Evening star., 1953-10-25

Although Chest Drive
Is Ahead Of Last Year
The business community is
tagging behind in the 1854 Com
munity Chest-USO Campaign,
General Chairman Aaron Gold
man reminded business leaders
last night.
The overall campaign is ahead
of last years drive, with collec-
tions to date totalling 81 $780,
223 as compared with 81 1;248. .440
at the same time last year.
This brought the campaign to
BAT per cent of the 81 million
goal which workers are trying
to exceed in order to meet the
needs of more than 100 Red
Feather agencies in the Wash
ington area.
On to Slow start.
The Business and Professional
Unit, which had reached % per
cent of its ST ,643, ,562 quota as of
Sthe latest report on Thursday, is
off to a slow start, Mr.. Goldman
pointed out.
He expressed hope the unit
would report at least third OF
the goal in hand by the next
general report meeting at 1920
pm. Tuesday in the Washington
Hotel.
Meanwhile, Maj. H. M. T. Cum
ningham, chairman of the BuSi-
ness and Professional Unit, re-
ported a local gift of 81 800 from
the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety under a new policy of the
company.
Claude E. Cook. general agent
who presented the check, ex-
planned the change in policy.
Previously, Equitable made one
gift to the Chest in the city Of
the home Office.
Three Over Quotas.
The unit also has reported
three building chairmen over
their quotas. John B. Carest
has LOG per cent of the quota for
the Kresge Building; Henry G. I
Coon, 122 per cent for the Ar
llngton Building. and Paul Sill
verstein. 1876 per cent for the
Park Lane Medical Building.
William L. Mackey, southeast
business team captain, has re-
ported 100 per cent, and AL
Leen's Beauty Salon has reported
100 per cent employe participa-
ton with Sc average gift.
Arthur j. Cerra, a team cap
tain in the Wire Building, is the
first attorney to report ITO per
cent in the attorneys group DR..
Israel Shulman has reached 1874 /
per cent of goal for advance
gifts coverage in the dental !
group.
Dagmar to Be Guest.
A special guest at the report !
meeting Tuesday will be Dagmar. /
the televlsion star. Music will !
be provided by Max loves Or
chestra, Local No. 161 of the |
Musicians Union, through the |
Music Performance Trust Fund. F,
Nearby units stood as follows
at Thursdays report: Alexandria,
1882 per cent of a $88,262 quota;
Arlington, 1915 per cent of
$65, ,236 quota; Fairfax, 24.76 per
cent of a $41.253 quota; Mont
gomery. Ills per cent of a $142,-
989 quota. and Prince Georges,
1887 per cent of $65.568 quota.
The Residential Unit, which
will hold the second of three
weekly report meetings at 1890
pm. Thursday in the Mayflower
Hotel. had reached A per cent |
of a $278.418 quota.
Second Quota Queen.
The second weeks quota
queen" VIII be crowned by Nine. |
Henri Bonnet wife of the French |
Ambassador. The queen will be
the area chairman with the high
est percentage of quota.
The Government Unit, which |
had collected 46.75 per cent of |
its $1,674,712 quota, also will
meet at 1920 pm. Thursday in !
the Washington Hotel. The !
Business and Professional Unit
will report in the same hotel !
at the same time.
The official opening of the
Jelleff Branch of the Boys Club |
of Washington, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and S streets NV, will take |
place between 2 and 7 pm. to- /
day About 66 per cent of the .
operating budget for this Red .
Feather agency comes from the
Community Chest Federation.