Evening star., 1952-10-05
Area Chest Groups
Plan Drive Rallies
As Campaign Starts
Rallys and briefing sessions are

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Rallys and briefing sessions are
scheduled tomorrow as the 1855
Community Chest-USO Campaign
goes into full swing in the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area.
Volunteers for the various cam
paign units meanwhile may con-
tinue to register at drive head
quarters in the Washington Hotel
or by calling Decatur 1880.
Brig. Gen. Herbert c. Powell
USA, assistant to the chief OF
Army personnel, will speak at q
Government unit rally at IL am
tomorrow for 1000 employees OF
the National Institute of Health
in Bethesda.
Miss Iris Ann Fitch, Miss Wash
.ngton Of 1852, will sing. Other
music will be provided by an or
chestra directed by Lee Maxfield
through the courtesy of Local 161
Musicians Union, and the Music
performance Trust Fund.
DR.. w. H. Sebrelle, jr., director
OF the Institutes, will speak at the
affair in front of the main admin
1stration building. William G.
Bayliss., chairman of the insti-
tute's Red Feather campaign will
preside. Rain would move the railv
into the Auditorium
Alexandria to Hold Rally.
alexandria will hold a rally at
$50 pm. in Carter Hall, Prince
and Columbia streets. Speakers
Will include Albert A. Smoot. f1rst
president of the Alexandria Com
munlty Chest, and DR.. Thistle
Mckee. Alexandria's Campaign
chairman, Charles Mason. and Raw
L. Hopkins, Chest president, will
report on the status of the city,s
campaign for $86,835.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the
University of Maryland, advance
gifts chairman for Prince Georges
County. has issued invitations to
an opening rally dinner in the
university dining hall. Prince
Georges mpaign chairman.
Philip Lustine, and General Cam
palgn Chairman Herbert c.
Blunck will speak in behalf of the
county campaign for $54.715.
Arlington Drive Begins.
Arlington begins general solicit
tation tomorrow for a quota of
1884 Carroll w. Ford, county
campaign chairman, has an
nounced first quarter rally for
October 13 at 8 pm. In the Hecht
Co. auditorium. A special guest
will be Patty Brown, 4, who is
featured in the new campaign
film, The Window"
1t. Col. John G. Roylance, Fair
Tax campaign chairman. has an
nounced the Fairfax campaign
opened September 26 with a rally
at Fort Belvoir. General solicita-
ton for the Fairfax goal of $45,-
$50 is well underway.
Service clubs in Bethesda and
Silver Spring plan a series of
"blltz campaigns. Montgomery
County's quota is $136,03 and the
campaign chairman is c. Edwin
Kline.
Red Feather Sunday.
Next Sunday has been desig-
mated as Red Feather Sunday in
churches of various faiths, and
next Saturday will be Red Feather
Sabbath in the Districts syna-
gogues.
The first Chest campaign here
ran from January % to February
6, 1929, and surpassed a goal of
SIS million. Since then more than
$40 million has been raised for
the health and welfare needs of
the community. There were two
campaigns in 1882 when the Chest
was adjusting its calendar.
The overall 1858 goal includes
$3,815,455 for 102 Red Feather
agencies in the Washington area,
plus $334,545 for the USO and
other United Defense Fund serv-
ices.
The first report luncheon is
scheduled for October IA at the
Washington Hotel.
Come and See Tours of the
agencies are being arranged for
groups Of key men and volunteers
from government agencies and
business firms. Groups desiring
tours may call the Public Rela-
tions Office at Decatur 1880.
Members of the Century Speak
ers Club are available for speaking
engagements. Appointments may
be arranged by calling the same
number.
Eight large vending machine
companies throughout the area
have installed Red Feather paper
match books and paper cups in
their equipment for the duration
of the campaign, according to
Aaron Goldman. chairman of the
campaigns Advance Gifts Com
mittee. An estimated million
match books and cups will be cir
culated.
They bear the slogan, Every
body Benef1ts-Eyerybody Gives
and the Red Feather symbol of
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