Evening star., 1948-10-05
Red Feather
Kids Received
AT White House
Trumon Presented
Oscar for Chest Aid
By Two Children

The Red Feather Kids of Amer
lea. two youngsters who represent
millions of children who benefit
from $4,000 Community Chest
services throughout the country,
were received by President Truman
at the White House today.
They are Dolores Silverthorne
and Jimmy Peyton, 10, both of Chi
cago. chosen in competition
among 40 other young candidates
in Chicago for two children most
typical of the thousands participate
ing in Red Feather youth services
there.
In addition to meeting the Presi-
dent the two youngsters will par
ticipate in launching various local
campaigns throughout the country.
AT the White House, the pair
wore their official uniforms, con-
sisting of a gold tunic on which IS
emblazoned red feather, feathered
green skull caps and red slippers.
Dolores wore a green skirt, and
Jimmy, green tights.
Truman to Get Statuette.
They presented President Truman
with gold Red Feather Oscar" a
small statuette awarded to volun-
teers for outstanding work for the
Community Chest.
This afternoon the Red Feather
Kids will be taken on a sightseeing
tour of the city.
Meanwhile, plans were pushed for
participation by various social and
civic leaders here in the campaign
which opens officially Thursday
Red Feather day.
Nine. Henri Bonnet, wife of the
French Ambassador, will address a
rally of campaign workers, opening
the Residential Unit phase at 1890
pm. tomorrow at the Hotel Wash
ington.
Drive Seeks S4,566, ,790.
The meeting is sponsored jointly
by the Women's Club of Washing
ton. soliciting for the Residential
Unit III the s4,566, 100 drive to sup
port 104 Red Feather agencies and
the USO.
Honor guests at the luncheon
meeting will include Mrs. Fred Vim
son. wife of the Chief Justice; wives
of seven associate justices of the
Supreme Court, and eight wives of
cabinet members.
BY Thursday all units of the cam
paign will have begun their So
licitation of Washington residents
in behalf of Red Feather services
serving the city and its suburbs.
The Residential Unit, with Mrs.
Theodore o. Wedel as chairman,
begins door-to-door fund raising on
Thursday.
Club Women Invited.
Members of more than 500 wom-
ems clubs have been invited to. the
annual joint meeting tomorrow for
the benefit of the Community Chest
Federation's campaign.
In connection with the drive, the
plight Of Washington's hospitals was
to $40. members of the
Washington Dental Society who
have received letters from their
society chairman, DR.. Leigh c..
Fairbank.
Urging their cooperation with
the drive, DR.. Fairbank pointed out
that the hospitals must receive a
large portion of their support from
the Community Chest Federation in
order to meet greatly increased op-
Grating expenses. The chairman
recalled that in 1947 from our
members and their employees there
were just short of 200 contributors
less than $7,500."
Schedule of Events.
Included among events scheduled
for the rest of the week in con-
nection with the Red Feather cam
paign will be a joint meeting Of
mems civic service clubs at 1890
pm. Thursday at the Hotel Wash
ington. The Junior Board of Com
merce will be the host club.
Speakers at this meeting will be
G. Rowland Shaw, former Assistant
Secretary of State, and Morgan
Beatty, news analyst for the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. i
On Saturday. group of skilled
volunteer workmen of the AFL will
arrive early in the morning at the
Barney Neighborhood House at 470
N street S.W. In one day, they
will renovate the gymnasium and
play yard of this Chest-supported
settlement house as demonstration
of the Chests plea that every one
should donate one days work once
a year for the benefit of the COM
to be contributed in the
form of a days take-home pay.
2 Groups Sponsor Project.
The project is sponsored jointly
by the Washington Building Trades
Council and the Washington Build
ing Congress. Contractors of the
Building Congress are donating all
the necessary materials.
A special Community Chest mes
sage will be presented to Washing
ton congregations of all faiths from
about TOO pulpits of churches in the
District and suburban areas on Red
Feather Sunday.
Observance of the day has been
urged in messages to all the clergy
from Bishop Angus Dun, president
of the Washington Federation of
Churches: from Archbishop Patrick
A. O'Boyle of the Catholic Arch
diocese OF Washington and from the
Rabbinical Council of Washington.
Red Cross Train