Evening star., 1954-09-24
This Busy Young Man Isn't Too Busy
To Work for the Whole Community
Chest Needs More
Workers for Its
Campaign

the 1st Cavalry Division on
occupation duty in Japan.
AS if that wasn't enough. he
~married fellow student and
had two children before he
was graduated. Supporting them
meant taking on odd jobs like
selling fences, cutlery. calendar
advertising and insurance, man
aging a golf driving range one
summer and working in River
dale defense plant another.
But it paid off. When he was
graduated at 26 in June, 1858, ne
took a job selling life insurance
and now ranks second in sales IN
his Office.
To Be Buster.
A busy man, Bob Brewington,
but next week he will taken on
still another job.
It won't pay him anything,
and it won't advance his career.
But he likes to do it.
For the next five weeks, Bob
will be a Community Chest So
licitor, calling on 10 or Is small
business firms in downtown
Washington. He did the same
thing last year at this time.
Yesterday Bob made a few
early calls. Most of the people
on his list are the same ones he
visited last year in the 1900 block
of street NV.
On the second floor OF a dark
building, above a printing shop,
he found Benjamin Veaner at
the trade he has practised since
the year of the Russo-Japanese
War-refinishing furniture.
No Cash-Just Pledge.
"Hi, it's the Community Chest
again." said Bob.
well, I can't give you any
thing now," said Mr.. Veaner.
"That's all right" said Bob,
"may I leave the pledge card?
You don't have to give cash like
last year. You can pledge"
well, I can't pay any more
than before. Business is not SO
good for the last three years.
Every night you go to bed ana
hope tomorrow will be better" ="
Mr. Veaner went on coverine the
frame of the English-r1ade chair.
"Sure," said Bob.
"But you come back IN a cou-
pie weeks I'll be ready
The next stop was at wilson
Gill. Inc, Audio Visual Products
CO.. 1877 l street NV. Mr.. Gil
was out on a job in Maryland.
Bob left one pledge card. He
didn't see Mr.. Gill last year
either, when he first solicited 1ol
the Chest, but he knew that the
firm gives as a group.
want us to mail it back"
asked a clerk. i,
"No," said Bob. 'I'll drop back
next week and pick it up"
Through an alley, around {
corner and through a garage
full of shovels and ladders. Bot
traced his way to another IA
miliar address, the Martin wa
terproofing Co., in the rear O.
1915 I street NV.
Secretary Is In.
Mr.. Martin, too, was out on
lob. Mrs. Zabeth Price, the sec
retary was in. :,
"Oh. this is the Communlt.
Chest" she said. Il once got pal'
by them when was in recrea
ton work"
Bob left three cards ant
promised to come in again mex
week.
Back out the alley and down e
the Park View Barber Shop, 130l
I street NV, Bob found MIC
George Bannos cutting the nal
of one customer while anothe
waited for his turn.
"Just one waiting" called ou
Mr.. Bannos cheerily as BoI
entered. =.
I'm from the Communlt'
Chest" said Bob.
Cant today, come back later,
said Mr.. Bannos, clipping.
Bob didn't leave a card. II
knows Mr.. Bannos pays cash.
"Ill call back next week" n
said. "How's business?"
"A little slow till after vaca
tions. Come back any day mex
week and I'll take care OF you. "
Calls 1t a Day.
Bob decided to call it day.
st don't mind soliciting" h
told a friend. Lots of times,
have to make a business ca
downtown; then I don't have an
other appointment for a coupl
of hours, and I can visit all m
Community Chest stops in les
time than that.
Last year, I spent three hour
actual time. Most of the place
I had to go back a second tim
but each call is only two or thre
minutes.
The Community Chest woul
like to find a few more like Be
between now and campaig
starting time.
Starts Next Friday.
The official start Of the cit.
wide campaign is next Frida
Before it ends on November 4
and this year the Chest is stel
ping on the gas to finish strict
on time-more than 100000 pc
sons in the Washington area W
have given their fair share.
Their giving will mean tn
the 101 Chest-supported agenci
can coptinue to provide servic
for more than 250.000 persol
annually.
The goal of this years can
paign is last years gift plus.
But more volunteer worke
like Bob Brewington are neede
They can apply by calling Il
Chest at Decatur 2-7330.