Evening star., 1948-10-27
Chest Residential Unif.
Hears Mrs. CIapper al
Report Meeting Today

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Mrs. Raymond Clapper, widow o
the noted Washington correspond
ent, will be guest speaker at {
meeting today of the Communit,
Chests residential unit in the Hote
Washington.
x<EToday's special report luncheon
will be the last before the genera
report meeting scheduled for Fri
day. The Residential Unit so fal
has raised about "a per cent of it,
quota. 1t has collected 1859 gifts
leaving about $4,000 still to be col.
1scted to meet last years total o.
1884 contributions.
After a special report meeting ol
the campaigns two business unit.
yesterday, the drive had reached
37.7 per cent Of its $4,566, 100 goal
with $l,72l, ,652 in hand.
S114.S97 Added.
Between them the two units
turned in total of S,127 gifts, add.
ing up to $l14,897-the largest sin.
gle days contribution the Wash.
a1ngton business community has
made to the campaign so far.
Both units were still behind the
general campaign average, however
ssand General Campaign Chairman
Chauncey G. Parker said the rate
Eat which the money was coming in
was disappointing"
At the same time, he pointed out
sthe report showed the individual
.gift was up to the s12 average which
must be maintained throughout the
campaign to meet the quota.
I'VE know the money is there. >
Mr.. Parker said. "All we have to dc
is make sure each solicitor goes out
and gets It," He said he was dis
posed to be encouraged" by the
progress made yesterday and urged
volunteers to keep her rolling"
Sets Friday Mark.
Il want to see this thing well
over the s2,ooo,oo0 mark by Friday
he said.
Guest speaker at the meeting was
Miss Gertrude Bowling. for Is years
executive director of the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society, Red
Feather agency.
Miss Bowling spoke of the work
OF the Community Chest in reach
ing out to lonely people who need
help" She told Of the youngsters
living in crowded homes who depend
entirely on Chest-supported COM
munity centers for wholesale recrea-
ton. and Of the lonely old people
IN this town, living in one room,
cooking three meals a day on the
burner, whose lives are made
brighter and more comfortable
through the Red Feather agencies.
This is one time Of the year when
every proud citizen of this great
capital can concretely express his
generosity and faith through his
gift" Miss Bowling said.
Volunteers at the meeting heard
instruction on how to solicit small
business Arms from veteran cam
paigner Aaron Goldman, chairman
of Area Of Business Unit 2.
Mr.. Goldman, who urged workers
TO ask for specific sums Of money
when soliciting a gift, said he
thought each small firm should con-
trisate -sstween $50 snd-S1QQ.--
Workers should emphasize the
payment OF gifts to the Chest in
installments, spread out over the
year, he added.
Don't be bashful about asking
for as much as your good judgment
tells you a person or firm can afford
to- give, the solicitors were told.
inc one ever got hurt by suggesting
that rendered gift y smaller than
1t should be-"
The generosity of members of the
Washington business community,
who would spare no expense to help
an abandoned baby or litter of
kittens left on their doorstep, must
be enlisted in support of the Chest
drive, which is so vital to the health
and welfare of the people of the
community. Mr.. Goldman said.
Prince Georges Dinner Set.
In Prince Georges County, Ruth
Crane, president of the National
Association of Women BroadcaSters
and director of women's activities
on Stations WMAL and WMAL-TV,
will speak at a Chest campaign
progress dinner at Gas pm. Monday
The dinner, to be held in the First
Methodist Church of Hyattsville
also will include a presentation OF
q Red Feather Puppet Show
staged by school children under
the direction Of Mrs. Onita C.
Hogan.
w. Carroll Beatty, campaign
chairman for the county Chest Or
ganization. announced he has re-
Quested volunteer workers to bring
or send in all contributions collected
to date to make possible an accurate
report Of the total.
The Chest agency also reported
the appointment of Brice D. Duckett
of Mitchellville, assistant treasurer
OF the Prince Georges Bank and
Trust Co. and head of its Mount
Rainier Office, as chairman of the
county's Area during the cam.
paign. The area includes Kent
Bowie and Queen Anne election dis
tricts.