Evening star., 1950-10-29
Chest Chairman
Cites Need for
Servicemen Aid
Pace of Activities Is
Nearing Thot of USO
In World War II

Westinghouse residents las
night were urged to support tn,
Community Chest campaign il
order to meet vital needs" Of
servicemen and their families.
Campaign Chairman Hugh K
Duffield said some Chest agencie:
now are working at pace "gradu-
ally approaching that of Worlc
War II" in aiding service people
They will need more money to dc
the job properly. he declared.
More than $230,0O0 of the area s
81 100000 Chest goal is earmarkeo
for this purpose. Part is desig-
mated for Associated Services fol
the Armed Forces, new agency
modelled after the wartime USO
The rest will constitute an "emer-
gency reserve" for use as needed
Mr.. Dufheld cited the current
situation in Alexandria-recrea-
tion and transit center for Fort
Belvoir-as an example of the
areas growing military needs aris-
ing from the Korean war and ma
tional mobilization.
"On Saturday nights soldiers
waiting for buses in Alexandria sit
on curbs or on the steps of a
church near the bus stop. because
there is no other place for them
to CO." the campaign chairman
said.
Chest leaders in Alexandria are
eager to set up a servicemen's hos
pitality lounge. he reported. In
Washington. the YWCA has re-
ported double the normal attend
ance at week end dances for serv-
icemen, and increases also have
been felt by the ASAF agencies
the Jewish Welfare Board. Armed
Forces YMCA and National Cath
olic Community Service.
Besides recreation, Chest agen-
cies also are responsible for well
fare and health services to the
families of military personnel,
Mr.. Duffleld pointed out.
Service Aid Stressed.
1--WE hope this vital need will
be taken into consideration by
citizens of the National Capital
area when they make their con-
tributions to the Community
Chest" the chairman declared.
They will not only be helping
servicemen stationed near here,
but their own sons and daughters
who may be stationed elsewhere. !"
This part of the campaign, for
which the goal specifically was
increased, will be emphasized at
the third general report luncheon
at 1915 pm. Tuesday at the
Hotel Washington when service
men from nearby posts and hos
pitals will speak, Mr.. Duffleld an
nounced.
Meanwhile, the Most Rev. Pat
rick A. O'Boyle, Archbishop OF
Washington, directed message
urging support for the drive to
all Catholic parishes in the arch
diocese. In the message, to be
sead from pulpits today. he de-
clared:
During the past few years this
campaign has not reached its
goal, and because of this many
poor people in need have un-
necessarily suffered deprivation
and want"
The archbishop urged Catholics
"to contribute as generously as
their means will allow, SO that no
poor person who applies to any
one of the numerous agencies
affiliated with the Community
Chest will be turned away without
help"
Campaign leaders this week are
expected to make a progress re-
port on the basis of an analysis
of contributions to date. At the
most recent report. on Friday, the
drive had reached $1.557, $50, or
SO per cent of the goal, with only
the Government unit yet above
so per cent of quota.
The hope among campaign
leaders is to reach at least so per
cent overall by next Friday. This
would require the addition of an
other $35O,00 in subscriptions.
Donations Slower This Year.
Mr.. Duffield and his aides are
not yet making any predictions as
to the success of the drive in
reaching it's goal. So far it has
been considerably slower than last
years, when over 81 million was
subscribed in the first week. But
leaders emphasize that last years
rapid pace was based on an early
start by some 125 large business
firms. No such early start was
organized this year, and progress
is almost exactly comparable with
that of two years ago, according
to Campaign Manager Edward j.
Keyes.
Nevertheless, some leaders feel
collections should be moving
faster. Even the pace setting Gov
ernment unit, which has reached
81 per cent of the drives biggest
quota, is little slower than last
year. There also is some concern
about the effect of the new Fed
eral withholding tax boost.
The Chest drive here seldom has
reached its goal. Last year it fell
about $450,000 short and this
years goal is more than $3.50, ,00C
larger. But that's not the story
with all Chests-Cleveland, with
a campaign population of com
parable size, already has gone
over the top this year with more
than $5,800,000 raised, Mr.. Keyes
pointed out.
Leaders here would like to see
that kind of performance in the
Nations Capital.