Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-29
CHEST CAMPAIGN
| GIVEN MOMENTUM
Entry of 1900 Workers Into
| Drive Greeted by En-
/ thuSiaSm.
tcontInued From First Pase)

dinner meeting last night in the May
fower celebrating the entry of the
metropolitan Unit. Washington has
never seen anything like it before and
possibly never will again, for as the
years continue, the Community Chest
VIII become more and more an ac-
ing to finance it.
The ball room at the Mayflower was
packed with volunteers and the crowd
overlooked into the long lobby and in
every available room downstairs. A
count showed that 1852 persons were
served at dinner, the largest number,
1t Is believed. that ever attended pub
lie dinner In Washington. The previous
record was 1,640 at the last jackson
day dinner and at the first Community
Chest dinner last year only 1,400 per-
sons were served.
Pageant Features Meeting.
Although most of the crowd was made
up of men and women Of the Metro
politan Unit, hundreds of others showed
their sympathy with the. chest move
ment by crowding the halls to witness
the spectacular pageant, What a
World" that featured the evenings en-
tertainment. It served as a vehicle for
every officer of the Chest. from Cam
paign Chairman John Poole down the
line, to give voice to the one important
question of the campaign, the need OF
Increasing by 20 per cent the SUBJ
wcriptions of last year.
Without interruption today, the
metropolitan unit will devote its entire
time to individual solicitation. Its frst
report. tomorrow at the Mayhower viii
be an important factor in determining
the trend of the campaign.
John r. Hawkins, president Of the
Prudential Bank, viii be the chief
speaker at the first report meeting of
region i've Of the metropolitan unit
at the Whitelaw Hotel at o'clock to-
night. Region five, Of which DR.. Kelly
Miller is chairman and Maj. Campbell
G. johnson secretary. embraces the
colored population of the city. To-
nights meeting will include q report
from the special gifts committee Of
region five, of which Judge James A.
Cobb is chairman. Tbs committee,
which devoted its activities to obtain
ing gifts of 500 or more from colored
citizens, viii report gifts Of $3,325 from
this source alone.
500 Donors Are Listed.
Those thus far giving 500 or more
were as follows: National Benefit Life
Insurance Co., $500; Judge James A.
&GOOS
Kelly Miller, 500; r. H. Rutherford,
500; S. w. Rutherford, 500; Morti-
mer F. Smith, 500; DR.. Mildred e.
Gibbs, sos; Gary & RiSher, 500;
George w. Cook, 500; Robert L. Evans.
500; Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Thompson,
500; DR.. Mordecai w. johnson, 500;
Rev. w. H. Jernagin, 500; DR.. S. L.
Carson, 500; John H. Thurston, 500;
Albert / CaSsell, 500; DR.. T. Edward
Jones, 500; DR.. ]. z. II. Taylor, 500;
@. David Houston, 500; Rev. william
D. Jarvis, 500; Mr.. and Mrs. STAINS
bury Boyce, 500; Mrs. Martha A. Nc
Adoo, 500; Industrial Bank, 500; Rev.
walter H. Brooks, 500; Richard c.
Brooks, 500; Mrs. Mary L. White, 500,
and Garnet c. Wilkinson, 500.
Chairman Lauds Workers.
Chairman Noyes of the special gifts
committee, speaking at the opening
meeting Of the Metropolitan Unit
at the Mayfiower Hotel last night,
declared that the special gifts COM
mittee has the biggest Job Of any of the
units Of the campaign. at has already
done its work so we'll" Mr.. NoyeS said,
''that If you do your part as well as it