Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-07
CHEST SOLICITORS
CONTINUE EFFORTS
Campaign Extended to- Mon
day in Hope of Wiping Out
S325,OOO Deficit.
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cards may be received upon applica-
| ton to the chief clerk and are to be
turned in to him.
Chest officials today felt that the
shortage in the budget was due largely
to the handicap of four or five days
of bad weather during the first week
of the campaign. We've worked under
greater difficulties than any Chest ever
had" John Poole, campaign chairman
declared last night at the meeting.
Put to a vote of the nearly 5000
workers that attended the report meet
ing in the Mayflower Hotel, the ques-
ton of extending the campaign to
Monday night was accepted unani-
mously. There was loud cheering as
various divisional chairmen pledged
themselves and their teams to stay
with the campaign until the end.
There will be no report meeting
today. Every one of the 4,500 volun-
teerS of the Chest army was too busy
to allow for any interruption. The
first report of the extended campaign
will be made tomorrow afternoon at /
o'clock in the Willard Hotel. Monday
nights meeting will be held at the
Mayfiower.
Director Street said today that Wash
ingtonians are beginning to realize now
that increased pledges are essential II
the full amount of the budget is to be
raised at all. MANY persons held back
this year, believing it unnecessary to
give larger amounts, but the failure to
reach the budget goal last night proves
how essential it was for every one to
give more this year than last year."
Subscribers Increase Gifts.
This realization already was begin
ming to bear fruit today, for numerous
increased subscriptions from previous
givers were being reported at Chest
headquarters. Success pledge cards,
pink in the color of optimism, were
being distributed by the hundreds.
The special gifts committee which
last night went over the top of its
original quota, with a total of $875, 754
raised to date, has other irons in the
fire. Large givers will be urged to re-
view their pledges with the idea of OBJ
tanning additional contributions. The
advisory group organized last WedneS-
day at the White House is aiding in
this important part of the campaign.
Using the only available figures at
hand in the absence of the official
auditors report, Director Street an
nounced today that the $282, so coll
lected yesterday was divided between
the three groups, as follows: Metro
politan Unit, $139, 826.78; special gifts
committee, $58,92s: Group Solicitation
Unit, $84,03821.
Reporting first for the Metropolitan
Unit, Chairman Merritt o. Chance VOL
unteered the services of his loyal work.
ers until the end of the campaign, eff
it takes all Winter" Arthur Adelman'S
division l regained the coveted prize
nag for having raised the biggest share
of its quota for the days work.
Partial Report Submitted.
Region of the Metropolitan Unit,
the colored group, was meeting last
night at the Whitelaw Hotel and only
sent in a partial report on the prog
resS OF its campaign. Word was re-
ceived at Chest headquarters today,
however, that the colored group had
raised $7,818.07 last night in additional
gifts. The total for the region to date
is $23, 1892, and DR.. J. K. Miller, its
chairman, was confident of reaching or
exceeding a $4,000 goal by Monday
night, when the unit meets again at
the Whitelaw.
For the Group Solicitation Unit, of
which he Is chairman, Frank r. JeIleff
explained that his total of $84. O30.2I
represented the still uncompleted labors
OF his various "key" men In the busi-
ness and industrial houses of the city.
Employees of nine department stores
contributed total Of $17,865.73, or an
average Of $4.58 each, toward the Chest
fund
Mr.. Jelleff praised the interest dis
played by the Police and Fire Depart
ments, whose report has not yet been
completed. Every fireman and police
man Is hurrying to get 81 Gave" but
ton. he said
The amount raised last night by the
Group Solicitation Unit brought its
total to STA 1850. Employees of Wash
ington banks and brokerage Offices, it
was announced, have contributed $13,-
252.75 toward the total.
N0yes Committee Reaches Goal.
Chairman Newbold Noyes of the
Special Gifts Committee, who had a
surprise up his sleeve, brought down
the house when he announced that his
committee had gone over the top"
of its original quota and would stick to
the last.
He announced also the heartening
fact that President Hoover, who had
dress for the success of the Chest cam
paign, had doubled his own gift. The
amount Of the Presidents contribu-
ton was not announced. Mr.. Noyes also
announced that nonresident of
Washington, Edward L. Doheny of Los
Angeles, had telegraphed an offer Of
$4,000 toward Washington's Chest.
The real surprise that Mr.. Noyes had
in store for the evening was a letter
from Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, Sd, as
chairman of the inaugural committee,
announcing that the committee would
be ready in a few weeks to turn over
to the Chest lover $45, 900, of which
$I9,428.47 will be the proceeds Of the
charity ball." The money will be
turned over to the Chest, it was ex-
planned, as soon as some claims are set
tied after the return to Washington of
the committee treasurer, Robert v.
Fleming.
Mr.. Noyes said that the special gifts