Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Community CHEST
GETSLARGE GIFTS
Amount Already Pledged
Totals $500, 900, With Com
mittee Confident of Quota.

A gift of $4,000 from The Evening
Star Newspaper Co. and another of
$4,000 from the Potomac Electric Pow
or Co., by William F.. Ham, president,
were announced by the Washington
Community Chest officials today. Gifts
reported to date with other similar
gifts not published bring the total funds
already promised to more than
100000.
The money thus raised is reported
through the special gifts committee of
the Community Chest Robert V. Flem-
ing. chairman. The committee hopes
to have its quota of 100000 raised by
Monday, the official date for the OPEN
ing of the campaign for total of ST.
3f3,348.93. The campaign is to run
through February 6. The funds raised
will be to enable the 81 member agen-
cleS to carry on their welfare work
during the present year.
Instruction talks to the leaders of
the group solicitations unit of the chest,
Frank r. Jelleff. chairman, viii be de-
livered by Frank j. Hogan. Mr.. JCllch,
Frederic A. Delano. president of the
chest; John Poole, campaign chairman,
and Elwood Street, director, at dinner
in the Willard Hotel tonight at $50
o'clock. A meeting of the group to show
"Washington's Own Community Chest"
motion picture also will be held tonight.
Archbishop Endorses Chest.
Speaking at meeting of the League
OF Laymen'S Retreat at the MayfioWer
Hotel last night. Most Rev. Michael j.
Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore, again
Endorsed the Community Chest. An,
nouncing that he had sent letter to.
the pastors of the diocese ain support
of the chest, which will be read Sunday,
the archbishop said
I'VE have given our pledge and I
want that pledge kept. I want to be
able to say that the Catholics of the
District of Columbia did their bit and
knockers in some quarters. Pay no at
tention to them. You so out ard be
knocking at the doors and get funds
for the Community Chest"
Full Endorsement of the Community
Chest by the Knights of Columbus was
contained in letter from Charles w
Darr, State deputy, received at chest
headquarters today.
Large Gifts Listed.
The following gifts of from $500 I'D
were reported yesterday:
George Hewitt Myers, $1,000: Mr.. and
Mrs. Bancroft G. Davis. S2.1O0: Mrs. F.
A. Keep, $4,000; Hugh A. Thrift, 81 500;
Mr.. and Mrs. Barry Mohun. ST 900: Ed
win B. Parker. $4,000: Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence A. Aspinwall. $3.50; Jacob
Eisenmann, $1,000: W. S. Corby. $4,000:
Henry P. Blair, $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank S. Bright, $1,000 Mrs. j. Dudley
Morgan, $4,000; j. F.. Dryden, $500: Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas B. Sweeney, $1,000;
DR.. Charles P. Neill, $500; Daniel J.
Callahan, $1,000; George L. Star.. ~,
$500; M. E. and Harry Norment, Ss10:.
Mrs. Elizabeth May Cammack, $1,000:
Gustav w. Forsberg, $500; Arthur j..
May, $1,000; Clifford Lewis, 5000: Reb-
ert v. Fleming, $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs. c..
D. Drayton, $500; Lennard H. Mitchell,
$500; Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald S. Hude-
koper, $500; Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
Flint, $1,000; Frederic Atherton. $1,000:
Capt. and Mrs. Chester Wells, $780,;
Joseph ID. kaufman and Leroy King,
$500; Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Schwartz
$500; Mr.. and Mrs. David j: Kaufman.
200; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Gold
smith, $1,000; Mr.. Henry H. Father,
$1,000: Mrs. Alex Mackay-Smith
$1,000; Irwin Laughlin, 81 900.
EDWARD J. Stellwagen. $1,000; Mrs.
Frederick H. Brooke, $1,000; Joseph II.
Hines, $4,000; Mrs. Frances Newlands.
$500; George E. Hamilton, $4,000; Mr..
dlAO OdiilCS ~ EGdCOCk, - tGUs
Kann Sons Co., $4,000: Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Burling. $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs.
r. M. Kaufman. $500; Outright Clark.
$3.50; Mrs. Frederick Hicks. $500: John
Barton Payne, $500: DR.. and Mrs. Cary
T. Grayson, 5000; Mrs. John L. Proctor
$4,000; Francis NJ. Savage. $3.50: Will
liam w. Everett, 81 900; Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Donovan, $500; Charles
Carry, $500; Mrs. Henry Leonard.
ST 900; Emmons S. Smith. $500; Mrs.
Chandler Hale, $1,000: B. F. SAUL
SIS, 900; H. L. Rust, $4,000; William j.
Eynon, $500; Edwin c. Brandenburg,
81. 900; Leo C. May, $500. Robert d..
Weaver, $500: Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Erwin.
81 900: Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, 81 SOC:
John H. Clapp, Sl,500; Alice j. Clapp.
$4,000; Daniel c. Roper, $1,000; Saks &;
Co. 1000; Mrs. Sallie r. Hit. $1,000:
Mrs. H. A. Strong, $4,000; John J,
Hamilton. $500; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
H. Woodhill 5000; DR.. John w. Burke,
$500: j. Philip Hermann, $1,000: John
B. Larner. $500: Fernando Cuniberti,
$500: Wilson Compton. $780, Christian
Heurich. $4,000: Sanitary Grocery Co..
ST. 900: r. w. Hynson, $500; Eugene
Meyer, $4,000; Mrs. Hennen Jennings
$500; Mr.. and Mrs Corcoran Thorn.
81 ,OO0 Frederick H. Brooke, $3.50; Rev.
Arson Phelps Stokes. $500; Coleman
Jennings. 81 900; anonymous. $1,000;
Charles j. Bell. $4,000; James Sharp,
81 $50; Lester A. Barr. $500.
Frederic ID. McKenney, $500; Duncan
Phillips, $4,000; William Herd Hill.
81 600: John C.. Let's, 81 900; Mr.. and
Mrs. Luke l. Wilson, $4,000; John S.
Flannery, $500; Guide Co., $500; o. j.
De Moll &; Co.. Inc, $500; A. F. JorSS,
$500: Thomas p. Bones. $500; Frank II.
E6monds, 5000; Barber & Ross. Inc,
81 500: Harry Blake, $500; Edward II.
Droop. $3.50; Washington Packard Motor
Car Co. $1,000; John Poole, $1,000;
Edwin. Harry and Gilbert Hahn, 81 200;
Mrs. Robert L. Lincoln. $4,000; Charles
c. Glover, jr., $1,250: Charles c. Glover,
SO, 600; Anne C. Glover, 81 900; Countess
Laszlo Szechenyi $4,000. Mrs. Ben
iamin Holcombe. S1,250; Mrs. Edward
c. Walker. $500: anonymous, $500;
Keith and Katharine A. Merrill. $500;
S. NJ. Rinehart and Mary Roberts
Rinehart, $4,000; Mr.. and Mrs.
Breckenridge Long. $1,000: Clarence r.
George NJ. Kober $500; Mrs. Sarah b.
Marurck, $500; r. Ross Perry, jr., $500;
c. B. Asher, 81 900; Mrs. Mary II.
Myers. $3.50: Princess Margaret p.
Boncampagni, $4,000; anonymous, S3,OOo.
$4,000
Parker. Bridget g. Co, $500; Wash
ington Railway g. Electric Co., $4,000;
Columbia Sand & Gravel Co., $3.50;
Peoples Life Insurance Co, $500; Gar
finckel e. Co, by Julius Garilnckel,
$500; Capital Traction Co, by John
Hanna. president, $4,000; Woodward e.
Lothrop. by Donald Woodward, presi-
dent, 81 500; Mrs. Alex Rodgers. 900;
c.. Thomas Dunlop. $500; William c.
Reeves. $4,000: Mrs. Mary F.. Reeves,
$500: Mrs. Marshall Langhorne, $1,000;
Marshall Langhorne, $1,000; Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Cooke, $1,000; Mrs. Hannah
M. LanSburgh. 81 900; Myer Cohen,
81 nnn. Mr. and Mrs Frederick De-