The Washington times., 1929-01-29
S800, %.
NEEDED TO
C[)N|PL TE
QUOTA

With the flaming red heart
as their badge Of office and
"Give Once for ST. as their
battlecry, an army Of approxi-
mately 1000 earnest citizens
of Washington started forth
today to raise the $500. .000
necessary to complete the Com
munity Chest quota Of 81 ,S4S,-
S4S.93 for 1929. The time
allotted for the task is 10 days,
the campaign ending the night
Of February 6.
Team captains and workers viii
hold seven meetings during the
campaign and Frederick A. Delanos
head Or the Community Chest,
apointed out that it will be neces;
sary, for8 pledges amounting to az
least $I14 900 to be reported at each
meeting IL the campaign Is to. be
success.
Two mass meetings for the In.
Btruction OF workers were held last
night at the Mayflower9 Hotel and
1t the Phyllis Wheatley branch OF
the Y. w. &c. A. The broad In
clusion OF All races and ereeds was
ennphasfzed at the Mayflower meet
ing where a Jewish rabbi, the
Rev. Louis J.. Schwefel. delivered
fbA Invocation. d Presbyterian min
lister. the Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo.
sYsrono11nced the benediction, and
addresses were made by 4 Catholic
l,ishon tlle Rt. Rev. John n. Nc
Y Nai. ara ana by the colorcd dean Of
Inward University, DR.. Kelly Nil.
le,. About 1000 workers attended
the Mayflower meeting.
Senator Couxens Speaks
John. Poole, campaign chairman, !,
uresided and. the PRINCIPAL speakers
~ tha evening were Senator James
Z T.onzer1s ! of. Detroit. former chair
raan Of the Detroit Community
T,hssf and Allen T. Burns, Of New
Vorlx executive director Of tie As.
soeiafion Of Conmunity Chests and
councils.
senator Couzens stressed the Ileed
Ear placing giving on business
+ ~ siz as ~ done by the Community
1shssf. He declared that ssit teaches
tlsa habit of giving and results 10
u wider community spirit IN lhe
III at,bfort Ill he Unfortunate.
Er Burns declared that because
~ ita proiniltence as the Nation ?
f,anitaI the campaign % Wasfilns.
ton mas attracted the attention of
tIse whole country. Every city
yvlsre there is chest or plans 70
,ntrodl1ce the chest system Of col
lectipna lis watching Washington
he aaid He expressed pleasure at
tha vav ia which the campaign
has gone So far and predictea ~
success.
Director Speaks
Elwood street. director Of the
! chest gave talk. instrueting the
gorKers III methods Of soiicitat tion,
Other talks were made BY Mr..
T,alaf.o W. I'M. spaia, chairman Of
y ne Metropolitan unit, and g. Mek
Vim sharpe. chairman of the pub
n licity unit.
Taylor Branson. played Tor tne
meeting.
Total To Date
Nv. s. Cori5y, who, handles the COR
marathon gifts for the special gifts
init again led the vice chairman Of
t1,af unit Yesterday his total to date
beink s120, ,669 Mrs. Sidney E. Talia.
5 ferro still led the collectors Of iIldi.
viduaI gifts. and was second With
ar. 500; Il. w. Hynson has a total Of
$50 800; Arthur HELEN, S54, ,72O: r. 4.
Neuhauser, $50, 800; Barry Mohun,
S46, 365; John Saul. $45, 10; g. II.
s Myers. S35 12S; Carroll Morgan, $2S,-
ais: III Is. Deyber, $22 $40. The total
reporfed BY the special gifts commit,
tee yesterday was $53S,617.
GIFTS ef $500 or more inciuded N
these reports were made els Follows:
Higgs National Bank. S7,956
American security and Trust Com.
pariy, $500; Col. stephen Y. "A
siocnn1, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph q
Miller, and Mrs. Elmer SchlesingeK
$4,000 each: William b. Hibbs and
Company. S., 500: Peoples Drug. Stores
inc, 81. 900; william r. Emo, ~ ,275
{ Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Lyon, Judd ane
Detweiler. Inc. Mrs Victor Kauff
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