Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
S100 Gift From Drug Chain Is
AssaiIed by Maj. Peyser
as "InsuIt."
G0LDSMITH-EVANS GROUP
LEADS IN DIVISIONS RACE
100 Per Cent Contributions of
Firms Listed-Children Give
Money in Toy Banks.

A grand total of $685., ,026 was reported
raised in the Washington Community
Chest campaign for funds. following re-
ports of the. special gifts committee.
meeting in the Willard Hotel, and of
the various divisions in the general So
liciting campaign, meeting in the Hotel
Mayfiower. today.
The special gifts committee reported
an additional 1865 raised. bringing
the total up to S605 COL
The general solicitations group in the
MayfioWer reported an additional $56,-
446 bringing its total to $69,125
The report of one of the special gifts
committee that string of drug stores
with headquarters outside the city had
contributed 500 brought declaration
from Maj. Julius I. Peyser that con-
tribution of this size from a national
organization was an insult. Maj. Pey-
ser demanded that the contribution be
returned and introduced a motion to
that effect, offering to personally con-
tribute $l0O to make good the loss
from returning the gift.
Funds reported by the divisional
leaders at the report luncheon In the
Willard Hotel yesterday included con-
tribution of $4,000 from Mrs. James F
Curtis of Washington and New York,
one of 81 900 from Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Hoover, funds raised through the group
solicitation committee, nearly $4,000
reported raised by the committee on
colored coordination at the Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w. c. A. last night. and
the sum of S538,6l7 previously reported
by the special gifts committee.
Mid-City Division Reports S1I.7O6.
A IL hui Ill
Goldsmith of the Mid-City division at
yesterdays luncheon, showed returns
for the division amounting to $l1. 1.706
The division of which Mrs. Goldsmith
and James B. Evans are co-chairmen
led all other divisions in Yesterday IS
reports. Because OF this, Mrs Gold
smith was given the privilege of paint
ing up the mercury column on the ther-
mometer in front of the District Build
ing to register the total amount rails
ed In the chest campaign as reported
up to yesterday afternoon.
Only about half of the divisional
teams in the general soliciting cam
paign reported yesterday. but this was
due to some of the teams not having
had time to thoroughly organize.
The youngest contributors to the
chest are believed to have made and
pledged contributions yesterday
While John B. Flynn was seeking a
contribution the home of D. B. Vain
wright, 29gO Connecticut avenue, Dora.
2-year-old daughter of Mr.. Wainwright,
who had become greatly interested in
the sales talk. produced her bank con-
tainingrl6 cents and gave it to the
Chest. A playmate, Janet Grimms, who
was visiting Dora, inspired by the ex-
ample OF her hostess, contributed IS
cents, her sole capital.
Charles Goldsmith Offers His Bank.
Charles Goldsmith, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Goldsmith. 1917 Varnum
street: whose grandfather, Charles
Goldsmith, is a vice chairman of the
metropolitan unit who also has heard
so much about the Community Chest,
yesterday brought out his cash-register
bank, containing $3.50, and announced
that when he gets $40, which opens the
bank, that he wants to give 1t to the
Community Chest to help poor little
children"
The extra $l.4O will be arranged, Mr..
Goldsmith said.
Frank r. Jelleff, chairman of the
group solicitation unit, reported the fol-
lowing contributions from business
firms. a number of them having con-
tributed 100 per cent to the Community
Chest: w. B. Moses g. Son, 100 per
cent, with s1,450 Philipsborn's, $3.50.
which the employees promise to increase
to $780, Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co., $931.50: NJ E. Horton Co., 100
per cent, with $587: Jelleff, Inc
$2,205.58; Lansburgh Bros, $673;
Erlebacher, Inc, reported 100 per cent
with every employe giving at least one
days pay. The amount will be an
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