Evening star., 1948-09-20
Two Chest Drive Units
Meet Tomorrow; U. 5.
Group Has Rally Today
Community Chest Federation cam

Community Chest Federation CAM
paign volunteers of the Special
Gifts Unit and Business Unit I
will follow today's rally OF the Gov
ernment Unit with meetings tomor-
row of their respective groups to
crystalline campaign plans. .
The Government Unit. headed by
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
c. Girard Davidson, was to meet at
noon today in the departmental
auditorium. The group will begin
its fund raising tomorrow, in order
to permit complete contact with
$4,000 Federal workers by Novem-
ber 4, when the drive closes.
Herbert j. Rich, Business Unit I
chairman, announced last night his
volunteers will assemble for q
luncheon rally and final instructions
at 1890 pm. tomorrow at the
Washington Hotel.
Parker Will Speak.
Special Gifts Unit Chairman E.
Cortlandt Parker said his entire
group OF solicitors, captains and Sec
ton chairnen will meet at dinner
at $50 pm. tomorrow at the Parrot
Restaurant, 1701 Twentieth street
NV.
The volunteers are among some
20, 1000 who are preparing to seek a
goal of $4,566, 100 in the 1949 Red
Feather campaign for the USO and
104 Community Chest agencies of
the Washington area.
Other groups of solicitors make up
units raising funds for the Red
Feather agencies and the USO in
the residential areas of Washing
ton, Alexandria and Fairfax, Ar
lington, Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties.
Chauncey G. Parker. general
chairman Of the campaign; Leon
Chatelain, jr., general vice chair
man, and Edward j. Keyes, execu-
tive director of the federation and
general campaign manager, each
will speak briefly.
To Contact 3,O00 Firms.
The Washington Board Of Trade,
through its president, Mr.. Chate-
lain, has recruited most of the vol
unteer area and division chairmen
of Mr.. Rich's unit.
Business Unit I will contact the
heads of 5000 firms in the District
to set up employe group solicitation
organizations. This work begins
Wednesday morning, Mr.. Rich said.
A color Aim, Because You Gave, !"
depicting scenes of typical Red
Feather services, will be shown at
the Special Gifts Unit meeting. The
group also will see training film
stressing proved methods Of sue
cessful solicitation.
Speakers, in addition to Col.
Parker, Mr.. Chatelain and Mr..
Keyes, will include John r. Alison,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
for Aeronautics, who is special gifts
chairman for Government, and his
special assistant, Norwich Ross. and
the following section chairmen:
Charles c. Glover III, Philip L.
Gore. Frank r. Jelleff. John G..
Tausig, Millard F. West, jr, and
Mrs. George Marx.
Commerce Unit Seeks $ll1,S9o.
Special Gifts volunteers begin
their soliciting Wednesday.
Gerald Ryan, vice chairman OF
the Department Of Commerce Cam
|paign Committee, announced today
the group had completed its organ
ization and is ready to start solicit
ing contributions tomorrow to MI .
quota Of Sill 800.
Secretary Of Commerce Sawyer is
chairman OF the committee. A
chairman and vice chairman repre-
senting each Of the departments II
bureaus, viii assist In directing the
campaign. About ATS solicitors win
be employed.
Mr.. Ryan said campaign pro-
cedures have been designed to pro-
duce maximum amount Of con-
tributions in q minimum apount Of