Evening star., 1953-10-11
Chest Workers
Fire0pening
Gun Tomorrow
81 Million Is Goal;
Parade Will Precede
Red Feather UnveiIinq

The annual campaign for
funds for more than 100 Com
munity Chest-supported health,
welfare and recreational agencies
opens officially throughout the
Washington area tomorrow.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
will read a proclamation starting
the 1854 Community Chest
United Defense Fund (USO)
Campaign.
Ceremonies opening general
solicitation for more than $4
million will be held at the Dis
trict Building after a parade
starting at Chest Headquarters,
1101 M street NV. at 1870 am.
March Down 14th Street.
The parade will go along M
street to Thomas Circle, and
down Fourteenth street to the
District Building. A 16-foot Red
Feather will be unveiled during
the ceremony following.
1t will be located in the
triangle across the street from
the District Building. Joseph
Maestri, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Maestri of 4913 North
Eleventh street, Arlington, will
do the unwilling.
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris.
chaplain of the Senate. will de-
liver the invocation. General
Campaign Chairman Aaron
Goldman will preside over the
ceremony, to be held on the
District Building steps.
Military Bands to Play.
The Navy School of Music
Band will begin playing at 11:45
am. The Army Band and q
color detail from the Sd In
fantry Regiment. and the Air
Force Band will march in the
parade.
Harry l.. Merrick, president Of
the Washington Board of Trade.
is parade marshal. Vice mar
shals include Belford v. Lawson,
president of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce; the
Right Rev. Philip M. Hannah,
chancellor of the Archdiocese Of
Washington; Rabbi Henry Segal
of B'nai Israel Congregation and
DR.. Henry c. Koch, chairman Of
the social welfare committee Of
the Washington Federation Of
Churches.
The parade also will include
volunteer leaders in the cam
paign, with cars representing
the II basic services rendered
by the more than 100 Red
Feather agencies in the National
Capital Area.
Meanwhile, today was being
marked as Red Feather Sunday
in many religious services, while
others observed Red Feather
Sabbath yesterday.
Rally in Alexandria.
Alexandria will have an OPEN
ing rally at $50 pm. tomorrow
in Carter Hall, Prince and Co
lumbus streets. Boy Scouts will
deliver $4,000 copies of Com
munity Chest special edition"
of the Alexandria Gazette. Tues
day afternoon. An A. B. g. w.
bus has been designated a Red
Feather bus" to run various
routes during the campaign.
Arlington, which had its kick
off Friday night, is scheduled to
have 24-hour campaign Tues
day by the Residential Unit un-
der Mrs. Harry T. Wooley.
Two thousand Boy Scouts. Girl
Scouts and Camp Fire Girls yes
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Feather literature in the Falls
Church area. Fairfax also had a
Red Feather caravan of County
Chest leaders through the busi-
ness district of Falls Church.
Phil Lustine, chairman of the
Prince Georges County cam
paign, reported that contribu-
tions for the area had reached
/ $4,000. The full quota for the
county is $65,0O0. At the adj
vance gifts dinner Tuesday, pre-
sided over by DR.. H. c. Byrd,
$4,000 in cash and pledges was
raised.
Mrs. Theodore j. Downey,
chairman, has planned a series
of opening rallies for residential
workers in Montgomery County
this week.
WaShington's Residential Unit
Of 5000 volunteers hopes to
cover all homes in the city in