Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19


at $1,000 900 before the city-wide cam
paign opens January 49, the committee
must raise at least $125,000 daily to
realize its minimum quota of 1898, 1858.
Two $4,000 Gifts.
Two workers yesterday reported gifts
Of $4,000 from contributors who gave
$500 last year. Another reported a
$4,000 pledge from a contributor of
$20,00e In 1929. In like proportions
the increased giving is being reflected
in smaller contributions. Several of
the caInpaigners reported contributions
ranging from 81 900 to 81 200 from peo-
pie who had given $500, $500 or $3.50
previously.
ENCOURAGEMENT came in another form
also when it was learned that Most
Rev. Michael M. Curley, Archbishop of
Baltimore, has addressed an appeal in
behalf of the Community Chest to be
, read at all masses in Catholic Churches
before the beginning of the Chest
campaign.
The word came in a letter to the
Chest officials from Allen Pope. Speak
ing for the Catholic charities, he said
! he had just been informed by Arch
bisNop Curley of his delight over the
attitude of the Community Chest of
Washington toward the Catholic chart
ties, and that he is most anxious
that the clergy and laity of the Dis
trict should help in every possible way
the work Of the campaign.
Campaign Assured Success.
Mr.. Poole declared yesterday that the
success of the 1880 campaign is assured.
I'VE are highly gratified at preliminary
reports reaching the Chest" the gen.
oIaof soft
gifts by some of our larger contributors
show that the people of Washington
are awake to the fact that our increased
number of organizations, together with
the need for greater aid, calls for In
creased gifts this year.
The splendid spirit OF cooperation
demonstrated by the workers OF all the
vaV Gus units gives me confidence that
the goal of the Chest will be reached
this year. have known Washington
long time, and Washington has never
denied a worthy cause The people OF
Washington will not fail us In this
campaign" -,
while the special gifts committee will
xedouble its efforts today and through
out the week, when report meetings are
scheduled daily at the Willard, except
Saturday, the metropolitan unit, when
is to do the general soliciting OF the
campaign, Is girding itself for the bat
tie Instruction meetings will be held
practically every night this week at the
4 various division headquarters In prepa-
ration for the opening of their cam
paiMl which takes place the evening OF
JANUARY 20 at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Importance Of Task.
The success of the special gifts COM
mittee means much to the members OF
the metropolitan unit for the former mas
been allotted half the entire budget TO
raise before Tuesday of next week.
Another flying squadron, the group
solicitation unit has completed ITS
personnel and key men have been
named in a large percentage OF the
500 business and commercial organlza-
lions which this group will solicit.
Plans for the propagation OF COM
munity Chest publicity during the drive
for s1,786,7 37:07 by organizations now
in the Chest, were made at meeting
Yesterday of the publicity council at
the City Club. Reports showed that
rs window displays would be ready for
unwilling the day before the campaign
opens, at 4 O'Clock. blf
Award of the STORY of the Month"
Cup, a silver trophy given by the Com
pA1ity Chest to the member organi1a-
try obtaining the most effective pub
licity for the month and which is TO
become the permanent possession OF the
member organization holding 1t longest
during the year, was made to the So