Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-23

18th Fund Compoign
Launched at Dinner
For Business Leaders
The Community Chest prepared
!, move into its 25th fund CAM
align for health. welfare and
agencies in the Wash
agton area today, following an
anniversary dinner last night.
An impressive representation Of
he areas civic and business lead
rship attended the dutch-treat
flair in the Hotel Statler.
Actual solicitation of $3,815.455
or 102 Red Feather agencies in
and Alexandria and
Arlington, Fairfax, Prince Georges
md Montgomery Counties. and
s334,545 for the USO and other
United Defense Fund services start
IN October 6.
1t. Gen. Anthony c. McAuliffe.
assistant chief of staff, United
States Army. brought out the
value of the United Service Or
ganization to the armed forces.
USO Reaches Around Globe.
with the somber prospect Of
international unrest.
a period Of service in the armed
forces is becoming a standard
part of every young Americans
up" he pointed out. It
is important that influences Of
home, family and community not
be severed while young men are
in service, he added.
Tangible evidence of commu-
nifty interest in our fighting
forces can be seen in the form
of USO clubs, lounges, mobile
units and camp shows scattered
around the globe" he noted.
Gen. McAuliffe pointed out that
USO in the Washington area
served more than 100000 service
men and women last year.
with a turnover of about
800, 900 in the Army alone facing
us in the next year, even greater
demand for service faces USO."
he said.
E. A. Roberts of Philadelphia.
president of the United Defense
Fund. Inc. recalled that 1t was
created on the same principle as
a Community Chest ito bring order
and planning and common sense
into fund raising" on national
scale.
Plans for Increases.
The Government, he said, no
matter who wins the election.
obviously means business about
Enatiohai defense. There are no
plans to reduce the armed forces.
There are plenty Of plans to in
crease them, and our forces win
be scattered over the world"
He reported that the USO now
operates some 257 units here and
overseas, and that monthly at
tendance increased last year from
2.5 million to 3.6 million.
Herbert c. Blunck, general
chairman Of the 1853 United
Community Chest USO Campaign.
called for teamwork. Involved is
almost everybody in Washington.
he said.
1T means businessmen and stu
dents, housewives, laborers. doc
tors and lawyers. teachers, clery-
men-people of all faiths and with
pocketbooks Of all Sizes" he point
ed out.
Mr.. Blunck also outlined a fair
share" technique of soliciting
funds. aimed at increasing firm
or corporate giving, increasing the
size of the individual gift, and
increasing the number that give.
1t involves a means by which a
business executive can work out
his firms target in relation to
others within his industry.
Through the "a past campaigns.
said Samuel H. Kaufman, presi-
dent Of The Evening Star News
paper Co.. mot a single dollar has
been given to the Community
Chest, but many millions of doll
lars have been wisely invested
through the Chest-in the physical
and moral health of our metro
politan community"
The combined campaign of the
Chest. besides raising the neces-
sary money with economy of cost
and energy, he pointed out, has
brought other valuable assets to
the agencies serving those in
need.
Sound Budgeting.
at has brought the invigorating
principle Of sound budgeting Of
funds" he said. Good budgeting
leads to sound planning and the
planning assures "a strengthen
ing of our community life," he
declared.
He said that successful business
establishments and successful So
cial agencies are equally important
to the prosperity, health and char
acter Of the community.
i Duffield Presides.
Hugh K. Duffield. president of
the Community Chest Federation.
presided at the dinner.
The "Order of the Red Feather"
was awarded Mrs. Maurice A.
Hacke. advance gifts chairman of
the Special Solicitation Unit, who
worked In the first Community
Chest campaign in 1929. She
represented all women volunteers
who have served in the past "a
campaigns at the dinner.
An inscribed silver box was
awarded Lee D. Butler. immediate
past president Of United Com
munity Services, who represented