Evening star., 1924-02-06
TOTAL OF S207,524
REACHED FOR GNU.
Sum Announced by Cam
paign Committee at
Daily Luncheon.
PLEDGES ANNOUNCED
PLEDGES ANNOUNCED
Winning Team Brings in Sub
scriptions of $4,000.

A grand total Of s2O7.524 was
reached this afternoon in the cam
paign being conducted to secure a
million -dallar endowment and build
ing fund for the George Washington
University.
This sum, announced at the CAM
paign luncheon held at the New Eb-
bitt Hotel, participated in by divi-
sions four, five, six, eight and nine.
was made up of the s156.312 previ-
ously secured and $51.212 reported
today by the teams of the five di-
visions enumerated and the execu-
tive committee.
Elliot Goodwin, reporting for the
executive committee. announced SUBJ
scriptions as follows:
F. M. Kirby. $4,000; Mrs; Avery
$4,000, and Judd 4 Detweler $500.
captan again No Won shs as
with total subscriptions of $4,000
This team won the flag last Saturday
Claude w. Owen. local campaign
manager, announced that he would
give a dinner at the City Club in con-
clusion of the campaign, to the team
bringing in the highest score.
Get or give" was the slogan used
today as enthusiastic members of
teams Of divisions 4, S, s, and 9
of the campaign to raise a million
dollar endowment fund for George
Washington University held their
business luncheon at the New Ebibtt
Hotel.
Indicative of the enthusiasm of the
workers and of the undying love for
their alma mater. the words get or
,;<
will get the quota they have set out
to raise or will give it themselves.
Accordingly. the workers are not
missing an opportunity to place their
proposition before the people. The
response. from alumni and others. has
been most encouraging. University
and college men from all sections of
the country, who live in this city are
responding literally, as we'll as hun
dreds of men and women who never
went to a university.
All recognize the great aid given
the National Capital by the universe
ty. and particularly the benefit to
comes to the city when the endowment
and building fund. enables it to en-
large its activities along all lines.
Pledges amounting to S155.396 to-
ward the fund were in hand when
the luncheon began this afternoon;
and many thousands of dollars ware
expected to be added when the teams
of the divisions had completed their
The meeting of half of the divisions
each day is stimulating rivalry. disi-
sfons l. 2, and Z reporting yest.r-
day. These divisions will report 20
morrow at luncheon.
Students Give Literally.
The amount on hand at the begin
ming Of today's luncheon represented
s61.24S pledged by students of the
teams, $4,000 each by Mrs. Larz An
derson and Judge John Barton PayTe,
$4,000 from Christian Heurich and $500
from Robert N. Harper.
Charles l. Corby has donated two
solid silver pheaSantS. which will Ee
presented to the woman who secures
the largest total of gifts. Charles
Carroll Glover. jr.. is the donor of a
solid silver pitcher, which will be
given to the man who secures tha
largest total.
Another memorial gift announced
Is $500 from Mrs. A. G. Wilkinson
and her, daughter. Miss Lucille wiz
kinson, In memory of DR.. A. G. Will:
klnson, who received an honorary des
gree from the University fifty years
ago.
Among the alumni who pledge "te
Alice M. Ashford. Ralph w. Benton
George Burkhead. Edna A. Clark:
Frederick A. Coolidge, Joseph W.:
Cox, Roi 7; Darby, I: G. Foster, James:
kaF'lsk }s HAIRY Harry r. FspHn
and Joseph L. White.
Reports by Divisions.
Results by divisions and teams up
70 and including noon were officially
announced as follows:
Division l, David A. Baer. leader,
$500. Team 1. Philip Ershler. cap
II otor
captain. $3.50: team 4, H. H. Semmes,
captain, SITS; team 5, William H Lin
kins. captain, s1.40o; team 8, Joseph
w. Cox. captain, $4,000.
s3,757. Team 8. DR.. H. W. Jaeger. cap
tain. $1,10o; team II. DIR: Noble p.
Harres. captain. s657: team IL, DR.. D. L.
Borcen, captain, $1,000.
Dt,tsion 8. william Bruce King. lead
captain. SLIPS: team IA, H. T. Domer.
$500; team 16. Uric s.. j. Dunbar. cap
sanf.i 5sin s14s4; saods team 49, Dr. o. B. Hunter
Division !. Mrs. John Paul Earnest
and Mrs. Joshua Evans. jr.. leaders,
s5.4s5; team 81. DR.. o. Josephine
Dewitt Croissant, captain. $455; team
So. Mrs. E. c. Brandenburg. captain,
1898; team 81, Mrs. Henry G. Doyle,
captain. $40: team 55. Miss Eliza
beth Earnest, captain, $685.: team
1.477: team So, Mrs. F. w. True, cap
tain, $1,120.
Results Last Saturday.
Tho divisions meeting today at
their meeting last Saturday reported
As follows:
Division 4. Judge J. Wilmer Lati-
NOR, leader, 1890; team %, e. T.
Haycraft, captain, $50; tee~>, %, So
rerius Nicholson, captain. $4,155;
team 81, J. w. Burch, captain, $500;
team 50, w. D. Ham, captain, $685..
Division S. Capt. Hugh Miller. lead
er, $1,S11; team Fl. Prof. H. G. Doyle.
captain. s1,os5: team 25. Maj. A. NJ.
Prentiss. captain, ssSo; team &c. D; II.
liam C Van Week, captain, 5000.
Division 6, DR.. Thomas A. Grower.
leader, $2,s00. Team %, DR.. Everett
NJ. Ellison. captain, 5000; team 20, DR..
]. Mallory. $1,050; team 81, DR.. b. T.
Birtwell, captain. $1,000: team IS, DR..
N. N. Sailer, captain, $3.50.
Division 9. Mrs. William E: Cham
leaders, s2,72o. Team go. Miss Leila
Hardell, $500; team 81, Mrs. Wilfred
c. Gilbert, captain. $1,100; team 63,
Miss Olive Prescott, 1915; team 65,
Miss Rhoda Watkins. captain, $906.
Division 8, Miss Evelyn Jones and
Miss Elizabeth Webb Wilson, leaders,
$685.; team 66, Miss Freda Egbert,
captain, $3.50; team 81, Miss Emile
Il. White. captain. $2.105; team 6S,
team 20, Miss Agnes Messer. captain,
$3.50: team II, Miss Neuman, captain,
s126.