Evening star., 1927-05-08
ASKSFINAL EFFORT
FOR D. {. MEMORIAL
Campaign Chairman Re-
quests Last Minute Pledges
as Total Reaches S56,278.


officially tomorrow afternoon when al
team cantainS and workers will NEE
at o'clock at the New Willard Hote
ard deliver their final reports. witt
only today and tomorrow remaining
10 reduce large deficit. which nov
exists between the amount received
and the sum set by the workers a
their goal. NeWbold NoYes. chairman
of the campaign. urged all Of those
who have been working for the cam
paign 20 make the best Of the shori
time left in order that this effort by
Washington to build its war memoria
will not be marked by failure.
F., The status of the campaign, a.
: given from headquarters last night
showed that Yesterdays large report
IL sic 2.05032. large in the sense that
Ii euIDaSses any of the daily reports
last week. brought the total raised
:1o far to S56.27S.37. With this amount
4dded to the $50 GOO raised last year
For the memorial the total in hand
ia something more than $4,000. The
amount. however, is about GS4000 be-
Ky the sum originally set for the
memorial
Pledges Are Urged.
/ To make up the difference in the
short time remaining campaign di-
Sectors urged that the workers de-
Note their remaining full day before
,he close of She campaign to pleds3ng
Is many subscriptions as possible.
trhouSands 0f Washing ,unians'S far
have failed to subscribe, and from re-
3,olts brought to headquarters there
fnossihly are thousands amohg them
1yho have delayed their subscriptions
Antil the las1 minute
! This last minute has now arrived,
Nir. Noyes said The campaign direc-
Hors have put all Of their cards on
ii he table" ana are banking only upon
vhe hard work of the campa gn work
1prs, plus the delayed response Of many
eWashingtonians for the campaign's s
tsuccess. The campaign was originated,
4it was emphasized last night, tn the
Ielief that Washington would not fail
Ain what hes been presented time and
Yagain % simple duty. The campaign
lworkers still cling to their determina-
Ntion that there wiil he no failure. de-
ESpte the Disappointing results shown
go far.
II Contributions From schools.
4 Tentative estimates from the Frank
Gin School yesterday, where the re
sturns from the school children's con-
l.
I fahulated gave the amount to be eX-
pected from the children as about
81 600. This report was received as
encouraging by the workers, but at
the same time they were warned that
this sum cannot ba reckoned until il
is actually in hand A few other
sources Of funds had not been heard
from last night. although their reports
VIII be delivered tomorrow. but cam
paign workers are counting on moth
ing 10 swell their fund until they
know what ii is.
In his statement to team workers
last night Mr. Noyes declared:
Il know that many Of you have
been working 2 and Is hours a day
durino this last week. with your only
remuneration the knowledge that
you are taking part in something that
is worth while and something that
viii represent. Waea il is done. the
best that W.e have in us. But we are
yet fer from success We cannot af-
ford To be discouraged and we must
not stop. / urge you TO give this cam.
palgn that final effort that il always
needed to win in a hard finish.'
Hope for Larger Contributions.
Many Of the contributors to the
campaign have given under the i'm.
preston. il was stated last night. that
small contributions are all that is nee.
esSary. While small contribu -.ons on
tae part OF some donors represent
more than large contributions from
others IN self sacrifice and Willingness
to help, it was emphasized last night
that there may be many Washing
1onians who viii be able to increa Sc
their contributions by taking adVan-
tage Of the pledges for future pay
ments This fact was mentioned, ii
was etated. only because the campaign
faces failure unless q generous fund
Is subscribed by tomorrow.
Detective sergt. Henry N. Jett, vice
commander Of the Vincent b. Cos
telIo Post Of the American Legion
last night gave the following state
ment 10 the memorial commission:
THE action Of the Costello Post last
Tuesday evening in passing a resolu
1ion disappearing Of the plan pro
posed for the District War Memorial
was taken with il members presen'
nd the regular officers Of the post
absent / am now communicating
with officers Of the post with the in
t50n of having q special meeting o1
the post called, at which this unfor
tGnate action will be rescinded. Col
William Mitchell, our commander, was
not present at the meeting, and his
authorization Of q committee to re
port to him on the posts attitude to
ward the memorial was taken with
out clear understanding Of the sit
uation.
Regarded as Unfair
Il have since communicated will
him | believe he will agree with mt
That the fuiI membership Of the pos
should have an opportunity TO express
themselves on question which, 1t /:
believed. has been unfairly presented
10 The public by small group Of dis
gruntled members. Detective Sergt
Thomas d. Walsh. who presided al
the meeting Tuesday night, tells mt
that he was not ia sympathy Will
The posts action. and | have received
calls ]"ou many other members of tht
Costello Post. complaining that they
have been placed In an erroneous
ptS't3aU. The majority of the pos
uoW fNess. a~ il has before the Dis
usct uar memorial as proposed.
Standing ol Teams.
Reports received fronl teams. in
c.ud.og yesterday 5 report follow
Mrs H. B. Noyes women's eXecu
tive committee. Sl0.594.S2: Mrs
Nancy North. $288.64; Mrs. Trace
i1pWs, S53l.G6; Mrs r. Y. Walker
s-29.1J, MIS-. Wauach Merriam
s 4N5oG, AIRS Thomas II. e. Reed
2L.359.sQ; Mrs. George Seibold. 81,
1870 Miss Annie Hage. $429.19; Mrs
Noble Newport Potts. $iSt@5; Ais.
Adelaide Nolsteuhohne. &i99. Mrs
.tsHma- II. GrJbhs S32.S0; Mrs. JOSEPH
s. CALVERT. &4I.Ta. Mrs. James I.anS
bgigh SisI95. Mrs. Carl :. Smith
>195>@ bliss Edith King. $20.5). an,
aTs John Philip Hiii tBoothsl, 81.
sr4sG.
Edward l'. Coiladay's S division. from
fac following team captains Gis
ffaig &77a.4l, oscar Coolican, $40
A-ill.M s. Nn.M. s. Laa. j Lall,