Evening star., 1953-08-30
Leaders Are Selected
For Government Unit
In Chest Campaign

1Op leadership III the OOVeTu-
ment Unit is virtually complete
for the approaching Community
Chest Federation United Defense
Fund CUSO) Campaign, it was
announced last night.
Members of the cabinet will
head their respective depart
mentS as campaign chairmen,
and Sherman Adams, assistant
to the President, will represent
the White House.
Briefs giving instructions on
organizing the campaign will
reach about 100 department and
agency heads tomorrow from
Secretary of Interior Mckay,
this years Government Unit
chairman.
Briefs Mailed Out.
The briefs went out from unit
headquarters in Room 404-4O5
at SIS Fourteenth street NV.
The telephone is Sterling 3-O86O,
branch 744 and 745, or Govern
ment Code 1901.
William w. Parsons, admin
iStrative assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, as government
vice chairman, and William G..
Gilks, unit manager, are assist
ing Mr.. Mckay with policy and
detail.
An opening rally will be held
at noon, September 90, in the
Departmental Auditorium.
EiSenhOwer's Message.
President Eisenhower's direc-
tive indorsing the campaign and
appointing the chairman in
cluded this message:
"All persons in authority in
the Federal and District govern
ments, I am sure, will extend
their complete cooperation to
this important charitable ap-
peal. Such cooperation would
logically include the assumption
of equitable unit goals, the ef-
fective solicitation of all en-
ployes, and the setting up of an
adequate collection method for
the convenience of those who
wish to make contributions on
an inStallment basis"
Establishment of top-fight
campaign chairmen and vice
chairmen up to yesterday an
nounced by Secretary Mckay
for departments represented in
the Presidents cabinet, larger
agencies, the executive Offices and
White House, and legislative
branch of the Government is as
follows:
State Department-Secretary Dulles
chairman.
Treasury Department Secretary
Humphrey. chairman, and Ray NJ. Gid
ney. Controller OF the Currency, vice
Defense Department-secreta Will
son. chairman. and w. Elliott Nefflen,
vice chairman.
Justice observation-disclosures Cen
eral Brownell, chairman, and s. A..
Andretta, Administrative Assistant At
toTney- p General vice chairman.
Post once Department - Postmaster
General Summerf1eld chairman. and
Edgar B. Jackson. Chief Clerk and d.
rector of Personnel, vice chairman,
Interior Department-Under Secre-
tsry Ralph A. Tudor, chairman.
Agriculture Department - Secretary
Benson, chairman. and Richard D. APP
I'm, Director of Departmental Admins
tration, vice chairman.
Commerce Department - Secretary
weeks, chairman. and Gerald Ryan, Di-
rector. Office of Facilities Operations
and Management. vice chairman.
Labor epartment-Secretary Durkin
chairman, and James E. Dodson, Ad-
mlnistratlve Assistant Secretary, vice
Health Education and Welfare De-
partment-Secretary Hobby, chairman.
and Mrs. Jane M Spaulding. Assistant
TO the Secretary, vice chairman
The White HouSe-Shermans Adams,
assistant to the President, chairman.
and Homer H. Gruenther. Special As
siStant in the White House ONCE. vice
chairman.
Bureau of the Budget-Joseph NJ.
Dodge, chairman, and George Vault,
Administrative Officer. vice chairman.
Central Intelligence Agency-Allen w,
bulies chairman, aRS George E. Me-
A''lA' e 9OtliiVl LhltAFDL- NiCC III ali man
Council OF Economic Advisors-Arthur
2: Burns. chairman, and Joseph l.
Fisher vice-clhairman;
District of Columbia government
SAMUEL Spencer president of the Board
Of Commissioners. chairman. and DR..
Henry F. Hubbard. Personnel Oficer
vice-chairman.
General Services Administration-Ed-
mund F. Mansure, chairman, and Rob-
ert G. PEBBLES. vice-Chalrman
Reconstruction Finance CORPORATION
KentOn R CrayenS, chairman. and
George F.. BuSkie, Director, Office of
Lean Agency MANAGEMENT vice-chair-
Veterans Observation-Disclosures v.
Higley. chairman, and Denton H. Reed,
Vice-chairman.
Military Air Transport Service-Lieut.
Gen. Joseph Smith. chairman, and Col
James G. Hyland and Major Fred Rees
Headquarters Command. U S A F. Dol
lins Air Force Basel-Brie. Gen. Stoyte
eph u Ripko. ce-chairman.
Potomac River Naval Command-Rear
Admiral George Il. Fort chairman, and
Capt. Bruce G. Dennis vice-chairman.
Architect of the Capitol and Botanic
Gsrdens-David Lynn. chairman. and
Robert w. Kneesi, vice chairman.
General Accounting Of1ce-Ernest c
Eohannon. Chief Clerk. chairman.
Government Printing Ofhce-Raymond
,Blattenoerger. chairman, and E c. Mel
lor. ViCe-chairman.
Library of Congress-Verner W. Clapp,
chairman, and Colonel Willard Webb
Chief of Stack and Reader Division in
Reference Department, vice-chairman