Evening star., 1948-09-12
LeadersPicked
For Trade Unit
In Chest Drive
18 Division Chiefs
To Aid 81, ,566, 100
Campaign Here

Eighteen executives of Washington
business firms have been recruited
to head divisions of Community
Chest Federation campaigners un-
der three area chairmen of Business
Unit I, Chauncey G. Parker, gen.
eral chairman, announced last night
The three area chairmen who en-
listed as division chairmen are
Donald Buckingham, vice president
of Woodward & Lothrop, chairman
of the general merchandise area
Louis Justement, architect, chair
man of the construction area, and
Frederick P. H. Siddons, senior
vice president of the American Sc
curity g. Trust Co., real estate and
finance area.
The three are members of the
Washington Board of Trade, whose
president. Leon Chatelain, jr., is
general vice chairman of the 1949
Red Feather Campaign.
Herbert j. Rich. president of B
Rich Sons shoe store, and also a
Trade Board member, is chairman
OF Business Unit I. Commencing
the area chairmen for their interest
Mr., Rich said, With every one of
Business Unit I showing the same
sort of enthusiasm, I believe we will
have all our needed volunteers by
September 81"
At 10
September 81 is the date for the
units rally for all chairmen.
The 18 division chairmen will be
responsible for organizing the cam
paigns within each of 5000 busi-
ness firms here. The top executive
of each firm will be asked to orga-
nize his own employees for campaign
The Goth annual Red Feather
campaign has a goal of $4,566, 100
Tor more than 100 health. welfare
and recreation services and the
United Service Organizations. The
funds will support Community Chest
agencies during 1949.
Mr.. Buckingham. veteran of 30
months with the Navy and a mem
Der OF the executive board of the
Boy Scouts in the National Capital
Area, appointed the following divi-
sion chairmen:
William M. Loman, executive as
sistant to the store manager of the
Hecht Co., Division 81, department
stores; B. Bernei Burgunder. presi-
dent OF S. Kann Sons Co., Division
80, department stores; Maurice L.
Nee, treasurer of the P. J. Nee Co..
Division 33. furniture; George F.
kindley, vice president of Edgar
Morris Sales Co.. Division "a. ap-
pliances; and George E. Muth,
president of the George F.. Muth Co..
Division 50, hardware.
Justement Names Aides.
Mr.. Justement is a partner in the
firm OF Justement, Elam and Darby,
now drafting plans for the new Fed
eral courts building here. He is
president elect OF The WASHINGTON
Building Congress and a past
president of the Washington Chap
ter, American Institute of Archi-
tects. He named the following divi-
sion cnairmen:
Charles Wohlgemuth. jr., contrac-
tor, Division 80, architects and
engineers; James A. Cassidy, presi-
dent of the James A. Cassidy
Co., building products. Division 81,
builders: Robert L. Hubscher. presi-
dent of Hubscher, Dietrick and
Coleman, general contractors, Divi-
sion 90, builders; William S.
Graham, builders supplies, Division
SO, contractors.
Also, Thomas H. Locraft. archi-
tect, Division "a, contractors; Will
liam G. Jones, Celotex Corp. rep
resentative for builders supplies,
Division 95, contractors; E. Taylor
Chewing, jr., of United Clay Prod
ucts Co., Division 96, jobbers; Dur
wood l.. Boeglen, vice president of
Cushwa Brick and Building Supply
Co., Division 81, jobbers; Dallas P.
Fry, department manager, Thomas
Somerville Co., plumbing, heating
and mill supplies, Division SO, build
ing materials, and George v. Gra-
ham. A. P. Woodson Co.. fuels and
building material, Division SO, fuels.
Siddons Lists Chairmen.
Mr.. Siddons. first vice president
OF the Board of Trade and q men,
Der Of the boards of the Better
Business Bureau, National Univer-
sity and other organizations, has
been active for many years both in
the volunteer board of trustees of
the Community Chest of Washing
ton and as volunteer campaigner
He named the following division
chairmen:
Hulbert/F. Bissell, vice president
of Riggs National Bank, Division
81, finance; J. Grant Beitzell, pres
ident of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board. Division 81. real estate.
and Grant Boss of the firm of
Boss & Phelps, Inc, Division IS,
real estate. Three other division
chairmen for the real estate and
finance area will be appointed soon
Names of 35 additional division
chairmen for Business Unit I will
be announced next week, bring to
50 the number of such volunteers
beo6 dino ceopnntS of tho ,pit