and most vital manifesto
tions of the spirit that moved the
Psalmist to sing, Behold how good
and pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity"
Bishop Dun's Message.
In another message, the Right
Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of Wash
ington, told Episcopaliare. Il shall
be proud of any member of our
Church who serves as a worker III
IT, campaign, and believe that
our gifts to it will be one of the best
expressions of the neighborliness to
which Christ summons u.s."
E. Cortlandt Parker, chairman of
the Special Gifts Unit of the cam
paign organization, reported yes
terday his unit had reached Al per
cent of its quota.
II am confident" he said at a
report meeting at the Burlington
Hotel, that the unit will hit so
per cent of our quota early next
week"
Notes Good Response.
The unit solicits larger gifts from
individuals and corporations. Not
ing a good response to the cam
paign appeal of the workers, Mr..
Parker had particular praise for
the work of several women in Mrs.
Milton w. Kings Section E of the
unit.
The overall campaign group of
$4,000 persons is working to over
subscribe the goal of s3,900,000.
Robert @. Lewis, radio comedy
artist, will entertain several hundred
campaign volunteers of the Resi-
dental Unit at pm. Monday at a
Kickoff rally at the Jewish Com
munity Center, 1929 Sixteenth
street, NV. Mrs. Angus Dun is
chairman of the unit, in which some
1000 women have enlisted to serve.
A. j. Knott spoke on Community
Chest Agencies" before the student
body of the Woodward School for
Boys, 1885 G street NV, at 10.45
am. today.