Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
Arrangements Made to Allow
CanvasSing in Apart
ment Houses.
LETTERS TO BE SENT
TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
Total of $5S6,000 Is Reported Col
lected in First Day of
City-Wide Drive.

While workers today were tabulating
the>results of the first day of the general
drive for the Community Chest, the
fund which is to finance the operations
of 81 agencies here during the forthcon-
ing year was enriched by contribution
of $1,000 sent by telegraph by President
elect Hoover, now sojourning in Florida.
A total of approximately $4,000 was
obtained yesterday when the general
soliciting drive formally was launched,
it was announced at a report luncheon
at the Hotel Willard today This brings
$538,000 previously reported through the
special gifts committee, Robert V. Flem-
ing, chairman.
The mid-city division, James B.
Evans, chairman, with q total of $13,-
1913, led all other divisions in todays
reports
Frank r. Jelleff's committee on group
solicitation reported that the funds of
w. B. Moses, Erlebacher and the Cap
ital Fur Shop have subscribed 100 per
cent to the fund, all employees having
made contributions.
The campaign workers will make re-
ports on their progress in raising funds
again at luncheon meeting in the
Hotel Mayfiower tomorrow.
Through the efforts of H. L. Rust, jr.,
the Apartment House Owners Associa-
ton agreed today to instruct their
apartment house managers to permit
soliciting in the various apartments in
the city. Thi. chest officials point out,
is a great advantage, as it will allow
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they could not have approached other
wise.
Lively Competition.
There is lively competition between
the various units of the 1000 volunteer
workers, engaged in the general solicit
ing campaign, who are striving to Sc
cure the remainder of the sum neces-
sary to complete the fund of $l,343,-
34093 for the ST member agencies of
the chest to function properly during
the present year. The drive ends Feb
ruary 6.
In accordance with a plan approved
by President Coolidge and his cabinet,
the 81 500 Government employees in the
District will be appealed to in letters
tomorrow. The letters, signed by E.
w. Libby chairman of the governmental
unit of the chest, point out that the
chest plan is indorsed by President
Coolidge and PreSident-elect Hoover and
that the 81 agencies to receive benefit
include all creeds as. we'll as various
non-sectarian agencies. They also show
that no color line is drawn.
key" Men Are Named.
The following men have been named
to serve as Key men for the cam
paign in the different Government de-
partmentS:
H. w, Dorsey, chief clerk, Smith
sonian Institution; Reed Martin, chief
clerk, General Accounting Office;
George A. Cook, secretary, United
States Board of Mediation; Maurice j.
Pierce, chief clerk, Shipping Board; w.
B. Robinson, chief clerk, Railroad Ad-
ministration; William McCauley, secre-
tary, Employees Compensation Commits
sion; E. E. Weise, assistant to chief of
Office, Panama Canal; Harriet M. Sweet,
administrative assistant Inter- -Ameri-
can High Commission; Karl J. Hardy,
secretary, Public Buildings Commits
sion; B. G. Gardner, chief, administra-
tive section, Office of Public Buildings
and Parks; John B. Switzer, chief clerk,
Interstate Commerce Commission; Otis
B. johnson, secretary, Federal Trade
Commission; John F. Bethune, secre-
tary,s United States Tariff Commis-
sion; E. Joseph Aronoff, secretary,
Federal Board for Vocational Educa-
ton; Henry H. Wright, chief clerk.
Government Printing Office; John T..
Doyle, secretary Civil Service Commits
sion; D. F. Fridley. chief clerk Bureau
of Efficiency; w C. Black, chief clerk,
Veterans Bureau; Allen r. Boys, ex-
ecutive assistant Library of Congress;
E. j. Ayers, chief clerk State Depart
ment; Frank A. Blrgfeld, chief clerk
Treasury Department; John G. Scofleld,
chief clerk War Department.; j. w.
Baldwin, chief clerk Department of
Justice; A. T. Davis, chief clerk Post
Office Department; F. S. Curtis, chief
clerk Navy Department.; W. B. Acker,
chief clerk Department of the Interior;
r. M. Reese, chief clerk Department of
Agriculture; Samuel Gompers, chief
clerk Department Of Labor, and E. w.
Libby, chief clerk Department of Com
merce.
The general average of the funds
raised is expected to receive a decided
boost when Maj. Charles Demonet,
chairman of the chest committee on
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