Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
S1,0BO,1S3 IN CHEST
AS GIFTS TOTAL|NG
$110,664 ARE ADDED
Close of Campaign Will Be
Marked by ''victory Dinner"
Tomorrow Night.
ALL GROUPS WILL MAKE
FINAL PLEDGE REPORTS
Drive Praised by Rev. Jason Noble
Pierce in Address at Today's
Luncheon.

The Washington Community Chest
fund reached $1,080, 1870, following
reports of an additional $110,664.93
raised, at a report luncheon in the Ho-
tel Mayf1ower this afternoon.
The additional totals reported today
include funds raised by various divi-
sions in the general soliciting cam
paign, together with $14,020 reported
raised through the group solicitation
unit and other miscellaneous contribu-
tions.
Charles J. Bell, in brief statement
after luncheon, declared the special
gifts committee will reach its goal of
S725,000 by tomorrow night, the official
time set for the campaign to end.
The close of the campaign is to be
celebrated with a victory dinner" in
the Hotel Mayfiower tomorrow night
at z o'clock, when all groups working
in the campaign will make a final
report on the money raised up to that
time.
Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor OF
the First Congregational Church, In an
address at today's luncheon praised
the chest campaign and declared:
1.-The cooperation developed IN the
campaign has closely knit the organi-
cations of the city as they never have
been before"
Gifts Still Unaudited.
Figures submitted by chest auditors
today prior to the meeting IN the May
flower showed a falling off from the
reports as made officially yesterday. The
total corrected figure prior to the lunch
con was $967, ,801.77. Because OF faulty
markings on a number of envelopes
turned in by campaign workers, several
thousand dollars remain unaudited,
chest officials stated this morning. Also
a flow of contributions from Govern
nent workers, which continued to come
in today, remain unaudited.
Contributions as counted by chest
officials prior to today'S meeting were
divided as follow:
Special gifts committee, 900 contribu-
tions with total of $685., 500 .36; Metro
politan Unit, 1924 gifts totaling $244,-
572.69: group solicitations, 1928 gifts
totaling $29, ,549.93; committee on coll
ored coordination, $50 gifts totaling
$5.513.71; Government unit. 1882 gifts
totaling $22.55608. This makes total
of 1920 gifts for total of $967, BOLT
Mrs. Montgomery Blair Of the In
total of S4,085, led all other in
dividual team captains in reports on
funds raised at yesterdays luncheon.
AS an honor, Mrs. Blair and the
members of her winning team were to
have been taken in horSe-drawn
wagon, loaded with straw, to the
"chestometer'' in front of the District
Building. for Mrs. Blair to paint on the
specially devised thermometer the total
funds raised by the chest up to that
time. The wagon was missing, how
ever, and the team made the journey
in a motor vehicle. Later it was learned
that the wagon had actually started for
the Mayfiower, but the horses being
from the country had become frightened
in the heavy traffic and ran away.
Hopes to Complete Quota.
|. Chairman Robert v. Fleming of the
special gifts committee announced al
the report meeting of his committee
in the Willard Hotel yesterday that
the committee would continue to func-
ton as a unit until the final meeting
of the campaign in the Mayflower Hotel
tomorrow night. He expressed the
hope that the unit will be able to
complete its quota of $725, 1000 by then
Chest officials today again empha-
sized that the solicitors in the cam
paign are working free and pay for
the luncheons. Elwood Street. direc-
tor of the chest. also declared that the
chest workers "are the best givers in
proportion to their means" adding
"If everybody in Washington could get
the same clear view of the need of CIV
ing for 81 different agencies in the one
gift, as our workers have, we would
have no trouble in making our quota. +"
A gift of $6518 collected by the
little children 0f H0lv Comforter
Catholic Church was received at chest
headquarters today. The gift was pre-
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