Evening star., 1921-05-19
$51,2M IS RAISED
IN CHURCH DRIVE
First Reports in Chevy Chase
Campaign Arouse Great
Enthusiasm.

scriptions and pledges into the cof-
fers Of the Presbyterian Church yes
terday. and the total amount SO far
in the campaign chest Is $51.24 with
many other pledges showing liberal
responses to the appeal. Tonight this
amount will be largely augmented by
reports from both the Chevy Chase
house-to o-house canvass and the twen-
ty-fve campaign teams working
downtown. Washington's response is
expected to be liberal.
Outside the little edifice where the
Presbyterians now worship on the
east side OF Chevy Chase Circle there
is today large bulletin board with
line drawn through the figures
$50.000. showing that the campaign
has passed that limit and that Chevy
Chase is well on the way toward COM
pleting it's quota of $4,000. Beyond
that figure the funds are to be raised
from outside of Chevy Chase territory,
$25. 900 each being allotted to Wash
ington city, where prominent men are
working in teams with city resident
and a Chevy Chase resident in each
case. and to prominent Presbyterians
and other leading figures who live in
various parts of the country.
First Reports Stir Interest.
The first reports of the results of
the initial stage of the Chevy Chase
canvas, were made at an enthusiastic
meeting in the church last night. The
captains of the six teams reported
$2.973 subscribed. in addition to the
$48.271 from large contributors in the
congregation prior to the start Of the
houSe-to-house canvass of Chevy Chase
territory. 1t was announced that the
average subscription in the house-to-
"a f0 &c w
average per person in the preliminary
gifts of eighty-two larger contribu-
tors was $55S. These larger gifts COM
prised three at $4,000 each, one at
$1,000 each. eighteen at $500 each. one
| each at $3.50 and $500. four at 5000
each, 13 at $3.50, seven at 5000, two at
$3.50 each. one at s125. and twenty
four at 500. Mark A. Tyndall and
Walter H. Booth won the highest rec
ords among the team captains in the
reports made last night. The house.
toulouse canvass continues tonight
with another dinner rally at the circle
preceding it.
Chairman Edward F.. Colladay Of the
citizens committee. who is also the di-
recting genius of the whole campaign
organization, announced that reports
from the downtown campaign Will be
checks were already coming in rap
| idly, and that twenty-five teams of en-
ergetic men and women were working
hard in the fight for the funds for
l Chevy Chase.
Men Volunteer Services.
Mr.. Colladay wanted more men
swung into line to match the down.
| town teams. He said that one man
| now working on another campaign
! will join forces with the Chevy Chase
volunteer drive tomorrow; that an
| other enthusiastic business man is
| ready to canvass, although his physi-
| clan had warned him against exer-
ton. and that a third convale scing
from illness volunteered yesterday.
He called attention to the fact that
the church edifice would be the COM
munitys best investment, because 1t
| promotes the community ideals. that
when the new church Is completed
| it will have a capacity for 1000 for
the church services and 1,10O for the
Sunday school, and that the church
auditorium should be completed this
year.
secretary Of the Young Mems Chris
tfan Association. presented greetings
from the Congregationalistsan and Others
or Cleveland Park. He said that the
welcome of the church on the part
fot Cleveland Park is the most
to do
He praised the Jewish people for
their philanthropy. saying they were
keen minded, patriotic and had proven
especially generous toward the y. NJ
c. A. He advised the campaign teams
to go at their tasks with confidence
and not apologetically. Turn seeming
defeat into victory, he said. Your
! success" he added. lis assured, not for
your sake alone. but for Cleveland
park. for the city of Washington. for
the church and for the honor of the
cause"
Special Sunday Services.
William Blum and Prof. r. s. Wal
ter were added to the list of Chevy
Chase residents joining with teams
OF downtown business men. 1t was
announced that there would be spe-
c1aI services next Sunday morning
for the Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock
and for the church at IL O'Clock, in
connection with the big drive.
A unique feature of the drive has
been introduced by Mr.. Colladay and
his associates. Each evening. while
the drive is on there is an elaborate
supper served at the church for all
OF the personnel of the large volun-
teer campaign corps. This is de-
signed to obviate any home delavs
on the part of the volunteer workers
who mobilize at the church end radi-
ate from there in all directions for
the house-to-house canvass of CHEVY
Chase.
While the campaign workers. all
representative business and social
people of Washington and Chevy
Chase. are enjoying the community
| supper. Chairman Colladay and Chair.
man E. D. Hathaway Of the campaign