Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Chest Workers
Push Solicitation
In Third Day
Rallies Set Today
In U. S. Agencies
To Spur Interest

Optimistic that the $4.15 mil
lion goal will be reached, workers
in the 1853 Community Chest
Federation United Defense Fund
USO) campaign drove ahead to-
day.
This was the third day of gen.
eral solicitation. Daily meetings
of interested groups continue to
be held to whip up enthusiasm for
the campaign. The drive got un-
der way Monday.
Mrs. Henry Gichner, first vice
president of United Community
Services, was slated to speak this
afternoon at a Chest rally for en-
ployes of the Internationl Bank,
1918 H street NV.
Navy Department Rally.
In the Interior Department
auditorium. a rally for Navy De-
|partment employees was scheduled
lat 12:45 pm. Herbert R. Askins,
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy,
and Hugh K. Duff1eld, Community
Chest president, were to speak.
Employees of the Office of Inter-
national Trade met in the Com
merce Department auditorium to
hear Jack Stafford, American Air
lines executive, this morning.
The Rotary Club meeting at
noon today at the Mayflower Ho-
tel was to be devoted to Red
Feather services. John Theban.
executive director of Family and
Child Services. and Mrs. Robert
E. Freer, chairman of the Chests
Special Solicitation Unit, were the
speakers.
A series of rallies are to be held
tomorrow for employees of the Bu-
reau of Ships, Navy Department,
in the Interior Department audi
forum, at 10 am. Paul Cheney,
secretary of the Family and Child
Welfare Section of United Com
munity Services, will discuss the
problems of a country without a
Community Chest organization.
He has just returned from PAX
iStan.
Other Bureau Speakers.
Other speakers at the Bureau of
Ships rallies will be: Mrs. Anna
Hedgeman. chairman of the
United Community Services Com
munity Organization Section, who
speaks to a group at II am; Will
liam j. Haggerty, chairman of
the UCS Budget Committee, who
speaks at l pm; j. r. Pat Cor
man, president of the Century
Speakers Club. at pm. and Rus
sell Schneider, chairman of the
Family and Child Welfare Section
of UCS at 3 pm.
About TOO employees will attend
each rally tomorrow, officials said.
Mrs. Tillie Brown of 1929 Juni-
per street NV, a member of the
Century Speakers Club, will adj
dress the District of Columbia
liquor dealers group at 9 pm.
tomorrow at the Christian Heurich
Brewery.
General Campaign Chairman
Herbert c. Blunck yesterday told a
Hotel Statler meeting of business
leaders that $315,000 more than
last year must be raised in the
National Capital area, if the SAILS
million goal is to be reached. OF
this $315,000, Edward j. Reyes,
campaign director, said the bust
ness and professional groups must
raise $4,000.
Leaders Express Confidence.
Leaders of the various groups
advised the meeting that their
organizations are working smooth
ly and expressed confidence that
they will attain their quotas.
Seated at the conference head
table with General Chairman
Blunck and Chairman John S.
Hayes of the Business Unit were ::
Henry King, chairman of Business
I Group; Lou F. Bohraus, chair
man of Business II Group; David
F. Linowes, chairman of the Pro-
fessional Group, and Mr.. Keyes.