Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-03
S75,162 NEW GIFTS
PUT CHEST TOTAL
ABOVE 100000
Bulk of Today's Reports
Come From Metropolitan
Unit of Campaign.

The Community Chest campaign to-
day passed the 81 200, 900 mark, leaving
approximately $751; 900 remaining to be
reported during the three final days
of the drive
Today's total amount of contributions
was announced as SIS, 1927, being the
result of door-to-door solicitations since
last Saturday. This makes a grand
total of 81 OBS, 781.42. The special gifts
committee rendered report of $2,945
at today's meeting, which was the larg-
est attended since the opening of the
city-wide campaign. From the Groups
Solicitations Unit additional contribu-
lions amounting to $6,37S.80 were re-
ported from employees of stores and in
dustrial establishments.
The big bulk of new contributions to
the Chest fund came from the Metro
politan Unit whose total of SOS ,843.87
from 4,082 givers represented an in.
crease of approximately $4,000 above
its previous report.
No. Surrenders Flag.
Division No. of the unit surrendered
the flag today to Division No. l, of which
Arthur Adelman is chairman, this group
having raised 31.8 per cent of its quota.
Division 8, however, turned in the big
gest quota today, reporting 1881, which
led all other teams by a good margin.
No report was received today from
Region 5, which embraces the colored
population of Washington. 1t was ex-
planned that the regional teams have
not yet held a meeting since last
Saturday.
Chairman Frank r. Jellef of the
Group Solicitation Unit reported that
its total quota of $260,000 will surely
be raised before the campaign ends
next Thursday. 1t was expected that
the bulk of contributions to this group
would not be completed until the cam
vases were concluded in many of the
large stores which have hundreds of
employees. The Washington Railway g.
Electric Co. which has about 1000
employees, Mr.. Jelleff said, has raised
about $4,000 among its personnel with
the job only partially completed.
DIR. Abraham Simon Speaks.
DR.. Abraham Simon of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation, the guest
speaker at the meeting in the NIayflow-
err Hotel, declared that the campaign
represents a Chest fellowship which has
developed a community combined for
the good of Washington. Mgr Edward
L. Buckley of st. Matthew's Catholic
Church gave the invocation.
While the total amount of Chest
contributions received to date means
approximately $250,000 must be raised
each of the three remaining days of
the campaign, Chairman John Poole
was confident the job would be done.
1T is a tremendous job to raise APP
proximately 100000 per report day
during the remaining four days. includ-
ing today" Chairman Poole said,
but I still believe that if the cause
can be properly presented to the people
of Washington and they can be brought
to a realization of the fact that not
only are there Is more organizations
in the Chest this year, but that the
needs of those already in the Chest
have materially increased. that Wash
ington will finish the job
Revised Figures Show Increase.
Revised figures on Saturdays contri-
buttons prepared yesterday by the au-
diting department of the Community
Chest show some slight changes.
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