The Washington times., 1929-02-06
4,000 WORK
IN FINAL
DRIVE
"Today s the day

"Today's the day"
With this slogan as their
watchword, the 1000 workers
engaged in raising the Com
munity Chest budget for 81
Washington agencies started
forth today determined to
make the greatest days show
ing of the campaign by put
ting the chest over the top
by tonight's S report dinner at
the Mayflower at Z O'Clock.
To do this they must raise
approximately $268,0O0 during
the day.
Enthusiasm always leads to over
reporting at the report meeting and
yesterday was no exception. Audited
figures this morning show a total
of $1,075,372. actually raised for
the chest, which is about $1,000 less
than the unaudited figures showed
yesterday. The totals are divided as
follows: Special gifts committee,
900 pledges with a total of 1865.
609,S6 groups solicitation unit,
1884 pledges for total of SAL, ,060.2S;
governmental unit, 2,32S pledges for
q total of S34 4,56S.27: Metropolitan
unit Including committee on colored
coordination, 1857 pledges for a
total of s334,135.11.
Hope to Hit Goal
Notwithstanding the tremendous
stride that has to be taken today if
the chest quota is to be filled,
ali the workers were enthusiastic,
and all expressed a belief the chest
would be put over tonight.
The special gifts committee mem
bers started combing the CITY for
possible prospects that had been
overlooked or had not been seen and
also to see a number who might
give more than their original gifts
in order to assure success to the
movement. Members of the other
units, most of them with prospect
cards for plenty of people who
have not yet given. We're deter
mined to make the city as nearly
4UU per cent dS t)OSSlDIes
1t was pointed out that with near
IN 100 900 possible givers in Wash
fngton, less than 10000 pledges have
been recorded to date. and this
means that there are at least $4,000
! prospects yet to be seen.
Contributions from Government
workers continue to come in in
arse numbers this morning and
pecial auditors were engaged IN
keeping these figures up to the
minute in order that they can be
reported at tonight's meeting.
The committee on colored co-ordi-
nation will hold victory dinner at
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. G. A. at
o'clock tonight at which time
their totals will be compiled and
will be telephoned to the MayflOwer
to be incorporated with those of the
Metropolitan unit, OF which this
committee is a part. DIR. Kelly Mil
ler, chairman of the committee, will
preside at the Phyllis Wheatley Din.
ner.
Charles J. Bell, chairman of the
budget committee and vice president
Of the Community Chest, appeared
confident that the special gifts unit
will reach its quota of $725,000. He
declared today that he would guar
antee that it reaches or exceeds
this mark.
All Urged to Give
John Poole, campaign chairman,
was anxious that every worker
should carefully CLEAN his territory
for possible gifts. I'VE have had
the cream of the gifts in many
cases." Mr.. Poole declared, "and
while gathering in the balance is
going to be whole lot harder
work, every worker should put
added energy into his efforts in
order to make today the day of
DAYS. We have to raise more than
q quarter.million dollars. There is
no such thing as a possibility OF
the chest falling to reach this quota
but everybody in Washington must
help, the workers with increased
efforts and the contributors with in
creased gifts.
While all the officials are conf
dent of raising the 81 ,343 S4s.93
needed for the chest by tonight, it
is probable that, in the event of
failure to quite reach the goal,
plans will he made to hold the
various units intact for the few
days necessary to raise the balance
needed.
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